Advertisement method using game program on the internet and method for executing the game program having the advertisement according to the advertisement method

• US 6,928,414 B1
• Filed: 08/30/2000
• Issued: 08/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jae Heon Kim
• Original Assignee: Jae Heon Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Jae Heon
• Primary Examiner(s): Rosen, Nicholas D.
• Application Number:
  US09/651,862
• Time in Patent Office: 1,805 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14, 463/40, 463/42, 463/30, 463/31, 463/32, 463/41
• US Class Current: 705/14.5
• 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 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5506 using advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/552 for downloading to client devices, e.g. using OS version, hardware or software profile of the client device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/807 Role playing or strategy games
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0252 based on events or environment, e.g. weather or festivals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0272 Period of advertisement exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of advertisement by implementing an advertisement as part of a game which brand or product of company is incorporated as one of the game programs so that an item incorporated as the advertisement is found and acknowledged by a gamer and the advertisement becomes as part of the game. According to the present invention, there is provided a method of advertisement by use of a game program implemented on an internet.

Claims

1. A method of advertisement by use of a game program implemented on an internet, said method comprising:

(a) deciding type and number of advertisement items and period of advertisement after discussing with an advertiser;

(b) deciding each feature of said advertisement items which is profitable to a character or a gamer or both said character and gamer, and setting number of said advertisement items according to said feature of said advertisement items;

(c) deciding time of said advertisement with said each feature randomly by a generator of time column when total number of said advertisement items and number of said advertisement items to be advertised for a day are decided;

(d) deciding value of co-ordinates, with which said advertisement items are allocated in said game program, according to a generator of co-ordinates column;

(e) examining validity of figure resulting from said generator of co-ordinates column if said figure can be found by said character, and deciding value of co-ordinates of said advertisement items on a map by performing said step (d) again unless said figure is valid;

(f) storing data which are type of said advertisement items, number of said advertisement items to be advertised per day and said time of advertisement resulting from said step (b), (c) and (d); and

(g) ordering said data in accordance with said time of advertisement and transferring said data to a client system by time data of a server system.

2. The method of claim 1, said method further comprising, (h) transferring a contents set at a time when co-ordinates and figure are requested by said client system.

3. A method to implement an internet game program with advertisement made by said method of claim 1 said method further comprising;

(i) downloading game program from a server system to a client system;

(j) downloading advertisement data from said server system to said client system; and

(k) implementing said game program in which said advertisement data are incorporated as advertisement items of said game program.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said advertisement data are automatically downloaded from said server system on a regular time basis for renewal.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said advertisement data, which has been renewed from said server system, can be checked on a screen.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein said advertisement items are allocated within said game program randomly by a generator of time column and a generator of co-ordinates column.