TWI880635B - The scoring system of gaming events and the scoring method used in their operation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a scoring system for game competitions and a scoring method for running the same. The scoring system provides a competition game for multiple players to play. The scoring system includes a data storage unit, an item selection unit, multiple user units, a data calculation unit, and a central processing unit. The scoring method is that the central processing unit creates the competition game in a competition creation procedure, allows the multiple players to join the competition game in a competition joining procedure, and executes the scoring operation in a central processing unit. The evaluation item establishment procedure waits for the item selection unit to select a specific number of performance items in a physical competition as a competition ranking evaluation item of the competition game, a member selection procedure allows the plurality of players to respectively establish a competition member list, a waiting competition procedure waits for the physical competition to start until it ends, a data acquisition procedure acquires competition data of the physical competition, and a ranking calculation procedure acquires competition rankings of the plurality of players.

Description

The scoring system of gaming events and the scoring method used in their operation

The present invention relates to a game system and method, and more particularly to a scoring system for game competitions and a scoring method for the same.

Fantasy Sports is a new type of game that allows people to participate in sports competitions. It is an online game that combines sports knowledge with strategic competition skills. Please refer to Figure 1. The game operation process of a traditional fantasy sports game includes a process of selecting competition members P1, a process of judging whether the selection is over P2, a process of obtaining the results of the game P3, a process of calculating the scores P4, and a process of generating user rankings P5. Fantasy sports games will choose a real sports event played by real people as the game subject, such as basketball, baseball, football, etc. The competition time of the fantasy sports game can be a sports event or a sports season (composed of multiple sports events). The fantasy sports game provides all the competitors who can participate in the sports event as selection options. In the competitor selection process P1, the player can select at least one competitor as a competition combination for the player to participate in the fantasy sports game based on his own judgment or preference and the setting of the fantasy sports game.

Next, the fantasy sports game will perform the judgment and selection of whether to end the process P2. The fantasy sports game will set a deadline before the start of the sports event. After the deadline, the player cannot replace the selected competition members in the competition combination. In the judgment and selection of whether to end the process P2, the fantasy sports game will continue to judge whether the deadline has arrived. If the deadline has not arrived, the player can freely choose to replace the competition members in the competition combination. If the deadline has arrived, the player is prohibited from replacing the competition members in the competition combination.

Next, the fantasy sports game performs the game result obtaining procedure P3. After the sports game has a result, a game data of the sports game is obtained. The game data is the sports game results of all the contestants in various performance items in the sports game.

Next, the fantasy sports game performs the statistical score program P4, and calculates a statistical score of each player's game combination according to the game combination of the player and the game data of the sports game. More specifically, each player will obtain a game score according to the game data, and the statistical score of the game combination can be obtained by summing up the game scores of all players in the game combination.

Finally, the fantasy sports game performs the user ranking generation procedure P5 to generate a ranking list based on the statistical scores of the game combinations, and players can obtain specific rewards based on their rankings on the ranking list.

In the fantasy sports game as described above, the players obtain the game score based on the game data. To be more specific, the fantasy sports game will formulate evaluation criteria and score all performance items in the game data. Taking basketball as an example, various performance items in the game data, such as points, shooting percentage, free throw percentage, three-point shooting percentage, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, will all be included in the scoring items.

In the process of selecting contestants P1, the fantasy sports game sets some restrictions. For example, contestants are marked with the role positions that play a role in sports events, such as small forward, power forward, center, and back in basketball, and the number of selectable roles in the game combination is limited, so that contestants in different role positions can attract the attention of players.

However, since all performance items are included in the scoring, the contestants with all-around performance become the popular choices for the competition combination, resulting in little difference in the choices of different players. Over time, the gameplay of fantasy sports games will become overly standardized and lose the ability to attract players, and there is room for improvement.

The main purpose of the present invention is to disclose a scoring system and scoring method for a game competition, which can increase the variety of the game by changing the competition ranking evaluation items and attract players to play.

To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention discloses a scoring system for a game competition, which provides a competition game for multiple players to play. The scoring system for the game competition includes a data storage unit, an item selection unit, multiple user units, a data calculation unit and a central processing unit, wherein the data storage unit obtains a competition data of a physical competition to be conducted and a competition data after the physical competition is completed, the competition data includes multiple competition members participating in the physical competition, and the competition data includes multiple item data of the multiple competition members in multiple performance items. The item selection unit selects a specific number of the performance items as a competition ranking evaluation item of the competition game. The plurality of user units are respectively used by the plurality of players to play and operate the competition game, and are respectively used to register, log in, modify and store member data. The user unit also establishes a competition member list for the plurality of players before the physical competition, and the competition member list is generated by selecting at least one of the plurality of competition members. The data calculation unit calculates each item of data of the competition ranking evaluation item according to a calculation rule to obtain an evaluation score, and after the end of the physical competition, the data calculation unit counts the evaluation scores of all the competition members in each competition member list in the competition ranking evaluation item to generate a total score for each competition member list, and ranks them according to the size of the total score to generate a competition ranking. The central processing unit is used to link and process the operations of the data storage unit, the item selection unit, the plurality of user units and the data calculation unit, and to transmit and exchange the competition data, the competition data, the competition ranking evaluation items, the evaluation scores, the member data, the competition member list and the competition ranking, and the central processing unit is configured to execute the following procedures: obtain the competition data and establish the competition game; wait for the plurality of players to join the competition game; wait for the item selection unit to establish the competition ranking evaluation items; wait for the plurality of players to establish the competition member list; wait for the physical competition to start and end; obtain the competition data; and obtain the competition ranking through the data calculation unit.

The present invention also discloses a scoring method of the scoring system, and the procedures of the evaluation method include a competition establishment procedure S1, a competition joining procedure S2, an evaluation item establishment procedure S3, a member selection procedure S4, a competition waiting procedure S5, a data acquisition procedure S6 and a ranking calculation procedure S7. The competition establishment procedure S1 is that the central processing unit obtains the competition data of the physical competition through the data storage unit to establish the competition game. The competition joining procedure S2 is that the central processing unit waits for the multiple players to choose to join the competition game through the user unit to play. The evaluation item establishment procedure S3 is that the central processing unit waits for the item selection unit to select a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items. The member selection procedure S4 is for the central processing unit to provide a selection time before the physical competition starts for the multiple players to establish the competition member list through the user unit. The waiting competition procedure S5 is for the central processing unit to wait for the physical competition to start until it ends. The data acquisition procedure S6 is for the central processing unit to obtain the competition data through the data storage unit after the physical competition ends. The ranking calculation procedure S7 is for the central processing unit to first obtain the evaluation score through the data calculation unit, and then generate the total score and obtain the competition ranking through the data calculation unit.

In summary, in the competition game provided by the present invention, the performance item of the competition ranking evaluation item is established through the item selection unit, so the performance item of the competition ranking evaluation item is changeable, which can increase the variability of the competition game and allow the competition game to maintain its ability to attract players.

The detailed description and technical contents of the present invention are described as follows with reference to the accompanying drawings:

Please refer to FIG. 2 . The present invention discloses a scoring system for a game competition, which provides a competition game for multiple players to play. The scoring system for the game competition includes a data storage unit 10, an item selection unit 20, multiple user units 30, a data calculation unit 40 and a central processing unit 50. The data storage unit 10 obtains competition data of a physical competition to be conducted and competition data of the physical competition after the end. The competition data includes multiple competition members participating in the physical competition, and the competition data includes multiple item data of the multiple competition members in multiple performance items. In one embodiment, the physical competition is any one selected from ball sports, speed racing, athletics, water sports, outdoor sports, winter sports, and fighting, and the plurality of performance items are different items according to the type of the physical competition. For example, if the physical competition is basketball, the plurality of performance items are points, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, three-point field goal percentage, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.

The item selection unit 20 is for selecting a specific number of the performance items as a competition ranking evaluation item of the game. For example, 3 to 6 performance items can be selected as the competition ranking evaluation items. For example, if 5 items are selected for basketball, 5 items such as scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks can be selected. In one embodiment, the item selection unit 20 generates the competition ranking evaluation items. Any one of the plurality of players controls the item selection unit 20 through the user unit 30 to specify the selection of a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items, while the other players can choose to continue to participate in the game or choose to leave the game.

In another embodiment, the item selection unit 20 randomly selects a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items. In this way, through the system's random selection method, the competition ranking evaluation items of the competition game can have considerable uncertainty, thereby increasing the excitement of the competition game and increasing the ability to attract players.

The plurality of user units 30 are respectively used by the plurality of players to play and operate the competition game, and are respectively used to register, log in, modify and store member data. The user unit 30 also establishes a competition member list for the plurality of players before the physical competition, and the competition member list is generated by selecting at least one of the plurality of competition members.

In one embodiment, each of the contestants is given a selection point. When the multiple players create the contestant list, they need to pay a contest point, which is the sum of the selection points of all the contestants in the contestant list. More specifically, the multiple players need to obtain game points exceeding the contest point in advance in order to pay the contest point when creating the contestant list.

The data calculation unit 40 calculates each item of the competition ranking evaluation item according to a calculation rule to obtain an evaluation score, and after the end of the physical competition, the data calculation unit 40 counts the evaluation scores of all the competition members in each competition member list in the competition ranking evaluation item to generate a total score for each competition member list, and ranks the players according to the total score to generate a competition ranking. In order to increase the excitement of the game, the data calculation unit 40 generates a competition reward point according to the sum of the competition points paid by the multiple players, and the data calculation unit 40 distributes the competition reward point to the multiple players according to the competition ranking. In other words, the better the player's ranking in the competition, the higher the proportion of the competition reward points he or she can obtain.

The central processing unit 50 is connected to and processes the operations of the data storage unit 10, the item selection unit 20, the plurality of user units 30 and the data calculation unit 40, and transmits and exchanges the competition data, the competition data, the competition ranking evaluation items, the evaluation scores, the member data, the competition member list and the competition ranking. The central processing unit 50 is configured to execute the following procedures: obtain the competition data and establish the competition game; wait for the plurality of players to join the competition game; wait for the item selection unit 20 to establish the competition ranking evaluation item; wait for the plurality of players to establish the competition member list; wait for the physical competition to start and end; obtain the competition data; and obtain the competition ranking through the data calculation unit 40. In one embodiment, the central processing unit 50 is wirelessly connected to the plurality of user units 30 through an Internet unit 60, and the plurality of user units 30 are any one selected from smart phones, tablet computers, laptops, personal computers and personal digital assistants.

Please refer to FIG. 3 again. The present invention also discloses a scoring method of the scoring system. The evaluation method comprises a competition establishment procedure S1, a competition joining procedure S2, an evaluation item establishment procedure S3, a member selection procedure S4, a competition waiting procedure S5, a data acquisition procedure S6 and a ranking calculation procedure S7.

In the competition establishment procedure S1, the central processing unit 50 obtains the competition data of the physical competition through the data storage unit 10 to establish the competition game.

In the competition joining procedure S2, the central processing unit 50 waits for the plurality of players to choose to join the competition game through the user unit 30 to play. In one embodiment, a joining termination determination procedure S2-1 is further included, wherein the central processing unit 50 determines whether the number of players joining the competition game reaches the number required to start the competition game. If so, after a specified time, the central processing unit 50 terminates the competition joining procedure S2 and executes the evaluation item establishment procedure S3; if not, the competition joining procedure S2 is continued to be executed.

In the evaluation item establishment procedure S3, the central processing unit 50 waits for the item selection unit 20 to select a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items. In one embodiment, any one of the plurality of players controls the item selection unit 20 through the user unit 30 to specify the selection of a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items. In another embodiment, the user unit 30 randomly selects a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items. In one embodiment, it further includes a determination establishment whether to terminate the procedure S3-1, and the determination establishment whether to terminate the procedure S3-1 is for the central processing unit 50 to determine whether the competition ranking evaluation item has been generated. If so, the central processing unit 50 terminates the evaluation item creation procedure S3 and executes the member selection procedure S4; if not, the central processing unit 50 continues to execute the evaluation item creation procedure S3.

In the member selection procedure S4, the central processing unit 50 provides a selection time before the physical competition starts for the plurality of players to establish the list of competition members through the user unit 30. The plurality of players select at least one of the plurality of competition members to establish the list of competition members according to a selection rule. In one embodiment, the selection rule may not set a limit on the role positions of the plurality of competition members in the physical competition, that is, the role positions of the plurality of competition members in the physical competition will not be included in the selection rule. Alternatively, when there are multiple contestant lists, the selection rule allows for simultaneous selection of different contestants who play the same role in the physical competition, that is, the multiple contestants selected by the multiple players can play the same role. In one embodiment, a determination whether to terminate the selection procedure S4-1 is further included, and the determination whether to terminate the selection procedure S4-1 is for the central processing unit 50 to determine whether the contestant list has been generated. If so, the central processing unit 50 terminates the member selection procedure S4 and executes the waiting competition procedure S5; if not, the member selection procedure S4 is continued.

In the waiting competition procedure S5, the central processing unit 50 waits for the physical competition to start until it ends. In one embodiment, it further includes a waiting to terminate procedure S5-1, and the waiting to terminate procedure S5-1 is for the central processing unit 50 to determine whether the physical competition has ended. If so, the central processing unit 50 terminates the waiting competition procedure S5 and executes the data acquisition procedure S6; if not, the waiting competition procedure S5 continues to be executed.

In the data acquisition procedure S6, the central processing unit 50 acquires the competition data through the data storage unit 10 after the physical competition ends.

In the ranking calculation procedure S7, the central processing unit 50 first obtains the evaluation score through the data calculation unit 40, and then generates the total score through the data calculation unit 40 to obtain the competition ranking.

In summary, the advantages of the present invention include at least:

1. The performance item of the competition ranking evaluation item is established through the item selection unit, which can be established by the multiple players' selection or automatically generated randomly by the system, which can increase the variability of the competition game and enable the competition game to maintain its ability to attract players.

2. The performance item of the competition ranking evaluation item is changeable and has sufficient variability. When the multiple players establish the list of competition members according to the selection rules, the selection rules may not limit the role positions of the multiple competition members in the physical competition, or the selection rules allow different competition members who play the same role in the physical competition to be selected at the same time, so as to increase the freedom of the multiple players when playing.

Learning P1: Program for selecting contest members P2: Program for judging whether the selection is terminated P3: Program for obtaining contest results P4: Program for calculating scores P5: Program for generating user rankings The present invention S1: Program for establishing contest S2: Program for joining contest S2-1: Program for judging whether to terminate joining S3: Program for establishing evaluation items S3-1: Program for judging whether to terminate establishment S4: Program for selecting members S4-1: Program for judging whether the selection is terminated S5: Program for waiting for contest S5-1: Program for judging whether to terminate waiting S6: Program for obtaining data S7: Program for calculating rankings 10: Data storage unit 20: Item selection unit 30: User unit 40: Data calculation unit 50: Central Processing Unit 60: Internet Network Unit

Figure 1 is a flowchart of the learning game operation. Figure 2 is a diagram of the game system architecture of the present invention. Figure 3 is a flowchart of the operation of the present invention.

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A scoring system for a game competition is provided to provide a competition game for multiple players to play, and the scoring system for the game competition includes: A data storage unit, the data storage unit obtains a competition data of a physical competition to be conducted and a competition data after the physical competition ends, the competition data includes multiple competition members participating in the physical competition, and the competition data includes multiple item data of the multiple competition members in multiple performance items; An item selection unit is used to select a specific number of the performance items as a competition ranking evaluation item of the competition game; A plurality of user units, each of which is used by the plurality of players to play and operate the competition game, and each of which is used to register, log in, modify and store member data, and each of which is used to create a competition member list for each of the plurality of players before the physical competition, and the competition member list is generated by selecting at least one of the plurality of competition members; A data calculation unit, which calculates each item of data of the competition ranking evaluation item according to a calculation rule to obtain an evaluation score, and after the end of the physical competition, the data calculation unit counts the evaluation scores of all the competition members in each competition member list in the competition ranking evaluation item to generate a total score for each competition member list, and ranks them according to the size of the total score to generate a competition ranking; and A central processing unit, which is connected to and processes the operation of the data storage unit, the item selection unit, the plurality of user units and the data calculation unit, and transmits and exchanges the competition data, the competition data, the competition ranking evaluation item, the evaluation score, the member data, the competition member list and the competition ranking, and the central processing unit is configured to execute the following procedures: Obtain the competition data and establish the competition game; Wait for the plurality of players to join the competition game; Wait for the item selection unit to establish the competition ranking evaluation item; Wait for the plurality of players to establish the competition member list; Wait for the physical competition to start and end; Obtain the competition data; and The ranking of the competition is obtained through the data computing unit. A scoring system for a gaming event as described in claim 1, wherein each of the contestants is assigned a selection point, and the multiple players need to pay a competition point when establishing the contestant list, and the competition point is the sum of the selection points of all the contestants in the contestant list. A scoring system for a gaming event as described in claim 2, wherein the data processing unit generates a competition bonus point based on the sum of the competition points paid by the multiple players respectively, and the data processing unit distributes the competition bonus point to the multiple players based on the competition ranking. A scoring system for a game event as described in claim 1, wherein the physical competition is any one selected from ball sports, racing, athletics, water sports, outdoor sports, winter sports, and fighting. A scoring system for a gaming event as described in claim 1, wherein any one of the plurality of players, through the user unit, controls the item selection unit to specify and select a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items. A scoring system for a gaming event as described in claim 1, wherein the item selection unit randomly selects a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items. A scoring system for a gaming event as described in claim 1, wherein the central processing unit is wirelessly connected to the plurality of user units via an Internet network unit. A scoring system for a gaming event as described in claim 7, wherein the plurality of user units are selected from any one of a smart phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a personal computer, and a personal digital assistant. A scoring method for running in a scoring system as described in claim 1, the scoring method comprises: A competition establishment procedure S1, in which the central processing unit obtains the competition data of the physical competition through the data storage unit to establish the competition game; A competition joining procedure S2, in which the central processing unit waits for the plurality of players to choose to join the competition game through the user unit; A rating item establishment procedure S3, in which the central processing unit waits for the item selection unit to select a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items; A member selection procedure S4, in which the central processing unit provides a selection time for the plurality of players to establish the competition member list through the user unit before the physical competition starts; A waiting competition procedure S5, in which the central processing unit waits for the physical competition to start until it ends; A data acquisition procedure S6, in which the central processing unit obtains the competition data through the data storage unit after the physical competition ends; and A ranking calculation procedure S7, in which the central processing unit first obtains the evaluation score through the data calculation unit, and then generates the total score and obtains the competition ranking through the data calculation unit. A scoring method as described in claim 9, wherein each of the competition members is assigned a selection point, and the multiple players need to pay a competition point when establishing the competition member list, and the competition point is the sum of the selection points of all the competition members in the competition member list. A scoring method as described in claim 10, wherein the data calculation unit generates a competition bonus point based on the sum of the competition points paid by the multiple players respectively, and the data calculation unit distributes the competition bonus point to the multiple players based on the competition ranking. The scoring method as described in claim 9, wherein the physical competition is any one selected from ball sports, racing, athletics, water sports, outdoor sports, winter sports and fighting. In the scoring method as described in claim 9, in the evaluation item creation procedure S3, any one of the plurality of players, through the user unit, controls the item selection unit to specify and select a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items. In the scoring method as described in claim 9, in the evaluation item creation procedure S3, the user unit randomly selects a specific number of the performance items as the competition ranking evaluation items. In the scoring method as described in claim 9, in the member selection process S4, the plurality of players select at least one from the plurality of competition members according to a selection rule to establish the competition member list. A scoring method as described in claim 15, wherein the selection rule does not limit the role positions played by the multiple competition members in the physical competition. In the scoring method as described in claim 15, when there are multiple lists of competition members, the selection rules allow different competition members who play the same role in the physical competition to be selected at the same time.

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