KR102533175B1 - Method and system for providing item diary in on-line game - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for providing an item diary service in an online game are disclosed. A method for providing an item diary service according to the present invention provides an item diary editor capable of editing information about an item-related event and information about a user to a user's terminal when an item-related event occurs during a user's online game play; an item diary generating step of generating an item diary corresponding to an item-related event according to an editing result through an item diary editor; an item diary publishing step of posting the item diary to a community for disclosing the item diary in the online game according to a user's disclosure request, and controlling it so that other users can view it; and an item diary dissemination step of sharing the item diary with other communities in the online game according to a request for dissemination by other users who have viewed the item diary posted in the item diary public community.

Description

Method and system for providing item diary service in online game {Method and system for providing item diary in on-line game}

The present invention relates to game items used in online games, and more specifically, to a method and system for providing an item diary service storing a record of a player acquiring a game item or reinforcing a game item.

Players' personal capabilities in online games are largely influenced not only by operations during game play but also by items possessed by players. In particular, a real-time role-playing game (RPG), which has recently been in the limelight, provides a vast number of items, and the characteristics and types of items based on the creator's creation are also almost unlimited.

Game items have one or more attribute information specified in online games, and the attribute of the game engine applied to operation in the game varies according to the performance or level of the item represented by this attribute information. You can feel the changes in the game engine.

Utilization of these items is positioned as an element that enhances the enjoyment and satisfaction of users who play the game, and stores and stores the history of items that they have acquired or strengthened while playing the game, and provides news about items to other users. The desire of users who want to show off is growing.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide an item diary service that can record a series of events related to items, such as acquiring or strengthening items, and share them with other users. .

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing an item diary service according to an embodiment of the present invention, when an item-related event occurs during a user's online game play, a server providing an item diary service in an online game, An item diary editor capable of editing information on the generated item-related event and information on the user is provided to the terminal of the user, and an item diary corresponding to the item-related event according to an editing result through the item diary editor. an item diary creation step of generating a; an item diary publishing step of posting the generated item diary to a community for publishing the item diary in an online game according to the user's disclosure request, and controlling it so that other users can view it; An item diary dissemination step of sharing the item diary with other communities in the online game according to a request for dissemination of another user who has viewed the item diary posted in the item diary open community.

The item-related event may occur when the user obtains an item, the user disappears the item, the user succeeds in strengthening the item, or the user fails to strengthen the item.

The item diary editor may include a user interface capable of editing structured information including basic data about the user and unstructured information including social data of the user.

In the step of publishing the item diary, the generated item diary is posted to the item diary open community in the form of a card view that allows interaction with other users, and when a comment is input to the item diary, it is stored in association with the corresponding item diary. Further providing detailed information about the information provided in the card view form according to a request of another user.

In the step of spreading the item diary, when the other user shares the item diary with other communities within the online game, a bookmark for the item diary and a new item diary of the user who created the item diary are created together with the item diary. The method may further include providing a user interface capable of setting a notification on the other community.

An item diary service providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of user terminals executing game clients for playing online games; An item diary providing server connected to the user terminal and providing an item diary service in an online game;

The item diary providing server may include: a monitoring unit that analyzes whether an event related to an item occurs during a user's online game play; When the item-related event occurs, generating an item diary corresponding to the item-related event according to the editing result of the user through an item diary editor capable of editing information about the corresponding item-related event and information about the user an item diary generator; an item diary publishing unit for posting the created item diary to a community for publishing an item diary in an online game when the user's disclosure request is received; an item diary dissemination unit for sharing the item diary with other communities within the online game when a request for dissemination from another user who browses the item diary posted in the item diary open community is received; A storage unit configured to store the generated item diary and a list of item diaries posted in a community for disclosing the item diary.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an item diary service capable of recording a series of events related to items, such as acquiring or strengthening items, and sharing them with other users.

In addition, according to the present invention, an item diary can be created and automatically stored not only when an item is acquired or strengthened successfully, but also when an item disappears or when strengthening fails, and the item diary can be edited as desired by the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to maximize the interest in the game by spreading news related to items of users in various forms and increasing exchanges between users.

1 is a diagram for explaining a network configuration of an item diary service providing system in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an item diary service in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 illustrates a screen for requesting editing of an item diary when item reinforcement fails or item reinforcement succeeds according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining an example of an item diary editor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 illustrates a preview screen of an item diary being edited according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 illustrates a screen on which an item diary created according to an embodiment of the present invention is posted in an item diary public community.
7 illustrates a screen showing detailed information of an item diary being browsed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 and 9 are for explaining a process of sharing an item diary being browsed to other communities according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present invention have been selected from general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention of a person skilled in the art or precedent, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is also a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, not simply the name of the term.

When it is said that a certain part "includes" a certain component throughout the specification, it means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "...means", "...unit", and "module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is implemented as hardware or software, or hardware and software. It can be implemented as a combination of

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

In the present invention, the item diary is for storing a record of item-related events occurring during a user's play, such as item acquisition/disappearance/enhancement success/enhancement failure.

1 is a diagram for explaining a network configuration of an item diary service providing system in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the item diary service providing system includes a user terminal 10 that creates an item diary for a game item, a plurality of other user terminals 11 that browse and spread the item diary, and a user terminal. It consists of an item diary service providing server 20 that supports editing and creation of the item diary of a user playing the game in 1 (10) and controls so that other users search for and spread the item diary in the user terminal 2 (11). .

The game server providing the online game service may be physically implemented in the same computing device as the item diary service providing server 20 or in a separate computing device. The game server provides client software for the execution of online games to the user terminals 10 and 11, and collects status information in the online game of users so that simultaneously connected game clients can play the online game, and interact with other users. share in real time.

The user terminals 10 and 11 are computing devices serving as game clients that support players to enjoy games by installing and executing game client software. The user accesses the item diary service providing server 20 and/or the game server through the network in the user terminal 1 10 and acquires game items or strengthens the game items while playing the game.

The item diary service providing server 20, which is connected to the user terminals 10 and 11 and provides an item diary service in the online game, when an item-related event occurs during the user's online game play, records the moment of event occurrence as an item diary. Create and store, disclose to other users, and provide a service to spread so that many users can see it through various in-game communities.

The item diary providing server 20 includes a monitoring unit that analyzes whether an item-related event occurs during a user's online game play, and when an item-related event occurs, edits information about the corresponding item-related event and information about the user. An item diary creation unit that provides an item diary editor to the user terminal 1 (10) and creates an item diary corresponding to an item-related event according to a user's editing result through this, and when a disclosure request is received from the user terminal 1 (10) , An item diary disclosure unit that posts the generated item diary to a community for disclosing the item diary in the online game, and when a request for expansion from another user who has viewed the item diary posted in the item diary disclosure community is received, the item diary is posted to the online game. It may include an item diary dissemination unit to be shared with other communities, and a storage unit for storing data necessary for the service, such as a list of item diaries posted in the community for generating item diaries and item diaries to be disclosed.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, in the present invention, an item diary editor, which is a user interface that allows users to edit their item diary as desired, and an item diary disclosure community that can post and disclose edited item diaries for each player. , and provides a user interface that allows other users browsing the open item diary to expand sharing through other communities.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an item diary service in an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S21, the play of the user playing the online game in the user terminal 1 10 is monitored to analyze whether an event related to an item occurs. An event related to an item indicates a moment when a specific event related to an item occurs, such as a user's acquisition of an item, disappearance of an item, success in strengthening an item, or failure in strengthening an item.

If it is determined in step S22 that an event related to an item has occurred, the process proceeds to step S23 and an item diary is created by processing data for the event. A user interface capable of editing and creating an item diary is provided, and an item diary editor capable of editing information on item-related events and information on the user may be provided through the user interface. The user can create an item diary corresponding to a corresponding event as desired by using the item diary editor, and the item diary will be created according to the editing result through the item diary editor.

Information about events related to items that can be edited in the item diary editor may include event types, user comments, message stickers, etc. Information about users includes the user's ID, level, clan, possessed equipment, and friend addition QR code. , reinforcing stories, etc. may be included.

User information can be classified into structured information, including basic data such as ID, level, clan, and possessed equipment, and unstructured information, including social data, such as QR codes for adding friends and reinforced stories, and each information can be edited. An available user interface may be included in the item diary editor.

Step S24 is an item diary disclosure step in which the processed data is made available for viewing by others. In response to a user's request for disclosure, the item diary created as described above is posted to a community for disclosing the item diary in the online game so that other users can view it. disclosed so that

The item diary is posted in the item diary open community in the form of a card view that allows other users to interact, and when a comment is entered in the item diary, it is stored in association with the item diary and provided in the form of a card view at the request of other users You can provide more detailed information about the information.

Step S25 is an item diary dissemination step, in which the item diary is shared with other communities within the online game to spread the scope of sharing according to a request for dissemination by other users who have viewed the item diary posted in the item diary open community.

When another user shares the item diary with another community within the online game, a bookmark for the item diary and a user interface capable of setting a notification when a new item diary is created by the user who created the item diary are displayed on the other community together with the item diary. can provide

3 illustrates a screen for requesting editing of an item diary when item reinforcement fails or item reinforcement succeeds according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment, a user interface may be provided to enable editing and sharing of a screen resulting from reinforcement regardless of whether the user succeeds or fails in reinforcing the item.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 3, even if the user fails to enhance an item and the corresponding equipment evaporates, a 'Share' button and an item diary can be created to immediately create and share an item diary recording the moment of item strengthening failure. Before, an 'Edit' button is provided so that the user can edit as desired.

If the user selects 'Share' on the screen (a) of FIG. 3, the server 20 will automatically create and disclose an item diary containing only automatically generated basic information for reinforcement failure.

If the user selects 'edit' on the screen (a) of FIG. 3 , the server 20 will provide an item diary editor so that the item diary can be edited before generating and sharing the item diary.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 3, the user has succeeded in strengthening the item, and a 'Share' button that allows the user to immediately create and share an item diary recording the moment of item strengthening success along with information indicating the properties of the reinforced item. and an 'Edit' button that the user can edit as desired before creating the item diary.

If the user selects 'share' on the screen (b) of FIG. 3, the server 20 will generate and disclose an item diary including only automatically generated basic information about successful reinforcement.

If the user selects 'edit' on the screen (b) of FIG. 3, the server 20 will provide an item diary editor so that the item diary can be edited before generating and sharing the item diary.

FIG. 4 is for explaining an example of an item diary editor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the item diary editor provided on the screen of the user terminal 1 (10) when 'edit' is selected in FIG. it is foreshadowed

Referring to FIG. 4 , the item diary editor includes an item information area 41 showing information related to an item, and a player information input area for inputting information about a user or selecting information to be included in the item diary among user information. (42) may be included. In the player information input area 42, the user can select which player information, such as player ID, level, clan name, worn equipment, reinforcement item, and friend addition QR, to be included in the item diary and which not to be included.

In addition, the item diary editor may include a comment input area 43 for inputting user comments, such as reinforced story comments, and a sticker input area 44 for inputting or selecting message stickers. In addition, the item diary editor may include a user interface element capable of inserting and customizing an authentication shot to congratulate oneself on the success of item reinforcement.

The format of the item diary may be automatically adjusted according to the contents selected or inserted in the item diary editor. That is, the layout of the item diary created in the present invention is not fixed, but the design is dynamically changed according to the user's editing.

After the user edits and decorates the item diary in the item diary editor as desired, if the user selects 'Preview' (45), the item diary can be checked in advance before being posted. A diary is created and posted to the community for the purpose of making the item diary public.

5 illustrates a preview screen of an item diary being edited according to an embodiment of the present invention.

If 'Preview' 45 is selected to check in advance what the item diary edited in the item diary editor of FIG. 4 will look like, a preview of the item diary image to be shared is possible as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, the item diary being edited may include information on related users (51, 53), comments input by the user (52), information on the corresponding item (54), friend addition QR (55), and the like. can

6 illustrates a screen on which an item diary created according to an embodiment of the present invention is posted in an item diary public community.

When 'Share' 46 is selected in the item diary editor of FIG. 4 , an item diary is created and posted in My Item Diary as shown in FIG. 6 . My Item Diary is a dedicated community where each player can browse item diaries, and item diaries are posted in the form of a card view.

In one embodiment, a user interface element capable of storing the generated item diary in a local storage of the user terminal 1 10 or sharing it in an external space such as a social network service (SNS) outside the game may be further provided.

Referring to FIG. 6, there are two previously created and posted item diaries 60 in the user's item diary list, and an item diary 61 for the newly created 'Demonic Sword +6' is additionally posted. Able to know.

The user can view item acquisition/extinction/enhancement status by date in the item diary list for each player as shown in FIG. 6 and view detailed information of a desired item diary. 7 illustrates a screen showing detailed information of an item diary being browsed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, the user can view the item reinforcement history by selecting user information in the item diary.

In addition, the user may input congratulatory or encouraging comments to the item diary being browsed on the detailed screen as shown in FIG. 7 . As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , comments input by users are reflected in real time and displayed in the posted item diary 61 .

In addition, the user can set to be notified when an item diary of the corresponding player is newly created while browsing the item diary, and the notification can be set through the 'Notify' button 62 in the item diary list.

8 and 9 are for explaining a process of sharing an item diary being browsed to other communities according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When receiving a predetermined input on the item diary being viewed from the user terminal 2 20 , for example, if the item diary is touched and held, a user interface element 81 indicating sharing may be provided as shown in FIG. 8 . Through this, the user can select another community to share the item diary with or directly post the item diary to a predetermined other community. In addition, if the owner of the item diary selects receive next reinforcement news notification (82), the corresponding news will be pushed whenever the corresponding user succeeds or fails in strengthening the item.

An item diary selected from the item diary list and shared with other communities may be posted as shown in the example of FIG. 9 . Referring to FIG. 9, the user 'Garen' shared the item diary 92 of the user 'ARIA' in the in-game chat room, and along with the posting of the item diary 92, worship or support for the user can be entered. It can be seen that a user interface element 93 and a user interface element 94 capable of setting a notification in order to receive news of a corresponding user's item reinforcement are also provided.

In one embodiment, a user interface element capable of setting a bookmark for a corresponding item diary may be additionally provided.

In one embodiment, when an image of a corresponding item diary is selected, detailed information on the item diary is provided, and a user interface element for inputting comments or support may be provided on the detailed information screen.

In one embodiment, when another user shares the user's item diary with a community other than the dedicated community, the server 20 may randomly generate and provide a cheering/strengthening message. This randomness message may be generated by including at least one of an image, text, and link.

The item diary created and published by the user in this way is primarily shared with other users in a dedicated community for the disclosure of the item diary, and a means for other users who have viewed the item diary to share it with other communities within the game is provided. By providing, the corresponding item diary can be spread to many users.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or those known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. - includes hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements made by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention defined in the following claims are also included in the scope of the present invention. fall within the scope of the right

10: User terminal 1 (item diary creator)
11: User terminal 2 (item diary spreader)
20: Server providing item diary service

Claims (11)

A server that provides an item diary service in an online game,
When an item-related event occurs during the user's online game play, an item diary editor capable of editing information about the generated item-related event and information about the user is provided to the user's terminal, and through the item diary editor an item diary generating step of generating an item diary corresponding to the item-related event according to an editing result;
an item diary publishing step of posting the generated item diary to an item diary public community in an online game and controlling it so that other users can read it according to the user's disclosure request;
An item diary spreading step of sharing the item diary with other communities in the online game according to a spreading request of another user who has viewed the item diary posted in the item diary public community;
In the step of disclosing the item diary,
The generated item diary is posted in the item diary open community in the form of a card view that allows interaction by other users, and when a comment is entered into the item diary, it is stored in association with the corresponding item diary, and at the request of the other user, the item diary is displayed. An item diary service providing method comprising the steps of further providing detailed information about information provided in the form of a card view. According to claim 1,
The item diary service providing method of claim 1 , wherein the event related to the item occurs when the user acquires the item, the user disappears the item, the user succeeds in strengthening the item, or the user fails to strengthen the item. According to claim 2,
The item diary editor may include a user interface capable of editing structured information including basic data of the user and unstructured information including social data of the user. delete According to claim 1,
The item diary spreading step,
If the other user shares the item diary with another community within the online game, a user interface capable of setting a bookmark for the item diary together with the item diary and a notification when the user who created the item diary newly creates the item diary. The method of providing an item diary service, characterized in that it further comprises; providing on the other community. A computer program recorded on a recording medium to perform a method of providing an item diary service in an online game, the method comprising:
A server that provides an item diary service in an online game,
When an item-related event occurs during the user's online game play, an item diary editor capable of editing information about the generated item-related event and information about the user is provided to the user's terminal, and through the item diary editor an item diary generating step of generating an item diary corresponding to the item-related event according to an editing result;
an item diary publishing step of posting the generated item diary to an item diary public community in an online game and controlling it so that other users can read it according to the user's disclosure request;
An item diary spreading step of sharing the item diary with other communities in the online game according to a spreading request of another user who has viewed the item diary posted in the item diary public community;
In the step of disclosing the item diary,
The generated item diary is posted in the item diary open community in the form of a card view that allows interaction by other users, and when a comment is entered into the item diary, it is stored in association with the corresponding item diary, and at the request of the other user, the item diary is displayed. A computer program comprising the steps of further providing detailed information about the information provided in the form of a card view. a plurality of user terminals executing game clients for playing online games;
An item diary providing server connected to the user terminal and providing an item diary service in an online game;
The item diary providing server,
a monitoring unit that analyzes whether an event related to an item occurs during a user's online game play;
When the item-related event occurs, generating an item diary corresponding to the item-related event according to the editing result of the user through an item diary editor capable of editing information about the corresponding item-related event and information about the user an item diary generator;
an item diary publishing unit for posting the created item diary to an item diary public community in an online game when the user's disclosure request is received;
an item diary dissemination unit for sharing the item diary with other communities within the online game when a request for dissemination from another user who browses the item diary posted in the item diary open community is received;
A storage unit for storing the created item diary and a list of item diaries posted in the item diary open community;
The item diary disclosure unit posts the created item diary in the form of a card view that allows other users to interact with the item diary public community, and when a comment is input to the item diary, stores it in association with the corresponding item diary, and stores the item diary in association with the item diary. An item diary service providing system characterized in that further providing detailed information about the information provided in the card view form according to a user's request. According to claim 7,
wherein the monitoring unit determines that an item-related event occurs when the user obtains an item, the user disappears the item, the user succeeds in strengthening the item, or the user fails to strengthen the item. According to claim 8,
The item diary creation unit provides an item diary editor including a user interface capable of editing structured information including basic data of the user and unstructured information including social data of the user to the terminal of the user. An item diary service providing system characterized by delete According to claim 7,
The item diary dissemination unit, when the other user shares the item diary with another community within the online game, notifies when a bookmark for the item diary and a new item diary of the user who created the item diary are created along with the item diary. An item diary service providing system characterized in that providing a user interface capable of setting on the other community.

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