KR20030040739A - System of Internet Game Using Virtual Gamer And Method Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an internet game system and a method using a virtual gamer, and more particularly, to an internet game using a virtual gamer that can continue a game that is in progress on behalf of the gamer when the game player is dropped off while playing the internet game. A system and method thereof are provided.

The present invention relates to a plurality of user computers connected to the Internet to allow a user to install an Internet casino game program to play a game; A user database that stores data such as user ID, game carrier, and cyber money accumulation for each user, a plurality of game engines that allow a plurality of users to play a game without installing a client program on the user's computer, and a game. A time lapse checker for checking a transmission time of game data for each user during the process; The present invention provides an internet game system using a virtual gamer, comprising a game server including a virtual gamer participating in a game in progress instead of a user leaving the game during a game.

Description

System of Internet Game Using Virtual Gamer And Method Thereof

The present invention relates to an internet game system and a method using a virtual gamer, and more particularly, to an internet game using a virtual gamer that can continue a game that is in progress on behalf of the gamer when the game player is dropped off while playing the internet game. A system and method thereof are provided.

In general, Internet casino games, unlike real games, are played online with people who know or do not know through the Internet.

Online games played through the Internet are slightly different depending on the type of game, but a large amount of information is generally transmitted between the user computer and the game server.

Therefore, in order to stabilize Internet games, speed and tracks need to be stable.

However, during the game, the user may forcibly turn off the computer, or the Internet may be disconnected due to factors such as slowing down of information transmission due to excessive network connection, that is, an abnormality in the Internet line. .

Therefore, when playing a game such as GoStop or Hula over the Internet, a game may be abnormally terminated by deliberately disconnecting when the opponent's score is high.

In this case, a penalty is imposed by requesting a certain amount of money from a user who has been disconnected conventionally.

On the other hand, since the Internet is connected to the user computer and the game server via a number of communication lines, connection may be interrupted regardless of the user's intention due to abnormalities or traffic on the line.

However, even in this case, since the game server imposes a penalty on the user as in the above case, it causes a situation in which the user is unjustly penalized, and adversely affects the game carrier due to the failure to terminate the game normally. Was hugging.

In addition, in the case of the high-stop game, since only three people can play the game, the first and second participants have to wait for the third participant to participate.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art, and its object is to provide a virtual gamer in place of a gamer in the case of a game player deliberately leaving the game or disconnected due to an error in the Internet while playing an Internet game. The present invention provides an internet game system and a method using a virtual gamer that can participate in a game and continue a game in progress.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an internet game system using a virtual gamer according to the present invention.

2 and 3 are a flow chart for explaining the Internet game method using a virtual gamer in accordance with the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: game server 11: user computer

13: User DB14: Game Engine

15: Time Lapse Checker 16: Virtual Gamer

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a plurality of user computers connected to the Internet to enable the user to install the Internet casino game program; A user database that stores data such as user ID, game carrier, and cyber money accumulation for each user, a plurality of game engines that allow a plurality of users to play a game without installing a client program on the user's computer, and a game. A time lapse checker for checking a transmission time of game data for each user during the process; The present invention provides an internet game system using a virtual gamer, comprising a game server including a virtual gamer participating in a game in progress instead of a user leaving the game during a game.

The virtual gamers are implemented as artificial intelligence programs, and the virtual gamers are composed of a plurality of virtual gamers each connected to the plurality of game engines and participating in a game according to a user's request.

In addition, the present invention provides an Internet game method in which a plurality of users are connected to a game server for providing an internet game using a user computer to play a game, wherein (a1) the game server determines a delivery time of game data transmitted from the user. Checking and determining that the connection is disconnected if it is not delivered for a predetermined time; (a2) providing a method of playing an internet game using a virtual gamer, comprising the step of continuing the game by joining a game in progress of a virtual gamer who can play a game on behalf of a user who is disconnected. Step a2) after the game is over, if the virtual gamers are the winners, the loser's money will be credited to the reserves of the disconnected users. It further comprises a step.

In addition, the present invention is an Internet game method in which a plurality of users are connected to a game server for providing an internet game using a user computer to play a game, (b1) a game that can be played only when a certain number of users are connected Providing; (b2) providing a method of playing an internet game using a virtual gamer, comprising: engaging a virtual gamer in place of a lesser number of users if a predetermined number of users do not connect within a predetermined time; Step (b2) further includes the step of transferring the cyber money of the real users to each other if the winner is determined among the plurality of real users after the game is over, and disabling the transfer of cyber money if the winner or the loser is the virtual gamer. It is made to include.

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Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention described above in more detail.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an internet game system using a virtual gamer according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts illustrating an internet game method using a virtual gamer according to the present invention.

The present invention comprises a plurality of user computers (11) connected to the Internet as shown in Fig. 1 to enable the Internet casino game, the user to install the Internet casino game program to enable the game; The game server 10 provides a game program for a client to the plurality of user computers 11 and provides a game area.

The game server 10 includes a user DB 13 for storing data such as a user ID, a game carrier, and an amount of cyber money for each user; A plurality of game engines 14 which allow a plurality of users to play a game without installing a client program on the user computer 11; A time lapse checker 15 for checking a transmission time of game data for each user while the game is in progress; It consists of the virtual gamers 16 participating in the game in progress instead of the user leaving the game during the game.

The virtual gamers 16 are virtual gamers generated by artificial intelligence programs.

On the other hand, in a typical Internet casino game, each user downloads an Internet game program for a client and installs it on their user computer 11. When a user who installs a client game program deposits a predetermined amount or pays a monthly fee, cyber money of the same ratio or a predetermined ratio is stored in the user DB 13 for each user.

If the user loses the game, he will withdraw this reserve and pay it to the winner. If he wins, he will earn additional money from his opponent.

A user may play a game by executing a client program provided by the game server 10 or connecting to a game engine 14 provided by the game server 10 to play an internet casino game.

When the game is terminated, the game server 10 checks the winning or losing of the game to check the cyber money stored for each user in the user DB 13 to withdraw the cyber money from the loser's user DB 13 to obtain the winner's user DB ( Earn in addition to 13).

According to the present invention, when the user's computer 11 is down during the game or the game cannot be played anymore due to a problem on the Internet line, the user is separated from the game using the virtual gamer 16 unlike the conventional game method. Instead, you can keep the game in progress by participating.

In more detail with reference to Figure 2, when the game is started, the game server 10 receives the information of the game played by the user in each step of the game (f 11), and proceeds to the game of the next game step (f 12).

When it is time to receive data from the user in step f11, it is checked whether the user sends the data within a predetermined time period using the time lapse checker 15 (f13, f14).

As a result of checking through steps f13 and f14, when data is not received within a predetermined time, the game server 10 connects the virtual gamer 16 to any one of the plurality of game engines 14 for a predetermined time. The game is played on behalf of the user who has not transmitted the game data (user disconnected from the Internet) (f 16).

In this process, the game end state is checked, and if the game is not in the end state, the following steps are performed (f15 and f18). However, when the game ends, the game result is stored in the user-specific DB 13.

In other words, if the virtual gamer 16 who played the game on behalf of the user who has lost access to the Internet during the game wins, he receives the cyber money from the reserves of the other users and accumulates the user's reserve for the virtual gamer 16. On the contrary, if the game loses, the virtual game player 16 accumulates the user's cyber money on behalf of the winning opponent (f 17).

Therefore, in the present invention, when the user is forcibly disconnected from the game and disconnected from the game due to an abnormality of the Internet line, the game can be continued fairly and terminated normally by using the virtual gamer 16.

3, the game progress when two users connect to the high-stop game which can be played by three users is demonstrated with reference to FIG.

When two users connect to the game server 10 and request to start a game, the game server 10 connects the virtual gamers 16 to the game engine 14 so that three users connect to the game server 10. Create a game environment the same as in one situation.

The general game progression process is the same as the process described with reference to FIG. 2, and when it is the turn of the virtual gamers 16 (f 31), the virtual gamers 16 participate in the game and proceed (f 32).

If the game is not finished, the game proceeds to the next step including the step of FIG. 2 (f 35).

When the game ends, the game results are stored in two user DBs 13 reflecting the game result except for the virtual gamers 16 (f 34). Subsequently, the virtual gamers 16 who participated in the game participate in another requested game.

Here, when the virtual gamers 16 win or lose the game, two other users do not win or lose the cyber money. However, if one of the two users wins, the winner is withdrawn from the other's reserves.

As described above, the present invention allows the three gamers to participate in the game using the virtual gamer 16 so that the game can be played in a high-stop game. That is, the game can be played between two users using the virtual gamers until the third user accesses the game.

Here, the reason for prohibiting the movement of the cyber money when the virtual gamers 16 wins is that the company operating the game server 10 prevents the possibility of winning by manipulating the game in advance. It is to ensure reliability.

In addition, the present invention is equipped with a virtual gamer function in the client program installed on the user's computer so that when the user is disconnected from the Internet or if there are few participants, the game can be played only with the user's computer environment without connecting to the game server 10. You can also

The present invention made as described above is to continue the game using a virtual gamer instead of the user disconnected when the connection to the Internet is disconnected due to voluntary or other in the middle of the Internet casino game, or to proceed with the game If there are not enough participants, the game can be played by involving virtual gamers.

Therefore, it is possible to restrain the situation where the game carrier can lose money due to the other party while participating in the internet casino game.

In the above, the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to specific preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the general knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Various changes and modifications will be made by those who possess it.

Claims (7)

A plurality of user computers connected to the Internet to allow the user to install an Internet casino game program to play a game; A user database that stores data such as user ID, game carrier, and cyber money accumulation for each user, a plurality of game engines that allow a plurality of users to play a game without installing a client program on the user's computer, and a game. A time lapse checker for checking a transmission time of game data for each user during the process; Internet game system using a virtual gamer comprising a game server including a virtual gamer participating in a game that is in progress instead of a user leaving the game during the game. The internet game system of claim 1, wherein the virtual gamers are implemented as artificial intelligence programs. The Internet game system of claim 1, wherein the virtual gamers comprise a plurality of virtual gamers connected to the plurality of game engines to participate in a game according to a user's request. In the Internet game method in which a plurality of users are connected to a game server for providing an Internet game using a user computer to play the game, (a1) checking, by the game server, the delivery time of game data delivered from the user, and determining that the game is disconnected if not delivered for a predetermined time; (a2) Internet game method using a virtual gamer comprising the step of continuing the game by participating in a game that is in progress a virtual gamer who can play the game on behalf of the user disconnected. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein in step (a2), after the game is over, the loser's money is accumulated in the reserve of the disconnected user if the virtual gamer is the winner. Internet game method using a virtual gamer, characterized in that it further comprises the step of earning the reserve of the winner. In the Internet game method in which a plurality of users are connected to a game server for providing an Internet game using a user computer to play the game, (b1) providing a game in which a game progresses only when a certain number of users are connected; (b2) if a predetermined number of users do not connect within a predetermined time, the Internet game method using a virtual gamers, comprising the step of engaging the virtual gamers on behalf of the insufficient number of users. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein in step (b2), if a winner is determined among a plurality of real users among game participants after the game is finished, the cyber money of the real users is transferred to each other, and if the winner or loser is a virtual gamer, the transfer of cyber money is performed. Disabling the step further comprises the Internet game method using a virtual gamer.