QUIZ GAME PROVIDING SYSTEM USING USER CREATING QUIZ GAME SET AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170072300A1
• Filed: 06/03/2014
• Published: 03/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kseek Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kseek Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Young-Real
• Granted Patent: US 10,124,245 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 for providing a quiz game to a quiz participant using a quiz terminal connected to a quiz operating server through a network comprising steps of:

preparing a quiz game set having at least one quiz step and a game progress data by means of the quiz operating server;

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

receiving a quiz answer 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;

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.

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, further comprising step of receiving a quiz game set data from the quiz terminal and recording it into a quiz DB by means of the quiz operating server, wherein, in the quiz game set preparing step, the quiz game set registered in the quiz operating server is prepared.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 5, wherein the quiz answer scoring step further comprises a step of determining a best answer by analyzing the survey answer or the quiz answer received from the quiz terminal according to a best answer condition included in the game progress data of the quiz game set.

7. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 1, further comprising step of preparing a quiz channel according to the request of the quiz operator by means of the quiz operating server, wherein the quiz game providing step is separately provided to the quiz participant connected to the quiz channel.

8. 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.

9. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set for providing a quiz game to a quiz participant by using a quiz game set of a quiz producer comprising steps of:

receiving a quiz step data or a game progress data from a quiz terminal of the quiz producer by means of a quiz operating server;

storing the received quiz step data or game progress data in a quiz DB;

preparing a quiz game for quiz game participation of the quiz participant;

receiving an admission of the quiz channel of the quiz participants;

operating the quiz game for the plural quiz participants by using the quiz game set;

transmitting a final operating result to a terminal of the quiz participant when the quiz game is finished; and

storing a usage record of the quiz game set or paying a usage fee or a sponsor fee according to the characteristic of the quiz game set.

10. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 9, wherein the game progress data comprises a scoring method, a reflecting method of the score result, and an answer closing condition.

11. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 9, wherein the game progress data is commonly applied to the quiz step included in the quiz game set or separately constructed for specific quiz step.

12. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 9, wherein the receiving step of the quiz step data or the game progress data is a step of constituting the game progress data of the quiz game set by progressing and recording the quiz query of each quiz step received from the quiz terminal of the quiz operator in the quiz operating server.

13. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 9, wherein the game progress data is at least one among a hint, a presenting data, a message, and a description of the specific quiz step.

14. A quiz game providing method using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 9, wherein the storing step of the received quiz step data or game progress data further comprises a step of recording a quoted information in the quiz game set or the quiz step corresponding to the existing other quiz stored in the quiz operating server when a data of quoting the existing other quiz is included in the quiz step data.

15. A quiz game providing system using a user creating quiz game set comprising:

a quiz operating server for preparing a quiz channel according to the request of a quiz channel preparation of a quiz terminal used by a quiz operator;

preparing a quiz game set necessary for a quiz solving;

gradually providing a quiz solving service of each quiz step included in the quiz game set to quiz participants of entering into the quiz channel;

receiving a quiz answer before the satisfaction of an answer closing condition established previously in each quiz step;

scoring the answer according to a method established previously in each quiz step;

reflecting the score result on the participant in each quiz step according to a method established in the quiz game set; and

calculating the final score and the final ranking or determining the winners when all quiz steps of the quiz game set are finished; and

a quiz terminal for connecting to a quiz operating server through a network means;

participating into the quiz channel so as to receive quiz queries of each quiz step of a quiz solving service;

outputting them for the quiz participants; and

transmitting a quiz answer data to the server when the quiz participant selects or inputs the answer.

16. A quiz game providing system using a user creating quiz game set as claimed in claim 15, wherein the quiz terminal further comprises a quiz edit module for receiving at least one quiz step data and a game progress data necessary for the construction of the quiz game set from the quiz producer and the quiz operator server further comprises a quiz storage module for recording the quiz step data and the game data received from the quiz game server in a quiz DB.