WO2007109952A2

WO2007109952A2 - A virtual goods lease processing system and method

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Publication number: WO2007109952A2
Application number: PCT/CN2007/000251
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jingmin Jiao; Changming Liu; Yupeng Zhang; Shaobing Chen
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2006-03-27
Filing date: 2007-01-23
Publication date: 2007-10-04
Also published as: CN101313324A; JP2009522673A; CN1858794A; AU2007231413A1; AU2007231413B2; US20080234038A1; KR20080079668A

Description

Virtual item rental processing system and method

Technical field

The present invention relates to virtual item data processing techniques and, in particular, to a virtual item rental processing system and method. Background of the invention

Nowadays, with the rapid development of network and communication technologies, various virtual items have also increased dramatically. Among them, the most typical example is various virtual items in a network game, which may include various equipments used in the game process, and may also include the game account itself when the game is used.

At present, for online games, according to the existing game mode, once the client registers with the game server, it can only be upgraded step by step according to the game level set by the game server by the registered game account, and according to the corresponding level. The right to get the corresponding game equipment, so as to play the corresponding level of the game experience. In reality, some users do not want to upgrade gradually, but want to go directly to a certain game level to experience. Therefore, the prior art cannot meet the needs of some game users to carry out the game experience. In addition, due to the long idle or rarely used of some virtual item resources, the system resources are also wasted to some extent. Summary of the invention

An embodiment of the present invention provides a virtual item rental processing system, including:

a lease control unit, configured to rent a virtual item according to the rent request, and perform a rent-discharging process on the virtual item according to the rent stop message;

The monitoring unit is configured to monitor the rent status of the virtual item, and send a rent stop message to the lease control unit when the set rentout condition is satisfied. An embodiment of the present invention provides a virtual item rental processing method, including: renting a virtual item requested to be rented according to a received virtual item rental request; the rent condition of the virtual item satisfies a set rent-off condition, and stopping the renting Virtual item.

The virtual item rental processing system and method provided by the embodiments of the present invention can implement the lease processing of the virtual items such as the game account and the game equipment, so that the user who wants to be able to leap can leap the virtual items, improve the user experience, and avoid the game. System resources are wasted due to low utilization of virtual items such as account numbers and/or game equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the following description is only illustrative of the invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a virtual item rental processing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a virtual item rental processing method according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a game account rental processing method according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a game equipment rental according to a third embodiment of the present invention; Processing System Structure Diagram; Fig. 6 is a flowchart of a game equipment rental processing method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 'The way of implementing the invention

A first embodiment of the present invention provides a virtual item rental processing system, which rents a virtual item requested to be rented according to a received virtual item rental request; and when the rental condition of the virtual item satisfies the set rent-off condition , stop renting the virtual item.

First embodiment

1 shows a structure of a virtual item rental processing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, The system interacts with the client, such as receiving a virtual item rental request, a rental information inquiry request, a rental request, and a rent-out request from the client, and sending a response message and other notification messages to the client.

The internal structure of the system is shown in Figure 1, which mainly includes the lease control unit and the monitoring unit. The lease control unit is a central processor of the virtual item rental processing system, receives a rent request, a rental request or a query request from the client, controls other units in the system to implement respective functions, and rents according to the received rental request. The requested virtual item realizes the rent-off processing of the virtual item according to the rent-sending message sent by the monitoring unit, and queries and outputs the virtual item rental information stored in the storage unit according to the received query request. The monitoring unit is configured to monitor the rent status of the virtual item, and when the rent condition of the virtual item satisfies the set renting condition, send a rent stop message to the rental control unit.

In this embodiment, the virtual item rental processing system further includes a storage unit, which may be separately set, or may be a game database on the game server. The storage unit is configured to store virtual item data information to implement virtual item data processing in the virtual item leasing process, such as: storing virtual item rental information, calling virtual item attribute information, and attribute information of the renter and the rental end, and storing the attribute information. The attribute information is processed such as changes.

In this embodiment, the system may further include a rental information issuing unit and a settlement unit. The rental information issuance unit is configured to generate virtual item rental information according to the virtual item rental request and store it in the storage unit. The settlement unit is used to settle the rent for renting virtual items.

In addition, the virtual item rental processing system may further include a verification unit configured to verify, according to the verification instruction of the rental control unit, whether the renter satisfies the rental condition included in the virtual item rental information, and returns the verification result to the rental control unit.

It should be noted that the virtual item rental processing system can be located in the game server. The leased end may be a client, and the leased end may be a client or a game server. FIG. 2 shows a virtual item rental processing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The method flow is as shown in the figure, and specifically includes the following steps:

Step 201: The virtual item rental processing system generates and stores rental information of the corresponding virtual item according to the rental request received from the rental end or the rental condition set by the virtual item rental processing system.

Step 202: The virtual item rental processing system outputs the stored virtual item rental information according to the virtual item rental information inquiry request received from the rent side.

Step 203: The virtual item rental processing system performs a rent processing on the virtual item requested to be rented according to the virtual item rental request received from the rent side.

Step 204: The virtual item rental processing system monitors the rent status of the virtual item, and determines whether the set rent out condition is satisfied. If yes, step 205 is performed; otherwise, step 204 is continued.

Step 205: The virtual item rental processing system performs a rent-discharging process on the corresponding virtual item. The specific execution manner of the above steps 201 to 205 will be described in detail below.

In step 201, the process of generating and saving the virtual item rental record may include the following steps.

The rental end sends a virtual item rental request to the virtual item rental processing system, and includes information such as the virtual item identification, the rental end identification, and the rental condition to be rented in the request.

After receiving the request, the lease control unit forwards the request to the rental information issuing unit. The rental information issuing unit generates and stores rental information for the virtual item based on the information in the received request, and then returns a confirmation response to the rental control unit.

The rental control unit returns a confirmation response to the virtual item rental side.

In step 202, the process of outputting the stored virtual item rental information according to the query request received from the renter may include the following steps:

The renter sends a virtual item rental information query request to the virtual item rental processing system, And include query condition information in the request.

The query condition may specifically include identification information, level information or other condition information of the corresponding virtual item.

The lease control unit queries the stored virtual item rental information that meets the query condition through the lease information release unit, and returns a response message to the renter according to the query result.

In step 203, according to the lease request received from the renter, the process of renting the requested virtual item may include the following steps:

The renter sends a virtual item rental request to the virtual item rental processing system, and includes the identification information of the virtual item, the rental end identification information, and its own identification information in the request.

The lease control unit in the virtual item rental processing system queries the stored rent side attribute information and the virtual item rent information according to the information included in the received rent request, and determines whether the rented end satisfies the included in the virtual item rent information. Rental conditions. If the renter satisfies the rental condition included in the virtual item rental information, the lease control unit freezes the leased part, such as: the available funds of the deposit quota, and changes the use attribute information of the virtual item in the lease side and the lease side attribute information. Then, the lease success response is returned to the renter, and a rent out message is sent to the renter. If the renter does not satisfy the rental condition included in the virtual item rental information, the lease control unit returns a rent rejection response to the renter.

In step 204, the rent-off condition may generally include expiration of the lease period and the lease processing system receiving the rent-out request sent by the renter. Therefore, the process of the lease processing system monitoring the rent status of the virtual item may include the following steps:

The monitoring unit starts to monitor the lease term of the virtual item from the rental side to confirm the lease of the virtual item, and determines whether the lease term of the virtual item is expired. If the lease term of the virtual item expires, the monitoring unit sends a lease expiration notice to the lease control unit, and the lease control unit performs a corresponding rent-off process. If the lease term of the virtual item has not expired, the lease control unit determines whether the rent-out request sent by the renter is received, and if so, stops the rented virtual item. Rent processing; otherwise, the monitoring unit monitors the lease term of the virtual item.

When the system monitors that the lease term expires, the process of the system for renting the rented virtual items may include the following steps:

When the lease control unit receives the lease-to-message message sent by the monitoring unit, it sends a settlement request to the settlement unit, and the settlement unit settles the rent of the rented virtual item based on the received information, and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit.

The lease control unit changes the use attribute information about the virtual item in the lease side and the lease side attribute information according to the settlement result, and then returns a rent out response to the rent side, and sends a rent stop message to the rent side.

When the system receives the rent-losing request from the renter, the process of renting the virtual item may include the following steps:

When the lease control unit in the virtual item rental processing system receives the rent-out request sent by the renter, sends a settlement request to the settlement unit, and the settlement unit settles the rent of the rented virtual item according to the received information, and sends the rent to the lease control unit. Returns the settlement result.

The virtual item in the embodiment of the present invention includes any object that exists in a non-physical form, such as: a game account in a game, a game equipment, and other virtual objects involved in the network communication link that can be leased. The virtual item rental processing system and method are further illustrated by taking the game account and game equipment in the game system as examples.

Second embodiment.

In this embodiment, the virtual item is a game account.

The game account is a pass for the game client (which can be either a renter or a renter) to log in to the game service^. When the game client logs in to the game server through the game account, The right level of the game account can be obtained, thereby enjoying the service according to the level corresponding to the game account. Therefore, for the game client, an important significance of renting a game account is the use of the service level corresponding to the game account. 3 is a structural diagram of a game account rental processing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the overall structure of the game account rental processing system is similar to the structure of the virtual item rental processing system described above, and mainly includes: a rental control unit, a monitoring unit, a rental information issuing unit, and a settlement unit, and the game account rental processing system Can be built into the game ^! In the service end, it is connected to the game database of the game and connected to the game logic control unit, and performs information interaction with the game client through the game logic control unit.

Wherein, the lease control unit is used as a central processing unit of the game account rental processing system, and implements respective functions by using other units in the control system, and rents the requested game account according to the rental request of the receiving end, according to the monitoring unit. The sent rent-sending message implements the rent-discharging process for the game account, and queries the game account rental information stored in the game database connected to the system according to the query request received from the renter, and outputs the game account rental information to the renter. The monitoring unit is configured to monitor the rental status of the game account, and send a rent-stop message to the rental control unit when the rental status of the game account satisfies the set rent-off condition. The rental information issuing unit is configured to generate game account rental information based on the game account rental request received from the rental end, and store it in the game database connected thereto. The settlement unit is used to settle the rent for the rental game account.

The above game database is mainly used for storing data information related to the rental game account and other game data information, which mainly includes: a game account rental end, a rent end user attribute information, a game account information, and the above game account rental information. The game account data processing in the game account leasing process may include, for example, storing game account rental information, calling game account attribute information, and changing user attribute information of the game account renter and rental end, and game account attribute information, etc.; and the system Information interaction with the game client The method mainly includes: receiving a game account rental request from the rental end, receiving a request for a game account rental information inquiry, a game account rental request, and a game account suspension request from the renter, and transmitting the system to the rental terminal and/or the renter according to the above Requested response messages and other notification messages, etc.

In addition, the game account rental processing system may further include a verification unit (not shown) for verifying, according to the verification instruction of the rental control unit, whether the game account rental terminal satisfies the rental condition included in the game account rental information, and The control unit returns the verification result. The verification mainly refers to verifying whether the available funds of the renter is greater than the deposit amount included in the rental condition, and determining whether the game level of the renter meets the level requirement set in the rental condition.

Those skilled in the art should understand that the game server can be a game server. The game account rental processing system according to the present invention has been described above, and the game account rental processing method according to the above system will be described below. 4 is a flow chart of a method for processing a game account rental according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the following steps are specifically included:

Step 401: The game account rental processing system generates and stores rental information for the corresponding game account according to the game account rental request received from the rental end.

Step 402: The game account rental processing system outputs the stored related game account rental information according to the game account rental information inquiry request received from the game rental side.

Step 403: The game account rental processing system performs a rent processing on the corresponding game account according to the game account rental request received from the game renter.

Step 404: The game account rental system monitors whether the lease term of the game account is up. If yes, step 405 is performed; otherwise, step 406 is performed.

Step 405: The game account rental processing system forcibly rents out the corresponding game account.

Step 406: The game account rental system monitors whether the leased party from the game account is received. The rent-out request, if yes, proceeds to step 407; otherwise, proceeds to step 404. Step 407: The game account rental processing system performs a rent-discharging process on the corresponding game account according to the received rent-out request.

In step 401, the process of generating and storing the game account rental information may include the following steps: the game account rental end sends a game account rental request to the game monthly terminal, and includes the game account identifier, the rental end identifier, and the rental end identifier to be rented in the request. Information such as rental conditions.

The game logic control unit of the game server forwards the rent request to the game account rental processing system; the rental control unit in the game account rental processing system forwards the rental request to the rental information issuing unit.

The rental information issuing unit queries the game account information table in the game database to determine whether the game account rental request is legal.

The game database stores the game user attribute information table and the game account information table, which can be respectively shown in Table 1 and Table 2 below:

Table 1 Game account standard owner game account secret game logo other identities

111 Zhang San**** Landlords 222 李四**** 红眷

333 Wang Wu Dahua Westward Tour Table 2

The determining, by the rental information issuing unit, the legality of the game account rental request includes: determining whether there is a game account requesting the rental in the game database, and determining whether the owner identifier of the game account is consistent with the rental end identifier in the rental request, when the two If all the conditions are met, the request is legal; otherwise, it is determined to be illegal.

If the game account rental request is legal, the rental information issuing unit stores the rental information of the game account in the game database, and then returns a confirmation response to the rental control unit.

The game account rental information stored in the game database may be added to the game account rental information table generated and stored in the game account rental information table. The game account rental information table may be as shown in Table 3 below. Show:

table 3

The rental control unit returns a confirmation response to the game account rental terminal through the game logic control unit.

If the game account rental request is not legal, the rental information issuing unit returns a rejection response to the rental control unit, and the rental control unit returns a corresponding rejection response to the game account rental terminal through the game logic control unit. In step 402, the process of outputting the stored game account rental information according to the query request received from the game renter may include the following steps:

The renter sends a game account rental information query request to the game server, and includes query condition information in the request.

The foregoing query condition information may specifically include: identifier information, level information, rental end identification information, game identification information, and/or other condition information of the corresponding game account to be queried. For example: Game identification information can be: Landlords and so on.

The logic control unit of the game server forwards the query request to the game account rental processing system; the rent control unit in the game account rental processing system queries the game account rental information stored in the game database according to the query condition through the rental information issuing unit, and according to The result of the query returns a corresponding response message to the renter.

Wherein, when the rental control unit queries the game account rental information that meets the query condition, the game account rental information is sent to the corresponding renter.

In step 403, according to the game account rental request received from the renter, the process of renting the corresponding game account may include the following steps:

The game account renter sends a game account lease request to the game server, and includes information such as the logo of the game account to be rented, the lease end identifier, and its own identifier.

The game logic control unit of the game monthly service terminal forwards the rent request to the game account rental processing system; the rent control unit in the game account rental processing system queries the game database for the rental information of the corresponding game account and rents according to the receipt of the rent request The user attribute information of the terminal determines whether the leased end satisfies the rental condition in the lease information.

The determining whether the leased end meets the rental condition may specifically include, for example: determining whether the currently available funds of the rented end user is greater than or equal to the deposit amount, and/or determining whether the game level of the rented end meets the level required in the rental condition. However, the above rental conditions are only an example of the present invention, and may be performed according to other rental conditions set in the actual situation. Judge.

If the renter satisfies the rental condition in the lease information, the lease control unit freezes the available funds of the deposit quota in the renter user information, and stores the attribute information of the renter user and the current password information of the game account in the game account lease information table, ie old password.

The rental control unit generates a new password for the game account, and replaces the old password in the game account information table with the new password, and then generates a response message to be sent to the renter through the game logic control unit, and sends the rent to the rental terminal through the game logic control unit. Notice.

If the renter does not satisfy the rental condition in the lease information, the lease control unit returns a rejection response to the renter through the game logic control unit.

In this embodiment, the lease control unit verifies whether the leased end meets the lease condition in the lease information. In other embodiments, the operation may be implemented by a verification unit additionally provided in the system, that is, the verification unit receives the lease control unit. The face certificate request and return the verification result to the rental control unit. In addition, in this embodiment, the lease control unit generates an initial password for the renter. In the actual application process, the renter may also send a request to the game processing unit to change the password.

In step 404, the process of the rental system monitoring the rental period of the game account may include the following steps:

The rental control unit controls the monitoring unit to start counting when the rental side confirms the rental of the game account. The monitoring unit can be implemented by using a timer.

The monitoring unit determines whether the rental period of the game account expires. If the monitoring unit determines that the rental period of the game account has expired, the monitoring unit sends a rental period notification to the rental control unit, and the rental control unit performs the corresponding rent-off processing. Otherwise, the rental control unit controls the monitoring unit to continue timing.

In step 405, the process of forcibly stopping the rent processing may include the following steps:

When the lease control unit receives the lease expiration message sent by the monitoring unit, the number of games According to the library's rental information table and game account information table, the attribute information in the two tables is compared, that is, the attribute information before and after the game account is rented.

The leasing control unit sends a settlement request to the settlement unit, and the settlement unit settles the rent of the rental game account based on the received information, and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit.

Wherein, when the leasing control unit sends a settlement request to the settlement unit, the information provided to the settlement unit may be determined according to the rental mode set by the rental terminal in the rental condition, for example: the rental end identifier may be sent to the settlement unit, and the lease may be Information such as the end identification and the settlement amount of the settlement. When the rental end gives the rental amount per unit time, the rental control unit needs to provide the settlement unit with the rental amount per unit time and the rental duration. The lease control unit can take the record rental start time and stop time, and then calculate the lease duration by calculating the time difference between the recorded stop time and the start time.

The lease control unit unfreezes the available funds frozen in the renter user attribute information table in the game database, and changes the fund information in the leased party and the leased end user attribute information table according to the settlement result, and then uses the game account to rent the information table. The password replaces the password in the game account information table, and finally deletes the renter information and password information in the game account rental information table.

The lease control unit changes the fund information in the renter and the renter user information table, specifically: the available funds for reducing the available funds in the renter user information table, and increasing the available funds in the renter user information table. Available funds for the rent amount.

The lease control unit returns a rent-off reply message to the renter through the game logic control unit, and sends a corresponding rent-off notification message to the renter.

In step 407, the process of stopping the lease according to the rent-out request sent by the renter may include the following steps:

The game account renter sends a rent-off request to the game server, and includes information such as the game account identifier, the rental end identifier, and its own identifier. The game logic control unit of the game server forwards the received rent cancellation request to the game account rental processing system; the rent control unit in the game account rental processing system queries the corresponding game account stored in the game database according to the received the rent cancellation request The rental information table determines whether the rent-off request is legal, and if so, performs the same rent-out process as step 405; otherwise, the lease control unit returns the rent-staying giant color to the game account renter through the game logic control unit to the ^ .

The determining whether the rent-off request is legal or not includes: determining whether there is lease information that matches the rent-side identifier, the lease-side identifier, and the game account number in the request, and if yes, determining that it is legal; otherwise, determining that it is illegal.

In addition, when the rental end has rented out the game account, and the rental end and the renter both log in with the game account, the implementation of the login process may specifically include the following steps:

Step 1: The game client (which may be a renter or a renter) sends a login request to the game logic control unit of the game server, and includes its own identification information in the login request.

Step 2: The game logic control unit queries the information table of the game account in the game database, determines whether the owner identifier of the game account is consistent with the user identifier in the login request, and if yes, determines that the client that sends the login request is the On the lease side of the game account, go to Step 6. Otherwise, go to Step 3.

Step 3: The game logic control unit queries the game account rental information table in the game database, and determines whether the user identifier in the login request is consistent with the rented user identifier in the lease information, and if yes, determines the client that sends the login request. The terminal is the leased end of the game account, and step 4 is performed; otherwise, step 5 is performed.

Wherein, as described above, the game account rental information table records the information of the game account rental user and the user information of the renter.

Step 4: The game logic control unit sends the game account to the rental user that is being made Used port.

Step 5: The game logic control unit sends a rejection login response to the game client. Step 6: The game logic control unit causes the game client to log in normally.

In addition, the game account rental user can also check the usage of the game account during the game account rental period. The process mainly includes the following steps:

The game logic control unit stores the login information of the renter based on the rented game account in the game database.

The game account rental terminal sends a request for querying the usage of the account to the rental control unit; the rental control unit queries the usage information of the game account stored in the game database, and returns to the rental terminal.

Third embodiment

In this embodiment, the virtual item is a game equipment.

The game equipment refers to the virtual equipment acquired by the game user during the game and can be controlled to be used. The game equipment may specifically include, for example, a god stick, a thunder umbrella, and a god leg shoe. When the game rental party rents the game equipment, it can use the rented game equipment within its own game level to better perform the game experience. The structure of the game equipment rental processing system according to the present embodiment is as shown in FIG. 5. As can be seen from the figure, the overall structure of the game equipment rental processing system is similar to the structure of the virtual item rental processing system, and mainly includes: a rental information release unit a rental control unit, a monitoring unit, and a settlement unit, and the game equipment rental processing system can be built in the game server, connected to the game database of the game server, and connected to the game logic control unit, through the game logic control unit and the game client. The information can be exchanged between the terminal (which can be the leased end or the leased end).

Wherein, the rental control unit is used as a central processing unit of the game equipment rental processing system for controlling other units in the system to implement respective functions, and realizing rental processing of the game equipment according to the rental request received from the game rental side, According to the monitoring unit The game realizes the rent-off processing of the game equipment, and queries the game equipment rental information stored in the game database connected to the system according to the query request received from the game renter, and outputs the game equipment rental information to the game renter. The monitoring unit is configured to monitor the rental status of the game equipment, and send a rent stop message to the rental control unit when it is determined that the set rent out condition is satisfied. The rental information issuance unit is configured to generate the game equipment rental information according to the game equipment rental request received from the game rental end, and store it in the game database connected thereto. The settlement unit is used to settle the rent of the rented game equipment.

In addition, the game equipment rental processing system may further include a verification unit, configured to verify, according to the verification instruction of the rental control unit, whether the game equipment rental terminal satisfies the rental condition included in the game equipment rental information, and returns the verification result to the rental control unit. . Among them, the amount, and whether the game level of the renter determines whether the level requirement set in the rental condition or the like is satisfied.

The above game database is mainly used for storing data information related to rental game equipment and other game data information, and mainly includes: game equipment rental end, user attribute information of the rent side, game equipment information, and the above-mentioned game equipment rental information. The game equipment data processing in the game equipment rental process may include, for example, storing game equipment rental information, calling game equipment attribute information, and changing user attribute information of the game equipment rental end and rental end, game equipment attribute information, and the like; and the system Receiving a game equipment rental request from the game rental side, etc., receiving, for example, a game equipment rental information inquiry request, a game equipment rental request, and a game equipment rental request from the game rental side, and the system sends the game rental side and/or the rental side to the game According to the above request response message and other notification messages, and the like.

In addition, the game equipment rental processing system may further include a transaction unit for transaction processing between the renter and the rental terminal for the rented game equipment.

The above describes the game equipment rental processing system according to the present invention, and the corresponding description is as follows. Game equipment rental processing method. 6 is a flow chart of a game equipment rental processing method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the method specifically includes the following steps:

Step 601: The game equipment rental processing system generates and stores rental information of the game equipment according to the game equipment rental request received from the rental end.

Step 602: The game equipment rental processing system outputs the stored corresponding game equipment rental information according to the query request received from the renter.

Step 603: The game equipment rental processing system performs rental processing on the corresponding game equipment according to the rent request received from the renter.

Step 604: 'The game equipment rental system monitors whether the rental period of the game equipment is up. If yes, step 605 is performed; otherwise, step 606 is performed.

Step 605: The game equipment rental processing system forcibly rents out the corresponding game equipment.

Step 606: The game equipment rental system monitors whether the rent-out request from the rental end of the game equipment is received. If yes, step 607 is performed; otherwise, step 604 is continued.

Step 607: The game equipment rental processing system performs a rent-discharging process on the corresponding game equipment according to the received rent-off request.

In step 601, the process of generating and storing the game equipment rental information may include the following steps: the game equipment rental terminal sends a game equipment rental request to the game server, and includes the identifier of the game equipment to be rented, and the self (rental side) in the request. Information such as identification and rental conditions.

The game equipment rental end may be a game server or a game client, and the rental condition information may specifically include information such as rental time, rent, deposit, and applicable level.

The game logic control unit of the game server forwards the rental request to the game equipment rental processing system; the rental control unit in the game equipment rental processing system forwards the rental request to Rental information release unit.

The rental information release unit stores the rent of the corresponding game equipment in the game database

And return a confirmation response to the rental control unit.

The manner of the game equipment rental information stored in the game database in the game database may be that the game equipment rental information is added to the game equipment rental information table that has been generated and stored, and the game equipment rental information table may be specifically as follows. 4 shows:

Table 4

Each row of information in Table 4 above constitutes a game equipment rental information record, and each information record includes: a field value such as a rental account number, a rental game equipment logo, a rental time, a rent, an applicable level, and a deposit. In addition, the specific information of the corresponding rental account and game equipment can be linked by the identification fields such as the rental account number and the equipment identification in Table 4 above. For example, the above-mentioned game equipment identification field can be linked to the game equipment attribute information table as shown in Table 5, so that the specific information of the corresponding game equipment can be known while browsing the rental record.

table 5

The rental control unit changes the information of the rental end user game data stored in the game database The state of the corresponding game equipment is the rental status, and the confirmation response is returned to the rental end.

The state of the game equipment may specifically include a state of being available, unavailable, and/or rented. Changing the state information of the game equipment at the rental end specifically refers to changing the state of the game equipment at the rental end from the original available state to the rented state, thereby Limiting the use of the gaming equipment by the rental end user during the rental of the gaming equipment. The specific manner of changing the game equipment status information may be: controlling, by the lease control unit, to change the status field value of the corresponding game equipment in the rental end user game attribute information stored in the game database.

In step 602, the process of outputting the saved game equipment rental record according to the query request received from the renter may include the following steps:

The game renter sends a game equipment rental information inquiry request to the game server, and includes a corresponding query condition in the request; the game logic control unit of the game server forwards the query request to the rent control unit in the game equipment rental processing system.

The above query condition may specifically include a game equipment identifier, an applicable level or other condition information, and the like. For example: When the user Zhang asks to query the gods, the identifier A001 of the gods is included in the query condition.

The lease control unit queries the game equipment rental information stored in the game database according to the query condition through the lease information release unit, and returns a corresponding response message to the game renter according to the query result.

Wherein, when the rental control unit queries the inquired game equipment rental information that meets the query condition, the inquired game equipment rental information is sent to the corresponding game rental side.

In step 603, according to the rent request received from the renter, the process of renting the corresponding game equipment may include the following steps:

The game equipment rental terminal sends a game equipment rental request to the game server, and includes information such as an identifier of the game equipment to be rented, a rental end identifier, and a self identification thereof; The game logic control unit of the W server forwards the lease request to the game equipment rental processing system.

The lease control unit forwards the lease request to the verification unit, and the verification unit queries the user information of the renter and the lease information of the corresponding game equipment from the play database, and determines whether the renter meets the game equipment rental condition.

The user information of the leased end may be as shown in Table 1 above. The verification unit determines whether the leased end meets the lease condition. Specifically, it is determined whether: the amount of available funds of the leased end is greater than or equal to the amount of the deposit in the lease condition, and/or the lease is determined. Whether the game level of the end reaches the level required in the rental condition. However, the above rental conditions are only an example of the present invention, and may be judged based on other rental conditions set in the actual situation.

If the renter satisfies the game equipment rental condition, the verification unit returns a verification success response to the rental control unit. The lease control unit freezes the dataable information of the deposit quota in the renter user information table, that is, changes the game equipment state in the rental end user game data information to the rent out state, and the game in the renter user game data information The equipment status is changed to the lease status, and then a response message is sent to the renter and a lease notice is sent to the renter.

If the renter does not satisfy the game equipment rental condition, the verification unit returns a verification failure response to the rental control unit, and the rental control unit returns a rejection response to the renter through the game logic control unit.

In step 604, the process of monitoring the rental period of the game equipment may include the following steps: The monitoring unit starts to monitor the rental period of the game equipment from the rental side to confirm the rental of the game equipment.

The monitoring unit monitors whether the lease term of the game equipment expires by the renter. If the lease term expires, the monitoring unit sends a lease to the lease control unit to notify, and the lease control unit performs the corresponding lease cancellation process. Otherwise, the monitoring unit continues to monitor whether the rental term of the gaming equipment expires at the rental end. During the lease, the system needs to monitor whether the operation of the rented game equipment by the renter is legal. The process may include the following steps:

Step 1: The renter sends an operation request for the game equipment to the game server, and the game logic unit of the game server forwards the operation request to the lease control unit.

Step 2: After receiving the request, the lease control unit forwards the request to the monitoring unit, and the monitoring unit determines whether the operation included in the operation request belongs to an operation range allowed by the rental equipment, and if yes, performs step 3; , go to step 5.

The monitoring unit may perform the above-mentioned use operation legality judgment according to the pre-stored rental game equipment use operation information table, and the rental game equipment use operation information table is as shown in Table 6 below.

Table 6

According to the foregoing Table 6, the monitoring unit only needs to determine whether the type of operation (which can be marked by the operation identifier) to be performed on the rented game equipment by the renter is allowed, for example, when the renter wants to sell the corresponding game equipment, This operation is not allowed.

Step 3: The monitoring unit returns to the rental control unit a response allowing the operation. Step 4: The rental control unit returns a response to the game logic control unit allowing the operation, and the game logic control unit allows the renter to perform corresponding operations on the game equipment.

Step 5: The monitoring unit returns to the rental control unit a response rejecting the operation. Step 6: The rental control unit returns to the game logic control unit to reject the operation. In response, the game logic control unit rejects the rental side to perform corresponding operations on the game equipment. In step 605, when the rental system expires or meets other conditions set, the process of forcibly terminating the game equipment rental may include the following steps:

When the lease control unit receives the message that the monitoring unit sends the lease expiration, the game logic control unit sends a lease expiration notice to the renter.

The renter sends a response message to the game server; the game logic control unit of the game server forwards the response message to the game equipment rental processing system; after receiving the response message, the rental control unit in the game equipment rental processing system sends the settlement to the settlement unit request.

The settlement unit settles the rent and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit.

The lease control unit unfreezes the available funds frozen in the renter user information table in the game database, and changes the fund information in the renter and renter user information tables and the state information of the game equipment according to the settlement result.

The lease control unit sends a rent stop message to the renter and the renter through the game logic control unit.

In step 607, the process of the game equipment rental processing system stopping the rental of the game equipment according to the rent stop request sent by the renter may include the following steps:

The renter sends a rent-out request to the game server, and includes information such as the game equipment identification, the rental end identifier, and the self-identification in the request.

The game logic control unit of the game server forwards the rent request to the game equipment rental processing system, and after receiving the request, the rental control unit in the game equipment rental processing system transmits a settlement request to the settlement unit.

The settlement unit settles the rent and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit. The lease control unit unfreezes the available funds frozen in the renter user information table in the game database, and changes the fund information in the renter and renter user information tables and the state information of the game equipment according to the settlement result.

In addition, before the lease term expires, the renter may also request to purchase the corresponding game equipment from the renter, that is, the renter and the renter trade the corresponding game equipment. Since the game equipment rental side can be either a game server or a game client, the transaction between the renter and the renter can include two situations, that is, the renter purchases the corresponding game equipment from the game server as the rental end and The renter purchases the corresponding game equipment from the game client as the rental end.

When the rental terminal is the game server, the process of the rental terminal purchasing the corresponding game equipment from the game server as the rental terminal may include the following steps:

Step 1: The renter sends a purchase request for the rented game equipment to the game server; the game logic control unit of the game server forwards the purchase request to the game equipment rental processing system.

Step 2: After receiving the request, the rental control unit in the game equipment rental processing system sends a settlement request to the settlement unit; the settlement unit rents the game equipment for rent settlement, and returns the settlement result to the rental control unit.

Step 3: The lease control unit unfreezes the available funds frozen in the renter user information table in the game database, and changes the fund information in the renter user information table and the attribute information of the game equipment on the renter and the game server according to the settlement result. Step 4: The lease control unit sends a transaction request to the transaction unit, and the transaction unit performs transaction processing of the game equipment from the game server to the renter, and returns the transaction result to the lease control unit.

Step 5: The lease control unit changes the fund information in the renter and the user information table and the attribute information of the game equipment on the rent side and the game server according to the transaction result returned by the transaction unit.

' Step 6: The rental control unit returns the transaction result to the game equipment rental side.

When the rental end is another game client, the process of purchasing the corresponding game equipment from the game client as the rental end may include the following steps:

Step S1: The renter sends a purchase request for the rented game equipment to the game server; the game logic control unit of the game server forwards the purchase request to the game equipment rental processing system.

Step S2: After receiving the request, the rental control unit in the game equipment rental processing system forwards the request to the rental end of the game equipment.

Step S3: The lease control unit determines whether a response message for the transaction to be returned by the rental end of the game equipment is received, and if yes, step S4 is performed; otherwise, step S8 is performed.

Steps S4 to S7 are completely the same as steps 2 to 5 above, and are not described herein again. Step S8: The lease control unit returns the transaction result to the game equipment renter and the renter respectively.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical scope of the present invention. All should be covered by the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

A virtual item rental processing system, comprising:

The monitoring unit is configured to monitor the rent status of the virtual item, and send a rent stop message to the lease control unit when the set rent out condition is met.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

The rental information issuance unit is configured to generate virtual item rental information according to the rental request.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

a storage unit, configured to store the virtual item rental information generated by the rental information issuing unit;

The lease control unit queries the virtual item rental information stored in the storage unit according to the query request and outputs the virtual item rental information.

The system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a settlement unit, configured to settle the rent of the rented virtual item.

The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a verification unit, configured to verify, according to the verification instruction of the lease control unit, whether the leased end meets the content included in the virtual item rental information The rental conditions are returned and the verification results are returned to the rental control unit.

The system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the virtual item comprises at least one of a game account number and a game equipment.

7. A virtual item rental processing method, comprising:

Determining the rented virtual item according to the received virtual item rental request; when the rent condition of the virtual item satisfies the set rent-off condition, stopping the renting Virtual item.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the virtual item rented by the rental request is:

The leased end satisfies the rental condition included in the virtual item rental information, changes the use attribute information about the virtual item in the lease end and the lease end attribute information, and sends a lease success message to the renter and the renter respectively.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the rent condition of the virtual item satisfies the set rent-off condition:

The lease term of the virtual item expires, or the rent-out request sent by the renter is received.

The method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the method further comprises:

The rent of the rented virtual item is settled, and the use attribute information about the virtual item in the leased party and the leased end attribute information is changed according to the settlement result, and the rent stop message is sent to the renter and the renter respectively.

The method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, further comprising: generating and storing virtual item rental information according to the virtual item rental request of the rental end; querying the stored query according to the virtual item rental information query request Virtual item rental information, and output.

12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the virtual item is a game account, and the virtual item that is received by the rental request is included in the virtual item.

Freeing the available funds of the deposit quota in the leased party attribute information, and storing the leased party attribute information and the current password information of the game account in the game account lease information; generating a new password for the game account, and replacing the game database with the new password The old password in the game account information, and then generate a response message to the renter, and send the lease to the rental end Know.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the stopping the renting of the virtual item comprises:

The rent of the rented virtual item is settled, the available funds frozen in the leased end attribute information are thawed, the fund information in the leased end and the leased end attribute information is changed according to the settlement result, and the game account information is replaced by the password in the game account rental information. The password, delete the leased party information and the password information in the game account rental information, and send the rent stop message to the renter and the renter.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein before renting the virtual item requested for renting, the method further comprises:

Querying the stored rental information and the leased end attribute information of the game account according to the received rent request;

If the leased party satisfies the rental condition included in the lease information of the game account, the available funds of the deposit quota in the renter attribute information are frozen, otherwise, the reject response is returned to the renter.

15. The method of claim 12 or 13, further comprising: during the rental of the game account,

Receiving a login request of the game client;

Querying the stored game account information corresponding to the login request, and determining whether the owner identifier of the stored game account is consistent with the user identifier in the login request;

If the owner identifier of the stored game account is inconsistent with the user identifier in the login request, querying the stored game account rental information, determining whether the user identifier in the login request is consistent with the leased user identifier in the game account rental information;

If the user identifier in the login request is consistent with the renter user identifier in the game account rental information, the game client is normally logged in, and the notification of the game account being used is sent to the rental user; if the user in the login request Logo and the game account rental information The leased end user ID is inconsistent, and the game client is sent a reject login response; if the game account's owner identifier is consistent with the user identifier in the login request, the game client is normally logged in.

The method of claim 7, wherein the virtual item is a game equipment, and the virtual item for renting the request according to the received virtual item rental request comprises:

Freezing the available funds of the deposit quota in the leased-side attribute information, changing the usage attribute information about the game equipment in the rental side and the rented-end game data information stored in the game database, returning the rent confirmation response to the renter, and sending the lease confirmation response to the renter Rental notice.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the processing of renting the rented virtual item comprises:

The rent of the rented game equipment is settled, the available funds frozen in the stored tenant attribute information are thawed, and the fund information in the lease side and the rent side attribute information and the use attribute information about the game equipment are changed according to the settlement result.

18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein before renting the virtual item requested for renting, the method further comprises:

According to the received rental request, querying the leased end attribute information and the game equipment rental information; if the rented end satisfies the rental condition included in the game equipment rental information, freezing the available funds of the deposit quota in the leased end attribute information; otherwise, renting End return lease rejection response

The method according to claim 16 or 17, further comprising: monitoring whether the operation request of the rented terminal for the rented game equipment is legal, allowing the operation request when the operation request is legal; rejecting the operation when the operation is illegal Operation request.

The method according to claim 19, wherein the monitoring of whether the operation of the rented game equipment by the renting terminal is legal comprises: It is monitored whether the operation request of the rental equipment for the game equipment belongs to a preset allowable operation range.