KR20030043348A - Method for holding a game contest based on the result data of off-line game - Google Patents

Abstract

A game server is provided to the participants by using a game server, and a game competition is held to compare and test game performance between participants using game result information according to the execution of the game software. Requesting the game server to include a game competition participation application through a network; Providing the participants with game content including an observer program for automatically monitoring game rule compliance and selected game software; Storing and installing the game contents in the terminal of the participant; When the execution of the game content is finished, the observer program captures the final game end screen, and inputs the game result data including game score and game rule compliance information together with the screen information to the game server via a network. step; And determining a ranking of game performance for a plurality of participants based on the game result data.

Description

How to hold a game contest based on offline game result data {Method for holding a game contest based on the result data of off-line game}

The present invention relates to a method of holding a game competition based on game result data used by game service users offline. More particularly, the present invention relates to a game server to apply for participation and provide necessary software to a personal terminal. The present invention relates to a method of holding a game competition in which a result of downloading and executing a result of a personal terminal during a game competition is transmitted to the game server again and the ranking is determined using the result data.

With the remarkable development of communication devices, almost all people are using more than one communication terminal, and nowadays, telecommunication companies are providing users with various contents services.

Mobiles, for example, are connected to a network through a mobile phone, PDA, laptop, etc., and services such as e-mail confirmation, ticket reservation service, and games are used.

In general, a mobile game is a game that runs under a wireless Internet environment through a terminal equipped with a browser. Information and progress of mobile games transmitted through the wireless Internet are transmitted through the LCD screen of the terminal, and various games of all genres can be used in real time through the terminal.Easy game play regardless of time and place with simple button operation. Can be. However, mobile users have a disadvantage in that the communication fee is expensive because the game server and the personal terminal must be constantly connected through the wireless network during the game service. On the other hand, there is a way to download a mobile game program and play the game offline, but even in this case, the user needs to download the game program at that time, and users play the game by themselves, thus losing interest over time. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by holding a game competition based on the offline game results of the terminal provided the software from the game server connected to the network, through the competition with others to enjoy the game The purpose is to provide a way to hold a game competition that will induce more fun and interest and actively participate in the game competition.

The following drawings attached to this specification are illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention to serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention is a matter described in such drawings It should not be limited to only.

1 is a system configuration for implementing a game competition holding method according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a table included in the participant management DB 35b constructed according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a table included in the result data DB 35d constructed according to the present invention.

4A and 4B are flowcharts illustrating a process of performing a game competition holding method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing an embodiment of including the game score and the final screen information to be transmitted to the game server after the end of the game according to the present invention.

A game server is provided to the participants by using a game server, and a game competition is held to compare and test game performance between participants using game result information according to the execution of the game software. Requesting the game server to include a game competition participation application through a network; Providing the participants with game content including an observer program for automatically monitoring game rule compliance and selected game software; Storing and installing the game contents in the terminal of the participant; When the execution of the game content is finished, the observer program captures the final game end screen, and inputs the game result data including game score and game rule compliance information together with the screen information to the game server via a network. step; And determining a ranking of game performance for a plurality of participants based on the game result data.

Preferably, in the present invention, generating a unique identifier for each participant, providing the identifier with the game content to the participant, inputting the unique identifier with the game result data to the game server, and the uniqueness. The method of claim 1, further comprising authenticating the participant based on the identifier.

The method may further include outputting the ranking information to the corresponding participant, or the game rule compliance information may include information regarding an expiration date, the number of rule violations, whether or not the software has been changed.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as having a conventional or dictionary meaning, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 illustrates an embodiment of a system configuration for performing a game competition based on offline game result data according to the present invention. Referring to the drawings, the method of holding a game tournament of the present invention includes at least one terminal 10 and a game server 30 connected to the terminal 10 through a network 20.

The terminal 10 may be a mobile device such as a mobile phone, PDA, laptop, etc. as a participant side terminal connected to the game server 30 to participate in the game competition in accordance with the present invention. However, in the case of a mobile device, a wireless communication device such as a wireless modem for connecting to a network should be built in.

As the network 20, a means capable of directly connecting with a mobile terminal through a wireless Internet, or a data communication with the mobile terminal, such as a desktop PC connected to a public telephone network (PSTN) or a cable, may be employed.

The game server 30 is connected to the tournament progress module 31 and the terminal 10 for operating the game tournament, as shown in Figure 1, a participant management module for receiving a game competition participation request and managing the information of the participants ( 32), a software providing unit 33 providing the requested software to the terminal 10, a game result receiving module 34a for receiving game result data executed offline, and arranging the received game result data for ranking. The ranking unit 34b for determining and the result notification module 34c for retransmitting the determined ranking to the terminal 10.

In addition, the game server 30 is a tournament management DB (35a) that stores the game competition schedule, a participant management DB (35b) for managing participant information, a software DB (35c) for storing and managing game software and observer program, And a result data DB 35d for storing and managing the received game result data and ranking information.

Here, the tournament administration DB 35a includes an organizer field indicating information of an individual or a company requested to hold a game tournament, as well as a field related to a tournament period, a game method, and the like.

In addition, the participant management DB (35b) includes a table for storing the personal information of the participants, as shown in Figure 2, this table includes personal information fields, unique identifier field and the like.

The result data DB 35d is a DB constructed based on the participant management DB 35b and the software DB 35c. Preferably, the result data DB 35d compares game result data received by the game server 30 to prepare a ranking. And data 34b.

Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the game server 30 described above will be described in detail.

The tournament progress module 31 performs a function of providing information on a game competition to those who participate in a game competition accessed through the terminal. Data relating to the progress of the game competition stored in the competition management DB (35a); Data about the competition period, the participant qualification, the game method, the award, etc. will be transmitted to the terminal (10). The data may use a method of changing a screen from an upper menu to a lower menu in a tree structure to fit a narrow mobile screen environment.

The participant management module 32 performs a function of storing the information of the participants who want to participate in the game competition in the participant management DB 35b in the game server 30. Participants who wish to participate in the game competition input the requirements for the game competition through their terminal keyboards and the participant information is transmitted to the game server 30 via the network 20. The information entered by the participants is stored in the participant management DB 35b and each game participant is given a unique identifier. The unique identifier is a unique identification number of the participant and preferably consists of a combination of letters and numbers. The unique identifier is used to determine whether the user is a political party when uploading the game result later.

The software providing unit 33 performs a function of downloading the game software requested by the participants and the observer program for monitoring the game progress to the terminal 10 of the participants.

The software DB 35c stores game contents of various categories to be provided to terminals of game contest participants. For example, information can include information about game names, game types, difficulty levels, and scores, from shooting games such as basic gellogues to arcade, role-playing, and simulation games.

The game result receiving module 34a performs a function of receiving game result data that the game contest participants performed offline and storing the data in the result data DB 35d. When the participants start the game downloaded from the game server 30, the observer program is automatically executed. The observer program monitors information generated while the game is in progress, for example, the time the participant played the game, the game score, and whether the game rules are observed until the game is finished. The game rule compliance matters include information on the validity period, the number of rule violations, whether or not the software has been changed. The monitored game execution information is converted and stored as an observer management score indicating a participant's participation in a game competition. The observer management score can be referred to later when preparing the ranking of the participants. When the participant ends the game, the final score of the game and the final screen information shown in FIG. 5 are transmitted to the game server 30. The final screen information shown in FIG. 5 can be used as data demonstrating the reliability of the transmitted data and the fairness of the game competition later.

The ranking unit 34b prepares the ranking of the game result data stored in the result data DB 35d according to a criterion necessary in the tournament operation DB 35a. For example, in a single event game competition, the ranking may be determined based on the final score, or the sum may be determined by adding the final score and the observer management score. In the case of multi-game game competitions, individual rankings for each game type may be made or may be written in all event rankings. The ranking data is stored in the result data DB 35d.

The result notification module 34c notifies individual game participants of the ranking data stored in the result data DB 35d after the game competition.

Next, the process of performing the game competition holding method through the system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

As shown in the figure, a participant who wishes to participate in a game competition through the terminal 10 first connects to the game server 30. The terminal uses a device that can be connected to the network 20, and the participants wish to recognize the information provided from the game server 30 through the screen of the terminal (S100).

Participants who wish to participate in the game competition acquire information on the entire game competition through the terminal and, if desired, participate in the information required by the game server 30, for example, personal information, participation items, etc. of the terminal 10. Input through the keyboard and transmits the data to the game server (30) (S102).

The game server 30 receiving the data from the participating candidate stores the received data in the participant management DB 35b and simultaneously assigns a unique identifier to the game contest participants. The unique identifier is to confirm the identity of the participants is preferably configured by combining a number and a letter so as not to overlap. The game server 30 downloads the game software selected by the participant stored in the software DB 35c, the observer program and the unique identifier stored in the participant management DB 35b together to the participant's terminal.

The game contest participant stores and installs the game contents including the game software and the observer program downloaded to the terminal (S106).

The game participant can play the game regardless of time and place according to his or her intention. (S108) When the game is executed, the observer program downloaded in the step S104 is automatically executed. The observer program monitors all the data the game participant has worked on while the game is running. For example, game information changed during execution of game execution time, game score change, pause, etc. is continuously monitored until the game is finished, and all game execution information executed during the game is converted into an observer management score and stored. In addition, when the participant comes to the terminal during the game, the game is automatically paused, and the participant can then decide whether or not to continue the game after the call ends. In addition, when the participant arbitrarily pauses the game, the game may be paused by selecting a pause button at the bottom of the terminal screen.

If the game participant wants to end the game in the game progress state, the observer program captures and stores the game result storage and end screens up to the end of the game. After it is finished, it can be used as a material for authenticity and certification of the result of the game competition (S116).

When the game ends, the observer program determines whether the game is finished and automatically accesses the game server 30 to upload the stored game result data. Alternatively, the participant may have a confirmation procedure for pressing the end game button on the terminal. The confirmation procedure as described above reconfirms the intention of the participant, and simultaneously presses the game end button and accesses the game server 30 and uploads the data.

When the observer program automatically transmits the result data to the game server 30 in step S118, the participant's unique identifier is also automatically transmitted. (S120) If the transmitted unique identifier does not match the server-side unique identifier, cheating In consideration of the non-participation message transmits to the terminal. (S122)

In the step S120, the game contest participant may directly input a unique identifier. The game result data includes information such as an observer management score, a final screen image, and a game result score (S124).

The score data, the final screen data and the observer management score data uploaded in the step S124 are stored in the record field of the result data DB 35d corresponding to the unique identifier identified in the step S120 (S126).

During the game competition, participants can freely execute the game at a desired time and place and transmit the game result data to the game server 30. In addition, the data transmitted to the game server 30 is stored in the field of the result data DB 35d (S128).

After the game competition, the game server 30 compares the game result data stored in the result data DB 35d to determine the ranking. The criterion for determining the ranking may be the final score, or may be based on the total sum of the observer management score and the game score of the participant (S130).

The ranking data determined in the step (S130) is output to the participants after the schedule of the game competition. The ranking data output method may send a short message service (Short Message Service) to the terminal of the game participants, or may be posted on the tournament operation bulletin board notification, or by accessing the game server 30 to enter its own unique identifier ranking It is also possible to check whether or not included in (S132).

According to the method of holding the game competition of the present invention, the terminal users can enjoy the game at their preferred place and time without any limitation of space and time, and simply compete with others by deviating from the single play that they enjoyed alone. It will be more fun and interesting to not only attract more participants to the competition, but also encourage active participation. In addition, when applied to the prize payment event according to the ranking data according to the present invention it is also possible to obtain an active participation effect of more terminal users.

Claims (4)

As a method of holding a game competition by providing a game software to a participant using a game server and comparing and testing the game performance ability among the participant using the game result information according to the execution of the game software, Requesting the game server to participate in the game competition including game selection information through the network; Providing the participants with game content including an observer program for automatically monitoring game rule compliance and selected game software; Storing and installing the game contents in the terminal of the participant; When the execution of the game content is finished, the observer program captures the final game end screen and inputs game result data including game score and game rule compliance information together with the screen information to the game server via a network. Doing; And Determining a ranking of game performance for a plurality of participants based on the game result data. The method of claim 1, Generating a unique identifier for each participant and providing the participant with the game content to the participant; Inputting the unique identifier together with the game result data to the game server; And a step of authenticating the corresponding participant based on the unique identifier. The method of claim 1, And outputting the ranking information to the corresponding participants. The method of claim 1, The game rule compliance information game holding method characterized in that it includes information about the validity period, the number of rule violations, whether or not the software changes.