WO2013157720A1

WO2013157720A1 - Method and server for providing user-selectable game reward

Info

Publication number: WO2013157720A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/011242
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김우현
Original assignee: 인텔렉추얼디스커버리 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-04-20
Filing date: 2012-12-21
Publication date: 2013-10-24

Abstract

The user-selectable game rewarding method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: providing a user result prediction input interface to a user terminal by a user-selectable game rewarding server, the interface being used for obtaining an accessed-game result prediction value for a result prediction event from an accessed user terminal; obtaining the game result prediction value of a user from the user terminal; comparing the actual game result value of the user terminal with the game result prediction value of the user terminal if a game ends; and providing to the user terminal a result prediction event reward that is set according to the comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result prediction value.

Description

User-selectable game reward method and server

The present invention relates to a reward system for game results, and more particularly, to a technology for providing a user with a reward for the result after performing a game in an online game.

As the network develops, various online game services are provided. In addition, due to the improvement of graphics technology and the performance of game user terminals, high-end game programs are being made, and game contents that accurately describe the real world or the virtual world are provided.

Accordingly, the use of users for online games is increasing, and the genre of games is also diversified. Among the recent games, sports games, role-playing games, first-person shooters, and the like are popular as online games.

The characteristic of online games is that they can simultaneously access and enjoy the same game content system as other people. By operating a character or the like representing each user on the same game screen, you can enjoy the game through cooperation or competition with other people.

In an online game, one mission can be cooperatively handled with others, or content can be enjoyed through competition with others. At this time, in an online game, it is necessary to prepare content that induces competition among users. Because of the characteristics of the online game, in order to maintain or increase its utilization rate, it is necessary to induce competition among users, so that the users must continuously access the online game to play the game.

Contents that cause competition among users are largely the level of the user character, items that can be applied to the user character, skills implemented by the user character, and the like. Among these, the level and skill of the user character are items that can be developed while the user runs the game and accumulates the experience value of the character.

In addition, in online games, a random reward may be provided to the user depending on the result of the game. Usually, the reward provided to the user may be any one of an item, a game money, and a stat.

The reward system for a game result in such an online game provides a user with a predetermined result prediction event provided on the system, and the user performs a result prediction event provided on the system and receives a reward for the result.

Accordingly, the present invention is to directly register the information that the user wants to be rewarded in the online game in which the user directly plays the game, compares the result performed by the user with the result registered by the user and performs the game according to the result. The purpose is to provide the reward to the user.

In order to achieve the above object, the user-selectable game reward method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user-selectable game reward server, the interface for receiving the input game result prediction value for the result prediction event to the connected user terminal Providing a user result prediction input interface to the user terminal; Receiving a game result prediction value of the user from the user terminal; Comparing a game result expected value of the user terminal with an actual game result value of the user terminal when the game is finished; And providing, to the user terminal, a result prediction event reward set according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result expectation value.

The present invention may further include calculating a result prediction event completion rate that is an error ratio of the actual game result value to the game result predicted value when the actual game result value does not achieve the game result predicted value; And providing a predetermined result prediction event reward for the user to the user terminal according to the calculated result prediction event completion rate.

The actual game result value may include at least one or more of a result value obtainable by the user and a result value obtainable by the server when the game is executed.

On the other hand, the present invention comprises the steps of determining whether there is the actual game result value that has exceeded a predetermined value or more according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result expected value; And providing additional event rewards other than a preset result prediction event reward to the user terminal when the actual game result value that has been exceeded is present.

The game is preferably a sports game for manipulating at least one or more characters.

Here, the result value obtainable by the user when the game is performed from the game result predicted value may include at least one of scoring information, assist information, scoring player information, and assist player information.

On the other hand, the result value that can be obtained by the server when the game is performed in the game result expected value, preferably includes at least one of the rating information of each player character and the best player information in the game.

The user-selectable game reward server according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a user result prediction input interface, which is an interface for receiving an access game result prediction value for a result prediction event, to the user terminal. An expected result input unit configured to receive a game result predicted value of the user from the user terminal; An event achievement determination unit comparing the actual game result value of the user terminal with a game result expected value of the user terminal when the game is finished; And a game reward unit configured to provide a result prediction event reward set in the user terminal according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result predicted value.

If the actual game result value does not achieve the game result expected value, further comprises an event completion rate calculation unit for calculating a result prediction event completion rate which is an error ratio of the actual game result value with respect to the game result expected value, The game compensation unit may provide the user terminal with a predetermined result prediction event reward for the user according to the calculated result prediction event completion rate.

Here, the actual game result value may include at least one or more information of a result value that can be obtained by the user when the game is executed and a result value that can be obtained by the server.

Meanwhile, the event achievement determining unit determines whether the actual game result value exceeding a preset value or more is present according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result expected value, and the game compensation unit determines If there is an actual game result value, it is preferable to provide additional event compensation to the user terminal in addition to a preset result prediction event reward.

On the other hand, the game is preferably a sports game for manipulating at least one or more characters.

The result value obtainable by the user when the game is performed from the game result expected value may include at least one of scoring information, assist information, scoring player information, and assist player information.

On the other hand, the result value that can be obtained by the server when the game is performed in the game result expected value, preferably comprises at least one of the rating information of each player character and the best player information in the game.

According to the present invention, in an online game in which a user directly plays a game, the user directly registers information that the user wants to be rewarded, compares the result performed by the user after the user directly plays the game and the result registered by the user. By providing the reward to the user, there is an excellent effect of reducing the departure rate of the user by lowering the access hurdles of the reward result prediction event.

In addition, the present invention has another effect that can reduce the boredom for the reward system by paying high-quality rewards when the user plays the game with high difficulty.

In addition, the present invention may try to play a variety of games in the actual game according to the user's choice, there is an effect of increasing the game life indirectly.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a user-selectable game reward method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a user-selectable game reward method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a user-selectable game reward server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a game result predictive input interface output to a user terminal in a user-selectable game reward method and a server according to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a game expected result value received from a user terminal in a user-selectable game reward method and a server according to FIGS. 1 to 3.

6 is a diagram illustrating an actual game result value received from a user terminal in a user-selectable game reward method and a server according to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a result of comparing a game result expected value and an actual game result value in the user-selectable game reward method and the server according to FIGS. 1 to 3.

8A illustrates an example of a screen output to a user terminal when an actual game result value satisfies an expected game result value.

8B illustrates an example of a screen output to the user terminal when the actual game result value satisfies only a part of the game result expectation value.

Hereinafter, a user-selectable game reward method and a server according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following embodiments are detailed description to help understand the present invention, and it should be understood that the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent inventions that perform the same functions as the present invention will also fall within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the component of this invention, terms, such as 1st, 2nd, A, B, (a), (b), can be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components are not limited by the terms. If a component is listed as being “connected”, “coupled” or “connected” to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but there may be another configuration between each component. It is to be understood that an element may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

In the embodiment of the present invention, "communication", "communication network" and "network" may be used as the same meaning. The three terms refer to wired and wireless local and wide area data transmission and reception networks capable of transmitting and receiving files between a user terminal, a terminal of other users, and a download server.

In the following description, "server" refers to a server computer to which users are connected to access game contents. In the case of a game having a small capacity or a small number of users, a plurality of game programs may be operated in one game server. In addition, in the case of a game having a very large capacity or a large number of real-time access persons, there may be one or more game servers for operating one game depending on the function of the game.

In addition, the game server may be connected to a server that performs middleware or payment processing for the database, the description thereof will be omitted in the present invention.

In the present invention, the online game means game content that can be used by users by accessing the above-mentioned game server. In particular, it refers to a game in which a large number of users can simultaneously access and enjoy the game, and increase the level through actions such as acquiring experience value while nurturing characters through the game.

In the following description, for convenience of description, it is preferable that the game be a sports game that manipulates at least one character as an example of an online game. Therefore, the user selects an online soccer game, and the game is operated in a form in which the user grows the team selected by the match between the team supervised by the team and the opposing team as the manager of the soccer team. The user selects one of several countries in which the soccer league operates and decides the league, receives a list of teams belonging to the league, selects the team he wants to supervise, and then selects a team that is selected by random or user request. You can start the game by requesting a match. In addition, each player belonging to the team to maximize the actual appearance and the actual value of the actual football player, so that the user's interest can be maximized.

1 is a flowchart showing a user-selectable game reward method according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a functional block diagram showing a user-selectable game reward server in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user-selectable game reward method according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed by the user-selectable game reward server 100 as long as there is no other subject as shown in FIG. 3.

A user result predictive input interface, which is an interface for receiving an access game result predicted value for the result predictive event, is provided to the connected user terminal to the user terminal (S110). Then, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, the user terminal 200 outputs a user result predictive input interface for inputting score information, scorer, goal number information, assist player information, assist number information, and best player information.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 4B, an input interface for receiving the rating information of the user for each player may be additionally output to the user terminal 200.

Herein, the actual game result value may include at least one or more of a result value obtainable by the user and a result value obtainable by the server when the game is executed.

Therefore, the result value obtainable by the user when the game is performed in the game result predicted value preferably includes at least one of scoring information, assist information, scoring player information, and assist player information.

The result value that may be obtained by the server when the game is performed in the game result predicted value may include at least one of the rating information of each player character and the best player information in the game.

Subsequently, a user's game result prediction value is input from the user terminal 200 (S120). That is, as shown in Figure 5, the user receives the information on the expected game results (game results: 2: 0- win, scoring player: A player 2 goals, B player 1 goal). In this case, the server preferably receives all the information from the user terminal 200 through the user result prediction input interface, that is, the score, the score, the assist, the best player, and the score information for each player, but only the expected result information selected by the user is input. You can get it.

Then, when the game is finished (S130), the actual game result value of the user terminal 200 and the game result expected value of the user terminal 200 is compared (S140). That is, when the game is finished, as shown in FIG. 6, an actual game result value is received as shown in FIG. 6, through which it is possible to determine whether the actual game result value reaches the game result expected value. .

If the actual game result value and the game result expected value are compared (YES), the set result prediction event reward is provided to the user terminal 200 (S150). That is, as shown in Figure 8a, item reward payment for each grade "A grade", such as receiving the item output to the user terminal 200, the user by selecting the item receiving button output to the user terminal 200 Reward items can be rewarded from the server.

If the actual game result value does not achieve the game result expectation value (NO) according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result expectation value (NO), the actual game result with respect to the game result expectation value The result prediction event completion rate that is the error ratio of the value is calculated (S160). For example, referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, it can be seen that the game result expected value is 3: 0 while the actual game result value is 2: 1 and different from each other. If is more than one, the result predicted event completion rate is calculated according to the details of the successful prediction. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the result prediction event completion rate may be set to Class A when only two of three detailed information of game result prediction values are successful, and Class B when only one of three is successful, but is not limited thereto. .

The preset result prediction event compensation for the user is provided to the user terminal according to the calculated result prediction event completion rate (S170). That is, as shown in Figure 8b, the item reward payment grade B, item receive button for each grade is output to the user terminal.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a user-selectable game reward method according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, portions that overlap with the description of FIG. 1 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the server provides a user result predictive input interface, which is an interface for inputting a game result predicted value for a result predictive event, to the user terminal 200. (S110). Herein, the actual game result value may include at least one or more of a result value obtainable by the user and a result value obtainable by the server when the game is executed.

Subsequently, a user's game result prediction value is input from the user terminal 200 (S120).

Then, when the game is finished (S130), the actual game result value of the user terminal 200 and the game result expected value of the user terminal 200 is compared (S140).

Thereafter, according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result expected value (YES), it is determined whether the actual game result value exceeding a predetermined value or more exists (S151).

If the actual game result value exceeded is present (YES), additional event rewards other than the preset result prediction event reward are provided to the user terminal 200 (S152). In other words, if the user exceeds the predetermined range of the expected game result, the user may provide additional rewards in addition to the result of the achievement.

3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a user-selectable game reward server according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the user-selectable game reward server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an expected result input unit 110, an event achievement determination unit 120, a game reward unit 130, and an event completion rate calculator. 140.

The predicted result input unit 110 provides a user result predictive input interface, which is an interface for inputting a game result predicted value for a result predictive event, to the user terminal 200, and then accesses the user terminal 200 to the user terminal 200. In step 200, a user's game result prediction value is input. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, the user terminal 200 outputs a user result predictive input interface for receiving score information, scorer, goal number information, assist player information, assist number information, and best player information.

When the game is finished, the event achievement determination unit 120 compares the actual game result value of the user terminal 200 with the expected game result value of the user terminal 200. That is, as shown in Figure 5, the user receives the information on the expected game result expected value (game result: 3: 0- win, scoring player: A player 2 goals, B player 1 goal). At this time, it is preferable that the server receives all information, that is, score, score, assist, best player, and player-specific score information from the user terminal 200 through the user result prediction input interface. You can get it.

Event achievement determination unit 120 receives the actual game result value (2: 1 win, A player 2 goals) when the game is finished, as shown in Figure 6, through which the actual game result value is the game result You can determine whether you have achieved the expected value.

The game compensation unit 130 according to the comparison between the actual game result value and the expected game result value as shown in Figure 7 (score: failure, scoring A: success, scoring B: failure) according to the user terminal 200 Provide the result prediction event compensation set in the That is, as shown in Figure 8a, item reward payment for each grade "A grade", such as "receive item" output to the user terminal 200, the user is the "receive item" button output to the user terminal 200 By selecting the corresponding reward item can be rewarded from the server.

Meanwhile, the event completion rate calculation unit 140 calculates a result prediction event completion rate that is an error ratio of the actual game result value to the game result expected value when the actual game result value does not achieve the game result expected value. . For example, referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, it can be seen that the game result predicted score is 3: 0, whereas the actual game result score differs from each other by 2: 1. If there is more than one detail of the value, the result predicted event completion rate is calculated according to the details of successful prediction. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the result prediction event completion rate may be set to Class A when only two of three detailed information of game result prediction values are successful, and Class B when only one of three is successful, but is not limited thereto. .

In this case, the game compensation unit 130 may provide the user terminal with a preset result prediction event compensation for the user according to the calculated result prediction event completion rate. That is, as shown in FIG. 8B, the item reward payment grade B, “receive item” button for each grade is output to the user terminal.

The user-selectable game reward method according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention may be executed by an application basically installed in the user terminal (which may include a program included in a platform or an operating system basically mounted in the terminal). In addition, the application may be executed by an application (ie, a program) directly installed on the user terminal through an application providing server such as an application store server, an application, or a web server related to the corresponding service. In this sense, the user-selectable game reward method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above is implemented as an application (that is, a program) basically installed in the user terminal or directly installed by the user, and can be read by a computer such as a user terminal. Can be recorded on the medium.

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 to execute the user-selectable game compensation method according to each embodiment of the present invention, the above-described program may be coded in a computer language such as C, C ++, JAVA, or machine language that can be read by a computer processor (CPU). It may include (Code).

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, when 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 means that the processor of the computer is a communication module of the computer (eg, a wired and / or wireless communication module). The communication code may further include communication related codes such as how to communicate with any other computer or server in the remote, and what information or media should be transmitted and received during communication.

Functional programs for implementing the present invention, codes and code segments associated therewith are considered by programmers in the technical field to which the present invention pertains, in consideration of the system environment of a computer that reads a recording medium and executes the program. It may be easily inferred or altered by.

Examples of recording media that can be read by a computer recording a program as described above include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical media storage device, and the like.

In addition, a computer-readable recording medium having recorded a program as described above may be distributed to networked computer systems so that the computer-readable code is stored and executed in a distributed manner. In this case, any one or more of the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions presented above, and transmit the results to one or more of the other distributed computers, and receive the results. The computer may also execute some of the functions presented above, and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.

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

A computer that can read a recording medium recording an application that is a program for executing a user-selectable game compensation method according to an embodiment of the present invention is not only a general PC such as a general desktop or a laptop, but also a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA. (Personal Digital Assistants) and mobile terminals, such as mobile communication terminals may be included, as well as it should be interpreted as all computing devices (Computing).

In addition, a computer capable of reading a recording medium recording an application that is a program for executing a user-selectable game compensation method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mobile device such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile communication terminal. In the case of a terminal, the application may be downloaded from the application providing server to a general PC and installed on the mobile terminal through a synchronization program.

In the above description, it is described that all the components constituting the embodiments of the present invention are combined or operated as one, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented in one independent hardware, each or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform some or all functions combined in one or a plurality of hardware. It may be implemented as a computer program having a. Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing an embodiment of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and the like.

In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that the corresponding component may be included unless otherwise stated, and thus, other components are excluded. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms commonly used, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

User-selectable game reward server,

Providing a user result predictive input interface to the user terminal, the user result predictive input interface being an interface for receiving the connected game result predictive value for the result predictive event to the connected user terminal;

Receiving a game result prediction value of the user from the user terminal;

Comparing a game result expected value of the user terminal with an actual game result value of the user terminal when the game is finished; And

And providing a result prediction event reward set to the user terminal according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result prediction value.
The method of claim 1,

Providing the set result prediction event compensation to the user terminal,

Calculating a result prediction event completion rate that is an error ratio of the actual game result value to the game result expected value when the actual game result value does not achieve the game result expected value; And

And providing a predetermined result prediction event reward for the user to the user terminal according to the calculated result prediction event completion rate.
The method of claim 1,

Providing the set result prediction event compensation to the user terminal,

Determining whether the actual game result value exceeding a preset value is present according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result expected value; And

And providing additional event rewards other than a preset result prediction event reward to the user terminal when the actual game result value that has been exceeded exists.
The method of claim 1,

The game,

User-selectable game reward method characterized in that the sports game to manipulate at least one or more characters.
The method of claim 1,

The actual game result is

And a result value obtainable by the user when the game is performed, and at least one value of the result value obtainable by the server.
The method of claim 5,

The result value that can be obtained by the user when the game is performed from the game result expected value,

And at least one of scoring information, assist information, scoring player information, and assist player information.
The method of claim 5,

The result value that can be obtained by the server when playing the game in the game result expected value,

The user-selectable game reward method comprising at least one of the rating information of each player character and the best player information in the game.
A prediction for receiving a game result prediction value of the user from the user terminal after providing the user result prediction input interface, which is an interface for inputting the connected game result prediction value for the result prediction event, to the user terminal. A result input unit;

An event achievement determination unit comparing the actual game result value of the user terminal with a game result expected value of the user terminal when the game is finished; And

And a game reward unit configured to provide a result prediction event reward set to the user terminal according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result predicted value.
The method of claim 8,

The game reward unit,

If the actual game result value does not achieve the game result expected value, further comprises an event completion rate calculation unit for calculating a result prediction event completion rate which is an error ratio of the actual game result value with respect to the game result expected value,

And a preset result predictive event reward for the user according to the calculated result predictive event completion rate to the user terminal.
The method of claim 8,

The game reward unit,

And the event achievement determination unit determining whether there is the actual game result value exceeding a preset value or more according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result expected value.

And if the exceeded actual game result value exists, providing additional event rewards other than a preset result prediction event reward to the user terminal.
The method of claim 8,

The game,

User-selectable game reward server, characterized in that the sports game to operate at least one or more characters.
The method of claim 8,

The actual game result is

User-selectable game reward server, characterized in that it comprises at least one or more information of the result value obtainable by the user when the game is performed, and the result value obtainable by the server.
The method of claim 12,

The result value that can be obtained by the user when the game is performed from the game result expected value,

And at least one of score information, assist information, score player information, and assist player information.
The method of claim 12,

The result value that can be obtained by the server when playing the game in the game result expected value,

The user-selectable game reward server comprising at least one of the rating information of each player character and the best player information in the game.
User-selectable game reward server,

Providing a user result predictive input interface to the user terminal, the user result predictive input interface being an interface for receiving the connected game result predictive value for the result predictive event to the connected user terminal;

Receiving a game result prediction value of the user from the user terminal;

Comparing a game result expected value of the user terminal with an actual game result value of the user terminal when the game is finished; And

And providing the user terminal with a result prediction event reward set according to a comparison result between the actual game result value and the game result predicted value, wherein a program for implementing a user-selectable game reward method is recorded. Computer-readable recording media.