Dart game apparatus, method and computer readable medium thereof

Abstract

A dart game apparatus providing a record challenge mode to a player according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is used for implementing the aforementioned objects, the apparatus includes: a user input unit receiving an input to select a challenge mode of a dart game mode selected by the player; and a controller loading a challenge record which becomes a target of the challenge mode and performing the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game mode—the challenge record includes one or more dart throw data constituting a game play according to the selected dart game mode and the dart throw data includes data indicating which part of a target of the dart game apparatus a dart throw hits.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dart game apparatus providing a record challenge mode to a player, the apparatus comprising:
 a user input unit receiving an input to select a challenge mode of a dart game mode selected by the player;   a controller loading a challenge record which becomes a target of the challenge mode and performing the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game mode—the challenge record includes one or more dart throw data constituting a game play according to the selected dart game mode and the dart throw data includes data indicating which part of a target of the dart game apparatus a dart throw hits; and   an output unit outputting a reward effect as the challenge mode is performed.   
     
     
         2 . A method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus, the method comprising:
 receiving an input to select a challenge mode of a dart game mode selected by the player;   loading a challenge record which becomes a target of the challenge mode—the challenge record includes one or more dart throw data constituting a game play according to the selected dart game mode and the dart throw data includes data indicating which part of a target of the dart game apparatus a dart throw hits; and   performing the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game mode.   
     
     
         3 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the performing of the challenge mode further includes outputting reward effects corresponding to one or more throw data included in the loaded challenge record, and
 the reward effects include a lighting effect or a sound effect corresponding to the dart throw according to the selected dart game mode.   
     
     
         4 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the loaded challenge record includes multimedia data including a play image associated with the challenge record, and
 the performing of the challenge mode includes outputting the multimedia data.   
     
     
         5 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the outputting of the multimedia data includes playing the game by accelerating the play image included in the multimedia data. 
     
     
         6 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the performing of the challenge mode includes outputting lighting effects to parts of a dart target corresponding to one or more dart throw data. 
     
     
         7 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 after the receiving of the input to select the challenge mode,   receiving an input to select a challenge record which becomes a target of the challenge mode.   
     
     
         8 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 after the receiving of the input to select the challenge mode,   searching game record information of the player, and   wherein the loaded challenge record is selected based on the searched game record information of the player.   
     
     
         9 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the loaded challenge record includes game record information having a highest score in the searched game record information of the player. 
     
     
         10 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the loaded challenge record includes game record information of a player different from the player. 
     
     
         11 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the loaded challenge record includes virtual game record information generated by the dart game apparatus based on the searched game record information of the player. 
     
     
         12 . The method for providing a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the performing of the challenge mode includes
 calculating the number of remaining dart throw times based on the selected   dart game mode while performing the challenge mode, and   reloading the challenge record which becomes the target of the challenge mode based on the calculated number of dart throw times.   
     
     
         13 . A computer readable medium having a program which allows a computer to provide a record challenge mode to a player of a dart game apparatus recorded therein when the program is executed by the computer, wherein the program includes:
 a code allowing the computer to receive an input to select a challenge mode of a dart game mode selected by the player;   a code allowing the computer to load a challenge record which becomes a target of the challenge mode—the challenge record includes one or more dart throw data constituting a game play according to the selected dart game mode and the dart throw data includes data indicating which part of a target of the dart game apparatus a dart throw hits; and   a code allowing the computer to perform the challenge mode based on the loaded challenge record and the selected dart game mode.