Simulation method and system for real-time broadcasting

• US 10,445,440 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2014
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Kwon, Hyeok Jun, Lee, Chan Jong, Park, Kieran Kyunghoon, Chae, Chul Byung, Park, Jong Woon
• Primary Examiner(s): Chad, Aniss
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mikowski, Justin C
• Application Number:
  US14/285,256
• Publication Number:
  US 20150019186A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,972 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/33 using wide area network [WAN] connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/355 Performing operations on behalf of clients with restricted processing capabilities, e.g. servers transform changing game scene into an encoded video stream for transmitting to a mobile phone or a thin client
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/40 Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/497 Partially or entirely replaying previous game actions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/5258 by dynamically adapting the position of the virtual camera to keep a game object or game character in its viewing frustum, e.g. for tracking a character or a ball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/828 Managing virtual sport teams
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30

Abstract

Provided is a simulation method and system for real-time broadcasting. A simulation method may include verifying an action set for a mechanical object, and displaying a movement of the mechanical object in response to the action using a line that connects a start location of the movement and an end location of the movement.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a processor to simulate gameplay of a match in a management game as the match progresses, a real-time action for a mechanical object as part of a continuous sequence of actions by a camp in control of the mechanical object, the continuous sequence of actions comprising the real-time action extending from at least one previous action;

displaying, in response to determining the real-time action, a real-time movement of the mechanical object using a line connecting a start location of the real-time movement extending from at least one other line depicting the at least one previous action and an end location of the real-time movement; and

determining whether a highlight scene occurred based on a probability of each scene comprising a plurality of actions,

wherein, in response to occurrence of the highlight scene, displaying the real-time movement comprises, instead of using the line, displaying a real-time movement of character objects for a plurality of characters and a real-time movement of the mechanical object, and

wherein;

at least one of a linetype pattern of the line and a thickness of the line is determined based on the real-time action; and

a color of the line is determined based on the camp such that each joined line depicting the continuous sequence of actions is of a same color.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a probability of success for each action among a pool of actions,

wherein the real-time action for the mechanical object is randomly determined, by the processor, from among the pool of actions.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the method further comprises terminating, in response to another action breaking continuity of the continuous sequence of actions, display of joined lines depicting the continuous sequence of actions; and

a color of another line depicting the another action is different from the color of the line.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the real-time action for the mechanical object occurs in real-time for the simulation of the gameplay in response to a motion triggered by at least one character among a plurality of characters with respect to the mechanical object.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

the mechanical object comprises a ball object; and

the motion comprises at least one of a pass, a dribble, an interception, and a shot triggered by the at least one character with respect to the ball object.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein a success of the motion is determined based on at least one of a location of each of the plurality of characters, abilities of each of the plurality of characters, a formation, abilities of each camp into which the plurality of characters is grouped, a characteristic for each motion, and a strategy set by a user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the real-time movement comprises displaying at least one of identification (ID) information of a character in control of the mechanical object and ID information of the real-time action in conjunction with the line or the mechanical object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the real-time action for the mechanical object comprises:

receiving, from a simulation server, scene data comprising at least one set of unit data; and

verifying the real-time action in the at least one set of unit data.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the unit data comprises information about a real-time action occurring due to one of a plurality of characters grouped into a plurality of camps, a real-time action occurring between two characters grouped into the same camp, or a real-time action occurring between two characters grouped into different camps; and

the scene data comprises unit data of at least one real-time action continuously occurring due to characters grouped in the same camp.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein:

scene data for entire simulation of the gameplay of the match is generated prior to providing a simulation result; and

the method further comprises;

providing a user interface for changing, during the gameplay, at least one of a formation, a strategy, and a character; and

regenerating, in response to receiving a change via the user interface, a portion of the scene data based on the change, the portion of the scene data to occur in the simulation after the change.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium to store a program to implement the method of claim 1.

12. A method of simulating gameplay, the method comprising:

storing information about probable scenarios in conjunction with a movement of a mechanical object in a simulation of gameplay of a match in a management game, each probable scenario among the probable scenarios comprising predetermined motions of the mechanical object;

selecting, via a processor as the gameplay processes, a scenario from the probable scenarios to simulate a portion of the gameplay;

generating scene data based on whether predetermined motions in the selected scenario have succeeded, the scene data comprising a representation of a real-time movement of the mechanical object using a line connecting a start location of the real-time movement and an end location of the real-time movement; and

transmitting the scene data to a terminal,

wherein the scene data comprises unit data of each of real-time actions corresponding to continuously successful motions for the movement of the mechanical objection by one camp among the predetermined motions in the selected scenario, and

wherein;

at least one of a linetype pattern of the line and a thickness of the line represents a type of the real-time action; and

a color of the line represents a camp in control of the mechanical object such that each joined line representing the continuously successful motion is of a same color.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein selecting the scenario comprises selecting the scenario based on:

a basic factor comprising information about a scenario start location for connection between selected scenarios; and

a control factor comprising a factor for setting a strategy of a user.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the predetermined motions are triggered by characters grouped into a same camp.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

verifying a real-time action based on the scene data; and

displaying, on a screen to simulate the portion of the gameplay as the gameplay progresses, the real-time movement of the mechanical object in response to the verified real-time action using the line that connects the start location of the real-time movement extending from at least one other line depicting the at least one previous action and an end location of the real-time movement.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining an occurrence of a highlight scene based on a probability set for a type of the scene data; and

selecting scene data corresponding to the highlight scene from a highlight pool and transmitting the selected scene data to the terminal, in response to determining the occurrence of the highlight scene.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, in response to determining the occurrence of the highlight scene, displaying, on a screen of the terminal to simulate the portion of the gameplay as the gameplay processes, a real-time movement of character objects for a plurality of characters grouped into a plurality of camps and a real-time movement of the mechanical object, based on the scene data selected from the highlight pool, instead of using the line.

18. A system to simulate gameplay of a match in a management game, the system comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor to transmit, to a terminal via the transceiver, information about a real-time action for a mechanical object for simulation of a portion of the gameplay, the real-time action being an extension of at least one previous action, the real-time action and the at least one previous action forming a continuous sequence of actions by a camp in control of the mechanical object,

wherein the terminal is configured to;

verify the real-time action using the information;

display, in response to verification of the real-time action, a real-time movement of the mechanical object using a line connecting a start location of the real-time movement extending from at least one other line depicting the at least one previous action and an end location of the real-time movement; and

determine whether a highlight scene occurred based on a probability of each scene comprising a plurality of actions,

wherein, in response to occurrence of the highlight scene, display of the real-time movement comprises, instead of using the line, display of a real-time movement of character objects for a plurality of characters and a real-time movement of the mechanical objection, and

wherein;

an aspect of the real-time action is displayed via at least one of a linetype pattern of the line and a thickness of the line; and

a color of the line is determined based on the camp such that each joined line depicting the continuous sequence of actions is of a same color.

19. The simulation system of claim 18, wherein the linetype pattern and the thickness of the line are determined based on the real-time action.