System, method and computer readable recording medium for providing game through connection with challenge opponent

Abstract

A method for providing a game through a connection with a challenge opponent, performed by a game service platform server managing a plurality of games, the method including: receiving challenge game selection information and challenge opponent request information of a challenge applicant from a first user terminal; transmitting challenge application information to a second user terminal, which is a terminal of at least one member specified based on the challenge opponent request information; and setting the member accepting a challenge to the challenge opponent based on challenge acceptance information received from the second user terminal. The first user terminal and the second user terminal execute a game service platform managing the plurality of games and provide the challenge opponent request information and the challenge acceptance information through the game service platform, respectively.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing a game through a connection with a challenge opponent, performed by a game service platform server managing a plurality of games, the method comprising:
 receiving challenge game selection information and challenge opponent request information regarding a challenge applicant over a communication network from a first terminal associated with the challenge applicant;   searching at least one challenge opponent candidates who have installed at least one of the plurality of games based on the game selection information and the challenge opponent request information to transmit the challenge opponent candidates to the first terminal;   receiving, from the first terminal, the challenge opponent selecting one of the challenge opponent candidates;   transmitting a challenge request to a second terminal of the selected challenge candidate; and   setting the selected challenge candidate to the challenge opponent in response to is receiving challenge acceptance information from the second terminal; and   transmitting game progress situations of the challenge applicant and the challenge opponent to terminals of the challenge applicant and the challenge opponent in real time   wherein:   the first terminal and the second terminal are configured to execute a game service platform for managing the plurality of games and provide the challenge opponent request information and the challenge acceptance information through the game service platform, respectively; and   the game service platform server is configured to process log-in for each of the plurality of games in association with a game server providing the first terminal and second terminal with a computer program and information related to the each of the plurality of games.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the game progress situations and challenge results to a social network service (SNS) server interconnected with the game service platform. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving challenge period information of the first terminal; and   determining a game end point in time based on the challenge period information.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in the searching at least one of the members installing at least one of the plurality of games managed by the game service platform server as the challenge opponent candidates,
 selection information regarding one of search methods for a plurality of challenge opponent candidates is received from the first terminal, and the challenge opponent candidates are searched by the selected search method.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the search method for a plurality of challenge opponent candidates is a method of searching members to be challenge opponent candidates whose game record information differs from game record information of the challenge applicant within a range. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the search method for a plurality of challenge opponent candidates is a method of searching members positioned within a range from a position of the first terminal as the challenge opponent candidates. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the search method for a plurality of challenge opponent candidates is a method of searching friends registered by the challenge applicant as the challenge opponent candidates.