Dart Game Apparatus Interworking with Mobile Games
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a dart game mode that can interoperate with mobile games to enhance the entertainment aspect and provide a new recreation culture, as existing dart games are limited by requiring participants to be in the same physical location.
Innovation Solution
An electronic dart game apparatus and method that recognizes player information, determines rewards based on dart game execution data, and transmits this data to a dart game server, mobile game server, or mobile terminal, allowing for interworking with mobile games and providing rewards that can be used in mobile games.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electronic dart game apparatus enables remote participation through communication network, then spatial constraints are overcome, but device complexity increases due to network connection units and server integration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a communication network and server as intermediary components between the dart game apparatus and remote players. The network connection unit transmits game data through these intermediaries, enabling remote participation without requiring direct physical connection between players, thus resolving the spatial constraint while managing complexity through standardized communication protocols
2Adaptability or versatility
If dart game apparatus integrates with mobile game platform, then entertainment aspect is enhanced, but device complexity increases due to additional integration components
Solution Approach 1:
The dart game apparatus is designed with multi-functionality to operate in both standalone mode and integrated mode with mobile game platforms. The controller can function independently for basic dart gaming while also supporting communication with external servers for enhanced game modes, character progression, and reward systems, thus achieving versatility without requiring completely separate systems
3Productivity
If reward system is implemented across both dart and mobile games, then player engagement is increased, but loss of information increases due to data synchronization requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the controller receives game execution data from the dart game, processes it according to predetermined criteria, and determines rewards that are then transmitted back to the mobile terminal. This closed-loop feedback system ensures that player actions in the dart game directly influence rewards in the mobile game, maintaining engagement while managing data transmission through structured feedback protocols
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AI summary
Disclosed is a dart game apparatus providing a game mode interworked with a mobile game. The dart game apparatus may include: a controller recognizing information on a player and determining providing a reward to the player at least partially based on dart game execution data of the player; and a network connection unit transmitting data associated with the reward to at least one of a dart game server, a mobile game server, and a mobile terminal. The reward may include the reward for a game executed on the mobile terminal.