Method and apparatus for managing item lottery service

• US 9,342,960 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2011
• Issued: 05/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Woon Yong, Jang, Ki Cheol
• Primary Examiner(s): Rowland, Steve
• Application Number:
  US14/354,480
• Publication Number:
  US 20140309009A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,665 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

Provided is a technique which can increase user utilization of an item lottery service by providing users with an intuitive screen for the item lottery service, and, at the same time, a new source of fun. A method for managing an item lottery service in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: displaying at least one item lottery apparatus for drawing lots for at least one item among the usable items in an online game on one part of an item lottery service screen of a user terminal; displaying an information screen with information regarding the usage of the item lottery service on one part of the item lottery service screen, other than the part where the item lottery apparatus is displayed; sensing usage input of at least one drawing of a lot from the user terminal for any one item lottery apparatus among at least one item lottery apparatus; and displaying, within the information screen, information for at least one item determined to be the winning item, according to the usage input, from among at least one winnable item from any one item lottery apparatus.

Claims

1. A method for managing an item lottery service, the managing method implemented in a computer comprising a processor and a memory coupled with the processor, comprising:

displaying by the processor, using a lottery apparatus display unit, at least one item lottery apparatus for drawing lots for at least one item among usable items in an online game on one part of an item lottery service screen of a user terminal;

displaying by the processor, using an information screen display unit, an information screen with information regarding the usage of the item lottery service on a part of the item lottery service screen, other than a part where the item lottery apparatus is displayed;

sensing by the processor a usage input of at least one drawing of a lot from the user terminal for any one of the at least one item lottery apparatus; and

displaying by the processor, within the information screen, using the information screen display unit, information of at least one item determined as being won, according to the usage input, from among at least one winnable item from any one item lottery apparatus,

wherein ranking information predetermined according to an item effect is set in at least one item determined as being won in each of the at least one item lottery apparatus.

2. The managing method of claim 1, wherein

the displaying by the processor of the at least one item lottery apparatus comprises displaying identification information related to a representative item having the highest ranking among the at least one item that is winnable in each item lottery apparatus on a representative item display screen provided at the each item lottery apparatus.

3. The managing method of claim 1, wherein the displaying by the processor of the at least one item lottery apparatus comprises displaying information related to a remaining available number of the lots at a part of a display region of the at least one item lottery apparatus until the item lottery apparatus is reset for each of the at least one item lottery apparatus.

4. The managing method of claim 1, wherein the sensing by the processor of the usage input includes updating number information of lottery items held by a user as a number obtained by deducting a number of the lots for items by the user from a number of the available lottery items held by the user.

5. The managing method of claim 4, wherein the sensing by the processor of the usage input includes updating number information of the lottery items held by the user as a number obtained by deducting a number of the lots for items by the user from a number obtained by adding a number of free lottery items that are supplied to the user by a predetermined number at every a period, into the number of the lottery items held by the user.

6. The managing method of claim 1, wherein the displaying by the processor of the information within the information screen includes displaying information of at least one item determined as being won per item lottery result corresponding to a number of the lots included in one usage input within the information screen along therewith.

7. The managing method of claim 1, further comprising displaying by the processor an item information display menu at a part of a display region of each item lottery apparatus for each of the at least one item lottery apparatus.

8. The managing method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving by the processor a selection input for the item information display menu from the user terminal; and

displaying by the processor a pop-up screen with identification information of an item that is winnable in an item lottery apparatus including the item information display menu to which the selection input is applied.

9. The managing method of claim 1, further comprising

registering by the processor the at least one item determined as being won in a holding item database of a user.

10. An apparatus for managing an item lottery service, the managing apparatus comprising:

a lottery apparatus display unit configured to display at least one item lottery apparatus for drawing lots for at least one item among usable items in an online game on one part of an item lottery service screen of a user terminal;

a lottery input sensor configured to sense a usage input of at least one drawing of a lot from the user terminal for any one of the at least one item lottery apparatus;

a winning determiner configured to determine a winning result of at least one item that is winnable in the any one item lottery apparatus by performing item lottery by as many as the number of the lots;

a winning information generator configured to generate information of at least one item determined as being won based on the winning result; and

an information screen display unit configured to display the information of the at least one item determined as being won at a part of the item lottery service screen, other than a part where the item lottery apparatus is displayed,

wherein ranking information predetermined according to an item effect is set in at least one item determined as being won in each of the at least one item lottery apparatus.

11. The managing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information screen display unit displays the information of the at least one item determined as being won on the information screen in the order of higher ranking.

12. The managing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information screen display unit displays identification information and ranking information related to an item having the highest ranking among at least one kind of item determined as being won at a part of the information screen, and the identification related to the item having the highest ranking is different from that of items other than the item having the highest ranking.

13. The managing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information screen display unit, when an item having a predetermined ranking range is determined as being won, displays a pop-up screen with winning information of the item having the predetermined ranking range.

14. The managing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the lottery apparatus display unit displays, at a part of a region at which each item lottery apparatus is displayed, identification information of an item having the highest ranking among at one item that is winnable in each of the item lottery apparatus.

15. The managing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the lottery input sensor updates number information of lottery items held by a user as a number obtained by deducting a number of the lots for items by the user from a number of the available lottery items held by the user.

16. The managing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the lottery input sensor updates number information of the lottery items held by the user as a number obtained by deducting a number of the lots for items by the user from a number obtained by adding a number of free lottery items that are supplied to the user by a predetermined number at every a period, into the number of the lottery items held by the user.

17. The managing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the lottery apparatus display unit displays an item information display menu at a part of a display region of each item lottery apparatus for each of the at least one item lottery apparatus.

18. The managing apparatus of claim 17, wherein the lottery apparatus display unit, when receiving a selection input for the item information display menu from the user terminal, displays a pop-up screen with identification information of an item that is winnable in an item lottery apparatus including the item information display menu to which the selection input is applied.

19. The managing apparatus of claim 10, further comprising

an item supply controller configured to register the at least one item determined as being won in a holding item database of a user.

20. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a program for executing a method for managing an item lottery service, wherein the managing method includes:

displaying, using a lottery apparatus display unit, at least one item lottery apparatus for drawing lots for at least one item among usable items in an online game on one part of an item lottery service screen of a user terminal;

displaying, using an information screen display unit, an information screen with information regarding the usage of the item lottery service on a part of the item lottery service screen, other than a part where the item lottery apparatus is displayed;

sensing a usage input of at least one drawing of a lot from the user terminal for any one of the at least one item lottery apparatus; and

displaying, within the information screen, using the information screen display unit, information of at least one item determined as being won, according to the usage input, from among at least one winnable item from any one item lottery apparatus,

wherein ranking information predetermined according to an item effect is set in at least one item determined as being won in each of the at least one item lottery apparatus.