Patents by Inventor Kyoung-Min Hwang

Kyoung-Min Hwang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9248371
    Abstract: Disclosed is an on-line role-playing game system and method in which buildings arranged on a road map are developed according to a degree of experience of a user who performs a quest. The method includes the steps of a) by a gamer, accessing an on-line role-playing game server; b) by the gamer, executing the on-line role-playing game; c) by the gamer, performing a quest of the on-line role-playing game; d) updating a degree of experience of the gamer when the gamer accomplishes the quest; and e) developing a building arranged on a road map for the performance of the quest in correspondence with the degree of experience of the gamer. According to the present invention, by applying a building development process to an on-line role-playing game, a limited map for progressing an RPG game story can be efficiently utilized, and, in addition, diverse maps reflecting characteristics of gamers who access the same game for a long time can be provided without imposing a burden on a game server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: NHN Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Sang-Bum Lim, Kyoung-Min Hwang
  • Publication number: 20070254741
    Abstract: Disclosed is an on-line role-playing game system and method in which buildings arranged on a road map are developed according to a degree of experience of a user who performs a quest. The method includes the steps of a) by a gamer, accessing an on-line role-playing game server; b) by the gamer, executing the on-line role-playing game; c) by the gamer, performing a quest of the on-line role-playing game; d) updating a degree of experience of the gamer when the gamer accomplishes the quest; and e) developing a building arranged on a road map for the performance of the quest in correspondence with the degree of experience of the gamer. According to the present invention, by applying a building development process to an on-line role-playing game, a limited map for progressing an RPG game story can be efficiently utilized, and, in addition, diverse maps reflecting characteristics of gamers who access the same game for a long time can be provided without imposing a burden on a game server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: NHN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang-Bum Lim, Kyoung-Min Hwang