WO2020116684A1

WO2020116684A1 - Method and device for providing service for cooperation in online games

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Publication number: WO2020116684A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/015385
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이선웅
Original assignee: 이선웅
Priority date: 2018-12-06
Filing date: 2018-12-06
Publication date: 2020-06-11

Abstract

The present invention relating to a method and a device for providing a service for cooperation in online games comprises the steps of: displaying at least one of cooperation applicant candidates to a cooperation requester according to an input of the cooperation requester; receiving, from the cooperation requester, a cooperation request for a selected cooperation applicant among the at least one of cooperation applicant candidates; notifying the cooperation requester and the cooperation applicant about a cooperation confirmation; and receiving notification of a cooperation termination from the cooperation requester and the cooperation applicant. Accordingly, the present invention maximizes the effectiveness of cooperation, doubles the fun of the game, and ultimately contributes to the restoration of the competitiveness of the game.

Description

Method and device for providing service for collaboration in online games

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a service for collaboration in an online game, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a service for collaboration in an online game that can maximize the effectiveness of collaboration.

As the Internet became popular, the game market, which was mainly focused on stand-alone games, gradually turned to online games. Along with the quantitative expansion of the online game market, its spectrum is also easy to operate from casual arcade games to hundreds of thousands of concurrent users manipulate their virtual characters in online game maps to perform quests, NPC (Non-Player Charecter) ), or through MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), which has been conducted by mob (Mobile Object/Monster Or Beast) or by removing opponent virtual characters.

In online games, especially MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online-game), you can play a single game with your own virtual character, but you can also play a team or party in cooperation with each other.

When a gamer needs to collaborate with other gamers in a team or party to perform a quest, or remove a mob or opponent virtual character, the virtual player has the same or similar level as his virtual character or has a complementary ability If you can form a team or party with the character(s), it is expected that you can maximize the effectiveness of collaboration.

However, until now, when trying to form a team or party, online games are matched randomly regardless of gamers' preferences, or a service is provided to analyze and select this data by providing only separate raw data. have.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a service for collaboration in an online game that can maximize the effectiveness of collaboration.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a service for collaboration in an online game in which a collaboration requester can select a collaboration applicant according to his or her preference.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a service for collaboration in an online game in which a collaboration requester can easily select a collaboration applicant by providing separate processed data.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The object, according to an aspect of the present invention, according to the input of the collaboration requester, displaying at least one candidate for collaboration candidates to the collaboration requester; Receiving a collaboration request for a selected collaboration applicant among the at least one collaboration candidate candidates from the collaboration requester; Notifying the collaboration request to the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant; And it is achieved by a method for providing a service for collaboration in an online game, comprising the step of notifying the end of collaboration from the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant.

Here, the step of displaying the at least one collaboration candidate candidate is determined based on the collaboration result of at least one collaboration candidate candidate collected for a predetermined period, and whether or not the display is determined based on satisfaction with the at least one collaboration candidate candidate It is preferred to further include a step.

At this time, the step of determining whether or not to display is characterized in that, in the ranking calculated based on the collaboration result and satisfaction, candidates for collaboration applicants who occupied the satisfaction or ranking below the threshold are not displayed.

In addition, the step of displaying the at least one candidate for collaboration is characterized in that the conditions for accepting the collaboration suggested by each of the at least one candidate for collaboration are also displayed.

At this time, the step of receiving a collaboration request for the selected collaboration candidate among the at least one candidate for collaboration is characterized in that the collaboration requester is assumed to agree to the terms and conditions of collaboration suggested by the collaboration applicant.

The object comprises, in accordance with another aspect of the present invention, means for displaying at least one collaboration candidate candidate to a collaboration requester according to an input of the collaboration requester; Means for receiving a collaboration request for a collaboration candidate selected from the at least one candidate for collaboration from the collaboration requester; Means for notifying the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant whether or not collaboration is successful; And a means for notifying the end of the collaboration from the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant, and is achieved by a service providing device for collaboration in an online game.

Here, the means for displaying the at least one collaborative candidates may be determined based on the collaboration result of at least one collaborative candidates collected during a predetermined period and satisfaction with the at least one collaborative candidates. It is characterized by.

In this case, determining whether to display the above is characterized in that the candidates for collaboration applicants who occupy a ranking below a threshold are not displayed in the ranking calculated based on the collaboration result and satisfaction.

In addition, the means for displaying the at least one collaboration applicant candidate is characterized in that it also displays the conditions for accepting the collaboration suggested by each of the at least one collaboration applicant candidate.

At this time, the means for receiving a collaboration request for the selected collaboration candidate among the at least one candidate for collaboration is characterized in that the collaboration requester is assumed to agree to the terms and conditions of collaboration suggested by the collaboration applicant.

According to the method and apparatus for providing a service for collaboration in an online game of the present invention as described above, there is an advantage of maximizing the effect of the collaboration, doubling the fun of the game, and ultimately contributing to the competitive competitiveness of the game.

In addition, according to the method and apparatus for providing a service for collaboration in the online game of the present invention, a collaboration requester can select a collaboration applicant according to his or her preferences, so that he/she can easily achieve his/her desires, and thus achieve a desired level in a short time. It has the advantage of being reachable.

In addition, according to a service providing method and a device for collaboration in an online game of the present invention, a separate processed data is provided, so that a collaboration requester can easily select a collaboration applicant, so that the user can focus more on the game. .

1 shows a system in which a service providing method for collaboration in an online game according to the present invention is implemented.

2 is an example of a screen provided so that a service providing method for collaboration in an online game according to the present invention can be performed.

3 is a schematic flowchart of performing an online game using a service providing method for collaboration in an online game according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of a method for providing a service for collaboration in an online game according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the contents described in the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited or limited by the exemplary embodiments.

The terminology used in the present invention has been selected, while considering the functions in the present invention, general terms that are currently widely used are selected, but this may vary according to the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art or the appearance of a new technology. In addition, in certain cases, some terms are arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, their meanings will be described in detail in the description of the applicable invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meanings of the terms and the contents of the present invention, not simply the names of the terms.

When a certain part of the specification "includes" a certain component, this means that other components may be further included instead of excluding other components unless specifically stated to the contrary.

1 shows a system in which a service providing method for collaboration in an online game according to the present invention is implemented. Referring to the drawings, the online game server 10 is connected to a number of game clients 11 through a network.

The online game server 10 provides online game services to game clients 11 connected through a network.

The online game server 10 is one of the elements constituting the present invention, and may be physically composed of a single server or a plurality of servers.

Game clients 11 are provided with online game client software and installed, and then access their online game server 10 using their online game account. The user manipulates the input means of the game client 11 to play the online game server. You can enjoy online games by manipulating virtual characters within the online games provided by (10).

Game client 11 is preferably a personal computer (Personal Computer), but is not limited thereto, and can be connected to the online game server 10 through a network, for example, an electronic device such as a smartphone or tablet It might be.

Here, in the present invention, a plurality of gamers access their online game server 10 using their game client 11, manipulate their virtual characters, and team or party with other virtual characters in the online game space. It is based on the premise of MMOs that proceed in a variety of ways such as collaborating, competing, or confronting.

In this case, collaboration means a game play method in which two or more virtual characters cooperate with each other to progress a game in order to progress a game such as performing a quest. For example, virtual characters with different abilities can cooperate with each other to remove mobs, or virtual characters that reach a certain level or higher can work together to achieve powerful opponents or difficult quests. In this case, the virtual character means a character in an online game operated directly by a gamer.

On the other hand, the service providing server 12 provides information related to a service for collaboration in an online game of the present invention on the web with a plurality of game clients 11 connected to their web accounts by accessing through a network.

The service providing method itself for collaboration in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented in a separate server as illustrated, and is implemented to exchange information required for collaboration success through communication with the online game server 10. Can be. However, depending on the embodiment, a service providing method for collaboration may be implemented in the online game server 10.

Alternatively, the service providing server 12 itself may host information required for successful collaboration in the form of an HTML document or an XML document, so that it can be confirmed through a web browser outside the game space. In this case, the game client 11 drives an in-game browser that can be executed within the corresponding online game process, and secures a connection state with the service providing server 12 using the in-game browser, and then generates the HTML document generated above. Or you could browse the XML document.

At this time, the in-game browser may call an in-game browser by pressing or selecting a specific icon, a special key combination, for example, a shift-tab, a toolbar-like menu on the online game screen, and the called in-game browser After a predetermined process, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, information necessary for successful collaboration is displayed. Here, the information required for the success of collaboration includes information of candidates for collaboration candidates, which can be a criterion for selecting a collaboration candidate who can help the collaboration requester to achieve his or her desired goal from a number of candidates for collaboration. For example, information necessary for the success of the collaboration shown in FIG. 2 will be described later.

Alternatively, by using the input means of a game client in which an online game is in progress, for example, an IoT function is used to operate a R or L button on a gamepad connected via Bluetooth to activate a web browser that displays information required for collaboration success. I can do it.

Referring to the drawings, a method for providing a service for collaboration in an online game according to the present invention includes a step in which a collaboration requester who wants to receive collaboration support accesses an online game server with his account through a network using his game client It starts from (S300).

When a collaboration requestor connects to a service providing server using his/her web account, and then selects a collaboration applicant who wants to receive collaboration support among a plurality of collaboration applicants who can support the collaboration (S301), a predetermined condition is satisfied. In case the collaboration is established (S302).

The collaborative applicant who has established a collaboration uses his game client to access the online game server with his account through the network, teams up with a collaboration requester who has been collaborated, and then begins to play by collaborating in the online game space ( S303) When the collaboration play ends (S304), the end of the collaboration is notified to the service providing server (S305).

The collaborative request and collaborative success steps (S301 and S302) will be described in detail in terms of a service providing server with reference to FIG. 4, which is a flowchart in which a service providing method for collaboration in an online game according to the present invention is performed.

Referring to FIG. 4, a collaboration requester who wants to receive collaboration support uses an input means of his/her game client in which an online game is in progress, for example, an R or L button on a gamepad connected via Bluetooth using an IoT function. By operating, the web browser is activated so that the service provided by the service providing server can be provided. According to the input of the collaboration requester, the collaboration negotiation starts from the step (S400) of displaying at least one candidate candidate for collaboration to the collaboration requester.

At this time, the input of the collaboration requester is all actions of a user capable of activating a web browser capable of providing a service provided by a service providing server for collaboration support, for example, key in, button operation, icon click, menu click And the like.

Here, displaying the at least one collaboration candidate candidate includes determining whether to display based on the collaboration result of at least one collaboration candidate candidate collected during a predetermined period, and satisfaction with the at least one collaboration candidate candidate. can do.

At this time, the predetermined period can be set on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis, and the collaboration result selects a collaborator who can help the collaborative requester to achieve his or her desired goal from multiple candidates for collaboration. It may be analysis data on the results of previous collaboration support, which can be a criterion.

At this time, the collaboration result may be displayed, for example, as a collaboration support result ranking, as shown in FIG. 2. The ranking of the result of collaboration support may be the final ranking of other collaboration requesters who have been supported by the collaboration candidate candidate, or the changed ranking before and after the collaboration is supported. Alternatively, in the case of achieving the quest, it may be displayed as a time taken for completing the quest and/or a pass/fail ratio.

Satisfaction for each of these candidates may be displayed together with a number of candidates for collaboration, and the satisfaction may be displayed as a bar graph or a star rating out of 5 to judge this at a glance.

At this time, candidates with a collaborative applicant below the threshold, for example, three or less, may not be displayed from the beginning to simplify the selection of the collaborator. Alternatively, in the ranking calculated based on the collaboration result and satisfaction of each of the multiple candidates for collaboration collected for a predetermined period, candidates for collaboration candidates who occupy a ranking below a threshold may not be displayed. Needless to say, when calculating the ranking, it is possible to add the weights by applying different weights to collaboration results and satisfaction.

Along with multiple candidates for collaboration, the conditions for accepting the collaboration suggested by each of these candidates can also be displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, this means that the collaboration requester pays in advance to receive collaboration support from the candidate for collaboration. It may be the amount you have to do.

Next, a collaboration requester who wants to receive collaboration support can select one of a number of candidates for collaboration indicated as such, for example, a collaboration that wants to support collaboration by clicking an icon, checkbox, button, etc. on an activated web browser. The collaboration request for the applicant is delivered to the service providing server. In other words, when viewed from the service provision server side, a collaboration request for a selected collaboration applicant among a plurality of candidates for collaboration will be received from the collaboration requester (S401). At this time, the collaboration request is made on the premise that the collaboration requester agrees to the terms and conditions of the collaboration suggested by the collaboration applicant, for example, including the payment of the payment amount provided by the collaboration applicant selected from among the candidates of the multiple collaboration applicants. can do.

When a collaboration requester selects a desired collaborator and requests a collaboration through a predetermined process as described above, the service providing server receiving the collaboration request can notify the collaboration applicant that the collaboration is successful (S402). A message can be notified by sending a message to a browser, a messenger or a personal communication terminal interworking with the web browser. At the same time, it is possible to notify the collaboration requester that a collaboration has been established, or to send a message to the collaboration applicant that the collaboration has been established.

Collaboration applicants who have received notification of successful collaboration will access their online game server through their network using their game client and collaborate in the online game space by forming a team or party with the collaboration requester. To proceed with the game, and when the collaboration play ends, the service providing server is notified of the end of the collaboration (S403). At this time, the notification of the end of the collaboration may be received through the web browser provided by the service providing server and the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant may transmit the collaboration requester by indicating the satisfaction level of the collaboration supporter as a star.

In addition, upon receiving the notification of the end of the collaboration, it is possible to deliver to the corresponding collaborative applicants the conditions of the collaboration acceptance that the collaborative applicant proposed, that is, a portion of the amount that must be paid in advance to receive the collaborative assistance, for example, a fee excluding fees. will be.

In addition, when the notification of the end of the collaboration is received, the collaboration candidate of the corresponding collaboration applicant is determined such that the display is determined based on the collaboration result of at least one collaboration candidate candidate collected during a predetermined period, and satisfaction with the at least one collaboration candidate candidate. The result of this collaboration and the satisfaction of this time can be stored in a database. In addition, the accumulated collaboration results and accumulated satisfaction of candidates for collaboration candidates stored in the database may be updated with the collaboration results and satisfaction whenever new data is stored or analyzed at a predetermined cycle.

A service providing apparatus in which a service providing method for collaboration in an online game according to the present invention is implemented, as described above, displaying at least one collaboration candidate candidate to the collaboration requester according to the input of the collaboration requester , Receiving a collaboration request for a selected collaboration candidate among at least one collaboration candidate from a collaboration requester, notifying a collaboration success to the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant, and receiving a notification of termination of collaboration from the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant Means having a function capable of performing each, for example, may be composed of a communication module and a program module included in or interworking with the web browser.

Meanwhile, a method for providing a service for collaboration in an online game according to the present invention may be implemented in a program code and stored in a computer-readable recording medium. At this time, the computer-readable recording medium may include all kinds of media in which data readable by a computer system is stored, for example, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, hard disk, USB memory, flash memory And the like. On the other hand, the expression "recorded on the recording medium" includes all cases where the recording medium is stored in bulk and distributed in the form of a package, as well as provided on the recording medium through a network in the form of a data packet.

In the above, the expression "server" is used, but in a distributed computing environment, it is common to divide and process functions or loads into multiple servers, so "server" does not necessarily refer to a single hardware component, and is a functionally divided server. Counties.

On the other hand, in the above, the expression network is used. In this case, the network depends on the distance and scale of the Local Area Network (WAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), or intranet, VPN (Virtual Private Network), and access method depending on the characteristics of the access path. Therefore, it should be interpreted as a broad concept that encompasses known wired and wireless communication methods, such as WiFi and Bluetooth.

In general, the terminology used herein is intended to be generally “open” terminology in particular in the claims (eg, the body of the claim) (eg, “including”, “including but not limited to”) As such, "have" should be interpreted as "have at least more", and "include" should be interpreted as "including, but not limited to". It is expressly stated in the claims, and in the absence of such description, it is understood that this intention does not exist.

Only certain features of the invention have been shown and described herein, and various modifications and changes can occur to those skilled in the art. It is therefore understood that the claims are intended to cover changes and modifications that fall within the spirit of the invention.

Claims

Displaying at least one collaboration candidate candidate to the collaboration requester according to the input of the collaboration requester;

Receiving a collaboration request for a selected collaboration applicant among the at least one collaboration candidate candidates from the collaboration requester;

Notifying the collaboration request to the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant; And

A method for providing a service for collaboration in an online game, comprising the step of receiving notification of the end of collaboration from the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant.
According to claim 1,

The step of displaying the at least one candidate for collaboration,

Further comprising the step of determining whether to display based on the collaboration result of at least one collaboration candidate candidates collected during a predetermined period, and satisfaction with the at least one candidate collaboration candidates, providing a service for collaboration in an online game Way.
According to claim 2,

The determining whether the display is determined is characterized in that, in the ranking calculated based on the collaboration result and satisfaction, the candidates for collaboration applicants who occupy the satisfaction or ranking below a threshold are not displayed. How to provide services.
The method according to claim 2 or 3,

The step of displaying the at least one candidate for collaboration,

A method for providing a service for collaboration in an online game, characterized in that the conditions for accepting the collaboration suggested by each of the at least one candidate for collaboration are also displayed.
The method of claim 4,

In the step of receiving a collaboration request for a selected collaborative candidate among the at least one collaborative candidate, the collaborative requester assumes that the collaborative acceptance conditions are agreed upon by the collaborative applicant. How to provide services for collaboration.
Means for displaying at least one collaboration candidate candidate to the collaboration requester according to the input of the collaboration requester;

Means for receiving a collaboration request for a collaboration candidate selected from the at least one candidate for collaboration from the collaboration requester;

Means for notifying the collaboration requester and the collaboration applicant whether or not collaboration is successful;

And a means for notifying the end of the collaboration from the collaboration requester and the collaboration supporter.
The method of claim 6,

Means for displaying the at least one candidate for collaboration,

A device for providing a service for collaboration in an online game, characterized by determining whether to display based on a collaboration result of at least one collaboration candidate candidate collected during a predetermined period, and satisfaction with the at least one collaboration candidate candidate .
The method of claim 7,

Determining whether or not to display, in the ranking calculated based on the collaboration result and satisfaction, the candidates for collaboration applicants who occupy a ranking below a threshold are not displayed, and a service providing apparatus for collaboration in online games .
The method of claim 7 or 8,

Means for displaying the at least one candidate candidate for collaboration,

Device for providing a service for collaboration in an online game, characterized in that it also displays the conditions for accepting the collaboration suggested by each of the at least one candidate for collaboration.
The method of claim 9,

In the online game, the means for receiving a collaboration request for a selected collaboration candidate among the at least one candidate for collaboration is made on the premise that the collaboration requester agrees to the terms and conditions of collaboration suggested by the collaboration applicant. Device for providing services for collaboration.