US 2002/0160838 A1 · Instant messenger server and method for supporting on-line game and storage media having program source thereof

Abstract

Disclosed is an instant messenger server and method for supporting on-line game, and storage medium having an instant messenger program source thereof. The instant messenger server supports for transferring messages between a player and an opponent player by a request from the main player logged in when an instant messenger program is loaded on a player's computer and the instant messenger program is executed. The instant messenger server includes at least one on-line game content, and supports for the on-line game to be executed automatically, and for the main player logged in to play the on-line game with the opponent player when the main player logged in retrieves opponent players to play with the on-line game, proposes opponent player matching with retrieved condition to play the on-line game, and receives an approval signal from the opponent player. The player can play the on-line game quickly by a very convenient method in which the player can search for the opponent player to play the on-line game together without using servers of commercial Internet PC facilities and lobby servers of other online games. Also, the player can easily trade in-game items by retrieving without visiting other website or message board related to games.

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Dependent claims

An instant messenger server for supporting on-line games, when an instant messenger program is loaded on a player's computer and the instant messenger program is executed, the instant messenger server supports for transferring messages between a player and an opponent player by a request from the main player logged in, wherein the instant messenger server:

includes at least one on-line game content;
and
supports for the on-line game to be executed automatically, and for the main player logged in to play the on-line game with the opponent player when the main player logged in retrieves opponent players to play with the on-line game, proposes opponent player matching with retrieved condition to play the on-line game, and receives an approval signal from the opponent player.

An on-line game supporting method for supporting a main player, who connects an on-line game server and requests for the on-line game, to play the requested on-line game, the on-line game supporting method comprising the steps of:

1) retrieving an opponent player matching a retrieval condition and providing a retrieval result to the main player when the main player inputs the retrieval condition for the opponent player to play with;
and
2) transmitting a game-playing request signal to the opponent player matching with the retrieved condition, and supporting the main player and the opponent player to play the on-line game together when receiving an approval signal from the opponent player.

A recorded medium saving a program for supporting an on-line game through an instant messenger, the program supports a main player, who connects an online game server and requests for the on-line game, to play the requested on-line game, and the program executing the steps of:

A) retrieving an opponent player matching a retrieval condition and providing retrieval result to the main player when the main player inputs the retrieval condition for the opponent player to play with;
and
B) transmitting a game-playing request signal to the opponent player matching with the retrieved condition, and supporting the main player and the opponent player to play the on-line game together when receiving an approval signal from the opponent player.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Instant messenger server and method for supporting on-line game and storage media having program source thereof

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Instant messenger server and method for supporting on-line game and storage media having program source thereof

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