KR101009887B1 - Recording medium recording system and method of game termination service and program for performing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

Game termination service method that can control the end of the game using a user schedule registered in the schedule management application for managing the user's schedule is registered in the user's schedule application in response to the game start request of the game application installed on the user client Loading a user schedule; And controlling the end of the game by using the loaded user schedule.

Game, Calendar, User Schedule, End Game, Load

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAME TIME USING THE USER SCHEDULE, AND RECORD MEDIA RECODED PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENT THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a game end service system and method, and more particularly, to a game end service system and method for controlling the end of a game using a user schedule registered in a schedule management application that manages a user's schedule, and A recording medium on which a program for performing the method is recorded.

Recently, due to the rapid development of the communication environment using the Internet and the spread of the high-speed communication network, high-speed transmission of large-capacity multimedia data becomes possible, and online multi-game termination service through the Internet in accordance with the universal dissemination of the user client connected to the network. Increasingly, content providers (CPs) that provide various types of content to users are rapidly increasing.

Content providers offer a wide variety of content, such as search, shopping, games, and chat services. In particular, game-end services can attract a large audience of users, even for paid services. It is a revenue source.

However, various kinds of online games such as GoStop, poker, etc. provided through the Internet can make the user addicted to the game by causing the user to spend too much time playing the game.

In addition, there is a problem that the game user is engrossed in the game play, personal schedules, for example, when the appointment time is missed or delayed, which can lower the credit of the game user.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, a game end service system and method that can control the end of the game using a user schedule registered in a schedule management application for managing a user's schedule, and to perform the method It is a technical task to provide a recording medium having recorded thereon a program.

Another technical problem is to provide a game termination service system and method capable of controlling the end of a game using a fee expiration time registered in a fee management application according to a fee, and a recording medium on which a program for performing the method is recorded. Shall be.

Game end service method according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of loading a user schedule registered in the user's schedule management application according to the game start request of the game application installed in the user client; And controlling the end of the game by using the loaded user schedule.

The loading of the user schedule may include receiving user login information of the calendar application; And loading the user schedule by accessing the schedule management application using the user login information.

According to an embodiment, the game end service method may include: setting a predetermined time corresponding to the loaded user schedule or a time obtained by subtracting an offset time from the predetermined time as a game end time; Providing the user with setting information including a game end time and setting information for setting a game end option for controlling the end of the game; And setting the game end option by receiving the setting information, wherein the controlling of the end of the game comprises ending the game according to the set game end option when a current time is the game end time. It is characterized by controlling.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a game termination service in a game server connected to a communication network with a user client, the method comprising: receiving a game start request from a game application installed in the user client; Loading a user schedule registered in a user's schedule management application in response to the game start request; And controlling the end of the game by using the loaded user schedule.

The loading of the user schedule may include receiving user login information of the schedule application from the user client; And loading the user schedule by accessing the user schedule application using the user login information.

According to an embodiment, the game end service method may include: setting a predetermined time corresponding to the loaded user schedule or a time obtained by subtracting an offset time from the predetermined time as a game end time; Transmitting setting information including the game end time and setting information for setting a game end option for the end of the game to the user client; And setting the game end option by receiving setting information from the user client, wherein controlling the game end comprises: setting the game end option according to the set game end option when the current time is the game end time. Controlling the end of the game.

The setting information may include a first control option for forcibly terminating the game, a second control option for terminating the game after providing a notification event for ending the game to the user, and the notification event. And a game control option set to any one of the third control options for providing only the user to the user.

In an embodiment, the controlling of the end of the game may include: calculating a remaining play time of the game and a remaining time until the game end time; Controlling the end of the game according to the game end option when the one-time play time is greater than the remaining time; Providing the notification event to a user when the one play time is less than the remaining time; And controlling the end of the game according to the game end information received through the notification event.

The game end information is set to any one of a first option for terminating the game, a second option for resetting the game end time, and a third option for canceling the end setting of the game. It is characterized by.

In one embodiment, the setting information is in game play, game field, game battle, game to provide the user with the notification event for each of the second and third control options according to the game state of the user. The event may further include a notification event display option set to at least one of the game waiting room and the game stage.

In an embodiment, the game end service method may further include receiving a new user schedule through the setting information and resetting the game end time.

Game ending service method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of receiving the fee management login information of the fee management application for managing the fee expiration time according to the rate corresponding to the game start request of the game application installed in the user client; Loading the fee expiration time by accessing the fee management application using the fee management login information; Setting the loaded fee expiration time or a time subtracting an offset time from the fee expiration time as a game end time; Providing the user with setting information including the game end time and setting information for setting a game end option for the end of the game; Setting the game termination option by receiving setting information from the user client; And controlling the end of the game according to the set game end option using the set game end time.

In an embodiment, the controlling of the end of the game may include: calculating a remaining play time of the game and a remaining time until the game end time; Controlling the end of the game according to the game end option when the one-time play time is greater than the remaining time; Providing the notification event to a user when the one play time is less than the remaining time; And terminating the game or canceling the end setting of the game according to the game end information received through the notification event.

The user schedule may be loaded from at least one of the schedule application installed on the user client and the schedule application installed on a web service server providing a web service.

Game end service system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a game application installed in the user client; And a game timer application for controlling the end of the game in association with game execution of the game application, wherein the game timer application controls the end of the game at a time corresponding to a user schedule registered in a user's schedule management application. Characterized in that.

The game timer application may include: a load unit configured to receive user login information of the schedule application from the user client, and load the user schedule by accessing the schedule application using the received user login information; Set a game end time using the loaded user schedule and provide a user with a setting window for setting a game end option for the end of the game, and the game according to the setting information received through the setting window. A game end time setting unit for setting an end option; And a game end controller configured to compare a current time and the game end time and control the end of the game according to the game end option.

The setting information may include a first control option for forcibly terminating the game, a second control option for terminating the game after providing a notification event for ending the game to the user, and the notification event. A game control option set to any one of a third control option for providing only the user to the user; And between game play, game field, game battle, game event, game waiting room, and game stage to provide the user with the notification event for each of the second and third control options according to the user's game state. It characterized in that it comprises a notification event display option is set to at least one of.

In an embodiment, the game end time setting unit may receive a new user schedule changed through the setting window and reset the game end time.

In one embodiment, the game end control unit calculates the remaining time until the one-time play time and the game end time of the game; If the one play time is greater than the remaining time, control the end of the game according to the game end option; When the one-time play time is smaller than the remaining time, the notification event is provided to a user, and the end of the game is controlled according to game termination information received through the notification event.

The game end information is set to any one of a first option for terminating the game, a second option for resetting the game end time, and a third option for canceling the end setting of the game. It is characterized by.

In one embodiment, the calendar application is installed on at least one of the user client and a web service server providing a web service.

The game termination service system may further include a game server connected to the user client through a communication network, and the game timer application may be installed in the user client or the game server.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user is immersed in the game play by controlling the end of the game by using the user schedule registered in the user's personal schedule application. There is an effect that can be prevented.

In addition, according to the present invention, by controlling the end of the game by using the fee expiration time registered in the fee management application, there is an effect that can prevent the user from being immersed in the game play and additional charges are generated.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining a game termination service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the game end service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a game application 110 installed in the user client 100 and a user's schedule management application according to a game start request of the game application 110. And a game timer application 120 that loads the user schedule registered in 130 and controls the end of the game using the loaded user schedule.

The user client 100 is a plurality of terminal devices that are connected to the communication network 300 to receive various kinds of game applications 110 such as cart rider, gogosing, gostop, poker, and the like. , Mobile phones, PDAs, and mobile broadcast system (MBS) phones.

The game application 110 allows the user to proceed with the game substantially, and has a program form installed in the user client 100. Such a game application 110 is not required to be installed in the user client 100, and the game termination service may be provided through the web browser 102.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game timer application 120 may include a load unit 122, a game end time setting unit 124, a game end control unit 126, and a storage unit 128. have.

The load unit 122 receives the user login information of the schedule application 130 from the user client 100, accesses the schedule application 130 using the received user login information, and loads the user schedule. Here, the load unit 122 is a web calendar application included in a web service server 200 that provides a web service including a calendar application 130 and a calendar installed in the user client 100 using the user login information. The user schedule may be loaded by accessing at least one of the 210. In this case, the user schedule loaded by the load unit 122 may be stored in the storage unit 128.

The game end time setting unit 124 sets the game end time using the user schedule loaded by the load unit 122, and receives the setting information through the setting window 150 shown in FIG. Set the game end option for the end. Here, the game end time and the game end option set by the game end time setting unit 124 may be stored in the storage unit 128. In this case, the storage unit 128 may be included in the game end time setting unit 124 or the game end control unit 126.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the setting window 150 may include a schedule load option 151, a game control option 152, and a notification event display option 154.

The constant load option 151 may be configured to include the first and second load options 151a and 151b.

The first load option 151a loads a user schedule by accessing the schedule management application 130 installed in the user client 100 using user login information, that is, an ID and password according to a user selection. Here, the calendar application 130 may be an Outlook program of Microsoft Corporation. As such, the time corresponding to the user schedule loaded by the first load option 151a according to the user selection may be displayed on the time display unit 153 provided in the setting window 150 in the form of date, time, morning, afternoon, or the like. The message about the loaded user schedule may be displayed on the message display unit 155 in the setting window 150.

The second load option 151b uses the user login information to access the web schedule application 210 of the web service server 200 to load the user schedule according to the user's selection. Here, the web calendar application 210 may be a web calendar included in the web service server 200. As such, the user schedule loaded by the second load option 151b according to the user selection may be displayed on the time display unit 153 in a format such as date, time, morning, afternoon, and the like. It may be displayed on the message display unit 155.

Meanwhile, the game timer application 120 may register a user schedule and / or a web schedule application 210 of the web service server 200 registered in the schedule application 130 of the user client 100 through a synchronization protocol. You can load the user schedule registered in).

The game control option 152 includes a forced termination option for forcibly terminating the game of the game application 110, a confirmation / termination option for terminating the game after providing a notification event for the end of the game to the user, and a notification event. It may be configured to include a notification function option for providing to. The game control option 152 may be set by the user as one of a forced termination option, a confirmation / end option, and a notification function option.

The notification event display option 154 displays a notification event that is generated when the game control option 152 has the confirmation / termination option or the notification function option set so that it does not interfere with the user's game play, or the game screen of the user's desired game state. In order to be displayed, the game game may be configured to include options during game play, options in game fields, options during game battles, options during game events, game waiting room options, and options between game stages according to a user's game state. The notification event display option 154 may be set by the user to at least one of a game playing option, a game field option, a game combat option, a game event option, a game waiting room option, and an option between game stages.

On the other hand, the user can reset the game end time set by the game end time setting unit 124 by directly changing the date and time of the user schedule loaded on the time display unit 153 of the setting window 150. In this case, the changed user schedule may be reflected in each user schedule of the schedule management application 130 and the web schedule management application 210.

The game end control unit 126 compares the current time and the game end time and controls the end of the game according to the set game end option when the current time is the game end time.

In one embodiment, the game end control unit 126 forcibly terminates the game at the current time corresponding to the game end time when the game control option of the game end option is set to the forced end option.

In another embodiment, when the game control option of the game end option is set to the check / end option, the game end control unit 126 provides a notification event to the user and according to the end notification information received through the notification event. Control shutdown. Here, the notification event, as shown in Figure 4, the end button 161 for ending the game, the end time reset button 162 for resetting the end time of the game; And a character or pop-up window having a speech bubble including a game end setting cancel button 163 for canceling the end setting of the game, and may further include a user schedule and a message corresponding to the schedule.

Specifically, when the end notification information by the end button 161 is received, the game end control unit 126 terminates the game when the running game board ends. The game end control unit 126 provides the setting window 150 to the user when the end notification information by the end time reset button 162 is received, and the game end time and setting provided through the setting window 150. Receive information to reset game end time and game end options. On the other hand, the game end control unit 126 no longer performs the end control of the game when the end notification information received by the game end setting cancel button 163 is received.

In another embodiment, when the game control option of the game end option is set as a notification function option, the game end control unit 126 provides a user with a schedule message window (not shown) including a user schedule and a message, No longer do the end control of the game.

In another embodiment, the game end control unit 124 calculates the remaining time until the one-time play time and the game end time of the game, and the set game when the calculated one-time play time (or the estimated time) is larger than the remaining time. You can control the end of the game according to the end option. For example, the game control option of the game end option is set to the check / end option, the notification event display option 154 is set between the game waiting room and / or the game stage, and the game end time is set to "18:00". When a user plays a racing game such as a kart rider or gogosing, which has a play time of about 3 minutes, the game end control unit 124 sets the user to "17:58" between gameplay (eg, For example, when located in the stage, waiting room, etc., the above-described notification event is displayed on the game screen to control the end of the game.

As such, the game end service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention loads a user schedule registered in a user's personal schedule application 130 and 210, and controls the end of the game by using the loaded user schedule. It is possible to prevent the user from being engrossed in game play or losing personal schedules such as appointment time or being late.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for describing a game termination service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the game server illustrated in FIG. 5.

5 and 6, the game termination service system according to the second embodiment of the present invention is connected to the user client 100 through the user client 100 and the communication network 300 in which the game application 110 is installed. It comprises a game server 400 having a game timer application 420 for controlling the user's game end by using a user schedule registered in the user's schedule management application (130, 210).

The user client 100 is a plurality of terminal devices that are connected to the communication network 300 to receive various kinds of game applications 110 such as cart rider, gogosing, gostop, poker, and the like. , Mobile phones, PDAs, and mobile broadcast system (MBS) phones.

The game application 110 allows the user to proceed with the game substantially, and has a program form installed in the user client 100. In addition, the game application 110 receives a list of all channels from the game server 400 and displays them to the user. When the user requests to enter a specific channel and participate in a game room, the game application 110 receives information about channels entered from the game server 400. And it receives the opened game room information, and performs the function of transmitting and receiving game packets for the game during the game progress. In this case, the game application 110 is not necessarily installed in the user client 100, and the game end service may be provided through the web browser 102.

The game server 400 may include a game application providing module 410 for providing a game application 110 to the user client 100; A game timer application 420 for controlling the end of the user's game in connection with the execution of the game application 110 installed in the user client 100; And a channel information providing module 430 for providing channel list information to the user client 100.

The game application providing module 410 provides the game application 110 to the user client 100 through the communication network 300. In addition, the game application providing module 410 may perform a function of checking the version of the application 110 and updating it to the latest version.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game timer application 420 includes a load unit 122, a game end time setting unit 124, a game end control unit 126, and a storage unit 128. Except that installed in the game server 400 in the first embodiment of the present invention is configured in the same way to control the user's game termination. Accordingly, the detailed description of the game timer application 420 will be replaced with the description of the first embodiment of the present invention described above.

The channel information providing module 430 transmits the channel list information stored in the database 500 to the user client 100, and, when the user enters a specific channel, the user information and establishment during the game or waiting on the channel. Transmitted game room information and the like to the user client 100.

The database 500 is connected to the game server 400, at least one of the user authentication information for the user authentication, the user's game rating, the user's game win rate, the user's game pattern information and the user's game opponent according to the game type Save it. The database 500 may include a channel database (not shown) that stores channel list information.

On the other hand, the game server 400, when the game is terminated by the game timer application 420 during the user's game play, it is determined that the normal game end, the penalty in the game so as not to affect the user's game rating, game win rate, etc. Do not make small or occur.

As described above, the game end service system according to the second embodiment of the present invention uses the user login information of the user schedule application 130,210 provided from the user client 100, the personal schedule application 130 of the user , The user is engrossed in the game play by loading the user schedule registered in (210), and controlling the user's game termination in the game server 400 according to the loaded user schedule. The case can be prevented.

7 is a view for explaining a game termination service system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the game termination service system according to the third embodiment of the present invention expires a fee according to a fee in response to a game start request of the game application 110 and the game application 110 installed in the user client 100. And a game timer application 620 for controlling the end of the game by loading the fee expiration time registered in the fee management application 630 for managing time.

The user client 100 is a plurality of terminal devices capable of receiving various kinds of game applications 110 such as cart rider, gogosing, gostop, poker, and the like, and includes a desktop PC, a notebook, a mobile phone, a PDA, and an MBS. (Mobile Broadcast System) It can include all the phones.

The game application 110 allows the user to proceed with the game substantially, and has a program form installed in the user client 100. Such a game application 110 is not required to be installed in the user client 100, and the game termination service may be provided through the web browser 102.

The fee management application 630 is installed in the user client 100 to set a fee expiration time according to the fee to limit the user's use time of the user client 100. Here, the fee management application 630 may reset the fee expiration time by performing a billing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game timer application 120 may include a load unit 122, a game end time setting unit 124, a game end control unit 126, and a storage unit 128. have.

The load unit 122 receives fee management login information of the fee management application 630 from the user client 100, and accesses the fee management application 630 using the received fee management login information to load a fee expiration time. .

The game end time setting unit 126 is the same as the first embodiment of the present invention except that the fee expiration time loaded by the load unit 122 is set as the game end time.

The game end control unit 126 controls the end of the game according to the game end time and the game end option set by the game end time setting unit 126 as in the first embodiment of the present invention described above.

As described above, the game termination service system according to the third embodiment of the present invention loads the fee expiration time from the fee management application 630, and controls the user's game termination by using the loaded fee expiration time. You can avoid paying additional fees.

Meanwhile, the game termination service system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention may be configured by combining the first and third embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8. That is, the user schedule registered in the user schedule application 130 and 210 installed in at least one of the user client 100 and the web service server 200 using the game timer application 120 installed in the user client 100 and At least one of the fee expiration time registered in the fee management application 630 installed in the user client 100 may be set as the game end time to control the end of the game.

Meanwhile, the game termination service system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention may be configured by combining the second and third embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 9. That is, the user schedule registered in the user schedule application 130, 210 installed in at least one of the user client 100 and the web service server 200 using the game timer application 420 installed in the game server 400. The game server 400 may control the end of the game by setting at least one of the fee expiration time registered in the fee management application 630 installed in the user client 100 as the game end time.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a game end service method using a game timer application installed in a user client.

First, in accordance with a game start request (S102) of a game application installed in a user client, a user schedule registered in a user's schedule management application is loaded (S104).

In one embodiment, the step of loading a user schedule (S104) receives the user login information of the calendar application, access the calendar application using the received user login information to load the user schedule registered in the calendar application can do.

Subsequently, the game end time is set as a time at which the offset time is subtracted from a predetermined time or a predetermined time corresponding to the loaded user schedule (S106). Here, the offset time may be set to at least one minute before and after a predetermined time.

Subsequently, the user is provided with setting information for setting the game end option for the end of the game, and receives the setting information to set the game end option (S108). Here, the schedule information corresponding to the set game end time and the user schedule may be displayed in the setting information.

According to an embodiment, the setting information may include a forced termination option for forcibly terminating the game, a confirmation / end option for terminating the game after providing a notification event for ending the game, and a notification function for providing the notification event only to the user. It may include a game control option set to any one of the options.

In addition, the setting information may be provided during the game play option, the game field option, the game battle option, the game event option, to provide a notification event to the user when a notification event is generated by the game control option according to the user's game state. The display apparatus may further include a notification event display option set to at least one of a game waiting room option and an option between game stages.

On the other hand, the user can also reset by changing the game end time displayed in the setting information.

Subsequently, the end of the game is controlled according to the loaded user schedule, that is, the game end option set at a time corresponding to the set game end time (S110).

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for describing an operation of controlling the end of a game according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 10.

First, it is checked whether the current time is the game end time (S200).

Subsequently, if the current time is the game end time (YES in S200), it is checked whether the game control option of the game termination option set through the setting window is a forced termination option (S202).

If the current time is not the end time of the game (No in S200), it is continuously checked whether the current time is the end time of the game until the current time becomes the end time of the game (S200).

Subsequently, when the game control option of the game end option is set to the forced end option (YES in S202), the running game is forcibly terminated (S204).

If the game control option is not set to the forced end option (NO in S202), it is checked whether the game control option of the game end option is the check / end option (S206).

Subsequently, when the game control option is set to the confirmation / end option (YES in S206), a notification event including the termination notification information is provided to the user, and the termination notification information is received through the notification event (S208). Here, the end notification information is displayed on the game screen so as to correspond to the set notification event display option and provided to the user. The end notification information may include a game end option for terminating a game, a game end time reset option for resetting the game end time, and the game. It may include a game end cancel option for canceling the end setting of the. The notification event may be a popup window.

Then, it is checked whether the end notification information received through the notification event is the game end option (S210).

Subsequently, when the termination notification information received through the notification event is the game termination option (YES in S210), the game may be terminated when the game board is finished or the game board is executed through the game termination request (S212). ).

If the end notification information received through the notification event is not the game end option (“No” in S210), that is, if the end notification information received through the notification event is the game end cancellation option, the end of the user game is controlled. I never do that.

In addition, when the game control option is not set to the confirm / terminate option (“No” in S206), after providing the user with a schedule message window (not shown) including the user schedule and the message (S214), the game is no longer played. Does not perform end control.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for describing an operation of controlling the end of a game according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 10.

First, the one-time play time of the game is calculated (S300). Here, the one time play time of the game may be the average play time of the game being executed by the user or the most recent play time.

Next, the current time is compared to the game end time to calculate the remaining time (S302).

Then, the game state of the running user is detected (S304).

Next, it is determined whether the calculated one-time play time is greater than the calculated remaining time (S306).

Then, if the calculated one-time play time is larger than the calculated remaining time (YES in S306), it is checked whether the detected user game state corresponds to the notification event display option of the set game end option (S308). If the calculated one-time play time is smaller than the calculated remaining time (NO in S306), the above-described steps S302 to S306 are repeatedly performed until the calculated one-time play time is larger than the calculated remaining time. .

Subsequently, when the detected game state of the user corresponds to the set notification event display option (YES in S308), the user may be provided with a notification event including the termination notification information, and receive the termination notification information through the notification event. (S310). Here, the end notification information is displayed on the game screen so as to correspond to the set notification event display option and provided to the user. The end notification information may include a game end option for terminating a game, a game end time reset option for resetting the game end time, and the game. It may include a game end cancel option for canceling the end setting of the. The notification event may be a popup window.

On the other hand, if the detected game state of the user does not correspond to the set notification event display option (NO in S308), it is checked whether the current time is the game end time (S312).

Subsequently, if the current time is the game end time (YES in S312), it is checked whether the game control option of the game termination option set through the setting window is a forced termination option (S314). If the current time is not the game end time (“No” in S312), it is continuously checked whether the current time is the game end time until the current time becomes the game end time (S312).

Subsequently, when the game control option of the game end option is set to the forced end option (YES in S314), the running game is forcibly terminated (S316).

If the game control option of the game end option is not set to the forced end option (NO in S314), it is checked whether the game control option of the game end option is the check / end option (S318).

Subsequently, when the game control option is set to the check / end option (“YES” in S318), a step S310 of providing a notification event including the termination notification information to the user and receiving the termination notification information through the notification event is performed. . If the game control option is not set to the check / end option (“No” in S318), after providing a schedule message window (not shown) including the user schedule and the message to the user (S320), the game is no longer played. Does not perform end control.

Then, it is checked whether the end notification information received through the notification event is the game end option (S322).

Subsequently, when the termination notification information received through the notification event is the game termination option (YES in S322), the game may be terminated when the game board is ended by executing the game or ending the game through the game termination request (S324). ).

If the end notification information received through the notification event is not the game end option (“No” in S322), it is checked whether the end notification information received through the notification event is the game end time reset option (S326).

Subsequently, if the end notification information received through the notification event is a game end time reset option (YES in S326), the game end time is provided to the user, and the new time changed through the setting window is used as the game end time. Reset (S328). As such, when the user resets the game end time, the above-described steps S300 to S3328 are performed to control the end of the user game.

If the end notification information received through the notification event is not the game end time reset option (No in S326), that is, if the end notification information received through the notification event is the game end cancellation option, the game is no longer available. Do not perform termination control.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a game termination service method using a game timer application installed in a game server connected to a user client and a communication network.

First, a game start request is received from a game application installed in a user client (S402).

Subsequently, in response to the received game start request, the user schedule registered in the user's schedule application is loaded (S404).

In one embodiment, in the step of loading a user schedule (S404) to request the user login information of the calendar application to the user client to receive the user login information from the user client, the calendar application using the received user login information Access the user schedule registered in the calendar application can be accessed.

Subsequently, the game time is set as the game end time by subtracting the offset time from the schedule time or the schedule time corresponding to the loaded user schedule (S406). Here, the offset time may be set to at least one minute before and after a predetermined time.

Subsequently, setting information for setting a game end option for the end of the game is transmitted to the user client (S408).

According to an embodiment, the setting information may include a forced termination option for forcibly terminating the game, a confirmation / end option for terminating the game after providing a notification event for ending the game, and a notification function for providing the notification event only to the user. It may include a game control option set to any one of the options.

In addition, the setting information may be provided during the game play option, the game field option, the game battle option, the game event option, to provide a notification event to the user when a notification event is generated by the game control option according to the user's game state. The display apparatus may further include a notification event display option set to at least one of a game waiting room option and an option between game stages.

Here, the setting information may include a schedule message corresponding to the set game end time and the user schedule.

Subsequently, the game termination option is set by receiving the setting information provided from the user client (S410).

On the other hand, the user can also reset by changing the game end time displayed in the setting information.

Then, the end of the game is controlled according to the loaded user schedule, that is, the game end option set at a time corresponding to the set game end time (S412). Here, the end of the game may be controlled through the steps S200 to S214 described above with reference to FIG. 5, or may be controlled through the steps S300 to S328 described above with reference to FIG. 6.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a game end service method using a game timer application installed in a user client including a fee management application.

First, a game start request is received from a game application installed in a user client (S502).

Subsequently, the fee management login information of the fee management application that manages the fee expiration time according to the fee corresponding to the received game start request is received, and the fee expiration time is loaded by accessing the fee management application using the received fee management login information. (S504).

Subsequently, the time that the offset time is subtracted from the loaded fee expiration time or the fee expiration time is set as the game end time (S506). Here, the offset time may be set to at least one minute before and after a predetermined time.

Subsequently, setting information for setting a game end option for the end of the game is transmitted to the user (S508).

According to an embodiment, the setting information may include a forced termination option for forcibly terminating the game, a confirmation / end option for terminating the game after providing a notification event for ending the game, and a notification function for providing the notification event only to the user. It may include a game control option set to any one of the options.

In addition, the setting information may be provided during the game play option, the game field option, the game battle option, the game event option, to provide a notification event to the user when a notification event is generated by the game control option according to the user's game state. The display apparatus may further include a notification event display option set to at least one of a game waiting room option and an option between game stages.

Subsequently, the game reception option is set by receiving the setting information (S510).

Then, the end of the game is controlled according to the loaded game expiration time, that is, the game end option set at the time corresponding to the set game end time (S512).

In one embodiment, the end of the game may be controlled through the steps S200 to S212 described above with reference to FIG.

In another embodiment, the control may be controlled through steps S300 to S228 described above with reference to FIG. 12.

On the other hand, the game termination service method according to an embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of a program that can be performed using a variety of computer means, the program for performing the game termination service method is a hard disk, CD -Can be stored on a computer readable recording medium such as ROM, DVD, ROM, RAM, or flash memory.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. Therefore, it is to be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

1 is a view for explaining a game termination service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining a game timer application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining a setting window for setting a game end option according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view for explaining a notification event for setting the termination notification information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram for describing a game termination service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view for explaining a game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view for explaining a game termination service system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view for explaining a game termination service system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a view for explaining a game termination service system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a game end service method using a game timer application installed in a user client.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling the end of a game according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling the end of a game according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a game termination service method using a game timer application installed in a game server connected to a user client and a communication network.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a game end service method using a game timer application installed in a user client including a fee management application.

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100: user client 102: web browser

110: game application 120, 420: game timer application

122: load unit 124: game end time setting unit

126: game end control unit 128: storage unit

130: calendar application 200: Web service server

210: web calendar application 300: communication network

400: game server 410: game application providing module

430: channel information providing module 630: fee management application

Claims (27)

In the game end service method performed by the game end service system, Loading a user schedule registered in a user's schedule management application according to a game start request of a game application installed in a user client, by a game timer application of the game end service system; And Controlling the end of the game by the game timer application using a predetermined time corresponding to the loaded user schedule, The step of loading the user schedule, Receiving user login information of the calendar application; And And accessing the schedule management application by using the user login information, and loading the user schedule. delete The method of claim 1, Setting, by the game timer application, a predetermined time corresponding to the loaded user schedule or a time obtained by subtracting an offset time from the predetermined time as a game end time; Providing, by the game timer application, the user with setting information for setting a game end option for controlling the end of the game and including the game end time; And The game timer application further comprises the step of setting the game end option by receiving the setting information, The controlling of the termination of the game may include controlling the termination of the game according to the set game termination option when the current time is the termination time of the game. The method of claim 3, wherein The setting information includes a first control option for forcibly terminating the game, a second control option for terminating the game after providing a notification event for ending the game, and providing the notification event to the user only. And a game control option set to any one of the third control options. The method of claim 4, wherein the controlling of the end of the game comprises: Calculating a remaining play time of the game and the remaining time until the game end time; And Controlling the end of the game according to the game end option when the one-time play time is greater than the remaining time; Providing the notification event to a user when the one play time is less than the remaining time; And And controlling the end of the game according to the game end information received through the notification event. The method of claim 5, The game end information is set to one of a first option for terminating the game, a second option for resetting the game end time, and a third option for canceling the end setting of the game. Service method. The method of claim 4, wherein The setting information is provided during game play, game field, game battle, game event, game waiting room and the like to provide the user with the notification event for each of the second and third control options according to the user's game state. And a notification event displaying option set to at least one of game stages. The method of claim 3, wherein Receiving a new user schedule through the setting information, the game end service method characterized in that it further comprises the step of resetting the game end time. In the method for providing a game termination service in the game server connected to the user network and the communication network, Receiving a game start request from a game application installed in the user client; Loading a user schedule registered in a user's schedule management application in response to the game start request; And Controlling the end of the game by using a predetermined time corresponding to the loaded user schedule, The step of loading the user schedule, Receiving user login information of the calendar application from the user client; And And accessing the user schedule management application using the user login information to load the user schedule. delete The method of claim 9, Setting a predetermined time corresponding to the loaded user schedule or a time obtained by subtracting an offset time from the predetermined time as a game end time; Transmitting setting information including the game end time and setting information for setting a game end option for the end of the game to the user client; Receiving the setting information set from the user client and setting the game end option; The controlling of the termination of the game may include controlling the termination of the game according to the set game termination option when the current time is the termination time of the game. The method of claim 11, wherein the setting information, A first control option for forcibly terminating the game, a second control option for terminating the game after providing a notification event for ending the game, and a third control option for providing the notification event only to the user A game control option set to any one of; And During game play, game field, game battle, game event, between game waiting room and game stage to provide the user with the notification event for each of the second and third control options according to the user's game state. And a notification event display option set to at least one. The method of claim 12, wherein controlling the end of the game comprises: Calculating a remaining play time of the game and the remaining time until the game end time; And Controlling the end of the game according to the game end option when the one-time play time is greater than the remaining time; Providing the notification event to a user when the one play time is less than the remaining time; And And controlling the end of the game according to the game end information received through the notification event. The method of claim 13, The game end information is set to one of a first option for terminating the game, a second option for resetting the game end time, and a third option for canceling the end setting of the game. Service method. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1 or 9, And the user schedule is loaded from at least one of the schedule application installed on the user client and the schedule application installed on a web service server providing a web service. 15. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for carrying out the method of any one of claims 1, 3-9 or 11-14. A game application installed on the user client; And It includes a game timer application for controlling the end of the game in conjunction with the game execution of the game application, The game timer application controls the end of the game at a time corresponding to the user schedule registered in the user's schedule management application, The game timer application, And a load unit configured to receive user login information of the schedule management application from the user client and access the schedule application by using the received user login information to load the user schedule. The method of claim 20, wherein the game timer application, Provide a user with a setting window for setting a game end time using the loaded user schedule and setting a game end option for the end of the game, and according to the setting information received through the setting window. A game end time setting unit for setting an end option; And And a game end controller for comparing the current time with the game end time and controlling the end of the game according to the game end option. The method of claim 21, wherein the setting information, A first control option for forcibly terminating the game, a second control option for terminating the game after providing a notification event for ending the game, and a third control option for providing the notification event only to the user A game control option set to any one of; And During game play, game field, game battle, game event, between game waiting room and game stage to provide the user with the notification event for each of the second and third control options according to the user's game state. And a notification event display option set to at least one. The method of claim 21, And the game end time setting unit resets the game end time by receiving a new user schedule changed through the setting window. The method of claim 22, wherein the game end control unit, Calculating a remaining play time of the game and the remaining time until the game end time; If the one play time is greater than the remaining time, control the end of the game according to the game end option; And providing the notification event to the user when the one-time play time is smaller than the remaining time, thereby controlling the end of the game according to the game end information received through the notification event. The method of claim 24, The game end information is set to one of a first option for terminating the game, a second option for resetting the game end time, and a third option for canceling the end setting of the game. Service system. The method of claim 20, The schedule management application is a game end service system, characterized in that installed on at least one of the user client and a web service server providing a web service. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 26, Further comprising a game server connected to the user client via a communication network, The game timer application is a game end service system, characterized in that installed on the user client or the game server.

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