KR20000054260A - Client-Server Game System - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for client-server electronic game is provided to execute a game program in a server and to output the executed results to a client terminal and to provide games variously and to enable an user to enjoy desired games at one terminal without changing terminals. CONSTITUTION: A system for client-server electronic game comprises several client electronic game systems in which an user can select program list in provided menu and the received video data and audio data are output after the user requests execution of the selected program and a server electronic game system which provides program list which can be executed and transmits the generated video data and audio data to a requesting system after executing the requested program. An executable program is stored to a program database (120). A program list of the program database (120) and a fare for using the program are registered to a menu list (110).

Description

Client-Server Game System

The present invention relates to a game device, and more particularly, to a client-server electronic game system that executes a game program required by a terminal on a server and transmits video and audio data of the game program to a terminal to perform a game. will be.

Recently, thanks to the development of game machines and diversification of game software, the entertainment industry through the electronic entertainment room is expanding. Such electronic entertainment is made through an electronic entertainment game machine installed in the entertainment room.

The electronic game machine is composed of a memory storing a game program, a motherboard, a display device, a coin acceptor.

1 is a flow chart showing the operation flow of the electronic entertainment game machine according to a conventional embodiment.

First, in order to start a game, the fee set for each game is put into a coin storage machine with coins, for example. When the fee is normally input in this way, the electronic entertainment game machine executes the game program stored in the memory (S20).

The execution of such a game continues until the game is finished (S30). And when the game is over, we enter a fee and start a new game.

However, such a conventional electronic entertainment game machine can enjoy only one game in one game machine. Therefore, in order to enjoy a variety of games will be moved to an electronic entertainment game machine that can run the game.

In recent years, games with new functions and effects are newly released, and the life of electronic entertainment game machines is shortened. By the way, ordinary electronic game machine is expensive and expensive parts are often used because its functions are diverse and complex. Therefore, the recreation room operator has a burden of replacing a game machine every time a new game machine comes out.

Moreover, since the customer who enjoys electronic entertainment is quickly replaced with a new game machine in the game room, there is a problem in that the previously enjoyed entertainment cannot be performed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a client-server electronic game system capable of executing a game program on a server and outputting the result to a client terminal.

In addition, the server electronic game system is intended to provide a client-server electronic game system that can provide a variety of games by storing the entertainment game and run at the request of the terminal.

Moreover, the host of the game aims to provide a client-server electronic game system that enables users to enjoy a desired game in one terminal without moving the terminal.

1 is a flow chart showing the operation flow of the electronic game machine according to a conventional embodiment,

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server electronic game system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a client electronic game system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server electronic game system shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the client electronic game system shown in FIG. 3.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

110: menu list 120: program database

130: settlement database 140: DBMS

150: settlement information control unit 160: menu control unit

170: charge settlement control unit 175: joint game player setting control unit

190, 310: communication control unit 210, 320: data reception control unit

220: program execution control unit 230, 340: data transmission control unit

240: memory 330: drive program execution control unit

350: charge storage control unit 360: data recognition unit

370: video controller 390: audio controller

410: I / O input buffer 420: card scanner

430: coin dispenser

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server electronic game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 110 is a menu list, 120 is a program database, 130 is a settlement database, 140 is a DBMS (Database Management System), 150 is a settlement information control unit, 160 is a menu control unit, 170 is a bill settlement controller, 175 co-player The setting controller, 180 is a display device, 190 is a communication controller, 200 is a network, 210 is a data reception controller, 220 is a program execution controller, 230 is a data transmission controller, and 240 is a memory.

The program database 120 stores a program that can be executed. Such a program may be a game program, for example. In addition, the menu list 110 registers a program list of the program database 120 that can be serviced by a terminal and a usage fee of each program. In addition, in the settlement database 130, the fee stored by using the program in the terminal is registered.

The DBMS 140 manages data input and output to the program database 120, the menu list 110, and the settlement database 130.

The menu controller 160 transmits the data of the menu list 110 to the terminal and selects a menu when an arbitrary terminal connected through the network 200 is not using a program (eg, an idle state). . At this time, when a menu is selected in any terminal, the menu controller 160 outputs the terminal on which the menu is selected and the selected menu information to the program execution controller 220.

Then, the program execution controller 220 outputs a signal to the fee settlement controller 170 to input the fee for the program of the selected menu. Then, the fee settlement controller 170 checks whether the program usage fee to be provided is deposited from any terminal that selects the menu, and when the payment is made, records the deposit amount in the settlement database 130 and simultaneously executes the program execution controller 220. ) Will output the deposit confirmation signal.

As such, when the menu is selected and the charge is made, the co-player setting control unit 175 controls to select a terminal for jointly executing the program. The co-player setting controller 175 may be configured to operate selectively.

Subsequently, the program execution control unit 220 extracts the program selected by the terminal from the program database 120 and executes the program within the allocated range of the memory 240. That is, when a program is selected in the first terminal, the program is executed in the first terminal area 241 of the memory. In this case, the memory 240 is allocated a program execution region for each terminal connected to the server. Each allocation area is configured by allocating input / output data areas as well as program execution areas.

The data transmission controller 230 transmits data of each output area on the memory 240 to a designated terminal through the communication controller 190 and the network 200. That is, when each terminal uses a program independently, the output data of each terminal area of the memory 240 is transmitted to the corresponding terminal side, and when the co-player is set, the output data of one terminal area is set. Send to all terminals. The output data includes video data output to the display device on the terminal side, audio data output to the speaker on the terminal side, and the like.

The data reception controller 210 stores data (eg, coordinate data or key input data) received from each terminal through the network 200 and the communication controller 190 in each input data area of the memory.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a client electronic game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 310 is a communication controller, 320 is a data reception controller, 330 is a drive program execution controller, 340 is a data transmission controller, 350 is a charge storage controller, 360 is a data recognition unit, 370 is a video controller, 380 is a display device, 390 An audio control unit, an audio device 400, an I / O input buffer 410, a card scanner 420, and a coin inserter 430, respectively.

The communication controller 310 controls communication with a server through the network 200. The data reception control unit 320 controls the reception of data transmitted from the server (320).

The received data is divided into video data and audio data by the data recognition unit 360 and input to the video controller 370 and the audio controller 390, respectively. Then, the video controller 370 outputs the input video data to the display apparatus 380 and outputs the audio data to the audio apparatus 400.

The signal from the coordinate input device or the key input device 400 is input to the I / O input buffer 410 and then output to the data transmission control unit 340. The data transmission control unit 340 controls to transmit the coordinate data or the key input data input from the I / O input buffer 410 to the server side through the communication control unit 310 and the network 200.

In addition, the fee storage controller 350 controls the card scanner 420 when the fee is input to the card 450, and controls the coin inputer 430 when the coin 460 is input as the fee. In this case, when paying the fee through the card scanner 420, the fee storage control unit 350 processes a predetermined amount while communicating with the server, and when the fee is paid through the coin 460, the amount of the coin entered Will be sent to the server.

On the other hand, the drive program execution control unit 330 controls the data reception control unit 320, the data transmission control unit 340 and the charge storage control unit 350.

4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server electronic game system shown in FIG.

First, the server transmits a menu to the terminal that the program (game program) is not running (S110).

When a predetermined menu selection is made in the terminal and a fee is input, it is checked whether a fee of the selected menu is normally input (S120). The fee is registered in the settlement database 130.

Subsequently, when the user of the terminal wants to jointly participate in, for example, a network game, the server receives and sets terminal information for the joint game (S130).

The selected program is extracted from the program database 120 and executed on the allocated memory (S140). At this time, the video data and the audio data according to the execution result of the program are transmitted to the terminal through the data transmission control unit 230 and the communication control unit 190. In the case where the plurality of terminals are set to participate in the joint game, the video data and the audio data are simultaneously transmitted to all the terminals.

In addition, the data reception controller 210 and the communication controller 190 receive the I / O data from the terminal in which the program is selected and store it in a predetermined I / O data memory (S160). The stored I / O data is used as an input control of the executed program. Similarly, when a plurality of terminals are set to participate in a joint game, I / O data from the plurality of terminals is used as a plurality of input controls of a program to be executed.

The server transmits the generated video data and audio data to the set terminal when the program proceeds as described above, and determines whether the game is over (S170).

Therefore, when the game is over, the execution of the program is terminated (S180), and the menu list is transmitted to the terminal (S110). On the other hand, if the game is not over, the selected program continues to be executed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the client electronic game system shown in FIG. 3.

First, the terminal receives a menu list from the server and outputs the menu list to the predetermined display device 380. Then, if the terminal wants to execute any program listed in the menu (for example, a game program), the menu is selected through the coordinate input device and the button 440 (S220). The information on the menu selected as described above is transmitted to the server through the data transmission controller 340 and the communication controller 310.

The terminal then allows the terminal user to deposit a fee set in a card or coin in response to a request from the server. In this case, when paying with a card, the deposit is made through the card scanner 420, and when paying with a coin, the deposit is made through the coin injector 430. The input amount of money input in this way is transmitted to the server through the charge storage control unit 350 and the communication control unit 310.

Subsequently, the terminal user (player) selects and inputs the terminal of the player who wants to join the game jointly (S240).

Subsequently, the terminal extracts the data received from the server through the network (S250), and if the received result data is video data, it is output through a predetermined display device, and if the received result data is audio data, It is output through the audio device (S260). In addition, the terminal transmits the coordinate data and the button input data input to the I / O input buffer 410 to the server through the data transmission control unit 340 and the communication control unit 310, and determines whether the game is over (S280). .

Therefore, when the game is over, the execution of the program is terminated and the menu list is displayed (S210).

According to the present invention, the conventional electronic entertainment device can enjoy only one game in one game machine, and in order to enjoy various games, if the user moves to an electronic entertainment game machine in which the game can be executed, the life of the electronic entertainment game machine is shortened. It solves the problem of replacing the game console every time a new game machine is released. The game program can be executed on the server and the result can be output to the client terminal. The game can be provided in various ways. You can play your favorite game in one terminal without moving it.

Claims (7)

A plurality of client electronic game systems for selecting a program list from a provided menu, requesting execution of the selected program, and outputting received video data and audio data; It provides a list of programs that can be executed, executes the program requested to be executed, and sends the generated video data or audio data to the requesting system. Client-server electronic game system comprising a server electronic game system. The method of claim 1, The server electronic game system in the data processing device for transmitting and receiving data with a plurality of terminals connected via a network, A communication control unit controlling data transmission with any terminal connected through the network; A program database storing executable programs; A menu list database in which program list information registered in the program database and data on a program execution fee on the program list are stored; A settlement database for registering data on a program execution fee provided from the program database; A menu control unit for extracting a menu list from the menu list database and transmitting the extracted menu list to the terminal when the terminal is in an end state; When the menu selection signal is received, the terminal is requested to deposit the execution fee of the selected program. If the deposit amount received from the terminal matches the execution fee, the deposit amount is registered in the settlement database and the deposit completion signal is output. A charge settlement control unit to make; A program execution control unit extracting the selected program from the program database and executing the selected program in a predetermined memory area according to the deposit completion signal; An input / output data reception control unit controlling to store the input / output data received from any terminal in a corresponding input / output area of the memory; And a data transmission control unit for controlling to transmit the video data and audio data of the executed program to the arbitrary terminals. The method of claim 1, The client electronic game system includes a communication controller for controlling data transmission with a server connected through the network; A charge storage control unit controlling to transfer the amount of money deposited from the coin dispenser or the card scanner to the server; An input / output input buffer which receives a signal from a button or a coordinate input device; A data transmission control unit controlling to transmit data of the input / output input buffer to a server through a communication control unit; A data reception control unit controlling to receive data from the server; A data recognition unit for separating the data received from the data reception control unit into video data or audio data and outputting the separated data; A video controller which controls the video data output from the data recognition unit to be output to the display apparatus; And an audio controller configured to control the audio data output from the data recognition unit to be output to the audio apparatus. Transmitting a menu over a network so that a program can be selected; Receiving a usage fee for the selected menu; Executing the selected program; Transmitting the executed result data; And a step of receiving coordinate data or key input data. Transmitting a menu over a network so that a program can be selected; Receiving a usage fee for the selected menu; Setting up a joint game terminal; Executing the selected program; Transmitting the executed result data; And a step of receiving coordinate data or key input data. Displaying the received menu; Receiving a menu; Storing a usage fee for the selected menu; Extracting the received data; Outputting the extracted data; And transmitting the value of the I / O input buffer. Displaying the received menu; Receiving a menu; Storing a usage fee for the selected menu; Inputting a common game terminal; Extracting the received data; Outputting the extracted data; And transmitting the value of the I / O input buffer.