Method for providing golf-based betting game service through round room

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, which, when a plurality of users play a round of golf on a golf course or play a virtual round of golf by using screen golf, systematically supports, through communication between a server and the users' portable terminals, a golf-based betting game played among the users separately from the round, so that the users easily, conveniently, and rapidly play the golf betting game by using a round room in which the users playing a round of golf participate, so as to further enhance interest in playing golf.

Description

Method for providing golf-based betting game services through round rooms

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, which can systematically support a golf-based betting game conducted among users separately from a golf round based on the users' scores or record information when a plurality of users play a round of golf on a golf course or play a virtual round of golf using screen golf.

[0002] Generally, a golf round is a game played by multiple players on a golf course, each hitting a golf shot. The game is played by hitting a golf ball with a golf club while going around 18 holes ranging from PAR 3 to PAR 5 from the tee box for tee shots to the green for putting, from the 1st hole to the 18th hole or more, and the score is calculated by adding up the strokes from the tee shot to the hole-in-one for the entire hole, and the player with the lower score wins the game.

[0003] A round of golf like this is played by a team of 2 to 4 people on a golf course with 18 holes or more, but recently, there has been a growing trend of users enjoying a virtual round of golf instead of an actual round of golf, played on a virtual golf course that is a video of the entire golf course and has the same rules and methods as an actual round of golf.

[0004] Since both real and virtual golf rounds are played with the same rules and methods, play proceeds with 2 to 4 users each hitting a golf ball with a golf club.

[0005] In this way, both a golf round and a virtual golf round require multiple users to play 18 holes together, so the round lasts for a considerable amount of time. Accordingly, users usually place golf bets to add to the excitement of the golf round. As golf has a long history, many well-known golf betting methods have been established, and more and more new golf betting methods are emerging.

[0006] Commonly known golf betting methods include Skins, Las Vegas, and Hussein. Users generally place a bet of a certain amount of money on each other, and the user with the better score or record per hole or multiple holes wins the bet and takes the bet amount.

[0007] However, since the golf betting as mentioned above is conducted separately and individually among users regardless of the rules or method of the golf round, there are problems such as the golf betting being conducted in a very cumbersome manner, such as settling the golf betting or recording the results of the betting separately every time a hole is completed or every time 2 to 3 holes are completed during the golf round, which breaks the flow of the golf round and has a negative effect on the game score.

[0008] To solve this problem, a technology has emerged that allows users playing a round of golf to automatically perform cumbersome calculations through an application on their own mobile terminals, thereby allowing users to play betting games with each other using their mobile terminals during a round of golf.

[0009] However, as mentioned above, even when users playing a round of golf use their mobile devices to play a betting game, the fact that various settings related to the progress of the betting game must be made every time the betting game is played, making it very cumbersome and complicated, remains a problem that has not been resolved.

[0010] [Prior Art Literature]

[0011] Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0139925

[0012] Patent Registration No. 10-1313269

[0013] Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0137223

[0014] Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0034195

[0015] The present invention provides a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, which systematically supports a golf-based betting game that is played among users separately from the round when a plurality of users play a round of golf on a golf course or play a virtual round of golf using screen golf, through communication between a server and the user's mobile terminal, thereby enabling the users playing a round of golf to play a golf betting game easily, conveniently, and quickly using a round room in which they participate, thereby further enhancing interest in playing golf.

[0016] A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room among a plurality of users participating in a golf game according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: connecting to a server for the golf-based betting game through a mobile terminal of at least one user participating in the golf game; receiving information about a round room, which is a room for playing a golf-based betting game previously opened by a user of the mobile terminal connected to the server, from the server and displaying the information on the mobile terminal; selecting a round room to which the users participating in the golf game belong, if such a round room exists; and proceeding with the betting game based on the golf game information of the users according to the type and option of the betting game set through the selected round room.

[0017] Also, preferably, in the step of selecting the corresponding round room, if the round room to which the users participating in the golf game belong does not exist in the information about the round room transmitted from the server, the method is characterized by including a step of opening a new round room in a mobile terminal of a user connected to the server, a step of generating invitation identification information for inviting to the opened new round room, and a step of allowing each of the other users to enter the opened new round room using the invitation identification information through their respective mobile terminals.

[0018] Also, preferably, the invitation identification information is generated as a QR code containing information about the opened round room and displayed on a mobile terminal of a user connected to the server, and each of the other users is characterized in that they can enter the opened round room by scanning the QR code with their mobile terminals.

[0019] Also preferably, in the step of selecting the corresponding round room, if the round room to which the users participating in the golf game belong does not exist in the information about the round room transmitted from the server, and if the golf game to be played by the users is a virtual golf round, the step of connecting the mobile terminal of the user connected to the server to the server or client of the virtual golf system that plays the virtual golf round to receive information about the users playing the virtual golf round, and the step of opening the round room to which the users playing the virtual golf round belong using the received information about the users.

[0020] Also preferably, in the step of selecting the corresponding round room, if the round room to which the users participating in the golf game belong does not exist in the information about the round room transmitted from the server, and if the golf game to be played by the users is a golf course round, the step of connecting the mobile terminal of the user connected to the server to the cart terminal for the golf course round to receive information about the users playing the golf course round, and the step of opening the round room to which the users playing the golf course round belong using the received information about the users.

[0021] In addition, preferably, after the round room is selected, the method further includes a step of allowing the users to select whether the golf game to be played is a golf course round or a virtual golf round and selecting a golf course on which the golf game is to be played, and the step of playing the betting game includes a step of playing the betting game based on information on the golf game of the users played on the selected golf course according to the type and options of the preset betting game that were previously set by playing the betting game through the selected round room.

[0022] Also preferably, the step of receiving information about the round room from the server and displaying it on the mobile terminal includes a step of providing information about each user belonging to each round room displayed on the mobile terminal, and a step of providing betting game history information including at least one of the types of golf games played by the users belonging to the round room in the past, information about the golf course where the golf game was played, the types of betting games played based on the golf game, and result information of the betting games played.

[0023] Also preferably, the step of proceeding with a betting game based on the golf game information of the users is characterized by including, when the golf game being conducted by the users is a virtual golf round, a step of connecting a user's mobile terminal connected to the server to a server or client of the virtual golf system that conducts the virtual golf round to receive score information and golf record information of each of the users according to the progress of the virtual golf round, a step of calculating a result of the betting game conducted through the round room based on at least one of the score information and the golf record information, and a step of settling points bet by each of the users according to the result of the betting game and informing the result of the point settlement.

[0024] Also preferably, the step of proceeding with a betting game based on the golf game information of the users is characterized by including, when the golf game being conducted by the users is a golf course round, a step of connecting a user's mobile terminal connected to the server to a cart terminal for the golf course round to receive score information and golf record information of each of the users according to the progress of the golf course round from the cart terminal, a step of calculating a result of the betting game conducted through the round room based on at least one of the score information and the golf record information, and a step of settling points bet by each of the users according to the result of the betting game and informing the result of the point settlement.

[0025] Meanwhile, a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to another embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: connecting to a server for the golf-based betting game through a mobile terminal of at least one user participating in the golf game; opening a new round room on the mobile terminal of the user connected to the server, and storing information about the opened round room on the server; generating invitation identification information from the server for inviting other users to the opened round room, and transmitting the information to the mobile terminal of the user connected to the server; storing information about the round room and the participating users on the server when each of the other users enters the opened round room using the invitation identification information through their respective mobile terminals; and proceeding with the betting game based on the golf game information of the users according to the type and options of the betting game set through the round room.

[0026] Meanwhile, a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to another embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: connecting to a server for the golf-based betting game through a mobile terminal of at least one user participating in the golf game; when the golf game to be played by the users is a virtual golf round, connecting the mobile terminal of the user connected to the server to a server or client of the virtual golf system that plays the virtual golf round to receive information about the users playing the virtual golf round; opening a round room to which the users playing the virtual golf round belong using the received information about the users, and storing information about the opened round room on the server; and proceeding with the betting game based on the golf game information of the users according to the type and option of the betting game set through the round room.

[0027] Meanwhile, a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to another embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: connecting to a server for the golf-based betting game through a mobile terminal of at least one user participating in the golf game; when the golf game to be played by the users is a golf course round, connecting the mobile terminal of the user connected to the server to a cart terminal for the golf course round to receive information about the users playing the golf course round; opening a round room to which the users playing the golf course round belong using the received information about the users, and storing information about the opened round room on the server; and proceeding with the betting game based on the golf game information of the users according to the type and option of the betting game set through the round room.

[0028] The method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to the present invention has the effect of enabling multiple users to easily and conveniently conduct a golf-based betting game that was previously conducted among users separately from the round by opening an online round room when playing a round of golf on a golf course or playing a virtual round of golf using screen golf, and enabling the betting game to be quickly conducted using an existing round room, whether it is a virtual golf round or a golf course round.

[0029] FIG. 1 is a drawing for explaining system details for a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] FIGS. 3 and 4 are drawings for explaining an example of opening a new round room by a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] FIG. 5 is a drawing for explaining how users participating in a round room set up a betting game to be played while playing a round of golf, according to a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] FIG. 6 is a drawing showing an example of a screen in which a betting game is conducted based on score information of a golf round according to a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention, and the results of the golf round and the betting game are organized and provided after the golf round ends.

[0034] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a case in which, when users play a virtual golf round, a round room in which all users participate is automatically opened through communication with a virtual golf round management server or client, and a virtual golf round and a betting game are played, according to a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a case in which, when users play a round on a golf course, a round room in which all users participate is automatically opened through communication with a golf course round management server or a cart terminal, and a golf course round and a betting game are conducted, according to a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a case in which a betting game is conducted using round room information transmitted through a server according to a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0037] The specific details of a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to the present invention are described in detail with reference to drawings.

[0038] First, referring to FIG. 1, the systematic details for a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to the present invention will be described.

[0039] The present invention basically relates to a service provision method that allows two, three or four users to conveniently play a golf betting game, such as Skins (valid), Las Vegas, Hussein, etc., through a golf-based betting game server based on the golf round played by the users playing the golf round as a team.

[0040] Here, the term "golf round" includes not only a "golf course round", which is a golf game played on an actual golf course, but also a "virtual golf round", which is played on a virtual golf course using a virtual golf system such as so-called screen golf.

[0041] As illustrated in FIG. 1, for example, four users, KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO, can play a round of golf while carrying their own mobile terminals M1, M2, M3, and M4. The users can play a virtual golf round using a virtual golf system (VGS), which is a network system of a virtual golf round management server (200) and a client (210) installed in a virtual golf booth (GB), or can play a golf course round using a golf course system (GRS), which is a network system of a golf course round management server (300) and a cart terminal (310) installed in a golf cart (GC).

[0042] For example, when users play a virtual golf round using a virtual golf system (VGS), each user's mobile terminal (M1, etc.) can be connected to a virtual golf round management server (200) or communicate with a client (210) so that various information such as scores and records during the virtual golf round can be transmitted to the user's mobile terminal.

[0043] In addition, when users play a round of golf using the golf course system (GRS), each user's mobile terminal (M1, etc.) is connected to the golf course round management server (300) or communicates with the cart terminal (310), and various information such as scores and records during the golf course round are transmitted to the user's mobile terminal.

[0044] In this way, whether users play a virtual golf round through a virtual golf system (VGS) or a golf course round through a golf course system (GRS), the present invention can play a betting game through a network between a golf-based betting game server (100) and a mobile terminal of at least one of the users, separately from the golf round, and in particular, the present invention can play a betting game conveniently and quickly by opening a round room in which only users can participate online between the server (100) and the mobile terminal, or by using an existing round room.

[0045] In this way, when a betting game is conducted using an online round room, it is easy to set up and conduct the betting game collectively only among users conducting a golf round, and information about round rooms opened by users using mobile terminals or automatically opened, information about users belonging to each round room, information set through each round room, and history information about betting games conducted through each round room are stored in the server (100), so that when the users conduct a betting game while playing a golf round next time, all of the information related to the round rooms stored in the server (100) can be used as is, so that the betting game can be set up and conducted simply and quickly, which can be said to be a special advantage of the present invention.

[0046] Here, in FIG. 1, the virtual golf round management server (200) / golf course round management server (300) and the golf-based betting game server (100) are illustrated as being separately provided, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, it is also possible to configure the virtual golf round management server (200) to also perform the function of the golf-based betting game server (100), or the golf course round management server (300) to also perform the function of the golf-based betting game server (100).

[0047] Meanwhile, a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0048] For example, as shown in Fig. 1, a case in which four users, KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO, play a round of golf and engage in a betting game based on the round of golf among themselves will be described with reference to the flowchart in Fig. 2.

[0049] First, at least one user playing a round of golf (which may be a virtual round or a round on a golf course) logs into the golf-based betting game server, thereby connecting the user's mobile device to the server (S100). For example, user KIM's mobile device M1 may be connected to the golf-based betting game server.

[0050] And, a user of a mobile terminal connected to the server can receive information from the server about a round room, which is a room for playing a golf-based betting game that the user previously opened, and the mobile terminal of the user can display the information about the round room that was received (S110). For example, the user KIM can receive history information about a round room that he previously opened while playing a round of golf and the betting game that he played through the round room from the server and list it on his mobile terminal M1.

[0051] At this time, if there is a round room in which all users of the golf round to be played are included among the round room list received as described above (S120), the round room can be selected and the betting game can be played (S130). If there is no round room in which all users are included among the listed round rooms, a new round room can be created for the users of the golf round (S230).

[0052] For example, if the information on the round room previously opened and used by user KIM is stored in advance on the server, and before users KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO start a golf round, when user KIM's mobile terminal M1 accesses the server and receives a list of round rooms previously used by user KIM, if there is a round room in which all four users KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO are among the round room lists, the remaining users can proceed with the betting game right away by selecting that round room without having to separately access the server or go through a separate process for entering the round room. If there is no round room in which all four users KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO are among the round rooms, a new round room can be opened and the betting game can be proceeded through the newly opened round room.

[0053] The server stores information about the round room opened by the user, information about each user who participated in the round room, the type of betting game played through the round room, and option setting information, and as described above, in step S130, if an existing round room to which all users currently playing the round belong exists and is selected, the users can play the betting game using the preset information of the selected round room as is (S140), or if they want to play a betting game different from the preset betting game, they can play the betting game by newly setting the type and options of the betting game.

[0054] As described above, when a betting game is played using the preset information of the round room selected by the user, the user does not have to go through the trouble of joining the round room and can quickly play the betting game using the preset information without having to separately set up complicated settings for the betting game the user will play.

[0055] That is, the users proceed with a round of golf (S150), and as the round progresses, they manually input score information and record information (e.g., longest, near pin, etc.) through their mobile terminals, or receive score / record information from a virtual golf server or client, or receive score / record information from a golf course server or cart terminal (S160), and a betting game can be played with a preset betting game and options in the selected round room as described above (S170).

[0056] In the above step S120, if there is no round room in which all users playing a golf round are included among the round rooms transmitted from the server, a new round room can be created for the users of the corresponding golf round (S230).

[0057] After a new round room is opened and all users join the new round room, the current users can select whether the golf game they wish to play is a virtual golf round or a golf course round, and accordingly select the golf course on which they wish to play the round (S240).

[0058] For example, if a virtual golf round is selected, a list of virtual golf courses that can be played through the virtual golf system is displayed on the mobile terminal, and the user can select one of the virtual golf courses. If a golf course round is selected, a list of selectable golf courses is displayed on the mobile terminal, and the user can select one of the golf courses.

[0059] And the user can select the type of betting game to be played through the round room and select options in the selected betting game (S250).

[0060] For example, you can select a valid betting game and optionally select the point amount to be calculated per bet and the rules for the payout, or you can select a skins betting game and optionally select the amount at the start of the game and the hole point amount.

[0061] As described above, information about the opened round room, information about users belonging to the round room, and setting information about betting games and options are stored on the server (S260), and golf rounds and betting games can be played (S150 to S170).

[0062] There are several ways to open a new round room such as the above-described step S230 by the method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention. One example is a method in which one user opens a round room using a mobile terminal and has the remaining users participate in the round room (see FIGS. 3 and 4). Another example is a method in which a round room in which all users participate is automatically opened through communication with the server or client when playing a virtual golf round (see FIG. 7). Still another example is a method in which a round room in which all users participate is automatically opened through communication with the server or cart terminal when playing a golf course round (see FIG. 8).

[0063] First, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, an example of opening a new round room by a method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0064] Figures 3 (a) to (c) and Figures 4 (a) and (b) are screens (D1) of a mobile terminal (M1) of a user (KIM) connected to a server before playing a round of golf, each showing the user using the mobile terminal to open a new round room and invite other users to participate.

[0065] As shown in (a) of FIG. 3, a 'Create Room' button (111) and a 'Participate' button (112) are created on the screen (D1) of the mobile terminal (M1), respectively, and when the user presses the Create Room button (111), an interface may be provided in the next step, allowing the user to select a golf course on which to play a round of golf, as shown in (b) of FIG. 3.

[0066] When a golf course is selected, a new round room is opened as shown in (c) of Fig. 3, and information on the status of users participating in the round room (120) is displayed. A QR code (130) is generated as invitation identification information for inviting other users other than the user possessing the mobile terminal to the round room and can be displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal.

[0067] As shown in (a) of Fig. 4, when a QR code (130) is generated on the screen of the mobile terminal (M1) that has opened a new round room, other users can enter the opened round room as described above by scanning the QR code (130) with their own mobile terminals.

[0068] For example, when a QR code (130) is generated when a user KIM opens a new round room using his / her mobile terminal (M1), when other users PARK and SON scan the QR code (130) with their respective mobile terminals M2 and M3, it can be confirmed that other users PARK and SON have entered the round room, as shown in the user status (120) of the round room in (b) of FIG. 4.

[0069] FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate a case where a user opens a round room and allows other users to enter the round room using a QR code. However, invitation identification information for round room invitations may include various other methods in addition to a QR code.

[0070] For example, the above-mentioned invitation identification information may include a password for entering the round room, and it is also possible to allow other users to enter the round room by entering the password on their respective mobile terminals. It is also possible to send URL information for entering the round room as a text message to each other users' respective mobile terminals using the above-mentioned invitation identification information, and allow them to enter the round room through the URL in the text message.

[0071] As described above, after a user opens a round room with a mobile terminal, creates invitation identification information, and allows the remaining users to enter the round room using the invitation identification information, and then creates a round room in which all users who play the round participate, the users who participate in the created round room can set up a betting game to be played while playing a round of golf, as shown in Fig. 5.

[0072] Figure 5 (a) shows a screen where a number of preset betting games are listed on the user's mobile terminal screen and the user selects a specific betting game from among the listed betting games.

[0073] The game methods of each of the multiple betting games can be pre-programmed and run on a mobile terminal, or they can be pre-stored on a server and run on a mobile terminal when the server is connected.

[0074] Since each betting game has different game rules, each of the multiple betting games listed on the screen has different options according to the game rules, and after one betting game is selected as shown in (a) of FIG. 5, options for detailed settings according to the betting game can be set separately as shown in (b) of FIG. 5.

[0075] Additionally, after a betting game is selected as in (a) of Fig. 5, an explanation of the game rules of the selected betting game may be provided on a screen as in (c) of Fig. 5.

[0076] As described above, after the settings for the betting game in the round room are completed, the betting game set above can be played while the users play a round of golf, and the betting game is played based on the score information of the golf round played by the users.

[0077] At this time, the score information for the golf round may be input directly by the user into the mobile terminal, or may be input automatically by the mobile terminal receiving the score information from a server related to the round.

[0078] For example, in the case of a virtual golf round, the user's mobile terminal may be connected to a virtual golf round management server or may be connected to a communication connection with a client of a golf booth where a virtual golf round is conducted, and the score of the virtual golf round may be transmitted in real time therefrom, so that each user's score may be automatically entered. In the case of a golf course round, the user's mobile terminal may be connected to a golf course round management server or may be connected to a communication connection with a cart terminal provided in a golf cart used when conducting a golf course round, so that the score of the golf course round may be transmitted in real time therefrom, so that each user's score may be automatically entered.

[0079] In this way, a betting game is played based on the score information of the golf round played by the users mentioned above, and when the golf round ends, the results of the golf round and the results of the betting game can be organized and provided as shown in Fig. 6.

[0080] In Fig. 6 (a), score information according to the users' golf rounds is shown to be input or received and organized, and a golf round result display unit (140) and a score card (142) showing the scores of each user in each hole are shown to be output on the screen of a mobile terminal.

[0081] In (b) of Fig. 6, the betting game settlement result display unit (150) of each user and the game leaderboard (152) showing the betting game results of each user in each hole are displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal according to the above-mentioned score information.

[0082] Figure 6 (c) shows the final golf round score (160) of the user of the mobile terminal and the status of points held by users who participated in the betting game after settlement (170).

[0083] In addition to creating a round room in which all users playing a round participate by having one of the users playing a round of golf open a round room with his or her mobile terminal as described above, create invitation identification information, and have the remaining users enter the round room using the invitation identification information, the present invention may also include a case in which, when users play a virtual golf round, a round room in which all users participate is automatically opened through communication with a virtual golf round management server (not shown) or client (210) and a virtual golf round and betting game are conducted, as illustrated in FIG. 7.

[0084] As illustrated in FIG. 7, users (KIM, PARK, SON, SEO) can play a virtual golf round by projecting a virtual golf course image (212) onto a screen in front of them through a video output device (214) operated by a client (210) operating through a network of a screen golf system, i.e., a screen golf server, at a golf booth (GB). At this time, at least one of the users, for example, KIM's mobile terminal (M1), may be connected to a betting game server (not shown).

[0085] As described above, in order to play a virtual golf round, users KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO who play the round together can access the virtual golf round server using their respective mobile terminals M1, M2, M3, and M4 or provide user input through the client (210).

[0086] In this way, when information about users playing a virtual golf round is input through the client (210), the information about the users can be transmitted to the mobile terminal M1 through a communication connection between the mobile terminal M1 of the user KIM and the client (210), and accordingly, the mobile terminal M1 can automatically open a round room for a betting game of the users (KIM, PARK, SON, SEO), and the information about the round room and users thus opened can be stored in the betting game server.

[0087] After a round room in which users playing a virtual golf round are included is automatically opened using user information received from the client, users who have participated in the opened round room can set the betting game to be played while playing a golf round and can set options according to the set betting game. These settings can be carried out in the same manner as described above through FIG. 5.

[0088] And, since the mobile terminal M1 of the user KIM is connected to the client (210) for communication (or connected to the virtual golf round management server to send and receive information), while proceeding with the virtual golf round using the client, score information of each user in each hole can be received, and a betting game set based on the score information of each user received in this way can be proceeded, and the result upon the end of the virtual golf round and the result of the betting game proceeding during that time can be the same as that shown in FIG. 6 discussed above.

[0089] Meanwhile, as described above, in the case where users play a golf round at an actual golf course, rather than a virtual golf round, as shown in FIG. 8, the user's mobile terminal can automatically open a round room in which all users participate through communication with a golf course round management server (not shown) or a cart terminal (320) equipped in a golf cart (310), and a golf course round and betting game can be played.

[0090] As illustrated in FIG. 8, users (KIM, PARK, SON, SEO) can play a round of golf at a golf course (GC), and at this time, at least one of the users, for example, KIM's mobile terminal (M1), can be connected to a betting game server (not illustrated).

[0091] As described above, in order to proceed with a golf course round, users KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO who are playing the round together can access the golf course round management server using their respective mobile terminals M1, M2, M3, and M4, or input user information into the cart terminal (320) equipped in the golf cart (310).

[0092] In this way, when information about users playing a round of golf is input through the cart terminal (320), the information about the users can be transmitted to the mobile terminal M1 through a communication connection between the mobile terminal M1 of the user KIM and the cart terminal (320), and accordingly, the mobile terminal M1 can automatically open a round room for a betting game of the users (KIM, PARK, SON, SEO), and the information about the round room and users thus opened can be stored in the betting game server.

[0093] In this way, after a round room in which users playing a golf course round are included is automatically opened using user information received from a cart terminal, users who have participated in the opened round room can set the betting game to be played while playing a golf round and can set options according to the set betting game. These settings can be carried out in the same manner as described above through FIG. 5.

[0094] And, since the user KIM's mobile terminal M1 is connected to the cart terminal (320) for communication (or connected to the golf course round management server to transmit and receive information), it is possible to receive score information of each user in each hole while playing a golf course round using the cart terminal, and a betting game set based on the score information of each user received in this way can be played, and the result of the golf course round ending and the result of the betting game played during that time can be the same as that shown in FIG. 6 discussed above.

[0095] As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, a round room is created by a user opening a round room with a mobile terminal and inviting the remaining users to join the round room, or as illustrated in FIG. 7, when playing a virtual golf round, a round room in which all users participate is automatically created through communication with the server or client, or as illustrated in FIG. 8, when playing a golf course round, a round room in which all users participate is automatically created through communication with the server or cart terminal, and after a betting game is played through the round room opened in this manner, all of the information is stored on the server, and later users can play the betting game more quickly and conveniently by using the information about the round room.

[0096] As described above, the opened round room is stored on the server even after the game ends, and can be reused as in steps S100 to S170 of the flowchart in FIG. 2 when users play another round of golf and place a bet. This is illustrated in FIG. 9.

[0097] Figure 9 illustrates a case where users play a round of golf and proceed with a betting game using round room information transmitted through the server.

[0098] As illustrated in FIG. 9, when four users, KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO, play a round of golf and proceed with a betting game based on the round of golf among themselves, the mobile terminal (M1) of at least one of the users, KIM, can be connected to the golf-based betting game server (100), and accordingly, the server (100) can extract information about a round room previously opened by user KIM and transmit it to the mobile terminal (M1).

[0099] Accordingly, as illustrated in (a) of Fig. 9, the user's (KIM) mobile terminal (M1) can display information about the received round room. Fig. 9 (a) illustrates a case where a list of round rooms is displayed, including round room #1, which was previously opened by user KIM and in which users KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO participated, round room #2, in which users KIM, LEE, SHIN, and JUNG participated, and round room #3, in which users KIM, LEE, PARK, and JANG participated.

[0100] Among the round rooms displayed in the list, there is a round room #1 in which all users who wish to play a round of golf, KIM, PARK, SON, and SEO, are members. Therefore, users can select round room #1 as shown in (b) of Fig. 9 and use it to play a betting game without having to create a separate round room.

[0101] When the corresponding round room is selected, as shown in (c) of FIG. 9, the history of betting games played using the corresponding round room (round room #1), i.e., the types of golf games played by users belonging to round room #1 in the past, information on the golf course where the golf games were played, the types of betting games played based on the golf games, and the results of the above-mentioned betting games can be displayed by date.

[0102] If users playing a round of golf want to see the history information of the betting game and proceed with the betting game in the same way as before, they can select the history information and proceed with the betting game in the same way as the previously set information without having to set up a new betting game or anything else.

[0103] For example, in (c) of FIG. 9, users can select history information on a lottery betting game that was played at Golf Zone County Anseong H Golf Course on 2023.04.15 and play the betting game in the current round using the preset information.

[0104] If, instead of the betting game history shown, a new betting game is to be played, as shown in Fig. 5, users can set a new betting game to be played while playing a round of golf, and can then set options for the set betting game before playing the betting game.

[0105] As described above, the method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to the present invention has the special advantage of allowing multiple users to easily and conveniently conduct a golf-based betting game that was previously conducted among users separately from the round by opening an online round room when playing a round of golf on a golf course or playing a virtual round of golf using screen golf, and being able to quickly conduct a betting game using an existing round room, whether it is a virtual golf round or a golf course round.

[0106] The method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room according to the present invention can be used in golf-related industries or so-called screen golf and hybrid golf-related industries.

Claims

1. A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room between multiple users playing a golf game. A step of connecting to a server through a mobile terminal of at least one of the users participating in the above golf game; A step for receiving information about a round room, which is a room for playing a golf-based betting game previously opened by a user of a mobile terminal connected to the server, from the server and displaying it on the mobile terminal; If there is a round room to which users who participated in the above golf game belong, a step of selecting the round room; and A step in which a betting game is conducted based on the golf game information of the users according to the type and options of the betting game set through the selected round room; Method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room including .

2. In the first paragraph, in the step of selecting the corresponding round room, if the round room to which the users participating in the golf game belong does not exist in the round room information transmitted from the server, A step in which a new round room is opened on the mobile terminal of a user connected to the above server, A step for generating invitation identification information for inviting to the newly opened round room, A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, characterized by including a step of allowing each of the other users to enter the newly opened round room using the invitation identification information through each of the other users' mobile terminals.

3. In paragraph 2, A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, characterized in that the above invitation identification information is generated as a QR code containing information about the opened round room and displayed on a mobile terminal of a user connected to the server, and each of the other users can enter the opened round room by scanning the QR code with their own mobile terminal.

4. In the first paragraph, in the step of selecting the corresponding round room, if the round room to which the users participating in the golf game belong does not exist in the round room information transmitted from the server, If the golf game to be played by the above users is a virtual golf round, a step of the user's mobile terminal connected to the server being connected to the server or client of the virtual golf system that plays the virtual golf round to receive information about the users playing the virtual golf round, A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, characterized in that it includes a step of opening a round room in which users playing the virtual golf round belong using the information about the received users.

5. In the first paragraph, in the step of selecting the corresponding round room, if the round room to which the users participating in the golf game belong does not exist in the round room information transmitted from the server, If the golf game to be played by the above users is a golf course round, a step for the user's mobile terminal connected to the server to be connected to the cart terminal for the golf course round and receive information about the users playing the golf course round; A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, characterized in that it includes a step of opening a round room in which users playing a round of the golf course belong by using information about the received users.

6. In paragraph 1, After the above round room is selected, the step of allowing the users to select whether the golf game to be played is a golf course round or a virtual golf round and further including a step of selecting the golf course on which the golf game will be played, The steps in which the above betting game is played are: A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, characterized in that it includes a step of conducting a betting game based on information on golf matches of the users conducted at the selected golf course according to the type and options of the preset betting game previously conducted through the selected round room.

7. In the first paragraph, the step of receiving information about the round room from the server and displaying it on the mobile terminal is as follows: A step in which information about each user belonging to each round room displayed on the above mobile terminal is provided, A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, characterized in that it includes a step of providing betting game history information including at least one of the types of golf games played by users belonging to the above round room in the past, information on the golf course where the golf games were played, the types of betting games played based on the golf games, and information on the results of the above betting games played.

8. In the first paragraph, the step of conducting a betting game based on the golf match information of the users is as follows: If the golf game being played by the above users is a virtual golf round, a step of the user's mobile terminal connected to the server being connected to the server or client of the virtual golf system that plays the virtual golf round and receiving score information and golf record information of each of the users according to the progress of the virtual golf round; A step of calculating the result of a betting game conducted through the round room based on at least one of the above score information and golf record information, A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, characterized by including a step of settling the points bet by each user according to the result of the betting game and informing the user of the point settlement result.

9. In the first paragraph, the step of conducting a betting game based on the golf match information of the users is as follows: If the golf game being played by the above users is a golf course round, a step of connecting the user's mobile terminal connected to the server to a cart terminal for the golf course round and receiving score information and golf record information of each of the users according to the progress of the golf course round from the cart terminal; A step of calculating the result of a betting game conducted through the round room based on at least one of the above score information and golf record information, A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room, characterized by including a step of settling the points bet by each user according to the result of the betting game and informing the user of the point settlement result.

10. A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room between multiple users playing a golf game, A step of connecting to a server through a mobile terminal of at least one of the users participating in the above golf game; A step in which a new round room is opened on a user's mobile terminal connected to the server, and information about the opened round room is stored on the server; A step of generating invitation identification information for inviting other users to the opened round room on the server and transmitting it to the mobile terminal of a user connected to the server; A step in which information about the round room and the participating users is stored on the server as each of the other users enters the opened round room using the invitation identification information through their respective mobile terminals; and A step in which a betting game is conducted based on the golf match information of the users according to the type and options of the betting game set through the above round room; Method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room including .

11. A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room between multiple users playing a golf game, A step of connecting to a server through a mobile terminal of at least one of the users participating in the above golf game; If the golf game to be played by the above users is a virtual golf round, a step of the user's mobile terminal connected to the server being connected to the server or client of the virtual golf system that plays the virtual golf round to receive information about the users playing the virtual golf round; A step in which a round room is opened in which users who play the virtual golf round belong using the information about the received users, and information about the opened round room is stored in the server; and A step in which a betting game is conducted based on the golf match information of the users according to the type and options of the betting game set through the above round room; Method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room including .

12. A method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room between multiple users playing a golf game, A step of connecting to a server through a mobile terminal of at least one of the users participating in the above golf game; If the golf game to be played by the above users is a golf course round, a step of the user's mobile terminal connected to the server being connected to a cart terminal for the golf course round to receive information about the users playing the golf course round; A step in which a round room is opened for users who play a round of the golf course using the information about the received users, and information about the opened round room is stored on the server; and A step in which a betting game is conducted based on the golf match information of the users according to the type and options of the betting game set through the above round room; Method for providing a golf-based betting game service through a round room including .

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