KR20190098389A - Method for game service and apparatus executing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a game service method and an apparatus for executing the same. The game service method comprises the following steps of: allowing a game server to acquire game play log information of a first user account; learning a game play pattern of the first user account based on the game play log information of the acquired first user account; receiving a game play representative authority request of the first user account from a second user account; determining whether the second user account has a game play representative authority of the first user account; and providing the learned game play pattern of the first user account to the second user account when it is determined that the second user account has the game play representative authority of the first user account.

Description

Game service method and apparatus for performing the same {METHOD FOR GAME SERVICE AND APPARATUS EXECUTING THE METHOD}

The present invention relates to a game service method and an apparatus for performing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for analyzing a game log to learn a game pattern of a player, to provide a game with the learned game pattern, and an apparatus for performing the same.

As various types of games, such as online games and mobile games, are being serviced, users who play the game are increasing in their satisfaction with their own game results. For example, it may be possible to repeat gameplay in a player vs. environment (PVE) game environment or a player vs. player (PVP) environment, while achieving better game results, for example, higher scores.

In addition to playing the game alone, the game progress pattern of other users is also an important win factor, as it supports the case of playing with the other users in the PVP mode or team play. Are going crazy. For example, in the case of the PVP mode, strategic studies on how users can cope with the game play patterns of other users are being actively conducted. As another example, in the case of team play, it is increasingly necessary to play a role within a team in accordance with the play pattern of other team members to which the user belongs.

In particular, in the case of team play, a role is often set between team members, and for example, a certain team member often plays a game with an optimal combination of classes (in-game occupation) such as a knight, an archer, and a wizard. In this case, as well as combining the class (profession) of the team members, depending on the combination of the deck (tanker), dealer (dealer), healer (healer) can influence the game play results.

Therefore, as each user's unique role in team play is fixed in one pattern, it is difficult to obtain a desired game result without the cooperation of all the team members. For example, 5 users form a team and 5 vs. another team. In the case of a game in the 5 PVP mode, there is a disadvantage that the power of the game between the two teams may be unbalanced if a specific user of one team fails to participate in the team play.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game service designed to imitate or reconstruct a specific user's play by analyzing and learning a game play log of a user.

Technical objects (objectives) to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical objects (objectives), and other technical objects (objectives) which are not mentioned above are common in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. It will be clearly understood by those who have knowledge.

In the game service method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the game server obtaining the game play log information of the first user account; Learning a game play pattern of the first user account based on the obtained game play log information of the first user account; Receiving a game play proxy authority request of the first user account from the second user account; Determining whether the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account; And when it is determined that the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account, providing the game play pattern of the learned first user account to the second user account.

The acquiring the game play log information of the first user account by the game server may include acquiring game play log information based on an operation command on a game terminal connected to the first user account received by the game server. It is characterized by.

In addition, the learning of the game play pattern of the first user account by the game server may be based on a plurality of predefined games based on the game play pattern of the first user account received corresponding to the case set in the game server. Determining a pattern of one of the patterns.

The determining of whether the second user account has the game play proxy authority of the first user account may include determining that the game server receives acceptance information about the game play proxy authority from the first user account. Can be.

In addition, the determining whether the second user account has the game play proxy authority of the first user account may include receiving approval information for the game play proxy authority from a team member account that is determined from the first user account. This may be determined by.

A game service performing server according to the present invention, comprising: a game play log storage unit for obtaining game play log information of a first user account; A game play pattern learner learning a game play pattern of the first user account based on the obtained game play log information of the first user account; A game play proxy authority determining unit that determines whether the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account when receiving a game play proxy authority request of the first user account from the second user account; And when it is determined that the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account, a communication unit configured to transmit a game play pattern of the learned first user account to the second user account. .

The game play log storage unit may acquire game play log information based on an operation command on a game terminal connected to the first user account received from the game server.

The game play pattern learner may be set to determine one of a plurality of predefined patterns based on a game play pattern of the first user account received in response to a preset case in the game server. have.

In addition, the game play proxy authority determining unit, the game server receives the acceptance information for the game play proxy authority from the first user account, so that the second user account has the game play proxy authority of the first user account You can decide.

In addition, the game play proxy authority determining unit, the game server receives the acceptance information for the game play proxy authority from the predetermined team member account from the first user account, the second user account is the game of the first user account You can determine if you have the authority to play.

The present invention has the following effects.

According to the present invention, a game server can analyze and learn game play patterns of a specific user.

In addition, the game server may provide the game play pattern information of the learned specific user to the game play environment of another user.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a game service method according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of team play according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a case where a blank of a team member occurs in a team play situation according to the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a case where a team member fills a blank in a team play situation according to the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of accepting the proxy authority of the game play according to the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a process of accepting the proxy authority of team play according to the present invention.
7 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating a configuration of a game service apparatus according to the present invention.

As the present invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may exist in the middle. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted.

Prior to the description of the present invention, terms used in the present invention will be described.

Game play log information in the present disclosure is result information of a game operated by a user or played by setting. The information you record depends on the game, but it's basically a log of all your activity. By analyzing the game play log information, various judgments regarding the game can be made.

The game play pattern information in the present disclosure may include user specific play habit information. It may be information indicating what operation the user repeatedly performs at a specific progression stage in the game. For example, if it is determined that the situation is predominant in the game, a particular user may be more focused on the delicate operation of the attacking unit than the resource supply or upgrade. Such a user may be determined to have a game play pattern that favors more aggressive manipulation in a predominant in-game situation.

Item in the present disclosure means in-game equipment or the like necessary for a game user to play a game. The items may include ornaments used to decorate the character of the user of the game, weapons or armors that affect the attack or defense of the character depending on the manner in which they are used, and the ability of the character, such as a potion, etc. May be associated with the item.

The items in the present disclosure are preferably understood as not only items that can be purchased in a store, but also items in a broad sense. For example, it may be an entity supporting game play of a character, such as a servitor, and accessories required for making a finished product may correspond to this. Among the accessories, it is also possible to define differentially according to the value of high-quality accessories.

The battle in this disclosure involves various kinds of play. For example, the type of battle may vary depending on the opponent, such as PVE and PVP, and the type of battle may also vary depending on whether 1: 1, 1: n or n: n.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a game service method according to the present invention.

The game server according to an example of the present disclosure may acquire game play log information of the first user account (S110). In the present disclosure, the game play log information includes game-related information until the connection is terminated by connecting to the game server such as history information, game operation command information, chat information, in-game item transaction information, etc., connected to the game server with a specific user account. It may include. The game server may store such game play log information for each game user account in the game play log storage unit. When a plurality of game activities (eg, when there are a plurality of characters) are performed in the game user account, game play log information can be stored for each character.

The game play pattern learner of the game server may learn the game play pattern of the first user account based on game play log information of the first user account. The game play pattern learning unit may determine a game pattern by a situation, such as the operation of the first user in the same team configuration in the game or the same game progression, to determine a pattern.

Since the game play log information of the first user account may be accumulated and stored as the number of accesses of the first user account to the game server increases, the game play pattern learning unit may deeply learn the accumulated game play log information. ) can do.

Deep learning of game play patterns in the present disclosure may involve the task of shaping / abstracting several game play patterns into various game manipulation commands. For example, abstracted games such as resource-managed, which uses a lot of maneuvering commands for supplying in-game resources, attack-centric, which uses many maneuvering commands for manipulating attack units, and defense-oriented, which uses many manipulating commands for manipulating defense units Can be determined by the play inclination.

Alternatively, in the case of a game play pattern, it may be a sequence order of specific skills in a narrower sense. For example, a particular user may frequently use skill A and use an associated skill called B within a few seconds. In this case, the A skill-B skill may be determined as one play pattern.

Alternatively, the game play pattern may be information about an item frequently selected by a specific user in a situation in which a selection is required in an in-game progression step. For example, when a healing skill can be used for either Unit C of a third user or Unit D of a fourth user, the skill is only used for Unit A of the third user in most cases. If so, the user may determine the game play pattern as preferring a third user over a fourth user.

In other words, the game play pattern in the present disclosure is preferably understood as a game play pattern based on play log information that is preferred or frequently used by a specific user, not a game play pattern that allows the game to proceed as an optimal result.

The game server may store learned game play pattern information, and may provide learned game play pattern information to another user when the first user account is not connected.

The game server may receive game play proxy request information from a game terminal connected with a second user account. The second user account may be an account distinct from the first user account. For example, when the first user cannot connect to the game server, the second user may be the user who will play team play on behalf of the first user.

The game server may store and identify the first user account information and the second user account information, and may determine whether the second user account has the authority to substitute the game play of the first user account (S130).

For example, the second user account may be designated as a game play proxy account in the first user account. In this case, the game server that has received the proxy designation information from the first user account may store the proxy designation information in correspondence with the second user account.

If it is determined that the second user account has the game play proxy authority of the first user account, the game server may provide game play pattern information of the first user account to the second user account (S140).

For example, when the second user account connects to the game server and proceeds with team play instead of the first user account, by deep learning how the gameplay pattern of the first user account, i. Can provide expected operation information.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of team play according to the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, five users of user A, user B, user C, user D, and user E may be team play users who form team A and proceed with the game. Like the MMORPG genre, multiple users can connect to the game server at the same time and play against the same dungeon or other teams. Or it may be a user of various genres of games capable of team play, such as AOS, FPS.

Team members who want to play teams must log on at the same time to play team play, but some vacancy may occur. In this case, it is inconvenient to form a new team member to replace the game play of the vacant user, and even if a new team member is formed, a result different from the teamwork with the conventional vacant user can be achieved. You may need a situation where you can imitate.

3 is a diagram illustrating a case where a blank of a team member occurs in a team play situation according to the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, there may be a situation in which the user C is vacant in the team A, and the user F to proceed with the team play on behalf of the user C will be described.

The game terminal connected to the user F may transmit request information for requesting that the user F substitutes for team A's team play on behalf of the user C to the game server. The game play proxy authority determining unit of the game server may determine whether the user F account has a right to receive game play pattern information of the user C account.

4 is a diagram illustrating a case where a team member fills a blank in a team play situation according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 4, when it is determined that the user F has authority to proceed with team play on behalf of the user C in the game server, five users of user A, user B, user F, user D and user E are assigned to the team A. Team play can be performed as a team member, and the game server can provide user C's game play pattern information to the user F's account.

The manner in which the game server provides the game play pattern information of the user C to the user F's account may vary.

First, the game server can provide the operation guide information so that the user F can imitate the user C's game play pattern. For example, the game play pattern information of the learned user C, such as a movement path in the game, selection of other users to support, and a pattern of skill use when the skill is used, can be provided to the user F account to create an environment in which such manipulation is possible. .

For example, in the case of user C, cooperative play can be performed with a unique game strategy rather than a stable game strategy within team play. Such a game play pattern is difficult to imitate because it provides a game play pattern for obtaining an optimal result in the automatic play mode of the existing game server. However, the game server in the present disclosure has an advantageous effect in providing a context guide to mimic the game play pattern of a specific user (user C) rather than an operation instruction guide for optimal results. In this case, other team members, such as user A, have an advantageous effect that user F can obtain the same experience as representing user C's play without user C.

In this case, however, it should be noted that the user F performs team play on the user C's account in place of the user C, and the user F does not connect to the user C account and perform game play.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of accepting the proxy authority of the game play according to the present invention.

In the present disclosure, a first user account 510 that is a subject of game learning, a game server 520 that provides a game service, and a second user account 530 that receives a game play pattern of the first user account 510 are provided. The explanation will be focused on.

While accessing the game server using the first user account to perform game play (S510), the game play log information of the first user may be stored in the game play log storage unit of the game server.

The game play pattern learning unit of the game server may determine game play patterns of the first user account by analyzing game play log information of the first user stored in the game play log storage unit, and may update and learn through deep learning. For example, according to the chronological order on the game play log information of the first user account, the initial first user is analyzed to have a somewhat aggressive gameplay pattern, but the recent first user is a defensive and stable game. It can be analyzed to have a play pattern. In this case, the game play pattern learner may focus on the recent game play pattern of the first user by weighting the game play log information that is recent in time.

The game terminal connected to the second user account 530 may request a game play proxy authority from the first user account 510 (S530). In this case, the permission request may be transmitted through various paths as well as the game server 520.

In the first user account 510, whether or not the proxy is accepted may be transmitted to the game server 520 with respect to the received game play proxy authority request information. In this case, the game server 520 may transfer the proxy acceptance information to the second user account 530.

Thereafter, the game server 520 may provide the first user account game play pattern information to the terminal connected to the second user account 520 (S550). The second user account 530 provided with the first user account game play pattern may perform game play that mimics the game play pattern of the first user (S560).

The game play pattern information of the first user may be provided to the second user account, and the game terminal connected to the second user account may provide various game play pattern information.

For example, in each step (which may be a temporal section) of game play using the second user account, the game play played by the first user may be displayed in a picture in picture (PIP). The second user can directly perform the copying operation while watching the game play pattern of the first user displayed while the game is playing.

Alternatively, the game play pattern information may be performed as a visual effect in the game terminal connected to the second user account. A game play operation similar to the first user can be supported by providing a directing effect that is highlighted for a skill frequently used by the first user for a specific monster or an opponent character, or by providing an order of use of the skills. .

In FIGS. 2 to 4, the case where a vacancy occurs between team members in the team play is described, for example, with the focus on filling the vacancy. However, the contents of the present disclosure are not necessarily described based on team play. Can be broadly interpreted as a case to imitate the game play pattern of the first user. For example, the first user may be a skilled user who is proficient in a particular game play, and the second user may be a user who wants to learn or imitate a game play pattern or strategy of the first user.

6 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a process of accepting the proxy authority of team play according to the present invention.

In the present disclosure, a first user account 610 that is a subject of game learning, a game server 620 that provides a game service, a second user account 630 that receives a game play pattern of the first user account 610, and A team member account 640 that performs team play with the first user account will be described.

While the game play is performed by accessing the game server using the first user account (S610), the game play log information of the first user may be stored in the game play log storage unit of the game server.

The game play pattern learning unit of the game server may determine game play patterns of the first user account by analyzing game play log information of the first user stored in the game play log storage unit, and may update and learn through deep learning. For example, according to the chronological order on the game play log information of the first user account, the initial first user is analyzed to have a somewhat aggressive gameplay pattern, but the recent first user is a defensive and stable game. It can be analyzed to have a play pattern. In this case, the game play pattern learner may focus on the recent game play pattern of the first user by weighting the game play log information that is recent in time.

Also, the game play pattern learning unit of the game server may learn about play that the first user prefers. For example, based on log information indicating that the first user does not use a specific skill during game play, and log information indicating that he or she does not perform cooperative play for a specific user, the game play pattern does not play such a game play. I can learn. Supporting the same gameplay for a particular user can be said to mimic a gameplay pattern that is specific to a particular user, but not to play a gameplay pattern that is not performed by a particular user. This can be an example.

The game terminal connected to the second user account 630 may request game play proxy authority from the team A account 640 instead of the first user account 610 (S630). In this case, the authority request may be transmitted through various paths as well as the game server 620.

The team member account 640 may transmit, to the game server 620, whether to accept or not the proxy for the received game play proxy authority request information. In the case of the first user account 610, since the situation has already occurred due to vacancies in the team play, the team member account performing the team play may request the second user account for the team play. Thereafter, the game server 620 may transfer the proxy acceptance information to the second user account 630.

Thereafter, the game server 520 may provide the first user account game play pattern information to the terminal connected to the second user account 520 (S550). The second user account 530 provided with the first user account game play pattern may perform game play that mimics the game play pattern of the first user together with the team A account (S560).

In addition, the second user account in the present disclosure is an account for performing a game service, and may be a virtual user account arbitrarily generated by a game server. For example, if a game server connects only four team members when five team members need to be supported to play a team, the game server may use the virtual user account to play the game similarly or similarly with a specific user's game play pattern. You can support it. In the case of a conventional automatic play account, in the case of any virtual user account according to the present disclosure, in the case of an account for making a situation judgment for an optimal game result, the game play of a specific user is simulated (preferred play or non-preferred). It may be an account that does not play).

7 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating a configuration of a game service apparatus according to the present invention.

The game server 700, which is a game service device according to the present disclosure, may include a game play log storage unit 710, a game play pattern learner 720, a game play proxy authority determiner 730, and a communication unit 740. have.

The game server 700 may store game play log information for each game user account in the game play log storage 710. When a plurality of game activities (eg, when there are a plurality of characters) are performed in the game user account, game play log information can be stored for each character.

The game play pattern learner 720 of the game server 700 may learn a game play pattern of the first user account based on game play log information of the first user account. The game play pattern learning unit 720 may determine a game pattern by the situation, such as the operation frequency of the first user, which game the user has issued in the same team configuration or in the same game progression step, and determine a pattern as one pattern.

In addition, the game play pattern learner 730 of the game server may learn about play that the first user prefers. For example, based on log information indicating that the first user does not use a specific skill during game play, and log information indicating that he or she does not perform cooperative play for a specific user, the game play pattern does not play such a game play. I can learn. Supporting the same gameplay for a particular user can be said to mimic a gameplay pattern that is specific to a particular user, but not to play a gameplay pattern that is not performed by a particular user. This can be an example.

The game play proxy authority determining unit 730 determines whether there is a game play proxy authority from a specific user account. For example, as described with reference to FIG. 5, when game play is performed in place of the first user account in the second user account, it may be determined whether the user has the authority to be provided with the game play pattern information.

The communication unit 740 may be set to transmit and receive game service information between the game terminal and the game server connected to the game user account. In addition, when transmitting and receiving game play pattern information between the user accounts, the communication unit 740 may transmit the learned game play pattern information of the first user to the game terminal connected to the second user account.

The functional operations described hereinabove and the embodiments relating to the subject matter can be implemented in any one or more combinations thereof, including the structures disclosed herein and their structural equivalents.

The foregoing description presents the best mode of the invention, and provides examples to illustrate the invention and to enable those skilled in the art to make and use the invention. The specification thus produced is not intended to limit the invention to the specific terms presented.

Thus, while the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above examples, those skilled in the art can make modifications, changes, and variations to the examples without departing from the scope of the invention. In short, in order to achieve the intended effect of the present invention, it is not necessary to separately include all the functional blocks shown in the drawings or to follow all the orders shown in the drawings in the order shown; Note that it may fall within the scope.

The present invention relates to a game service method and an apparatus for performing the same, and can be applied to various game service methods and apparatus therefor.

Claims (10)

In the game service method,
Obtaining, by the game server, game play log information of the first user account;
Learning a game play pattern of the first user account based on the obtained game play log information of the first user account;
Receiving a game play proxy authority request of the first user account from the second user account;
Determining whether the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account; And
If it is determined that the second user account has the game play proxy authority of the first user account, providing the gameplay pattern of the learned first user account to the second user account.
Including, game service method. The method according to claim 1,
Acquiring game play log information of the first user account by the game server;
Game game log information based on an operation command on a game terminal connected to the first user account received by the game server. The method according to claim 1,
The game server learning the game play pattern of the first user account,
And determining one of a plurality of predefined patterns based on a game play pattern of the first user account received corresponding to a predetermined case in the game server. . The method according to claim 1,
Determining whether the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account may include:
And determining, by the game server, by receiving acceptance information on a game play proxy authority from the first user account. The method according to claim 1,
Determining whether the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account may include:
And determining, by the game server, by receiving acceptance information on a game play proxy authority from a predetermined team member account from the first user account. In the game service performing server,
A game play log storage unit for obtaining game play log information of the first user account;
A game play pattern learner learning a game play pattern of the first user account based on the obtained game play log information of the first user account;
A game play proxy authority determining unit that determines whether the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account when receiving a game play proxy authority request of the first user account from the second user account; And
A communication unit for transmitting a game play pattern of the learned first user account to the second user account when it is determined that the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account;
Including, the game service performing server. Following claim 6,
The game play log storage unit,
And obtain game play log information based on an operation command on a game terminal connected to the first user account received by the game server. The method according to claim 6,
The game play pattern learning unit,
And determine to determine one of a plurality of predefined patterns based on a game play pattern of the first user account received corresponding to a predetermined case in the game server. The method according to claim 6,
The game play proxy authority decision unit,
And the game server receives acceptance information on a game play proxy authority from the first user account, thereby determining whether the second user account has a game play proxy authority of the first user account. server. The method according to claim 6,
The game play proxy authority decision unit,
And the game server receives acceptance information on a game play proxy authority from a predetermined team member account from the first user account, thereby determining whether the second user account has game play proxy authority of the first user account. Server, performing game services.

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