Method, apparatus, server, system and recording medium for music game

Abstract

Disclosed is music game technology, and more particularly a method, apparatus, server, system, and recoding medium for a music game, by which the user can generate game play data after directly playing a music game, and can directly generate course data for a music game based on the game play data generated by the user.

1 . A music game apparatus comprising:
 a music game play unit for playing a music game;   a game play data generator for generating game play data associated with play of the music game;   a game play data transmitter for transmitting the generated game play data to a music game server; and   a user course data generator for receiving a game play data list stored in the music game server, and generating user course data based on at least one piece of game play data selected from the received game play data list,   wherein the user course data is used by the music game play unit.   
     
     
         2 . The music game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the music game play unit displays a note indicating a play operation point on a screen according to flow of a music, allows a timeline to pass over the displayed note, recognizes a play operation signal through a touch screen or input unit, and determines if the recognized play operation signal is generated at a point where a note over which the timeline is passing is displayed, thereby playing the music game. 
     
     
         3 . The music game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the generated game play data comprises at least one piece of information among song information, user information, and game result information in association with play of the music game. 
     
     
         4 . The music game apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the generated game play data further comprises at least one piece of information of play data/time information and game option information in association with play of the music game. 
     
     
         5 . The music game apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the game option information comprises at least one piece of information of game option identification information for a note, which indicates a play operation point and is displayed according to flow of a music, and game option identification information for a timeline passing through the note,
 wherein the game option identification information for the note comprises identification information for at least one game option of a game option associated with location control of the note and a game option associated with display control of the note, and   the game option identification information for the timeline comprises identification information for at least one game option of a game option associated with movement control of the timeline and a game option associated with display control of the timeline.   
     
     
         6 . The music game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the user course data generator rearranges the selected at least one piece of game play data, and generates the rearranged at least one piece of game play data as the user course data. 
     
     
         7 . The music game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the user course data generator accesses the music game server through a corresponding music game site or specific program, performs a log-in process to the music game server using user information, receives the game play data list stored in the music game server, and displays the received game play data list on a screen. 
     
     
         8 . The music game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the user course data generator receives the game play data list containing at least one piece of game play data, which includes user information equal to user information on a user of the music game apparatus, from the music game server. 
     
     
         9 . The music game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the music game play unit receives user course data, which includes user information different from user information on a user of the music game apparatus, from the music game server, and plays a music game associated with the received user course data. 
     
     
         10 . The music game apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a user course data transmitter for transmitting the generated user course data to the music game server. 
     
     
         11 . A music game system comprising:
 a music game apparatus for generating and transmitting game play data associated with play of a music game, generating user course data based on at least one piece of game play data selected from a received game play data list, and transmitting the generated user course data; and   a music game server for receiving game play data from the music game apparatus, storing the received game play data, transmitting the game play data list to the music game apparatus, receiving the user course data, and storing the received user course data.   
     
     
         12 . A music game server comprising:
 a game play data management unit for receiving game play data associated with play of a music game from a music game apparatus corresponding to user information, and storing the received game play data in a database; and   a user course data management unit for extracting a game play data list from the database in response to a game play data reading request of the music game apparatus, transmitting the extracted game play data list to the music game apparatus, receiving user course data, which is generated based on at least one piece of game play data selected from the game play data list, from the music game apparatus, and storing the received user course data in the database.   
     
     
         13 . The music game server of  claim 12 , wherein the game play data list corresponds to a list of at least one piece of game play data identically including the user information, and comprises at least one piece of information among song information, the user information, and game result information, which are associated with play of a corresponding music game. 
     
     
         14 . The music game server of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a user information storage unit for storing a user information list in the database through a user joining process; and   a log-in processing unit for performing a log-in process using the user information by making reference to the stored user information list with respect to the music game apparatus, which is accessed through a corresponding music game site or specific program for generation of the user course data, and approving the game play data reading request according to a result of the performed log-in process.   
     
     
         15 . The music game server of  claim 14 , wherein the user course data management unit installs the specific program used for generation of the user course data in the music game apparatus. 
     
     
         16 . The music game server of  claim 12 , wherein the user course data management unit extracts at least one piece of game play data, which includes user information equal to the user information, from the database in response to the game play data reading request, and transmits the game play data list including the extracted at least one piece of game play data. 
     
     
         17 . The music game server of  claim 12 , wherein the user course data management unit extracts user course data including user information different from the user information from a database in response to a user course data reading request of the music game apparatus, and transmits the extracted user course data to the music game apparatus. 
     
     
         18 . A music game method comprising:
 generating game play data associated with play of a music game;   transmitting the generated game play data to a music game server;   receiving a game play data list stored in the music game server, and generating user course data based on at least one piece of game play data selected from the game play data list; and   using the user course data for play of a music game.   
     
     
         19 . A music game provision method comprising:
 receiving game play data associated with play of a music game or user course data generated based on at least one piece of game play data from a music game apparatus corresponding to user information, and stores the received game play data or user course data in a database;   extracting a game play data list or user course data from the database in response to a game play data reading request of the music game apparatus; and   transmitting the extracted game play data list or user course data to the music game apparatus.   
     
     
         20 . A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon a program and data to perform a method of generating user course data based on game play data, the program and data implementing the functions of:
 generating at least one piece of game play data, which includes at least one information among song information, user information, and game result information, associated with play of a music game; and   rearranging the generated at least one piece of game play data according to inputted rearrangement information, thereby generating user course data.