Method and apparatus for providing game service
AssigneeNexon Korea Corporation
InventorsMin Seok JANG, Ki On KIM
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Abstract
Provided is a method of providing a game service by a game providing apparatus. The method includes obtaining auction information associated with an auction for a game item, obtaining an auction end time range indicating a time range in which the auction ends based on the auction time information, and determining an auction end time point for the game item to be any time point within the auction end time range. In some embodiments, the auction information includes auction time information associated with a time of the auction.
Claims25
A method of providing a game service by a game providing apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining auction information associated with an auction for a game item, the auction information including auction time information associated with a time of the auction;
- obtaining an auction end time range indicating a time range in which the auction ends based on the auction time information;
- and
- determining an auction end time point for the game item to be any time point within the auction end time range.
A game providing apparatus comprising:
- memory configured to store instructions;
- and
- at least one processor functionally connected to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
- obtain auction information associated with an auction for a game item, wherein the auction information comprises auction time information associated with a time of the auction;
- obtain an auction end time range indicating a time range in which the auction ends based on the auction time information;
- and
- determine an auction end time point for the game item to be any time point within the auction end time range.
A server comprising:
- memory configured to store instructions;
- and at least one processor functionally connected to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
- obtain auction information associated with an auction for a game item, wherein the auction information comprises auction time information associated with a time of the auction;
- obtain an auction end time range indicating a time range in which the auction ends based on the auction time information;
- and
- determine an auction end time point for the game item to be any time point within the auction end time range.
A user terminal comprising:
- memory configured to store instructions;
- and at least one processor functionally connected to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
- obtain auction information associated with an auction for a game item, wherein the auction information comprises auction time information associated with a time of the auction;
- obtain an auction end time range indicating a time range in which the auction ends based on the auction time information;
- and
- determine an auction end time point for the game item to be any time point within the auction end time range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.