System for managing divided points in on-line and method thereof

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method for managing divided points on-line. This system manages web points and game points used in a web service and a game service and converts a user's web points into game points for update of the user's game points when the user uses the game service, and includes a user point database, a web server, a game server and a channel server. The user point database stores and manages the web points and game points for each user. The web server provides a user with the web service by referring to the web points stored in the user point database. The game server provides the user with the game service by referring to the game points stored in the user point database. The channel server provides the user with channel-related data for each game, allows the user to play a game through the game server in a specific channel selected by the user, converts the user's web points stored in the user point database into corresponding game points when the user enters the specific channel, and updates the user point database by adding the corresponding game points to the user's game points stored in the user point database.

1 . A system configured to manage separately stored web points and game points required to use a web service and a game service provided to a plurality of users who access the Internet, comprising: 
 a user point database configured to individually store and manage the web points and game points for each user;    a web server configured to provide a user with the web service, wherein the web server is configured to access the web points stored in the user point database;    a game server configured to provide the user with the game service, wherein the game server is configured to access the game points stored in the user point database; and    a channel server configured to provide the user with channel-related data for each game, the channel server further configured to allow the user to play a game through the game server in a specific channel selected by the user, the channel server further configured to convert the user's web points stored in the user point database into corresponding game points subsequent to the user entering the specific channel, and the channel server further configured to update the user point database by adding the corresponding game points to the user's game points stored in the user point database.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the channel server comprises: 
 a channel display unit configured to display a list of channels related to games to the user and to receive a channel selection input from the user;    a game point update unit configured to convert the user's web points stored in the user point database into the corresponding game points subsequent to the user selecting a specific channel through the channel display unit, and to update the user point database by adding the corresponding game points to the game points stored in the user point database;    a point converter configured to convert the user's web points stored in the user point database into the corresponding game points under the control of the game point update unit, and to provide the game point update unit with the corresponding game points; and    a channel controller configured to control the channel display unit, to allow the user to select the specific channel including a game to be played by the user, and, subsequent to the user selecting the specific channel, to control the game point update unit and the point converter in their conversion of the user's web points into the corresponding game points and their updating of the user point database.    
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the game point update unit converts the user's web points stored in the web point database to the corresponding game points, and initializes the web points to zero.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the point controller applies different weights to different games when the web points are converted into the corresponding game points, and wherein the applied weights are stored in the point converter in the form of a separate table for each game.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the game server requests the channel server to update the user's game points following game services of specific rounds being completed by the user, and 
 wherein the channel server converts the user's web points stored in the user point database into the corresponding game points at the request of the game server, and updates the user point database by adding the corresponding game points to the game points stored in the user point database.    
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein, game points for the user that are pre-stored in the user point database at the time of updating the game points stored in the user point database are added to the corresponding game points by the channel server.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the user point database includes: 
 a web point database configured to store web points accessed by the web server subsequent to the user using the web service; and    a game point database configured to store game points accessed by the game server subsequent to the user using the game service.    
   
   
       8 . A method for managing separately stored web points and game points, each respectively required to use a web service and a game service provided to a plurality of users who access the Internet, the method comprising: 
 displaying a list of channels for each game to a user at a request for use of a specific game service from the user;    determining the presence of an input from the user for selecting a specific channel from the displayed list of channels;    in response to the input from the user for selecting the specific channel, converting the user's web points into corresponding game points and updating the user's game points; and    providing the user with the game service using the updated game points.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the response to the input from the user includes: 
 acquiring the user's web points;    initializing the user's existing web points;    converting the acquired web points into game points corresponding to a specific game selected by the user; and    updating the corresponding game points to the user's game points.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein, in the conversion of the acquired web points, predetermined weights stored in the form of a table for each game are accessed in converting the acquired web points into the game points corresponding to the specific game.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein updating the corresponding game points comprises: 
 determining a value of the user's existing game points; and    adding the corresponding game points to the user's existing game points and updating the user's game points.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein, after game services of specific rounds are completed, by the user, converting the web points into game points and updating the corresponding game points is performed periodically subsequent to an input from the user to select a channel.  
   
   
       13 . A system for managing separately stored and managed points used in two or more different service domains on-line, comprising: 
 a user point database configured to store and manage points used in the two or more different service domains for each user;    at least two service servers configured to provide a user with a corresponding service by accessing points stored in the user point database;    an update server for converting points used in service domains different from a specific service domain, the total number of differing service domains comprising two or more, wherein the points for the differing domains are converted into corresponding points used in the specific service domain subsequent to the user entering the specific service domain, and updating the points pre-stored for the user in the specific service domain by the converted points.    
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein, in converting the points used in the service domains different from the specific service domain into the corresponding points used in the specific service domain, the update server applies different weights to the points used in different service domains or different games.  
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the service domains include a web service domain and a game service domain, 
 points used in the service domains are web point and game points, and    the web points are converted into corresponding game points and are updated subsequent to the user entering the game service domain.