TWI245660B - Method and apparatus for providing on-line game - Google Patents

Abstract

Method and apparatus for providing on-line games, wherein multiple users can play games by each manipulating their own characters in an on-line virtual world, enables users who belong to independent servers to enjoy games together. The system for providing on-line games comprises a client portion, an on-line game server portion, which plays a central role in the on-line game and a network portion, which connects the client portion and the server portion. The game server portion comprises a general server portion and a connection server portion. The general server portion provides conventional on-line games. The connection server portion provides connection between the general servers, each of which provides an independent virtual world. Through the connection server, users can interact or enjoy matches with other users who belong to other servers.

Description

1245660 发明 Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to an online game device, and more particularly to an online role-playing device and method, in which multiple users can individually indulge their roles (Hereinafter referred to as "user shaw,", and interact with the online virtual world (hereafter referred to as "virtual world" each-other characters, and play games. [Previous technology] In traditional role-playing games When an individual user plays a game, he or she manipulates his or her character individually, and in a manner unrelated to other users and user roles, only with non-playing characters (Non-Playing) provided in the virtual world provided by the game server. Character; hereinafter referred to as Npc) interaction. Npc includes such things as "monsters", and user characters should fight against monsters in order to continue to enter-person 卩 white & In some existing role-playing games, a user can Create its own multiple characters, and develop the character abilities of each user character to play games in the virtual world. This ability includes a user character Belonging to the social class (such as civilians, knights, royal families, etc.) and property (such as virtual currency, weapons, and other items), etc. A user role's ability determines the user role's activities in a virtual world. Blizard, Inc.'s online battle games (", Starcraft,", etc.) are similar to online games in that multiple users encounter in the virtual world and can play simultaneously through the connection , But the difference is that these games are more like a game of a game and do not continue from the previous game. Online games are different from online battle games, since a game lasts after O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 1245660 Therefore, in the online game, the power of a user character in a virtual world is determined by the game result of the user until the previous game, and the ability continues to exist in The next game. However, the prior art has some of the disadvantages commonly considered in the video game industry. In traditional online games, the number of users who can play a game is affected by the word server. Limitation of capacity. When the number of users exceeds the capacity of the hardware, those skilled in this technology will choose multiple feeders to share users in order to provide the power of online game services. However, '—provided by the server — virtual The world is completely different from those virtual worlds provided by other feeders, and has nothing to do with those virtual worlds provided by other feeders. Each virtual world provided by a plurality of feeders forms a parallel virtual world " ' One virtual world provided by m is different from another virtual world provided by a different server. Therefore, in traditional online games, users using different feeders cannot encounter-another one in the virtual world. Users also play games even if they are playing the same game. However, as the number of users increases, users will want to test their ability in the virtual world in order to know the pots of T and further these users want their ability in the money-saving world provided by other feeders. Unfortunately, traditional online gaming systems have not been able to meet such requirements until Miri. However, it is not as easy as connecting the feeders to solve the problem. ^ Each virtual world provided for the mother-word server is an isolated world. The world has been balanced politically, economically, and socially. Therefore, if different health devices are allowed without proper arrangements, The interaction of its users will destroy the order of the world. 0 \ 89 \ 89445. DOC 2 1245660 There is another disadvantage of traditional online games. Some traditional online games use a player-to-player (PvR) system, in which user roles are played against each other. Although the PvP system is superior to other games in terms of high realism generated by the active participation of users, it has also created some serious problems. Some users steal property items from other user roles' to cheat in the PvP system and interfere with the order in the virtual world. In addition, some users do not develop their own roles in a virtual world, but instead purchase property items of other user roles in the real world. So ‘someone is currently suggesting that some sort of procedural restriction must be imposed on the PvP system. However, 'restricting the PvP system will lead to the deprivation of the freedom of the user's character', which damages the spirit of each user's character in the online game that can be played by interaction. Internet online games have been developed for several years under the premise of trying to share the same virtual world. But online games that span virtual worlds are not yet feasible. [Summary of the Invention] In view of the foregoing, a main object of the present invention is to provide an advanced system and method for online games. The system and method can provide users in different virtual worlds provided by different servers. Interaction The present invention can retain the advantages of the PvP system, and at the same time remove the inefficiency of the Pvp system in order to solve the problems described above. Another object of the present invention is to provide a game device that can provide interaction between users in different servers without affecting the ability of a user character in the virtual world to which the user character belongs. 0 \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 1245660 / In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an online game system. The system "has been able to divide the capabilities of user characters into multiple levels, and let each user on the same level Interactions • In order to achieve the above-mentioned items, the embodiments of the present invention disclose an online role-playing game device connected to a plurality of servers, each of which can provide-independent virtual world, The online role-playing game device includes:

(a) Guxu access component from a user; ⑻Receiving component 'is used to misstore information related to the user role of the user who is allowed access—the ship receives Information about user roles; ⑷ components that repeat the functions of the components ⑷ and ⑷ for multiple users; and ⑷ components that provide online games between the user roles of the multiple users. In order to further achieve the above-mentioned objective, the online role-playing game device of the present invention provides a method for providing an online game by consuming multiple servers. Each method provides an independent virtual space. Contains the following steps ... (a) Allow access from a user; ⑻ Stores information related to the user role of the user who is allowed access-the server receives information about the user role of the user Information; '重复 repeat this step for multiple users and step (b); and 0 \ 89 \ 89445 IXK' 2 1245660 (d) provided between the user roles of multiple users, such as delta Online games. In order to further achieve the above object, the online role-playing game device of the present invention provides a computer-readable medium that stores computer-executable instructions for coupling a plurality of servers In order to provide online games, each of the # servers—separate virtual space, these instructions perform the following steps: (a) allow access from a user; (b) self-stored and allowed access The information server related to the user role of the user receives information related to the user role of the user; '' Repeat this step for a plurality of users ⑷ and this step ⑻, and (d) in the Wait for multiple users to offer online games between user characters. [Embodiment] It will be easy to understand that the components and steps of the present invention generally shown and described in the drawings and accompanying text can be configured and designed in a variety of different configurations, and still use the concept of the present invention. Therefore, in the following, as shown in Figures 1 to 7 and accompanying text, the intention of the preferred embodiment of the system and method of the present invention is more detailed, and it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed in the scope of the patent application. , But only represents the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The invention can provide basic online games by several servers, wherein each temple server provides an independent virtual world, and the users on each feeder can simultaneously pass between the users through the combined servers. Perform the line upstream O: \ 89 \ 89445 DOC 2 1245660 play. Among the users belonging to each independent server-the basic form of online game is a team competition 'and each team can also compete with Npc. In order to balance the combat effectiveness of each team, a number of game channels are provided according to the capabilities of the user characters, and penalties are sometimes imposed. Therefore, according to the present invention, a user who belongs to each independent device can play online games and confirm his own rank in each virtual world. Because the result of the game according to the present invention does not affect the ability of the user character in each ancestral server to which the user belongs, the user can enjoy the advantages of the PvP game, but there will be no loss in every- The capability and property risks developed in the feeder environment before the mold, thus solving the problems caused by PvP in each and every independent virtual space. Therefore, the technical configuration of the present invention, which provides a new type of online game by coupling the independent feeders, can be applied to " Lineage "provided by * Nc s〇ft he. And familiar with this technology Other types of online games known to the user. The method and management of online games according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to Figures 7 to 7. If the tea photos & A preferred embodiment of the invention 'and in all of these drawings, similar elements or steps are labeled with the same code. Figure 1 shows a system group for providing online games according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. An overview of the state. The system (100) includes a plurality of clients (la-ln) used by the user to connect and use the online game, and the online game server part (5) used in the online game. It is connected to a plurality of clients (la_ln) such as X and the online game server (5) via a network, and the network can support such as the Internet, a local area network (LAN), a wireless network, and an O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC2 -10- 1245660 words network, and other Each game communication protocol such as network connection. The parent-client corresponds to, for example, a game client installed on a PC.-The user connects to the online game server via one of the clients (u_in). ; ⑺ 'and send commands for manipulation—user roles. The client (W ,,: connected to the game server (5) by the network (3). The game feeder includes several general servers Device (a_5Qin) and several connected feeders (503a-5〇3n) e-general server (50a_5 ()) provides online games, and each

Feeding. .可 理 _ Independent virtual world. Each game feeder can provide multiple accesses from thousands of users, and provide the same virtual world for each user. Users can only experience the virtual world provided by the server to which they belong, but they cannot experience the virtual world provided by other servers. The connected feeders (503a-503n) provide interaction between these general feeders (50la_50in), and each general server (50la_50in) will provide an independent virtual world For users connected to general servers (50la_50ln). Each user can play against the connection server via a connection server (503a_503), and connect to the connection server via a different general server. (503a-503η) other user interactions or

The configuration of the client (1 a-1 η) and the server (5) will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. Now referring to FIG. 2 showing a configuration of the client (1 a-1 η), the client (la-ln) can be generated, such as by installing an online game program on a pc. As shown in FIG. 2, the user ^ (la-ln) includes a game client (2 10) for processing commands from the user and the server (5), and one of the game programs for updating the user. The client (220) and a communication module (230) for communicating with the server part 0 \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -11-1245660 via the network (3). The game client (2 10) executes the functions that should be performed by the client computer for the game " Beijing's functions. These functions include: reconfiguring a user screen based on information received from a server; and Input received from the user is transmitted to a server. The update client (220) receives the update information from the server and updates the game client (210). For example, the user may add new virtual worlds, characters, and property items that did not already exist when the game was purchased. If the update client (220) receives the information used to display such a virtual world and character, the update client updates the game client (2 1 0) with || (〇) so that the game client can translate the new information. Figure 3 shows a procedure for updating the game program with an update server (310) (not shown in the server part of Figure 1) and the update client (220). Once a user ^ starts a game, the update client (220) starts & accesses the server (5) in the & of the game client (0). The update client (220) transmits the time stamp of the Yuan Xin broadcast case received from the server (5) to the update server as (3 1 0) ° The update feeder (3 1 0) uses the time stamp to Decide which slots to send to the client 1 and send those slots. In other words, the slots updated after the client program has been updated I 'times are sent from the server' to the beta client. The update client (22 ()) receives all necessary slots and installs them into the user's computer, so that the game client (21) can recognize the new "case." After the update process is completed, the game The client (2 工 〇) can transfer # the commands related to the new virtual world and role from the server (”and take appropriate action. O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 • 12-1245660 Communication Group ( 230) Communication via, for example, the Internet. All communication with each server is performed via the communication branch group (230). In other words, communication from the user to the server is performed through the flood branch group (230). Rotation and information from the server to the game client. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the communication module can support the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (Internet Protocol). 〇1; abbreviated TCP / IP) specification. Figure 4 is a block diagram of the general server (50la_50) and the connection server (503a_50h). General server (50a_5 〇ln) and the connection server (5 03a-5 03n) both include a game Management main module (42), a module (430), an NPC DB (43 5), a game management DB (445), an identification module (460), and a user 〇 (455) However, in the general server (501) and the connection server (503), the information stored in each DB and the function of each module are completely different. The general server ( 501a-501n), and then will explain the components of the connection server (503a_503n). An NPC module (430) is responsible for generating a number of Npc according to certain rules. NPC DB (435) storage is related to NPC Various types of information, including general NPC-related information such as the role of the parent-NPC, possible attack modes, related items, and shapes, and information related to the number, type, and location of the NPCs that are activated. Information in a temporary file or a database slot is stored in a storage device such as a random access memory (Randorn Access Memory; RAM), a hard disk, and a flash memory. However, 'a The preferred embodiment is configured to start with O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -1 3- 1245660 Information related to each NPC is stored in a server memory, rather than in a file DB to speed up game processing. The kill management DB (4 4 5) stores information such as game environment, user roles, The user's character's current position, each character's points (capacity value), and various items of information about the property and the progress of the game. When a game is over, each game management DB (445) in a general server (50 la-50 In) stores information related to the virtual world changed as a result of the game, so that users can continue to play in the virtual world. Playing games. The user DB (455) stores various information of each user accessing the general server (50 la-5 01 η). When the user accesses the server, the identity authentication module (460) receives an identification code and a password input by the user, and confirms whether the user is legally logged in. Because each general server (501a-501n) provides an independent virtual world, each general server only stores the private information of the users it manages in the user DB (455). The main game management module (42), which is coupled to a corresponding client (1), manages the entire game. Because each general server (50la_50i㈠) is independent, each game management main module (420) only manages the games in its server. Still / ,,,: #See Figure 4, which will now be explained A configuration of the connection server (503a_503n). Because the connection server (503) provides a virtual world where user characters connected to different servers can encounter and can play games together, the connection The line server (503a-5〇3n) is different from the general server (MW,) in terms of the information stored in the DB and the operation of the main module of the game management. However, the NPC core, and (43 0) and NPC DB (43 5) performs almost the same function as that performed by O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -14-1245660 in the general server (501). Although the connection server (5.03) provides Each NPC can be completely different from those NpC provided by the general server (501), but it can synchronize the connection server (503) with each Npc module and NPC DB of the general server (501) In order to use these Npcs of a general server (501), the communication module (410) provides a client (丨 ^ 丨 ”and general (501a-501n). The game management DB (445) in the connection server (503a-503n) stores various information obtained during the game and the result of a game. When a game is in progress At this time, the game management DB (445) operates in almost the same way as in a general server. However, because a main purpose of the connection server (503a-5 03η) is not to provide a continual virtual world Instead, it provides a meeting place from which the users of the common shrine suit (50 la-501 η) can compete with each other by their own capabilities, so the information stored in the game management db (445) can be deleted at the end of a game, and Only the necessary information such as the winning or losing results of each user is continuously stored and managed. Because the user DB (455) and identity module (460) in the connection server (503a-503n) should allow All users registered to the general server (5 01 a-5 01 η) access and provide games to each user, so the user DB (455) and identity authentication module (46〇) must be managed Information for all users. Although connected to the server (5〇3 ^ 5〇311) The information of all users registered to the general server (501a-501n) can be stored in its own user DB (455), and the information can be managed, but it can be connected The server (503a-503n) is synchronized with each user DB in the general server (50la-501n) in order to manage user information. Although the connection server O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC2 -15- 1245660 (503a-503η) When receiving an identification code and a password from a user, the user's identity can be verified using the information stored in the user DB (455) of the connection server (503a-503n), but The connection server (503a_503n) can transmit the user information to the general server (50la-5〇ln), so as to pass the identification module (46a) in the general server (501a-50in). ) For user identification. The main game management module (42) in the connection server (503a-503n) manages the entire game in the connection server (503a-503n). However, the main game management module (42o) in the connection server (503a-503n) is different from those of the game management main module (42o) in the general server (501a-501n), not just the client (La-In) synchronization, and also synchronizes with the general server (501a-501n) via the network, this is because the game management main module (420) in the connection server (503a-5〇3n) Connections between general servers (50a-5oln) should be provided. Once a game is started via one of the connection servers (503a-503n), the game management main module (420) in the connection server (5033-503n) and the general server (420) The main game management module (42〇) in 501a_501n) is synchronized and requests information from general servers (50la-501n) such as who participated in the game and other information that may be generated. The game management main module (420) in the general server (50la_50in) responds to the request, retrieves its own game management DB, and sends the corresponding user character information to the connection server (503a -503n) in the main game management module (42). The game management main module (42) in the connection server (503a-503n) stores the user character information in its game management DB (445). As will be explained in more detail below, the main module of the game management also executes the game that each user can participate in: O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -16-1245660 1 Please refer to Figure 5 for example t t Game program. A flowchart shows a preferred implementation according to the Feng invention. For example, if a user executes a game program on his pc in step (S10), a client sends green to an ankle server (503a). -5 () 3n). Once the client is connected to the connection server (503 ^ 50311), the user (220) in the client (u) can access the update server (3 1Q) in step (Si5) and receive the updated server. Program components. When the update is over, the game client (21〇) is connected to the connection server (503a-503n), and the connection server (503 ~ 5〇3n) asks the user for identity in WS2G) . When the user inputs an identification code and a password in response to the user's identification request, the identification module (460) retrieves the information in the user DB (455) in order to verify whether the user has registered legally. When the user is authorized, the user is allowed to connect to the game. The user who is currently connected to the connection server (503a_503㈡) selects the general server (50 la-50 In) which he uses to access the connection server (503a_503n), and he will The character to be used. After this selection, the game management main module (42) in the connection server (503a-503n) and the game in the selected general server are selected from the general server (50a-501n). The main management module is synchronized to receive the corresponding user information. The received character information is stored in the game management DB (445) in the connection server (503a-5〇3n). The main game management module ( 42〇) Evaluate the received user character capabilities, and store the information and the received character information. When the user selects a channel, the user character capabilities are used to adjust the balance of the game. When selecting a user After the role, the user can select O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -17-1245660 in step (S30), and select the channel he will enter in the virtual world. Figure 6 shows selecting a channel in more detail. Because the channels are classified according to the capabilities of the user ’s role, Users can play in a virtual world suitable for their role abilities:. Because the line feeder (503a_503n) provides a meeting place where users who have grown up in each independent virtual world can meet each other, so The capabilities of users connected to such connected feeders are known to each other. The ability to use these is unbalanced and completely different. However, by providing channels appropriate to their role capabilities, each user That is, the game can be played in a virtual world suitable for the character's ability. If a user selects a channel of a level higher than his ability, the user may report that the ability is better than the user's character ability The user role to play the game. Conversely, if the -user selects one of the -level channels below his ability, the user is likely to play the game with a user role that is inferior to the user's role ability In the latter case, a certain punishment can be imposed on the person (for example, reducing the speed of the user character).

After selecting a channel, the user now enters a waiting room to select-game mode. Fig. 7 is a flowchart of one operation in the waiting room. Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 7. In the waiting room, the user can open a room, and the user can cry in the room with other users connected to the connection feed (503a_5G3n). Chat, or the user can join an already open room. Before starting the game in step (S45), the user can determine the team and game mode through the ventilation 'talk or exchange messages or any other feasible method' in order to continue to the sub-step 'in step (S40). That is, enter the game stage. The situation will be described in more detail below. O: \ 89 \ 89445 DOC 2 '18-1245660 The invention provides various forms of game modes. The game client (2 1 0) receives user input, and transmits the user input to the feeder through the communication module (230). The server interprets the input and sends the command to all clients (la-ln) connected to the server so that appropriate actions can be taken in response to the user input. The client (la-ln) updates the game screen in response to these commands. For example, if the user clicks another user character or a paper monster with a mouse, ㈣client ⑽) translates the information and sends the translated information to the servo as (5). Then, the main module of game management in the word server ⑽) It is detected that the money user has selected another user character that is an enemy, or an NPC U object, and Asia sends the command to the game client (21 〇) so that the user character can take offensive actions. The game client ⑺ interprets these commands from the game management main module (42 ()) in the feeder to display on the computer screen of the client 2 that the user character is attacking the system and acting as an enemy. Another user character, or a monster. The main game management module (420) in the server (5) simultaneously informs all clients (1 a-1 n) of an enemy user character or a monster being attacked, so as to display the same image. . ^ NPC module (0) and Npc DB (435) are responsible for displaying each Npc. Then the module (430) generates these NPCs according to instructions from the game management main module (42) or certain rules, and controls some NPCs according to the actions specified in the gift module (43), for example, to make kicks Leg movements, boxing movements, or other movements, and when the user destroys each NPC, the user character gets points or property items. When the fNPC module (430) notifies the game management main module (420) of information related to an action of a specific NPC, the main module (420) transmits the information 0 \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -19- 1245660 To all game client terminals ⑽) 'with the user character within the line of sight of the NPC' and the game client terminal (21Q) translates the instructions from the server ⑺ in order to show the actions of the 3NPC. In order to complete the above steps, the main module ⑷) manages information related to the role of the money user and whether NPq is located in the virtual world. The example described above illustrates the procedure of a game where the toy has a synchronization capability between the client (la-ln) and the server. However, the game program may be in various forms known to the skilled person according to the function allocation between the client (la-ln) and the server (5). In this example, the staff member (5) made almost all decisions related to the game, and the client (la_ln) just updated the user's screen according to the instructions from the server. In this configuration towel, the client (1 ^ is called to store various graphic data and programs used to display the game screen in a user's computer, and use these data and programs according to the instructions from the temple server (5) The game screen is displayed. Therefore, only the network transmission between the client (la_in) and the server (5) is used to define the position and action of the user character.

make. V For example, if a virtual world containing forests, bridges, and caves, and graphic information related to the environment are stored in the user's computer, the client (la-ln) translates the instructions from the server (5) , In order to obtain and display the graphic information related to the position and actions of the user character, and continue the game. In fact, it is shown on a screen that each character is the result of a series of events that occur in several components. After inputting a user command (for example, by clicking a user character with a mouse), the command can be transmitted to the server (5) via the game client (21). The command is transmitted in the server (5), and then the O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -20-1245660 command is transmitted back to the game client (210) to display the modified character on the screen. Even if several steps are taken to display a modified $ color on the screen, the user will not notice any time delay or stagnation when manipulating his user role. This is because it is in the network segment. The process of instruction, transfer, translation, and reincarnation takes place in a very short time. . . For the function allocation between the client (u) n and the fitness device (5), the temple service: (5) and the user & (la_ln) should share the Bessin related to the same-virtual world environment. The positions of all user roles are updated in the user terminal (7) and the feeder (5) according to the input information of the user (la_ln). In addition, the server is related to the position and appearance of the user's character and the monster. The server should decide to display it on every user ’s user ’s work (that is, the user ’s line of sight). What information to notify each user ’s game client. Because the word server sends commands to the display screen on the second (Μη) according to the input of each user and all information related to the game management ’, it is connected to the server (5).

All users can play games in the same virtual world. In step (S50), when a game player walks away Α drama, ‘, ° bundle sun guard’ according to the result of the game = the points and ranking of each character. Game management module (the game management DB (445) exists, M maintains the continuity of the game =, so that each user can start from the state when they last ended. In = (S50) 'When a game ends At this time, each user can move j, and each user can reconfigure the team, talk about buying property items and prepare for the second time! Jiaxi, join another game, or you can exit without O. K magic idle form: O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -21-1245660 Although ..., the user character may die or lose the property item of the user in the game, but in the virtual world connection server (03a 503η) The result of the game does not affect the ability of the user character of a separate server (50a_50n) to which the user character originally belongs. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, one can use I in In the waiting room stage (step (S35)) shown in the figure, you can choose between various game modes such as life and death duel (Chen Xianxian), honor match (Horse match), or task duel (called ⑶⑷). The duel is until each team's team is destroyed. Tactical, this is the most common game mode. In a life-and-death duel, there will basically be two teams. When the game starts, mark each character to distinguish our army from the enemy. When '— & A XL -X- qi »Shou, before the end of the game, users ca n’t take any action except to watch the make-up progress. (Ii) The battle of glory is when teams compete for the opponent ’s team, such as flags or team logos. -A game mode. In the battle for glory, there are two teams'

Your “I ㈣ ’s honored display team will win the game first. The glory mark for the attack and purple target has some -energy, cut == capable: When the opponent team ’s attack becomes zero, the The game is when the two characters are knocked down or killed in the game, the corner is flared. Because "paying the game only needs to destroy or plunder the glory: task duel is a game mode where the user characters do not fight.扃 -7 疋 /, 物 物 战, 务 事 决战, there are two teams, and each team has a similar difficulty through A with monsters 0 \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 '22, 1245660 degrees different paths . The team that goes through the path first wins the game. Because the three game modes are configured so that each team is composed of a plurality of using IW], even if the users forming these teams are the same channel, the combat effectiveness of these teams may be unbalanced. For this reason, in order to equalize the objective combat effectiveness of each team, it can be applied to the one team that has the advantage = different. In an example case of task duel, the fighting power of the monsters along the path that each team should pass, or the length of the path, can be established in different ways according to the fighting power of the team. In a battle of glory, the energy assigned to the sign at the beginning should be set in different ways. In a life-and-death duel, you can reduce the speed of users in the dominant team by a certain amount. There are various ways to balance the combat effectiveness of the two teams. The three game modes mentioned above can take the form of one-to-one or one-to-one team. / In order to increase the competition between users and enhance the fun of users to play games-You can rank each user who plays the game. When a user connects to a connection

When the server (503), the system preset points are given to each user, and these users are given positive or negative points according to the result of the game. These users are ranked based on their points. A user ’s ranking is posted on the user ’s bulletin board and can be overseen by all users participating in the game. / The ranking can be determined in various forms. ‘, The same level ranking’ is a ranking based on role abilities based on role poverty. ’Same server ranking, 疋 Ranking of users who belong to the same server. , "Same Channel Ranking" is the ranking of users who entered the same channel. Those familiar with this technology can develop some O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC2 -23-1245660 and some other ranking methods. The ranking can be updated instantly or regularly at regular intervals. Although the present invention has been described with reference to some preferred embodiments, various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the final patent application without departing from the spirit of the present invention. More specifically, the present invention may include various embodiments described below. (1) Although in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the game played via the connection server (503a-503n) does not provide continuity, in other embodiments, it can be stored and used at the end of the game Information about the role of the player, while providing continuity of the game. In this case, each user can choose not only the character stored in the general server (501 a-50 In), but also the character stored in the connection server_a, 3n). In order to use characters from two servers, user character information such as updated property items obtained by each user character in a game provided by the connection server (503a-503n) can be stored in the connection server. (503a_503n) in the game management DB (445). (2) Although in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the game management module (420) in each server controls most of the game, in another embodiment, most of the functions can also be moved To the client. In this case, each connection server is only responsible for connecting users of the network, and each client generates various types of information for the game, and broadcasts this information to other clients participating in the game . For example, when a user role, A, attacks another user role B, the verb server (5) is used instead of the verb server (5) to generate an instruction to display the action, and the Wait for the instruction to be broadcast to other clients participating in the game O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -24-1245660. Each client that receives the instructions translates the instructions in order to perform the functions used to properly display the role on the screen. In this modified embodiment, the connection server (503a-5Mn) is only responsible for connecting users at the beginning of the game and recording the results of the game at the end of the game. (3) The connection server can be implemented in a single server (503 & Magic Magic Server (501a-501n). In addition, for the client program, it can be in a single program or in Several programs are implemented to access the general server (501 & -50111) and the connection server (5003 and 5311). (4) Although one of the programs shown in FIG. 5 is preferred In the embodiment, a user chooses a server storing his role, but can obtain the user role from other servers storing the user role according to the user information obtained from the connection server (503a-503n). Without the need to use the user ’s own role. If the user has multiple corners & in multiple servers, all user roles can be stored in the connection server (503a_5〇3n) In addition, the user can select a character from these characters. According to the present invention, the user characters existing in each independent virtual world can interact or play games through the virtual worlds provided by the connection keys. Therefore, 'every user can enjoy with various environment The fun of other users to play the game. In addition, because the results of the games played through these connected servlets will not affect the ability of the user character in the individual servlets, so users can At the risk of losing its developed ability = to play the game at risk. Therefore, users can enjoy the fun of fighting with various characters freely 'and can be mitigated in the individual words by providing a place to fight O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -25- 1245660 Adverse consequences of PvP games played in a server. Ben Sheming has been used with reference to the preferred embodiments and drawings, but this description does not limit the invention to The form disclosed in this article. We, when we are accustomed to selling this technology, can use the various modifications and inventions that we have implemented only L and the best. 纟 There is a patent application scope to limit this [Schematic description of the diagram ] If you refer to the month of the preferred implementation " x-person * " in the previous article, the Asian cooperation with the drawings will make it easier to understand the above-mentioned objects and features of the present invention. Fig. 1 shows an online game system of the present invention; 2 a group of clients A block diagram; Figure 3 is a diagram of a procedure used by a client to update a game program; Figure 4 is a block diagram of a configuration of a connection server; Figure 5 is used to provide online games —Method-Flowchart ;.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart describing the process of selecting a channel in more detail; and FIG. 7 is a flowchart of one of the operations in the waiting room shown in FIG. [Schematic representation of symbols] 100 system U U'ln client 5 online game server part 3 network-like server 501, 501a-501n-5 03, 503a-503η connection server 210 game client O : \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 • 26- 1245660

220 Update client 230, 410 Communication module 310 Update server 420 Game management main module 430 NPC module 435 NPCDB 445 Game management DB 460 Identification module 455 User DB O: \ 89 \ 89445.DOC 2 -27 -

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1245 stealing Hao Jia π 95 patent application 94 4 Chinese patent application scope replacement (4 ^ '94, patent application scope: 1. A method for providing an online game by using a plurality of first online game servers Each first online game server stores information about the user's character, and a second online game server is connected to it, where each-the first online game server provides an independent virtual world and each -The user is associated with the at least one first online game server. The method includes the following steps: (a) allowing access from a user; (b) providing information about the role of the user to be stored with the user Relevant users in the first online game server to allow the user to choose-specific user roles to use in the online game; (c) receive information about user choices; (d) self-involved The user-related information can be transmitted to an online server that receives information about the selected user role. ⑷ Receive information about the use of the virtual world channel. The selected information, and the virtual world is the virtual world that the user wants to enter; ⑴ repeat the step ⑷ to the step ⑷ for a plurality of users; and (g) provide the plurality of selected user roles to— Online games between users. 0 2. As in the first step of the scope of patent application: method, where step (b) includes the following steps to translate the producer information of the user who is allowed to access 89445-940419.doc Fu Shixing The user related to the online game server based on the translated; and the first online server relayed from 4 to receive user information 3.2 method of patent scope item 2, where this step ⑷Contains the following steps: b. Receive / input from these multiple users, in order to: choose from a plurality of channels classified by the ability of the user role-a frequency 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. If applying for a patent Scope item 3 requires that you & enter include the following steps: If the user enters a selection of one of the channels that is below the ability of the user role, then apply something to the user's user role. Such as Please apply for the method of item 1 or 2 of the patent scope, wherein the step ⑷ includes the following steps: Allow the multiple users to play multiple games. For example, for the method of the scope of the patent item 3, the step ⑷ includes the following steps : Form a number of teams from these multiple users. For the method of applying for the scope of patent application No. 6, this step ⑷ includes the following steps: Yes, the average user power of the dominant user role-the team imposes a penalty in order to balance The fighting power of these teams. A device for providing an online game, the device includes: a plurality of first servers for providing online games, each of which provides an independent virtual world and stores information about user roles Information; and a server to provide a virtual world with a one-to-one second server connected to each of the first pseudo-worlds, where the user role is in the virtual 89445-940419.doc ------ ---------------, 1245660 *;: game 'where the second server contains: (a) a component that allows access from multiple users ; ⑼ Provide information about user roles to the user components stored in the first server related to the user, to allow the user to choose the specific user role used in the online game; (C) A component that receives information about user selection; ⑷ = a component that the server associated with the selected user receives information about each user's selected user role; ⑷ receives about-virtual A component of information selected by a user of the world channel, and the virtual world is a virtual world that the user wants to enter; and (f) a component of an online game that provides the plurality of selected user roles to a user . 9. 10. The device according to item 8 of the patent application, wherein the component ⑷ includes a component which receives an input from the plurality of users to select a channel from the plurality of channels classified according to the capabilities of the user role . -Kind of storage-computer-readable media of computer-executable programs that are executed by using a plurality of first feeders provided-online gaming methods-methods, each server provides-online Play, store information about the user ’s role and connect—the second online game feeder is on it, where each—the _ server provides— an independent pseudoworld, and each-user and the at least one first feed Server-related, the method includes the following steps: (a) access from a user to the valley; 89445-940419.doc {2 ^ 5661) ¾ 4-v% ^ I provide pain about the role of the user Information to a user stored in the first online game server associated with the user to allow the user to choose a specific user role to use in the online game; (c) receiving user selections Receiving information about the selected user role from the first online server associated with the user, (e) receiving information about user selection of a virtual world channel, and the virtual The world deserves The virtual world the user wants to enter; (f) repeating steps (a) to (e) for a plurality of users; and (g) providing the plurality of selected user roles to a user Online games. 11. If a computer-readable medium for storing a computer-executable program is stored in item 1G of the scope of patent application, the step (e) includes the following steps: receiving from the plurality of producers-inputting, In order to select a channel from a plurality of channels classified according to the power of the user character. 89445-940419.doc