Network game anti-cheating device, method and system

• US 8,382,566 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Issued: 02/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Feng, Bowen, Feng, Kai, Gong, Wei, Hu, Jiajia, Zeng, Yonglin, Wang, Xuxin
• Primary Examiner(s): Coburn, Corbett B
• Assistant Examiner(s): MOSSER, ROBERT E
• Application Number:
  US12/395,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20090163280A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,460 Days
• Field of Search: 463/1, 463/16, 463/25, 463/29, 463/42
• US Class Current: 463/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• 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 13/75 Enforcing rules, e.g. detecting foul play or generating lists of cheating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/532 using secure communication, e.g. by encryption, authentication
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5586 for enforcing rights or rules, e.g. to prevent foul play
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00

Abstract

An embodiment of this invention discloses a network game anti-cheating device, method and system. The device includes: an information processing unit, adapted to modify actual game state information to dummy game state information, and send the dummy game state information to a terminal of a player; and a seat assignation unit, adapted to assign a player into an unoccupied seat of an idle table according to actual table information in a game room. The information processing unit comprises: a table information processing unit, adapted to send dummy table information in the game room to the terminal of the player; a watching information processing unit, adapted to send dummy game information of players who are playing the game on the table; and a partner-player information processing unit, adapted to send dummy information of the partner-players on the table.

Claims

1. A network game anti-cheating device, comprising:

an information processing unit, adapted to modify actual game state information to dummy game state information, and send the dummy game state information to a terminal of a player; and

a seat assignation unit, adapted to assign a player into an unoccupied seat of an idle table according to table information in a game room in the actual game state information;

wherein the dummy game state information comprises dummy table information in a game room, dummy game information of players who are playing a game on a table, and dummy information of partner-players on a table; and

the dummy game state information comprises any one of;

the dummy game state information formed by hiding all the actual game state information;

the dummy game state information formed by hiding a part of the actual game state information; and

the dummy game state information formed by making all the actual game state information invalid.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein

the information processing unit comprises:

a table information processing unit, adapted to send the dummy table information in the game room to the terminal of the player when the player enters into the game room;

a watching information processing unit, adapted to send the dummy game information of players who are playing the game on the table when the player sends a watch game command; and

a partner-player information processing unit, adapted to send the dummy information of the partner-players on the table when the player sends a join game command;

wherein the dummy information of the partner-players comprises information for effectively identifying the partner-players.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein

the seat assignation unit is further adapted to assign the player to the unoccupied seat of the idle table in a random manner, or assign the player to the unoccupied seat of the idle table according to a preset algorithm.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the dummy table information comprises at least one of:

information indicating whether the table is idle and information indicating whether the idle table has an unoccupied seat.

5. A network game anti-cheating method, comprising:

modifying, by an anti-cheating device, actual game state information to dummy game state information;

sending, by the anti-cheating device, the dummy game state information to a terminal of a player; and

assigning, by the anti-cheating device, a player to an unoccupied seat of an idle table according to table information in a game room comprised in the actual game state information;

wherein the dummy game state information comprises dummy table information in a game room, dummy game information of players who are playing a game on a table, and dummy information of partner-players on a table; and

the dummy game state information comprises any one of;

the dummy game state information formed by hiding all the actual game state information;

the dummy game state information formed by hiding a part of the actual game state information; and

the dummy game state information formed by making all the actual game state information invalid.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein assigning by the anti-cheating device the player to the unoccupied seat of the idle table comprises:

assigning, by the anti-cheating device, the player to the unoccupied seat of the idle table in a random manner;

or

assigning, by the anti-cheating device, the player to the unoccupied seat of the idle table according to a preset algorithm.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein assigning by the anti-cheating device the player to the unoccupied seat of the idle table in the random manner comprises:

assigning, by the anti-cheating device, several players to unoccupied seats of the idle table in one time, or assigning, by the anti-cheating device, one player into the unoccupied seat of the idle table in one time.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the dummy table information comprises at least one of:

information indicating whether the table is idle and information indicating whether the idle table has an unoccupied seat.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the dummy information of the partner-players comprises:

information for effectively identifying the partner-players.

10. A network game anti-cheating system, comprising:

a terminal of a player, a game server and an anti-cheating device arranged between the terminal of the player and the game server, wherein

the game server is adapted to provide actual game state information to the anti-cheating device;

the anti-cheating device is adapted to modify the actual game state information to dummy game state information, send the dummy game state information to the terminal of the player, and assign the player to an unoccupied seat of an idle table according to table information in a game room comprised in the actual game state information; and

the player terminal is adapted to receive the dummy game state information,

wherein the dummy game state information comprises dummy table information in a game room, dummy game information of players who are playing a game on a table, and dummy information of partner-players on a table; and

the dummy game state information comprises any one of;

the dummy game state information formed by hiding all the actual game state information;

the dummy game state information formed by hiding a part of the actual game state information; and

the dummy game state information formed by making all the actual game state information invalid.