Quiz game providing system using user creating quiz game set and method thereof

• US 10,124,245 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2014
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kseek Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kseek Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Young-Real
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmed, Masud
• Application Number:
  US14/768,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20170072300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,624 Days
• Field of Search: 463 25- 42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/63 by the player, e.g. authoring using a level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/183 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0209 Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services

Abstract

A quiz game content producing method enables a quiz creator to make, register, and publicize a quiz game set so that other people are able to use the quiz game set in the unit of the quiz game set which comprises one or more quiz steps and game progression material. The present invention also relates to a system and a method for providing a quiz game for a quiz participant who is connected to a quiz channel by enabling a quiz operator to use a publicized quiz game set. In addition, the present invention relates to a system and a method for providing a quiz game using a bidirectional quiz step. The present invention enables a quiz creator to: compose each quiz step by using a unique creative technique in the arrangement of quiz questions or the progression schedule of a quiz game according to selections or difficulties of the overall quiz questions; and develop quiz game content of a quiz game set unit which includes the quiz step. The creation of a quiz game set can be activated by accumulating points or providing a prize for a quiz creator and a quiz operator in a process in which the quiz creator creates the quiz game set and the quiz operator provides a quiz game for quiz participants. The present invention is able to provide a quiz solving game based on the quiz game set by enabling anyone to easily open a quiz channel and invite acquaintances as quiz participants.

Claims

1. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set by a quiz operating server comprising steps of:

receiving a quiz game set having at least one quiz step and a game progress data from a quiz terminal of the quiz producer;

storing the received quiz game set in a quiz DB;

preparing a quiz channel according to the request of a terminal of the quiz operator;

transmitting a query contents of the quiz step included in the quiz game set to the quiz terminal;

receiving a quiz answers from the quiz terminal until an answer closing condition of the quiz step is established;

scoring the quiz answer by means of a scoring method of the quiz step;

wherein the scoring method comprises a step of determining a best answer by analyzing the answer received from the quiz terminal according to a best answer condition included in the game progress data of the quiz game set;

reflecting a score result on the quiz participant according to a mode designated in the quiz step; and

ending the quiz game when the quiz step included in the quiz game set is ended,

wherein, the quiz game set is separately provided to the quiz participant connected to the quiz channel.

2. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the quiz answer receiving step further comprises a step of transmitting at least one of hint data and presenting data included in the quiz game set to the quiz terminal by means of the quiz operating server.

3. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the quiz game set or a specific quiz step included the quiz game set is any one of a pay quiz of providing a giveaway to a quiz owner according to the use of the quiz, a sponsor quiz of receiving a giveaway from the quiz owner according to the use of the quiz, and a free quiz in that the giveaway is not provided to the quiz owner and the giveaway is not received from the quiz owner according to the use of the quiz;

and it stores an usage record on the quiz game set or a specific quiz step after the quiz solving on the specific quiz step and the quiz game set is finished.

4. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the quiz operating server progresses the quiz solving of the quiz step including a survey query;

the query contents transmitting step of the quiz step further comprises a step of transmitting the survey query included in the quiz step to the quiz terminal; and

the quiz answer receiving step further comprises a step of receiving a survey answer of the quiz participant on the survey query.

5. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 1, further comprising step of dividing the quiz participants into a plural teams, wherein it scores the answer on the participants of constituting the team in the scoring step and it determines pass or failure or accumulates the scores in the score result reflecting step.