Nova Patents
EP1052588A2

Ranking service system for on-line games and a method therefor

Abstract

Disclosed is a ranking service system for on-line games and a method therefor for indicating records of gamers who enjoy on-line games. The ranking service system registers a user as a member based on a membership entry request from the user, registers competition start requests of plural users to user databases, respectively, based on user data inputted from registered users as members, registers users' competition results to the user databases, respectively, based on competition result data from the plural users, and controls users' s rankings based on the result. Accordingly, since a game opponent can be selected with reference to a competition state, a percentage of victories, ranking, and so on, a game can be carried out with his/her own level together with an enhanced interest and accomplishment with respect to the game.

EP1052588A2, drawing sheet 1
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Projected expiry passed 9 May 2020, 6.4 years ago.

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14 claims: 3 independent, 11 dependent

  1. 1
    A ranking service system for on-line games, comprising:a database part for storing data of plural users and outputting a user data signal corresponding in response to a data readout signal from an external;a data input/output part for providing the data readout signal to the database part in response to the data readout control signal from the external, and for outputting the user data signal inputted from the database part in response to the data readout signal;a comparison part for inputting the user data signal from the data input/output part, inputting a data signal from the external, comparing the user data signal with the data signal in response to a data comparison control signal from the external, and for outputting a comparison signal;and a control part for outputting the data readout control signal and the data comparison control signal to the data input/output part and the comparison part, respectively, in response to the data signal inputted by an operation of the user, applying the date signal to the comparison part, and for outputting a result signal indicating a comparison result to the user in response to the comparison signal of the comparison part.
  2. 2
    A ranking service method for on-line games, comprising steps of:(I) registering a user as a member based on a membership entry request from the user;(ii) registering competition start requests of plural users to user databases, respectively, based on user data inputted from registered users as members;(iii) registering users' competition results to the user databases, respectively, based on competition result data from the plural users carried out through the step(ii);and (iv) controlling users' s rankings based on a result of the step(iii).
  3. 13
    A ranking service method for on-line games, comprising steps of:(1) classifying into predetermined grades plural users registered in a ranking database;(2) detecting from a member registration database electronic mail addresses of the users classified into the predetermined grades;(3) transmitting a game schedule and user authentication information input request message by using the detected electronic mail addresses;(4) transmitting to the battlenet server the user authentication information inputted by the users according to the user authentication information input request message;(5) building a database by using the user authentication information inputted from the users;(6) comparing the user authentication information inputted by the users with the user authentication information registered in the database;and (7) allowing the users to carry out on-line games if there exists registered authentication information as the comparison result.
Independent claims3