WO2013100598A1

WO2013100598A1 - Online game providing method, recording medium recording same, and online game providing server

Info

Publication number: WO2013100598A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/011511
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김운용
Original assignee: (주)네오위즈게임즈
Priority date: 2011-12-30
Filing date: 2012-12-26
Publication date: 2013-07-04
Also published as: KR101396455B1; KR20130089791A

Abstract

An online game providing method, which is connected to a user terminal via a network and is executed by an online game providing server providing at least one online game, comprises the steps of: (a) creating a party in which a user participates as at least one party member through the user terminal; (b) allowing a party leader of the created party to collect party members within a set number of party members and allowing a party member to select at least one party member as a game partner of a party play and proceed with the party play; and (c) providing a relative game record according to a game result of the party play and storing information on the party.

Description

Method of providing online game, recording medium and online game providing server

The present application relates to an online game providing technology, and more particularly, to an online game providing technology capable of executing a party play capable of a competitive game among party members and displaying a competitive record.

In an online game, a plurality of computer users use a client computer to connect to a game providing server on a network and simultaneously play a game. In order to play an online game, a client (or user terminal), a game providing server, and a database are required. The information input through the client is delivered to the game providing server for processing, and the result processed by the game providing server is outputted back to the client. The necessary data is stored in the game database.

In particular, in an online game, the minimum group of groups for two or more users to form a community is called a party group. Two or more online game users can form a party group, register it with the online game provision server, and enjoy group actions and play for the same purpose.

In a conventional online game, in order to form a party, a user and a counterpart to proceed with a party play must be selected in advance, and a party request message must be delivered to the selected counterpart. However, if the other party rejects the party request message, the party is not formed and the situation ends without any change.

In addition, there is no convenient function to play the game between the party members belonging to one party, as in the console game, it is possible to proceed through the complex process compared to the console game, the match history between the party members is not displayed It acts as a constraint that prevents the user from activating the party play, and results in a passive attitude toward the party play.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2009-0017882 discloses a party reservation system and method therefor in an online game, and Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2009-0045548 discloses a party point utilization method in an online game. .

The present application provides an online game providing technology that executes a party play that enables a competitive game among party members, and displays a competitive record until the party is disbanded.

Among the embodiments, the online game providing method is an online game providing method performed in an online game providing server that is connected to the user terminal via a network to provide at least one or more online games, (a) a user through the user terminal Creating a party to join as at least one party member; (b) causing the party leader of the generated party to recruit party members within a set number of people, and allowing the party member to select at least one or more party members as opponents of the party play to proceed with the party play; And (c) providing a relative battle record of the match result of the party play and storing information about the party.

In an embodiment, the step (b) may further include providing the party leader with an expulsion function, an invitation function, and a friend addition function.

In an embodiment, in the step (b), when the party member is less than or equal to the set number of people, the party invitation message may be transmitted to a user who does not participate in the party from the user list displayed on the party management screen of the party leader.

In an embodiment, in the step (b), when selecting the opponent of the party play, the party member may display the number of matches of each of the party members and display a transcript between the party members for the previous game.

In one embodiment, the step (c) may include the game progress team, score, score / miss, game end time for the match result in the information on the party.

In an embodiment, the step (c) may include a win / loss, a score / loss, and a running game number for the opponent record between the party members in the opponent record.

In one embodiment, step (c) may allow the party play to proceed in a one-on-one individual game, many-to-many team game.

In an embodiment, the method may further include providing a party chat window on the party management screen of the party member.

In one embodiment, step (d) may further include a party filtering function.

In one embodiment, (e) if the user is in a dedicated stadium PC room and at least one of the user's registered friends is in the same dedicated stadium PC room, The method may further include enabling automatic entry to a party in which the user participates.

In one embodiment, a registered friend in the same dedicated stadium PC room can participate in a party having a high intimacy with the party leader when there are a plurality of parties that can be automatically entered.

In an embodiment, the step (c) may perform an event of providing a predetermined amount of player acquisition experience value to the party members when the party play is completed.

In one embodiment, step (c) may perform an event that presents game points and a cache to the party members when the party play is completed.

In an embodiment, the online game providing server is an online game providing server connected to a user terminal through a network to provide at least one online game, wherein the user is a member of at least one party through the user terminal. A party generation module for generating a participating party; A party play execution module for allowing a party leader of a party generated by the party generation module to recruit party members within a set number of people, and allowing the party member to select at least one or more party members as opponents of the party play; And a record record processing module for providing a record of the match result of the party play of the party play execution module and storing information about the party.

In one embodiment, the online game providing server may further include a chat window providing module for providing a party chat window on the party management screen of the party member.

In one embodiment, the online game providing server is a registered friend in the same dedicated stadium PC room if the user is in a dedicated stadium PC room and at least one of the registered friends of the user is in the same dedicated stadium PC room. It may further include a dedicated stadium PC room management module that allows the user to automatically enter the party participated.

In an embodiment, the online game providing server may further include an event execution module configured to perform an event for providing a predetermined amount of player acquisition experience value to the party members when the party play is completed.

In one embodiment, the event execution module may execute an event that presents a game point and a cache.

Among the embodiments, the recording medium that records a program for executing the online game providing method is executed by the online game providing method performed in the online game providing server that is connected through a network with the user terminal to provide at least one online game. A recording medium for recording a program, comprising: a function for creating a party through which the user participates as at least one party member through the user terminal; Allowing the party leader of the generated party to recruit party members within a set number of people, and allowing the party member to select at least one or more party members as opponents of the party play to proceed with the party play; And providing a record of the match result of the party play and storing information about the party.

The disclosed online game providing technology of the present application may execute a party play that enables a competitive game between party members, and display a competitive record until the party is disbanded. Thus, party play can be activated, and the user can also actively participate in party play.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an online game providing system according to an embodiment of the disclosed technology.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an online game providing server of FIG. 1.

3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a party management screen provided by an online game providing server.

4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a party creation window output by a party creation button of the party management screen of FIG. 3.

5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a party information window for one-to-one party play output from the party play execution module of FIG. 2.

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a party information window for many-to-many party play output from the party play execution module of FIG. 2.

7 is an exemplary view illustrating a game view pop-up window activated by the game view button of the party information window of FIGS. 5 and 6.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing an online game according to an embodiment of the disclosed technology.

Description of the disclosed technology is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, since the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, the scope of the disclosed technology should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, the objects or effects presented in the disclosed technology does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effects, and thus the scope of the disclosed technology should not be understood as being limited thereto.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

Terms such as "first" and "second" are intended to distinguish one component from another component, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be named a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it should be understood that there may be other components in between, although it may be directly connected to the other component. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring", should be interpreted as well.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as "comprise" or "have" refer to features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or parts thereof described. It is to be understood that the combination is intended to be present and does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

In each step, an identification code (e.g., a, b, c, etc.) is used for convenience of description, and the identification code does not describe the order of the steps, and each step clearly indicates a specific order in context. Unless stated otherwise, they may occur out of the order noted. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

The disclosed technology can be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium, and the computer readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data can be read by a computer system. . Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like, and are also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). It also includes. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Generally, the terms defined in the dictionary used are to be interpreted to coincide with the meanings in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless clearly defined in the present application.

Referring to FIG. 1, the online game providing system 100 includes, but is not limited to, a user terminal 110, an online game providing server 120, a dedicated stadium PC room 150, and advertisements related to online games. It can be connected to various web servers that provide community services, payment services, and PC room connection services.

The user terminal 110 refers to a terminal of an individual or a company that has subscribed to the online game providing server 120 as a member, and any device may be used as long as the terminal is capable of transmitting and receiving data through a network including the Internet. Application would be possible. That is, the user terminal 110 includes at least one of a desktop computer, a notebook PC, a smartphone, a tablet PC, a pad, and the like.

The online game providing server 120 provides at least one or more online games including an online soccer game and an online competitive game. The online game providing server 120 includes a publisher, a studio, and a distributor who publish and provide a plurality of games and services. It may be operated in the form of a web server for operating an internet game website.

The dedicated stadium PC room 150 is a PC room subscribed to a premium service provided by the online game providing server 120.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an online game providing server of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a party management screen provided by an online game providing server, and FIG. 4 is a party creation button of the party management screen of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a party creation window output by FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a party information window for one-to-one party play output from the party play execution module of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a party play of FIG. 2. This is an example that explains the party information window for the many-to-many party play output from the execution module.

Referring to FIG. 2, the online game providing server 120 manages a party generation module 121, a party play execution module 122, a record record processing module 123, a chat window providing module 124, and a dedicated stadium PC room management. Module 125 and event implementation module 126.

Hereinafter, the online game providing server 120 will be described with reference to embodiments of creating a party in an online soccer game, executing a party play, and displaying an opponent's record. However, the online game providing server 120 may be applied to all online games that can play a competitive game in addition to the online soccer game. Of course.

The party generation module 121 provides the party management screen 130 to the user terminal 110 as shown in FIG. 3 and displays the user list 131 on the party management screen 130. The party generation module 121 outputs the party creation window 133 as shown in FIG. 4 when the user clicks the party generation button 132 located at the bottom of the user list 131. The party creation button 132 is displayed on any tab of the channel, friends, expeditions, clubs.

The party generation module 121 generates a party through which the user participates as at least one party member through the party creation window 133. The party leader who creates the party selects a user from the user list to invite the party to the maximum number of parties in the party creation window (133), presses the OK button (133a), and cancels the user if there is no user to invite to the party (133b). Press).

The party play execution module 122 outputs the party information window 134 when the party leader recruits 3 party members and the total party members recruit 4 people, and displays the party member list 134b on the party information window 134. Have party members go party-to-one, one-on-one, 2: 2, etc.

As shown in FIG. 5, the party play execution module 122 displays a play tab 134a through which the information of 1vs1 and 2vs2 can be checked through the party information window 134. The play tab of 2vs2 is displayed only when there are four party members. 134a is activated, and the party member list 134b can select a party to play the party.

The party member list 134b shows the ranking of the party members, which is determined by the 1vs1 win rate in the case of an online soccer game. If they are the same, they are processed in the same order.

The party information window 134 displays the party leader on one side of the party member's nickname or ID in the party member list 134b, displays the odds of each party member, indicates that the user currently playing is playing, and the user plays. If not, display the play button.

If the user clicks the match button, the inviteable party member is invited after creating the room of the party play. At this time, if the invited party member is the owner of the 1vs1 party play and has already entered the room of the party play, the user may directly enter the corresponding room and proceed with the party play.

Even if the user clicks the match button, if there is no party member that can be invited, or if the number of matches is filled in the opened party play room, the party play execution module 122 asks the user, "The Devil corner is currently running the game. Cannot be displayed. "

The party play execution module 122 selects a particular party member (e.g., a freshman) from the party member list 134b, and displays the level, stat (or player's experience), opponent's record, User information 134c about the score / run score is displayed.

In addition, when the party leader selects a particular party member from the party member list 134b, the party play execution module 122 displays an add friend button, an expel button, and an invitation button.

The party play execution module 122 displays the deportation confirmation pop-up window when the party leader clicks on the deportation button, and clicks the confirmation button on the deportation confirmation pop-up window, and causes the detentionee to be deported. .

When the party leader clicks the invite button, the party play execution module 122 displays a party invitation pop-up that says, "You have invited Kururu to the party. Do you accept?" Choose as many users as you want to invite.

The party play execution module 122 allows the party leader to click the add friend button, and select at least one or more users who are not friends to send a friend invitation message.

The party play execution module 122 displays the latest game information 134d at the bottom of the party information window 134. The party play execution module 122 displays the results, the game end time, and the score of the five most recent games. In the case of an online soccer game, the penalty score is not included in the recent game information 134d.

The party play execution module 122 displays the game view button 134e and the party exit button 134f in the party information window 134.

When the user clicks on the game view button 134e, as shown in FIG. 7, the party play execution module 122 matches the number of matches each party member has played with each party member against the previous matchup and the previous match. The number view pop-up window 135 is displayed.

The party play execution module 122 displays the remaining game progression for the remaining games except when the number of games is the highest. In other words, the display of the number of matches on the side of each party member's nickname or ID display 135a on the side of the event pop-up window (135a) to match the matched party members (135a) must match all party members to match the same match Inform the user that it can.

The record record processing module 123 provides a record of the match result of each party member, and stores information about the party in the database 127.

The record record processing module 123 displays the record of the one-to-one (1vs1) party play as win / loss, score / loss, and number of games as shown in Table 1 below. ).

Table 1

Record information	range	Remarks
Opponent (W / L)		Your opponents with a particular party member while you are in the party
Opponents (Goals / Goals)		Accumulated goals and runs (excluding penalty shootouts / goals) in matches with specific party members while participating in a party.
Progression game		Total opponent (win / loss) plus

The record recording processing module 123 deletes the information on the withdrawn user from the database 127 when the user leaves the party.

The record record processing module 123 displays record records of a total of six team combinations as shown in Table 2 when each party member is in a 2: 2 team and proceeds to party play in a four-party party. The record record is stored in the database 127.

TABLE 2

Record information	range	Remarks
Opponent (W / L)		Your opponents with a particular team while you are at a party
Opponents (Goals / Goals)		Accumulated goals and goals scored in matches against specific teams while participating in a party.
Progression game		Total opponent (win / loss) plus

The record-recording module 123 includes a database 127 for information on parties such as a game team, scores, penalty shoot-outs and points, and game end time for one-to-one or many-to-many multiplayer as shown in Table 3 below. To save the most recent 5 match results.

TABLE 3

Information about the party	range	Remarks
Match Team (CSN)		CSN of the two teams playing the match
score		The score of two teams
Penalty Shootout		Penalty scores for both teams
Match end time

The chat window providing module 124 provides a party chat window on which party members can exchange game information about individual play or team play and exchange game information such as online soccer games on the party management screen of each party member. do.

The chat window providing module 124 may add party filtering to block users other than the party members from entering the party chat window or introducing unnecessary information or spam messages.

Dedicated stadium PC room management module 125, if the user in the dedicated stadium PC room 150, at least one of the registered friends of the user connected to the online game providing server 120 in the same dedicated stadium PC room 150 If there is, registered friends in the same dedicated stadium PC room 150 to enable automatic entry to the party the user participated.

The dedicated stadium PC room management module 125 allows a registered friend to enter a party to which a party leader with high intimacy belongs in consideration of the intimacy between the registered friend and the party leader when there are a plurality of parties that can automatically enter the party.

The event execution module 126 performs an event that provides party members with a set amount (eg, 10%) of player acquisition experience level for each level up when the party play is completed, or game points according to the number of game plays of the party play. You can present and cache.

Referring to FIG. 7, the party play execution module 122 activates the play tab 136a of 2vs2 in the party information window 136 for the party play of many-to-many (2: 2), and each of the team lists 136b in the team list 136b. The odds, the leaderboards, and the leader 136f for the team are displayed, and the user information 136c and the latest game information 136d are displayed.

The party play execution module 122 does not display the generation button 136e when the party member of the party is not four, and the generation button 136e only on the party information window 136 of the party leader when the party member is four. Is displayed, and the party leader creates a room and sends an invitation message to the party members.

If the party leader creates a room, the party play execution module 122 displays a start button on the information display window 136 of the remaining party member, and when the party member clicks the start button, the party member enters the room created by the party leader. Enter the currently set team slot.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the online game providing method, the online game providing server 120 is connected to a user as a party member while the online game providing server 120 is connected to the user terminal 110 through a network. Provides a party creation window 130 to create a party that can be (step S1).

The online game providing server 120 invites the party leader to invite a user who does not belong to the current party to create a party having a maximum of 4 people including himself and the party members through the party chat window when the party is formed. It is decided whether to proceed with individual or team battle party play while chatting with each other (step S2 and S3).

Alternatively, even if the party leader does not have a party member's consent, the team leader may proceed with the team play so that all four party members can participate, or the individual play of each party member.

If the individual game party proceeds, the online game providing server 120 allows the party leader or the party member to select the opponent and displays the anticipated opponent so that the number of matches of all the party members is the same by referring to the match of the previous game. (Steps S4 and S5)

The online game providing server 120 allows the party members to proceed to party play when the opponent is determined (step S6).

If team proceeds to party play, the online game providing server 120 forms a team by referring to the team combination of the previous game and proceeds to play the party. If the total number of party members is four, six team combinations may be made. (Steps S6, S7, and S8)

The online game providing server 120 executes a general party function when a party leader or a party member does not want to play a party, and clicks a party go button to select and execute another online game or use various communities and services. (Step S9).

The online game providing server 120 displays the opponent's record such as leaderboards, wins / losses, scores / losses, etc. for the result of the game play, including the game end time, when the game of the party play ends, and displays information about the party. The data is stored in the database 127 (steps S10-12).

The online game providing server 120 enables party members to chat with each other, and allows party members belonging to the same party to enter a room created by the party members first.

If the user belonging to the party in the dedicated stadium PC room 150, and at least one of the registered friends of the user in the same dedicated stadium PC room 150, the online game providing server 120 ( The registered friend in 150 may automatically enter the party where the user participated.

Online game providing method according to an embodiment of the present application is implemented as an application (that is, a program) basically installed in the user terminal 110 or directly installed by the user and a computer-readable recording medium such as the terminal 100 Can be recorded.

The program implementing the method for providing an online game of the present application has a function of generating a party through which the user participates as at least one party member through the user terminal 110, and the number of party members whose party leader has set the party member. Provide a full record of the result of the match of the party play, and a function of allowing a party member to select at least one party member as the opponent of the party play and proceed with the party play. Implement the function of saving.

Such a program is recorded on a recording medium readable by a computer and executed by a computer so that the above functions can be executed.

As described above, in order for a computer to read a program recorded on a recording medium and execute an online soccer game method implemented as a program, the above-described program may be implemented by C, C ++, JAVA, machine language, etc., which can be read by a computer processor (CPU). Code may be coded in a computer language.

Such code may include a function code associated with a function or the like that defines the above-described functions, and may include execution procedure-related control code necessary for a processor of the computer to execute the above-described functions according to a predetermined procedure.

In addition, the code may further include memory reference-related code for additional information or media required for a processor of the computer to execute the above-described functions at which location (address address) of the computer's internal or external memory. .

In addition, if the processor of the computer needs to communicate with any other computer or server that is remote in order to perform the above functions, the code indicates that the processor of the computer is a communication module of the computer (eg, a wired and / or wireless communication module). It may further include a communication related code for how to communicate with any other computer or server in the remote, and what information or media should be transmitted and received during communication.

In addition, a functional program for implementing the present invention, codes and code segments associated therewith may be used in consideration of a system environment of a computer that reads a recording medium and executes the program. It may be easily inferred or changed by.

In particular, a computer-readable recording medium recording an application that is a program for executing an online game providing method according to an embodiment of the present application may be an application store server, an application or a web server associated with a corresponding service. It may be a storage medium (for example, a hard disk, etc.) included in the application provider server of the application provider server itself.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present application, those skilled in the art various modifications and changes to the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims

An online game providing method performed in an online game providing server connected to a user terminal through a network and providing at least one online game,

(a) creating a party through which the user participates as at least one party member;

(b) causing the party leader of the generated party to recruit party members within a set number of people, and allowing the party member to select at least one or more party members as opponents of the party play to proceed with party play; And

(c) providing an opponent record of the match result of the party play, and storing information about the party.
The method of claim 1,

The step (b) further comprises the step of providing to the party leader the deportation function, the invitation function and the friend addition function of the party member.
The method of claim 1,

In the step (b), when selecting the opponent of the party play, the online game providing method of displaying the number of matches of each of the party members, and the transcript between the party members for the previous game.
The method of claim 1,

In step (c), the party play is performed in a one-on-one individual game and many-to-many team game.
The method of claim 1,

(d) providing a party chat window on the party management screen of the party member.
The method of claim 5,

The step (d) further comprises a party filtering function (Party filtering).
The method of claim 1,

(e) If the user is in a dedicated stadium PC room and at least one of the registered friends of the user is in the same dedicated stadium PC room, the registered friend in the same dedicated stadium PC room causes the party to which the user participated. The online game providing method further comprises the step of enabling automatic entry.
The method of claim 7, wherein

And a registered friend in the same dedicated stadium PC room participates in a party having a high intimacy with the party leader when there are a plurality of parties capable of the automatic entrance.
The method of claim 1,

In the step (c), when the party play is completed, the party members provide an additional player acquisition experience value or provide an event for presenting a point and a cache.
An online game providing server connected to a user terminal through a network to provide at least one online game,

A party generation module for generating a party through which the user participates as at least one party member;

A party play execution module for allowing a party leader of a party generated by the party generation module to recruit party members within a set number of people, and allowing the party member to select at least one or more party members as opponents of the party play; And

And a record record processing module for providing a record of the match result of the party play of the party play execution module and storing information about the party.
The method of claim 10,

The online game providing server further comprises a chat window providing module for providing a party chat window on the party management screen of the party member.
The method of claim 10, wherein the online game providing server

If the user is in a dedicated stadium PC room and at least one of the registered friends of the user is in the same dedicated stadium PC room, a registered friend in the same dedicated stadium PC room may automatically enter the party where the user participated. Online game providing server, characterized in that it further comprises a dedicated stadium PC room management module to enable.
The method of claim 10,

The online game providing server may further include an event execution module configured to perform an event of providing a predetermined amount of player acquisition experience points to the party members when the party play is completed.
The method of claim 13,

The event execution module is an online game providing server, characterized in that for performing an event that presents a game point and a cache.
A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing an online game providing method performed by an online game providing server connected to a user terminal through a network and providing at least one online game,

Generating a party through which the user participates as at least one party member;

Allowing the party leader of the generated party to recruit party members within a set number of people, and allowing the party member to select at least one or more party members as opponents of the party play to proceed with the party play; And

A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for providing a record of the result of the party play and a function for storing information about the party.