SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SEARCHING GAME CHALLENGE OPPONENTS BASED ON ACTION OF USER

• US 20130165237A1
• Filed: 12/21/2012
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: PARK, So Youn
• Granted Patent: US 9,643,082 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32

Abstract

A method and a system are disclosed. The method that is executed by a game service platform server managing a plurality of games for searching game challenge opponents includes: receiving a game challenge opponent request, on the game service platform server, generated according to a motion of a first terminal from the first terminal; receiving a position of the first terminal and a distance from the first terminal; searching for a second terminal based on the position and the distance; and setting the searched second terminal to be a game challenge opponent candidate and providing user information for the searched second terminal to the first terminal, wherein the game service platform server executes a game service platform managing the plurality of games and provides the game challenge opponent candidate request through the game service platform.

Claims

1. A method that is executed by a game service platform server managing a plurality of games for searching game challenge opponents, the method comprising:

receiving a game challenge opponent request, on the game service platform server, generated according to a motion of a first terminal from the first terminal;

receiving a position of the first terminal and a desired distance from the first terminal;

searching for a second terminal based on the position and the desired distance; and

setting the searched second terminal to be a game challenge opponent candidate and providing user information for the searched second terminal to the first terminal,

wherein the first and the second terminals are configured to execute a game service platform for managing the plurality of games and providing the game challenge opponent candidate.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving selection information for the second terminal from the first terminal and transmitting challenge application information to the selected second terminal; and

setting the second terminal as a challenge opponent when a challenge acceptance is received from the second terminal.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting game progress situations between the first terminal and the second terminal in real time when a challenge starts.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising transmitting a challenge result to the first and second terminals when the challenge ends.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the game progress situations and the challenge result are shared with a Social Network Service (SNS) server interconnected with the game service platform.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising receiving information on a challenge period from the first terminal and determining a challenge end point in time based on the information on the challenge period.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving information on a number of challengers from the first terminal and limiting challenge applicants based on the information on the number of challengers.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching comprises determining that the second terminal is positioned in a range using the position and the desired distance.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the position of the first terminal and the desired distance further includes receiving at least one of a first time information corresponding to a local time when the first terminal transmits the request information and a second time information corresponding to an arrival time when the request information is received, and

in the searching of the second terminal, the second terminal is confirmed by further using the time information in the search.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the searching of the second terminal further comprises determining that the second terminal is positioned in a range and having a difference in the first time information or a difference in the second time information and that the differences are less than a preset difference value from one or more other terminals transmitting the request information according to their respective motion

11. The method of claim 1, wherein in the searching of the second terminal, the second terminal is searched every preset update time during a time set by the first terminal,

in the setting of the searched second terminal to the game challenge opponent candidate and the providing the information of the searched second terminal to the first terminal, the user information of the second terminal searched every preset update period is additionally set to the game challenge opponent candidate, and the user information of the second terminal is provided to the first terminal.

12. A system comprising a game service platform server managing a plurality of games for searching game challenge opponents, the game service platform server including:

a request receiving unit on the game service platform server configured to receive a game challenge opponent request generated according to a motion of a first terminal from the first terminal;

an information providing unit configured to receive a position of the first terminal and a desired distance from the first terminal;

a terminal confirming unit configured to search for a second terminal based on the position and the desired distance; and

a user information providing unit configured to set the searched second terminal to a game challenge opponent candidate and providing user information for the searched second terminal to the first terminal,

wherein the first and the second terminals are configured to execute a game service platform for managing the plurality of games and providing the game challenge opponent candidate.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the game service platform server further includes:

a challenge proposal processing unit configured to receive selection information for the second terminal from the first terminal and transmitting challenge application information to the selected second terminal; and

a challenge acceptance processing unit configured to set the second terminal to a challenge opponent when challenge acceptance is received from the second terminal.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the game service platform server further includes a challenger notification processing unit configured to transmit game progress situations between the first terminal and the second terminal in real time when a challenge starts.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the challenger notification processing unit transmits challenge results to the first and second terminals when the challenge ends.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the game service platform server further includes a challenge managing unit configured to receive information on a challenge period from the first terminal before the challenge starts and determining a challenge end point in time based on the information on the challenge period.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the terminal confirming unit searches the second terminal positioned in a range determined using the position and the desired distance.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the information providing unit further receives at least one of first time information corresponding to a local time when the first terminal transmits the request information and second time information corresponding to an arrival time when the request information is received, and

the terminal confirming unit confirms the second terminal by further using the time information.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the terminal confirming unit searches the second terminal positioned in a range determined using the position information and the desired distance information and having a difference in the first time information or a difference in the second time information that is a preset difference value or less among other terminals transmitting the request information according to the motion.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising an executable program, which when executed by a game service platform server managing a plurality of games searches game challenge opponents by performing the following steps:

receiving a game challenge opponent request generated according to a motion of a first terminal from the first terminal;

receiving a position and a desired distance provided from the first terminal;

searching a second terminal based on the position and the desired distance; and

setting information of the searched second terminal to a game challenge opponent candidate and providing information or the searched second terminal to the first terminal,

wherein the first and the second terminals are configured to execute a game service platform for managing the plurality of games and providing the game challenge opponent candidate.

21. A method that is executed by a processor, the method comprising:

receiving a game challenge initiated by a motion of a first terminal;

receiving a position of the first terminal and a desired distance;

searching, using the processor, to generate a list of challenge candidate terminals that are within the desired distance of the position;

providing user information associated with each of the challenge candidates to the first terminal; and

setting at least one of the challenge candidates as an opponent of the first terminal.