WO2015125989A1

WO2015125989A1 - Method and device for acquiring item by means of recommender registration

Info

Publication number: WO2015125989A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/001436
Authority: WO
Inventors: 유충길; 김재영; 김윤하
Original assignee: 유충길
Priority date: 2014-02-21
Filing date: 2014-02-21
Publication date: 2015-08-27
Also published as: KR20160006685A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device for acquiring an item by means of recommender registration and, more specifically, to a method and a device, for acquiring an item by means of recommender registration, having, if a user who has registered a recommender performs a game, accumulated for the recommender a point that is generated during the performing of the game, having generated an item that corresponds to the accumulated point, and having the generated item provided for the recommender. To this end, a method for acquiring an item by means of recommender registration according to the present invention comprises the steps of: storing a recommender if the recommender is input from a user terminal; if a game performed by means of the user terminal is detected, accumulating for the recommender a point being generated in accordance with the performing of the game; and, if the point accumulated for the recommender reaches a fixed value, generating an item needed for the performing of the game.

Description

Method and device for item acquisition through recommender registration

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for acquiring an item through registration of a recommender. Specifically, when a person who registers a recommender performs a game, points generated during the game are accumulated in the recommender to generate an item according to the accumulated point. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for acquiring an item through recommender registration for providing the created item to the recommender.

As the communication network evolves, various online game services are provided, and as the number of people who play online games increases, the genre of games also diversifies.

Recently, due to the remarkable development of mobile communication and smart phones, mobile games have gained great popularity, and mobile games have become popular with online game services as they are linked with SNS (Social Network System).

In most mobile games, users are making efforts to increase their game character levels. Moreover, user rankings are disclosed in mobile games linked with SNS, thereby causing competition among users.

As such, the user purchases an item to increase his game character level to increase game competitiveness and gain an advantage in user ranking. Accordingly, in recent online mobile games, services such as item planning, item image, and item sale are very important.

However, many users tend to be somewhat reluctant to purchase game items by paying money, and thus there is a problem that game participation is lowered because the game is no longer progressed due to lack of items. If the game fails to proceed further due to item problems, the game immersion will decrease and the opportunity to induce future item purchases will be lost, which will reduce the profits of the game companies in the long run.

Game companies, meanwhile, are investing a lot of time and money in advertising and marketing to promote their games to users. Considering this industry situation, users can participate in advertisements or marketings that inform the game and receive items in return, and game companies can effectively promote the game and increase game participation without spending time and money. It is necessary to find out.

The present invention was devised in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for a game user to obtain a game item without purchasing a game item at a cost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a way for game companies to effectively advertise or market games without investing time and money.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to allow a game company to make an advertisement or marketing for the game by using the game, and to allow the game user to receive an item in exchange for the advertisement or marketing.

To this end, the method for acquiring an item through recommender registration according to the present invention includes storing a recommender when a recommender is input from a user terminal, and accumulating points generated according to game performance when the game is detected by the user terminal. And generating an item required to play a game when a point accumulated to the recommender reaches a predetermined value.

In addition, the method for obtaining an item through recommender registration according to the present invention includes storing a recommender when a recommender is input from a user terminal, accumulating points to a recommender when a login by the user terminal is detected, and accumulating to the recommender. And generating an item required to play the game when the acquired point reaches a predetermined value.

In addition, the method for obtaining an item through recommender registration according to the present invention includes storing a recommender if there is a recommender registration from a user terminal, accumulating points corresponding to the number of recommender registrations to the stored recommender, and accumulating the recommender. And generating an item required to play the game when the acquired point reaches a predetermined value.

In addition, the item obtaining apparatus through the recommender registration according to the present invention includes a recommender registration unit for registering a recommender input from the user terminal, a game detection unit for detecting a specific event during the game by the user terminal, and the game detection unit And a point accumulator that generates points when the specific event is detected and accumulates the recommender, and an item generator that generates items required for game play when the points accumulated by the point accumulator reach a predetermined value.

In addition, the item acquisition method through the recommender registration according to the present invention, in the item acquisition method in the user terminal registered as a recommender, displaying the process of accumulating points generated during the game by the recommender registrant to the recommender And informing the recommender of generating an item required for playing the game when the accumulated points reach a predetermined value.

As described above, if a game user advertises a game on a blog or various sites, and the person who saw the advertisement registers the person who advertised the game as a recommender, the game user accumulates points generated during the game to the recommender. By creating an item according to the accumulated points and providing the generated item to the recommender, the person (recommended) who advertises the game may acquire the item without spending money.

In addition, since the user voluntarily informs the game to blogs or various sites in order to acquire items for free through the registration of recommenders, game companies can achieve advertising and marketing effects on the game without investing time and money.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a system in which item acquisition is performed through recommender registration according to the present invention;

2 is an internal configuration diagram of an item obtaining apparatus through recommender registration according to the present invention;

3 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an item acquisition process through recommender registration according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a process of obtaining items through the registration of recommenders in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 5 is an exemplary view displayed on the screen of the user terminal to obtain the item obtained through the registration of the recommender according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The construction of the present invention and the effects thereof will be clearly understood through the following detailed description. Prior to the detailed description of the present invention, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings, and the known components will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the present invention may obscure the gist of the present invention. do.

1 illustrates a schematic configuration of a system in which an item is obtained through recommender registration according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the recommender registration item obtaining system according to the present invention includes a user terminal 100 in which a game is performed, and a game server 200 that provides a game to the user terminal 100 and manages a user.

The user terminal 100 may be a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet PC, a smartphone, or the like, but is not limited thereto. Any device may be used as long as it can execute a game application and access data by connecting to the game server 200. Do.

The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal of a person (recommended) who advertises a game as a terminal possessed by a game user and a terminal of a person (recommended registrant) who registered a recommender. Since the game user may be both a recommender and a recommender registrant, the user terminal 100 may also be a recommender terminal and a recommender registrant terminal.

When a recommender registrant registers a recommender when a new user logs in to the game server 200 using his user terminal 100, and then plays a game, the person who received the recommender registration (recommended) may register his user terminal 100. Through this, you can check the accumulation of points and obtain items required to play the game.

The game server 200 is connected to the user terminal 100 through a communication network to perform data processing so that the game can proceed in the user terminal 100. The game server 200 according to the present invention includes hardware or software for providing an item obtaining function through recommender registration.

The game server 200 registers a recommender when the recommender is input from the user terminal 100 using hardware or software for an item acquisition function through the recommender registration. When the game is detected by the recommender registrant, the game server 200 receives points according to game performance. Accumulate to referrals. The game server 200 generates an item and provides it to the recommender when a point accumulated to the recommender becomes a predetermined value or more.

The communication network is a medium that connects the user terminal 100 and the game server 200 to perform data communication, and includes various types of communication protocols such as 3G, 4G, LTE, LTE-A, Wibro, WiMax, and Wi-Fi. It can be configured as.

Figure 2 shows a schematic internal configuration of the item obtaining apparatus through the recommender registration in accordance with the present invention.

The item obtaining apparatus through registration of the recommender is provided in the game server 200 and may be configured by combining hardware and software.

As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus for obtaining items through recommender registration includes a recommender registerer 202, a game detector 204, a point accumulator 206, an item generator 208, and the like.

The recommender registration unit 202 stores the recommender registrant and the recommender in a recommender DB (not shown) when there is a recommender input from the recommender registrant's user terminal 100.

The game detector 204 detects occurrence of a specific event while tracking the game of the recommender registrant while the game is being performed by the recommender registrant. For example, in a RPG (Role Playing Game) where a game character (hero) fights an enemy (villain) and level-ups to a strong hero, the game character is energized while the registrant of the recommender proceeds. The consumption of the stamina, the game detection unit 204 may detect such energy or stamina consumption as a specific event.

The point accumulator 206 generates points by accumulating points to the recommenders registered by the recommender registrant when a specific event is detected by the game detector 204.

The item generator 208 generates an item required for game play when the points accumulated by the point accumulator 206 reach a predetermined value. The item generated by the item generator 208 is stored in the item library.

Figure 3 shows the process of acquiring the item through the recommender registration in accordance with the present invention as a signal flow between the server and the client.

The user terminal 100 in FIG. 3 refers to the user terminal of the recommender registrant, and the game server 200 includes hardware and software for realizing an item acquisition function through the recommender registration.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user terminal 100 accesses the game server 200, inputs user information, and requests a new login (S10).

The game server 200 performs a user authentication process based on the input user information (S12), and when authentication is made, notifies the user terminal 100 of the completion of login (S14).

When the new login is completed, the user terminal 100 inputs the recommender and transmits it to the game server 200 (S16), and the game server 200 stores the received recommender in the recommender DB to perform the recommender registration (S18). .

In FIG. 3, the registration of the recommender is performed after the new login is completed. However, the recommender registration process may be performed at the time of requesting a new subscription (login).

After registration of the recommender, the user terminal 100 accesses the game server 200 to perform a game (S20). When the user terminal 100 generates a specific event while playing a game, the game server 200 generates a specific event. Sense to generate a point (S22). Here, the specific event means, for example, an action in which a game character consumes energy or stamina.

When the user terminal 100 stops the game and requests logout after generating points (S24), the game server 200 stores points for each recommender in the recommender DB (S26).

In FIG. 3, the points generated after logout are stored in the recommendation DB, but may be immediately stored in the recommendation DB at the time of point creation.

4 is a flowchart of an item obtaining process through recommender registration according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, a game performance by a recommender registrant is detected (S100), and a game character consumes stamina or energy while a game is performed by the recommender registrant (S112).

When a specific event such as a stamina or energy consumption behavior occurs, the game server 200 generates points (S114) and accumulates points to the recommenders registered by the recommender registrant.

Next, the game server 200 checks whether the accumulated points are equal to or greater than a predetermined value (for example, 300 points) (S116), generates an item when the predetermined points are greater than or equal to the predetermined value (S118), and resets the accumulated points to zero. (S120).

The generated items are stored in the item storage box, and the game server 200 checks whether the number of items stored in the item storage box is equal to or greater than a predetermined value (for example, 30) (S122).

If the number of items stored in the item storage box is less than a predetermined value, the point accumulation according to the performance of the game continues, and if the number of items is more than the predetermined value, the game server 200 stops accumulating points (S124).

In this way, by limiting the number of items generated by accumulating points, it is possible to prevent abuse of the item and maintain a balance with items purchased for a fee.

Restrictions on items can be made not only in number but also in time. For example, 30 items can be limited to one day. In this case, if all 30 items are created within one day, the points no longer accumulate and the point accumulation resumes the next day.

5 illustrates an example of displaying an item obtained by registering a recommender according to the present invention on a screen of a user terminal.

The screen of FIG. 5 shows a caret according to an embodiment of the present invention in an RPG (Role Playing Game) in which a game character (hero) fights a villain and wins or consumes an item (caret) and is leveled up to a strong hero. It shows the state of being mined.

Referring to FIG. 5, a progressive bar 10 at the top of the screen indicates a current mining state and means that 260 points of the maximum 300 points are accumulated. As points continue to accumulate and reach 300 points, one mine can be mined from the mine. When 300 points are accumulated and the caret is mined, the progressive bar 10 is reset and starts again from the 0 point.

In addition, a total of 10 recommender registrants are making points to recommenders while playing games, and it can be seen that up to 30 carats are stored in the recommender mine carat depository 20.

The recommended mine caret vault 20 on the bottom left of the screen represents the space where the caret generated by the point is stored, and the armon mine caret vault 30 on the right is stored by the caret obtained directly by the game user or through game play. Indicates the space to be

In an embodiment of the present invention, if a person who has registered a recommender and has actually played the game, points are accumulated on the recommender, the fact that the recommender registrant logged in to the game server regardless of whether the recommender registrant actually played the game after registering the recommender. Points may accumulate to the recommender alone.

In addition, even if there is no login, points may accumulate in the recommender by only registering the recommender and joining the game.

As such, the point generation parameter based on the recommender registration may include a specific number of referrer registrations, logins, and game performances. These creation parameters may be used alone or in combination of two or more according to the game company's policy. Can be applied.

Meanwhile, the method for acquiring an item through registration of the recommender described above may be implemented in a software program and recorded in a computer-readable predetermined recording medium.

For example, the recording medium may be a hard disk, a flash memory, a RAM, a ROM, or the like as an internal type of each playback device, or an optical disc such as a CD-R or a CD-RW, a compact flash card, a smart media, a memory stick, or a multimedia card as an external type. have.

In this case, the program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium, storing the recommender when the recommender is input from the user terminal, and accumulate points generated by the game performance to the recommender when the game is detected by the user terminal And generating an item required for game execution when a point accumulated in the recommender reaches a predetermined value.

The program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may include storing a recommender when a recommender is input from a user terminal, accumulating points to the recommender when a login by the user terminal is detected, and accumulating the recommender. When the received point reaches a predetermined value, the method for obtaining an item through registration of the recommender may be executed.

The program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may further include storing a recommender if there is a recommender registration from the user terminal, accumulating points corresponding to the number of recommender registrations to the stored recommender, and accumulating the recommender. When the received point reaches a predetermined value, the method for obtaining an item through registration of the recommender may be executed.

The program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may further include displaying a process of accumulating the points generated during the game by the recommender registrant to the recommender, and when the points accumulated by the recommender reach a predetermined value. The method of obtaining an item through registration of a recommender in a user terminal may be executed, the method including notifying generation of an item required for playing a game.

Functional operations and implementations described in the specification of the present invention may be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, computer software, firmware or hardware, or a combination of one or more of them. Implementations described in the specification of the present invention are one or more modules relating to computer program instructions encoded on a program storage medium of tangible type for controlling or by the operation of one or more computer program products, ie data processing apparatuses. It can be implemented as.

While the drawings of the present invention describe an operational process, it should not be understood that such operations must be performed in the specific order shown or that all illustrated operations must be performed in order to obtain desirable results. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

In addition, specific embodiments have been described in the specification of the present invention. Embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. For example, the actions recited in the claims can be performed in a different order while still achieving desirable results.

The above description is merely illustrative of the present invention, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the specification of the present invention are not intended to limit the present invention. The scope of the present invention should be construed by the claims below, and all techniques within the scope equivalent thereto will be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

The item acquisition method through recommender registration according to the present invention can be applied to any game that can generate a character using an item and increase the game level. Through the method of acquiring the item through registration of the recommender, the game user actively announces the game to various media, so that the online game company can effectively promote the game without spending time and money.

Claims

Storing the recommender when the recommender is input from the user terminal;

Accumulating points generated according to game performance to a recommender when the game is detected by the user terminal;

And generating an item required to perform a game when a point accumulated in the recommender reaches a predetermined value.
The method of claim 1,

And resetting the points accumulated in the recommender when the item is generated.
The method of claim 1,

Storing the created item in an item library;

And stopping the accumulation of points if the number of items stored in the item library is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
Storing the recommender when the recommender is input from the user terminal;

Accumulating points to a recommender when a login by the user terminal is detected;

And generating an item required to perform a game when a point accumulated in the recommender reaches a predetermined value.
If there is a recommender registration from the user terminal, storing the recommender;

Accumulating points corresponding to the number of recommended person registrations to the stored recommenders;

And generating an item required to perform a game when a point accumulated in the recommender reaches a predetermined value.
A recommender registration unit for registering a recommender input from the user terminal,

A game detector for detecting a specific event during game play by the user terminal;

A point accumulator which generates points by accumulating points to the recommender when a specific event is detected by the game detector;

And an item generator configured to generate an item required to perform a game when a point accumulated by the point accumulator reaches a predetermined value.
The method of claim 6,

Further comprising an item storage unit for storing the item generated by the item generator,

And the point accumulator is deactivated when the number of items stored in the item storage unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined number.
The method of claim 6,

And the point accumulating unit resets the accumulated points to the recommender when the item is generated.
In the method of obtaining an item in a user terminal registered as a recommender,

Displaying a process in which points generated during the game by the recommender registrant accumulate to the recommender;

And informing the recommender of generation of an item required to perform a game when the accumulated points reach a predetermined value.
The method of claim 9,

The accumulated points after the creation of the item is reset and accumulates again from the beginning to the recommender.
The method of claim 9,

And displaying the process of accumulating the points to the recommender comprises displaying the number of recommender registrants currently playing the game.
The method of claim 9,

If the generated items are a predetermined number or more, the item acquisition method characterized in that the points do not accumulate.
The method of claim 9,

And classifying and displaying the first item library for storing the item generated by the point and the second item library for storing the item generated according to the purchase or game performance of the recommender. Way.
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 9 to 13.