Patent ID: 11900406
Assignee: NEXON KOREA CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for operating an item providing system of a game, the method comprising:
providing information on a first probability of the item providing system during a first-time interval;
in response to receiving a user input for using the item providing system during a first-time interval, selecting a first game item at random from among a plurality of candidate game items based on the first probability;
providing the first game item; monitoring, in real time, a measured amount of use that the item providing system has been used during the first-time interval; providing information on the measured amount during the first time in real time;
determining a first threshold amount of use that the item providing system has been used based on the measured amount; determining a probability range by comparing the first threshold to the measured amount; determining a second time based on the measured amount;
changing the first probability to a second probability within the probability range for the second time interval; providing information on the second probability during the second time interval after the first-time interval;
in response to receiving another user input for using the item providing system during the second time interval after the first-time interval, selecting a second game item at random from among the plurality of candidate game items based on the second probability; and
providing the second game item, wherein the item providing system includes an item upgrade system, and wherein the amount that the item providing system has been used includes at least one of amount of goods used for item upgrade, a number of item upgrade attempts, and a number of users who attempt item upgrade.