JP7401634B2 - Server device, program and method - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a program, a game server, an information processing terminal, a method, and a game system.

In recent years, activity measuring devices that measure a person's behavior, amount of activity, sleep, etc. have become popular by using sensors that detect body movements. Activity measuring devices increase users' health awareness by showing them the amount of activity such as sleep, and it is desirable to use them continuously. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention in which a game process is executed in conjunction with a user's sleep-related state so that the user can manage his or her own health in a game-like manner.

International Publication 2016/021235

However, since the invention described in Patent Document 1 allows the game to progress according to the evaluation result of the measured sleep-related state, a user who wants to progress the game advantageously may use an activity measuring device etc. There is an issue of cheating by having people measure their sleep information. In this case, not only the fairness of the game is lost, but also the purpose of raising health awareness through a game that reflects sleep information is lost.

Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a program, a game server, an information processing terminal, a method, and a game system that prevent unauthorized use of sleep information in a game that progresses based on a user's sleep information.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to the present disclosure is a program that executes game progress processing based on sleep information of a user, and includes a computer, a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information, and a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information, and a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information, and a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information, It functions as a determination unit that determines whether the information is sleep information of the user.

In order to achieve the above object, a game server according to the present disclosure is a server that executes game progress processing based on sleep information of a user, and includes a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information, and a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information. , and a determination unit that determines whether the information is the user's sleep information.

Furthermore, in order to achieve the above object, an information processing terminal according to the present disclosure is an information processing terminal that executes game progress processing based on sleep information of a user, and includes a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information; The apparatus includes a determination unit that determines whether the acquired sleep information is sleep information of a user.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, a method according to the present disclosure is a method of executing game progress processing based on sleep information of a user, the step of acquiring sleep information, and the step of acquiring sleep information, and a step of determining whether the sleep information is sleep information.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, a game system according to the present disclosure is a system that executes game progress processing based on sleep information of a user, and communicates with a wearable terminal worn by the user. an information processing terminal, the wearable terminal includes a sensor unit that measures biometric information of a user, and the information processing terminal includes a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information, and a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires the biological information measured by the sensor unit. The device includes a biological information acquisition unit and a determination unit that determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information, and the determination unit makes a determination based on the biological information.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of sleep information in a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information.

1 is a configuration diagram of a game system 1. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a game server 100. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a user terminal 200. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing in the user terminal 200. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a user terminal 300. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a game system 3. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a wearable terminal 500. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a user terminal 400. FIG.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. In all the figures explaining the embodiments, common components are given the same reference numerals and repeated explanations will be omitted. Note that the following embodiments do not unduly limit the content of the present disclosure described in the claims. Furthermore, not all components shown in the embodiments are essential components of the present disclosure.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a game system 1. As shown in FIG. With reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of a game system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.

The game system 1 includes a game server 100 and a user terminal 200, which are communicably connected via a network NW. The network NW includes a WAN (World Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), and the like.

In this embodiment, the game system 1 incorporates gamification elements into the user's sleep information. That is, the user terminal 200 performs game processing using sleep information as game input by executing a game program (application). Further, the user terminal 200 uploads sleep information and information regarding a game to be played based on the sleep information to the game server 100.

The game server 100 is a game server that manages a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information, and is a game server that manages a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information, and responds to a request from the user terminal 200. ). A sleep game is, for example, a game in which a virtual life form is developed using the user's sleep information as input, or the number and type of items in the game, money, or parameters (such as strength) of the player object are determined. However, the present invention is not limited to these games.

For example, the game server 100 distributes a game program to the user terminal 200 accessed via the network NW, and the game program is executed on the user terminal 200. The user terminal 200 that has executed the game program performs game processing based on the user's sleep information.

The game server 100 also stores information uploaded from the user terminal 200. In this embodiment, the game server 100 acquires and stores information regarding each user (for example, sleep information and information regarding a sleep game) from a plurality of user terminals. Furthermore, the game server 100 may provide benefits for games or advice regarding sleep based on the stored information.

The user terminal 200 is an information processing terminal (game device) that executes game progress processing based on the user's sleep information. Although only one user terminal 200 is shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 200, each owned by each user.

The sleep information is, for example, a sleep pattern indicating the user's bedtime and wake-up time. Note that the bedtime represents the time when the user falls asleep, and may be, for example, the time when the user goes to bed, or the time when the user's consciousness shifts from an awake state to a sleeping state. Further, the wake-up time represents the time when the user wakes up, and may be, for example, the time when the user wakes up from bed, or the time when the user's consciousness shifts from a sleeping state to an awake state. . In this embodiment, a pair of bedtime and wake-up time from falling asleep to waking up is referred to as a sleep pattern. Note that acquisition of sleep information will be described later.

When executing the game progress process, the user terminal 200 determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own information. That is, a user who fraudulently uses sleep information by inputting false sleep information or measuring someone else's sleep information is prevented from advancing the game advantageously. Thereby, it is possible to ensure the fairness of the game and to achieve the purpose of increasing health awareness of the user through a game that reflects sleep information.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the game server 100. Note that the game server 100 of this embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each part) in FIG. 2 are omitted.

The game server 100 includes a communication section 110, an acquisition section 120, a storage section 130, and a processing section 140.

The communication unit 110 performs various controls for communicating with the user terminal 200 via the network NW, and its functions can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, programs, and the like.

The sleep information acquisition unit 120 acquires the sleep information received by the communication unit 110 from the user terminal 200 and sends it to the storage unit 130.

The storage unit 130 is a storage device for storing programs and various data for making the computer function, and includes a sleep history 131 and game information 132.

The sleep history 131 accumulates the user's sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 120, that is, the sleep pattern indicating the user's bedtime and wake-up time. The game information 132 stores information regarding a game that is played based on sleep information. The game information 132 is, for example, a program of a game that is provided to the user terminal 200 and progresses based on sleep information, or information about the progress of the game that is uploaded from the user terminal 200. Note that the storage unit 130 may include a temporary storage area or storage.

The processing unit 140 executes various information processing executed in the game server 100. The processing unit 140 includes a CPU and a memory, and the CPU uses the memory to execute various information processing programs stored in the storage unit 130. In this embodiment, the processing unit 140 provides the user terminal 200 with a game program that progresses based on sleep information as the information processing. Further, based on the information stored in the storage unit 130, processing may be executed to give the user terminal 200 a game benefit or advice regarding sleep. Furthermore, the processing unit 140 obtains the current date and time using the system clock.

Note that in this embodiment, a "server" refers to one information processing device (i.e., a server device), and also refers to a group of server devices (i.e., a server system) when a server is composed of a plurality of server devices. It means the whole. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the game server 100 will be described as an integrated configuration, but the game server 100 may have a configuration including a plurality of server devices divided according to functions and/or roles. For example, the game server 100 may include a data server that stores sleep information obtained from the user terminal 200 and a service server that provides game services based on the sleep information. Furthermore, when providing a service that provides items as part of the game service, the game server 100 may include a shop server that provides items and charges.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 200. Note that the user terminal 200 of this embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each unit) in FIG. 3 are omitted.

The user terminal 200 is an information processing terminal equivalent to a game device, and in this embodiment, for example, a smartphone, a feature phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a portable game device, a stationary game device, These are wearable terminals such as head-mounted displays, or multifunctional devices such as multifunctional television receivers (smart TVs) equipped with information processing functions.

That is, the user terminal 200 has various functions that a general multi-function device has (for example, an input function, an output (display) function, an information processing function, a network communication function, a sensor function, a telephone call function, a camera function, etc.). are doing.

Note that the network communication function is a communication function via the Internet or the like and/or a communication function via a mobile communication network. The user terminal 200 may be realized by installing predetermined functions into a ready-made multifunctional device. In this embodiment, the user terminal 200 is used not only as the multifunctional device described above but also to detect the sleep information and to execute the sleep game.

The user terminal 200 includes a communication section 210, an input section 220, a microphone 221, a sensor section 225, an output section 230, a storage section 240, and a processing section 250.

The communication unit 210 performs various controls for communicating with the game server 100 via the network NW, and its functions can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, programs, and the like. The communication unit 210 also controls short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) with an information processing terminal (wearable terminal) functioning as a sensor unit 225, which will be described later. Note that the communication with the wearable terminal may be performed by wired communication via a cable, or may be performed by radio wave communication, infrared communication, or the like.

The input unit 220 is an interface for receiving input from the user, and sends the user input to the processing unit 250. The input unit 220 is, for example, a touch panel, a button, or a controller. Note that the input unit 220 may input the user's voice picked up by a microphone 221, which will be described later. Further, the input unit 220 may input sensing data detected by a sensor unit 225, which will be described later, from the user. The user can input information regarding the sleep game via the input unit 220.

The microphone 221 is a microphone that collects sounds around the user terminal 200. For example, the microphone 221 picks up sounds such as the user's snoring and the user's sleep talking. Furthermore, the microphone 221 may pick up sound of contact between bedding and nightwear. Turning over in bed can be estimated based on the sound of contact between bedding and nightwear. Note that the sound of the user's snoring, the user's voice talking in his sleep, and the sound of contact between bedding and nightwear, which are collected by the microphone 221, are stored in the biometric information 242 of the storage unit 240, which will be described later.

The sensor unit 225 corresponds to a biological information acquisition unit that acquires the user's biological information. The sensor unit 225 may acquire biological information from a measuring device built into the user terminal 200 or may acquire biological information from an external measuring device connected to the user terminal 200 via the communication unit 210. good. The external measuring device is, for example, a wristwatch-type or ring-type terminal, or a wearable terminal such as a conductive gel pad attached to the human body (chest, etc.). Further, the external measuring device may be a stationary measuring device placed at the bedside or a sheet-like sensor placed under a pillow or a futon.

The biological information includes, for example, pulse rate, heartbeat, heart sounds, blood pressure, pulse waves, breathing sounds, cardiac potential, skin temperature, amount of perspiration, and voiceprint. Further, various information calculated based on the biological information acquired by the sensor unit 225, such as heartbeat intervals and pulse wave intervals, may be used as the biological information. Further, the sensor unit 225 may use the user's posture and the like, which are calculated based on the measured acceleration and the like, as biological information. Further, the sensor unit 225 may use, for example, the weight of the user lying on the bed, the weight of the head, etc. as biometric information, which is measured by the sensor sheet. That is, the biometric information acquired by the sensor unit 225 is not limited to the information described above, as long as it is information that can identify the user.

The above-mentioned external measuring device (wearable terminal) performs pairing with the user terminal 200 to perform short-range wireless communication. The sensor unit 225 acquires biometric information measured by the paired wearable terminal in association with the date and time of measurement. Then, it is sent to the processing unit 250 as sensing data. Further, the sensor unit 225 stores the acquired biological information in the biological information 242 of the storage unit 240, which will be described later. Although biological information is measured at predetermined time intervals, the time interval for measurement may be changed depending on the measured amount of activity.

Further, the sensor unit 225 may be any type of device that detects various states of the user terminal 200. The sensor unit 225 includes, for example, an attitude sensor (acceleration sensor or gyro sensor) that detects the attitude and inclination of the terminal itself, a gaze sensor that detects the direction of the user's line of sight, a light sensor that detects the surrounding brightness, and the user's movements. This is an infrared sensor that detects Further, the sensor unit 225 may be a humidity sensor that detects the humidity around the user terminal 200, a geomagnetic sensor that detects the magnetic field at the location of the user terminal 200, or the like.

Further, the sensor unit 225 may detect various information using the above sensor function. For example, the sensor unit 225 may detect the number of steps of the user who owns the user terminal 200 using the function of an acceleration sensor. Furthermore, the sensor unit 225 uses the function of an acceleration sensor to detect operation information indicating whether the user terminal 200 is operating or stationary at regular intervals or at each timing when the user terminal 200 operates. You may. The sensor unit 225 sends sensing data detected as described above to the processing unit 250.

The output unit 230 is, for example, a display device such as a display or an audio output device such as a speaker, and displays and outputs various images and sounds generated on the user terminal 200 in response to input to the input unit 220, Various images and sounds based on data received from the server 100 are displayed and output. The output unit 230 includes an artificial intelligence-equipped speaker (smart speaker).

The storage unit 240 is a storage device for storing programs and various data for making the computer function. The storage unit 240 may include a temporary storage area or storage. Storage unit 240 includes sleep history 241, biological information 242, and game information 243.

The sleep history 241 accumulates the user's sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 described later, that is, the sleep pattern indicating the user's bedtime and wake-up time. The biological information 242 corresponds to a biological information storage section, and stores biological information measured by the sensor section 225. The game information 243 stores information regarding a game that is played based on sleep information. The information regarding the game includes, for example, information regarding the progress of the game, a game score converted based on the user's sleep information, and the like.

The processing unit 250 executes various information processing executed in the user terminal 200. Processing unit 250 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and memory. In the user terminal 200, the various information processing described above is performed by the CPU using the memory to execute the information processing program stored in the storage unit 240. In this embodiment, the processing unit 250 executes, as the information processing, a process of calculating sleep information, a process of determining whether the sleep information is the user's own sleep information, and a process related to a sleep game. Further, the processing unit 250 executes a process of presenting the user with game benefits related to the sleep game, advice regarding sleep, etc. received from the game server 100. Further, when the user terminal 200 operates as a multi-function device, the processing unit 250 executes information processing to realize each function. Furthermore, the processing unit 250 obtains the current date and time using the system clock.

The processing section 250 includes a game execution section 251, a sleep information acquisition section 252, an extraction section 253, a determination section 254, and a determination section 255.

The game execution unit 251 executes processing related to the sleep game. For example, the process is executed based on input from a user via the input unit 220 or sleep information acquired by a sleep information acquisition unit 252, which will be described later. Note that, if the determination unit 255 (described later) determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is not the user's sleep information, the game execution unit 251 controls the output unit 230 to issue a warning to the user. do. For example, the warning may include a display indicating that the sleep information may not be the user's own or that the sleep information is incorrect, or a voice notification. Further, together with or in place of the above warning, the progress of the game may be interrupted, or a penalty process may be performed that makes the progress of the game disadvantageous for the user.

The sleep information acquisition unit 252 calculates a sleep pattern indicating the user's bedtime and wake-up time based on the sensing data sent from the sensor unit 225, and acquires the sleep pattern as sleep information. The sleep information acquisition unit 252 stores the acquired sleep information in the sleep history 241. Note that the sleep information acquisition unit 252 may instruct the communication unit 210 to transmit the sleep information to the game server 100.

The sleep pattern may be calculated using a sleep analysis function provided in a general multifunctional device such as the one described above. For example, the user's sleeping state and waking state may be estimated by detecting the sleeping state and posture of the user, or by detecting the posture, movement, and environmental sounds of the user terminal 200 using biological information.

Further, as described above, instead of calculating the sleep pattern indicating the bedtime and wake-up time based on the sensing data, the sleep game developer or the like may set the calculation method. For example, in a sleep game, the time when the user performs an operation to indicate going to bed may be set as the bedtime, and the time when the user performs an operation to indicate to wake up may be set as the wake-up time. The above operation may be, for example, tapping the display or shaking the user terminal 200. Alternatively, the user may input the bedtime and wake-up time by self-report. Further, the processing unit 250 may be configured to transmit the sensing data sent from the sensor unit 225 to the game server 100 via the communication unit 210, and calculate the sleep pattern in the game server 100.

The extraction unit 253 extracts predetermined regularity from the biometric information accumulated in the biometric information 242 of the storage unit 240. For example, changes over time in the biological information are analyzed based on the current date and time using the system clock acquired by the processing unit 250. In other words, it analyzes the accumulated changes over time in pulse, heartbeat, heart sounds, blood pressure, pulse waves, breathing sounds, cardiac potential, skin temperature, posture, voice, amount of sweat, etc., and identifies regularities in these biological information. Extract. In particular, it is preferable to extract the regularity by associating the sleep pattern indicated by the sleep information accumulated in the sleep history 241 with the biometric information accumulated in the biometric information 242 in the time zone corresponding to the sleep pattern. Note that the extracted regularity may be a sleep pattern indicating the wake-up time and bedtime calculated from the biological information 242.

More specifically, for example, it is possible to extract changes in pulse rate over time along with changes in other biological information, analyze the frequency of voices (snoring, talking in sleep, etc.), and display the intensity changes in the spectrum of the audio waveform as contour lines. and extract it as a graph (voiceprint). For example, when analyzing a pulse wave, the rate of increase or decrease of the wave during cardiac systole can be calculated by differentiating the pulse wave to the second factor and converting it into an accelerated pulse wave (APG) to magnify the waveform change. etc., and extract the regularity of the user's physiological state. At this time, regularity can be extracted with higher accuracy by using other biological information such as pulse, blood pressure, and skin temperature. In addition, since the extraction of regularity using these biometric information can be performed using a known method, detailed explanation will be omitted. Further, the regularity between sleep information and biological information may be derived by machine learning.

The determination unit 254 determines whether the biological information acquired by the sensor unit 225, which corresponds to the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252, conforms to the regularity extracted by the extraction unit 253. Specifically, the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252, that is, the biological information measured during the time period corresponding to the sleep pattern indicating the bedtime and wake-up time, matches the regularity extracted by the extraction unit 253. Determine whether to do so. The determining unit 254 determines that the biological information and the extracted regularity match if the biological information and the regularity in the time period in which the biological information was measured match, or if the value is within a predetermined range. do.

The determination unit 255 determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is the user's sleep information in response to the determination by the determination unit 254 that the above-mentioned conditions are met. Further, when the determination unit 255 determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is not the user's sleep information, the acquired sleep information is deleted from the sleep history 241. Furthermore, biometric information corresponding to (the time period of) the sleep pattern indicated by the acquired sleep information is also deleted from the biometric information 242. Thereby, the extraction unit 253 can extract regularity based on the user's own sleep information and biological information that have not been input illegally, and the determination unit 255 can make the above-mentioned determination with higher accuracy. be able to.

As described above, the determination unit 255 determines whether the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is the user's sleep information based on the biological information stored in the storage unit 240. In other words, a user who wants to advance in the game at an advantage may enter false information about bedtime and wake-up time even though they are not actually asleep, or have a third party wear a wearable device that measures sleep information and enters the game. Even so, it is possible to determine whether the input sleep information is the user's own sleep information based on the history of the user's sleep information and biological information.

For example, when false sleep information is input, regularities during sleep and activity are extracted from changes in the user's biometric information over time, and the biometric information corresponding to the sleep information is adjusted according to the extracted regularities. By determining whether or not it matches, it can be determined whether or not it is the user's sleep information. In other words, if you enter false sleep information when you are not actually sleeping, the measured biological information will show the regularity when you are active and will not match the regularity of the biological information during sleep, so the input sleep information will be incorrect. , it can be determined that the information is not the user's sleep information.

In addition, for the input of sleep information of a third party, the biological information in the sleep pattern (time period) indicated by the sleep information is a rule that is extracted from the biological information associated with the sleep history similar to the sleep pattern. By determining whether the information matches the user's gender, it can be determined whether the information is the user's sleep information. That is, by focusing on the individual's biological information during sleep, it is possible to determine whether or not the information is the user's sleep information.

Further, in addition to the determination based on the biological information described above, the determination unit 255 also determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's Alternatively, it may be determined whether the For example, if an application that requires the user's active operation is running on the user terminal 200 during the relevant time period, there is a high possibility that the input sleep information is false or from a third party. to decide. This makes it possible to more accurately determine whether the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing in the user terminal 200. An example of processing in the user terminal 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. Note that the user terminal 200 may use an input operation from the user indicating that the user is going to bed as a trigger for starting the process. Further, the user terminal 200 constantly performs sensing using the sensor unit 225, and can also detect whether the user is sleeping from sensing data (for example, movement of the terminal, ambient brightness, voice, etc.).

In step S401, the sensor unit 225 of the user terminal 200 performs sensing. Specifically, the sensor unit 225 senses biological information such as the user's pulse rate, the movement of the user terminal 200, and the like. The sleep information acquisition unit 252 acquires sensing data from the sensor unit 225.

In step S402, the sleep information acquisition unit 252 determines whether a sleep pattern indicating bedtime and wake-up time can be calculated based on the sensing data sent from the sensor unit 225. If the sleep information acquisition unit 252 determines that sufficient sensing data has not been acquired to be able to calculate a sleep pattern (N in step S402), the process returns to step S401. If not (Y in step S402), the sleep information acquisition unit 252 calculates a sleep pattern and acquires it as sleep information in step S403. Note that when the sleep information acquisition unit 252 acquires sleep information from the input by the user via the input unit 220, the processing in steps S402 and S403 may be skipped.

In step S404, the extraction unit 253 extracts a predetermined regularity from the biometric information accumulated in the biometric information 242 of the storage unit 240. For example, changes over time in the biological information are analyzed based on the current date and time using the system clock acquired by the processing unit 250. Specifically, it analyzes changes over time, such as changes in heart rate, pulse rate, and sleep state.

In step S405, the determination unit 254 determines whether the biological information measured by the sensor unit 225, which corresponds to the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252, conforms to the regularity extracted by the extraction unit 253. . Then, in response to the determination unit 254 determining that the regularity is met, the determination unit 255 determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is the user's sleep information (in step S405, Y), the process proceeds to step S406. On the other hand, if the determination unit 254 determines that the regularity is not met, the determination unit 255 determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is not the user's sleep information (N in step S405), The process advances to step S407.

In step S406, the game execution unit 251 executes game processing based on the sleep information acquired in step S403.

In step S407, the game execution unit 251 controls the output unit 230 to issue a warning to the user. For example, the warning may include a display indicating that the sleep information may not be the user's own or that the sleep information is incorrect, or a voice notification. Further, together with or in place of the above warning, the progress of the game may be interrupted, or a penalty process may be performed that makes the progress of the game disadvantageous for the user.

(Explanation of effects)
In this embodiment, in a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information, when executing game processing, it is determined whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own. That is, a user who fraudulently uses sleep information by inputting false sleep information or measuring someone else's sleep information is prevented from advancing the game advantageously. Since the user's own accurate sleep information can be acquired, the fairness of the game can be ensured, and the user can achieve the purpose of increasing health awareness through a game that reflects sleep information.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is determined whether the acquired sleep information is that of the user himself or not, based on the measured biological information. The determination can be made accurately based on the sensed biological information without the user being particularly conscious of it.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a predetermined regularity is extracted from the stored biological information, and it is determined whether the measured biological information corresponding to the acquired sleep information conforms to the extracted regularity. By determining the suitability using the regularity of biological information that differs among individuals, the above-mentioned determination can be made with higher accuracy.

Further, in this embodiment, it is determined whether the sleep information is the user's own information based on the voice such as snoring or sleep talking as the biological information. Snoring and sleep talking occur during sleep, and by determining the identity of the user based on the voiceprint, it is possible to accurately determine whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own.

<Modification 1 of Embodiment 1>
In the first modification of the first embodiment, the user terminal 200 is configured to cause the user to play a sleep game by executing a game program stored in the storage unit 240 in advance. The game program stored in the user terminal 200 may be configured to be able to be updated via a recording medium or the like. Thereby, the user can enjoy the sleep game even in an environment where the user is not connected to the game server via a network.

<Modification 2 of Embodiment 1>
In a second modification of the first embodiment, the game server 100 is a server device that executes game progress processing based on sleep information of the user, and acquires sleep information from the user terminal 200, and the acquired sleep information is This configuration determines whether the information is the user's sleep information. That is, the game server 100 performs game processing performed by the user terminal 200 and determines sleep information, and the user terminal 200 is configured to transmit measured biological information to the game server. The user terminal 200 receives the processing results of the game progress from the game server 100 and presents them to the user. Note that the determination of the sleep information is the same as the processing in the user terminal 200, so a description thereof will be omitted. Thereby, the user can enjoy the sleep game by accessing the game server 100.

<Embodiment 2>
In the game system 1 according to the first embodiment, it is determined whether the sleep information is the user's own information based on the user's biological information. In contrast, the game system 2 (not shown) according to the second embodiment is different in that the determination is made based on the recognition result of the image captured by the camera. The game system 2 includes a user terminal 300 instead of the user terminal 200 of the game system 1.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 300 according to the second embodiment. The user terminal 300 of this embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each unit) in FIG. 5 are omitted. Note that the same components as those of the user terminal 200 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations will be omitted.

The user terminal 300 differs in configuration from the user terminal 200 according to the first embodiment in that it includes a camera 322. Further, the user terminal 300 includes a processing section 350 in place of the processing section 250 of the user terminal 200, and a storage section 340 in place of the storage section 240.

The camera 322 corresponds to an image acquisition unit and images objects around the user terminal 300. The camera 322 is installed, for example, at a position where it can communicate with the user terminal 300. Further, for example, it may be provided on the surface of the user terminal 300 where the display, which is the output section 230, is provided and/or the back surface thereof. It is preferable that the camera 322 be installed at a position where it can capture an image of a sleeping user (for example, at the bedside).

Images captured by the camera 322 at predetermined time intervals are stored in the image 344 of the storage unit 340 along with the date and time of capture. Note that the captured images include still images and moving images.

In the processing unit 350, the image recognition unit 356 recognizes the object shown in the captured image stored in the image 344. For example, in the image 344, the user's head, face, sleeping position, or the user's bedding, nightwear, etc. are registered in advance, and the image recognition unit 356 uses these registered images as a template to create a captured image. Objects may be recognized by performing template matching on them. Further, the image recognition unit 356 may recognize the pattern of the user's sleeping position from the captured image stored in the image 344.

In addition to the processing of the determining unit 255, the determining unit 355 determines whether the sleep information is relevant to the user based on the result of the image recognition unit 356 recognizing the image captured during the time period corresponding to the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquiring unit 252. Determine whether it is your own. For example, if the recognition result is that a person different from the user is recognized during the time period corresponding to the acquired sleep information, or that no person is shown in the user's bed, the determination unit 355 determines whether the acquired sleep information It is determined that this is not the user's sleep information. Further, for example, if the recognition result is that the user's face is shown in the time period corresponding to the acquired sleep information, the user's sleeping position is shown, or the sleeping position patterns match, the determination unit 355 It is determined that the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information.

Note that the determination unit 355 may determine whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own, that is, whether it has not been used fraudulently, using both the image recognition result and the biological information. This allows the determination to be made with high accuracy.

The game system according to the present embodiment determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own information based on the recognition result of the captured image. Since it is possible to directly determine whether or not the user is sleeping based on the imaged object, that is, the appearance, it is possible to accurately determine whether the sleep information is the user's own.

<Embodiment 3>
The game system 3 according to the third embodiment determines whether the sleep information is the user's own information based on the position information.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the game system 3. With reference to FIG. 6, the configuration of the game system 3 according to the third embodiment will be described. In addition, below, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same code|symbol to the component common to Embodiment 1 and 2, and repeated description is abbreviate|omitted.

The game system 3 includes a game server 100 and a user terminal 400, which are communicably connected via a network NW. The user terminal 400 performs short-range wireless communication with a wearable terminal 500 worn by the user. Wearable terminal 500 measures the user's biometric information and transmits the measured biometric information to user terminal 400.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of wearable terminal 500 according to the third embodiment.

Wearable terminal 500 includes a communication section 510 and a sensor section 525. The wearable terminal 500 is, for example, an information processing terminal such as a wristwatch-shaped or ring-shaped terminal, or a conductive gel pad attached to the human body (chest, etc.).

The communication unit 510 performs various controls for communicating with the user terminal 400, and its functions can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, programs, and the like. For example, communication is performed by pairing with the user terminal 400. Communication with the user terminal 400 may be performed using WiFi, Bluetooth, or the like, or may be radio wave communication or infrared communication.

The sensor unit 525 measures biological information of the user wearing the wearable terminal 500. The sensor unit 525 transmits the measured biological information (sensing data) to the user terminal 400 via the communication unit 510.

Location information detection section 526 detects location information of wearable terminal 500. In this embodiment, the position information detection unit 526 detects the position using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). The position information detection unit 426 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor (eg, a GPS module). Furthermore, the position information detection unit 526 may calculate information indicating the user's altitude (for example, information indicating which floor of a building the user is on) by calculating a change in altitude based on the detection result of the atmospheric pressure sensor. . The communication unit 510 transmits the detected position information to the user terminal 400.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 400 according to the third embodiment. Note that the user terminal 400 of this embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each unit) in FIG. 8 are omitted.

The location information detection unit 426 of the user terminal 400 detects location information of the user terminal 400. In this embodiment, the position information detection unit 426 detects the position using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). The position information detection unit 426 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor (eg, a GPS module). Note that the position information detection unit 426 may use any method for detecting the position, and the position information detection unit 426 may detect the position using, for example, a beacon. Further, the sensor unit 425 may detect positional information that can be obtained from a specific access point, for example, when the user terminal 400 communicates with a specific access point. Further, the sensor unit 425 may detect the estimated location of the user terminal 400 based on identification information (such as an IP address) when the user terminal 400 is connected to the Internet.

Furthermore, the position information detection unit 426 may calculate information indicating the user's altitude (for example, information indicating which floor of a building the user is on) by calculating a change in altitude based on the detection result of the atmospheric pressure sensor. .

Further, the position information detection unit 426 may, for example, acquire position information transmitted from the wearable terminal 500 via the communication unit 210 and detect it as the position information of the wearable terminal 500.

Further, the position information detection unit 426 may detect the positional relationship (for example, distance) between the wearable terminal 500 and the user terminal 400. For example, the distance between the two terminals can be calculated from the location information of the wearable terminal 500 and the location information of the user terminal 400.

The location information detection unit 426 associates the detected location information with the date and time of detection. Then, it is stored in the position information 444 of the storage unit 440.

The game execution unit 451 performs game progress processing according to the determination by the determination unit 455.

The sleep information acquisition unit 452 associates and acquires the sleep information calculated as described in Embodiment 1 and the position information detected in the time slot corresponding to the sleep information. For example, the sleep information acquisition unit 452 acquires position information detected in a corresponding time period from the position information 444 in the storage unit 440, and associates it with the sleep information.

The extraction unit 453 refers to the sleep history 241 and the position information 444 in the storage unit 440 and extracts the regularity of the sleep time period and the position where the sleep occurred (the place where the user slept). For example, the position of the terminal and the regularity of the positional relationship between the terminals are extracted from the position of the user terminal 400 during the sleeping time period, the position of the wearable terminal 500, and the positional relationship (distance) between the user terminal 400 and the wearable terminal 500. . From the extracted regularities, for example, the position of the bed that the user always uses and the positional relationship between the user terminal 400 and the wearable terminal 500 when sleeping can be determined.

The determining unit 454 determines whether the acquired sleep information and the associated position information match the extracted regularity. For example, it is determined whether the associated position information is the position of the bed that the user always uses, or whether the positional relationship between the user terminal 400 and the wearable terminal 500 is at a distance extracted from regularity. This is because if the distance between the user terminal 400 and the wearable terminal 500 is not the distance extracted from the regularity, there is a high possibility that a third party other than the user is wearing the wearable terminal 500. be.

The determining unit 455 determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information based on the determination by the determining unit 454. That is, in response to the determination unit 454 determining that the position information conforms to the regularity, the determination unit 455 determines that the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information. In response to the determination unit 454 determining that the position information does not conform to the regularity, the determination unit 455 determines that the acquired sleep information is not the user's sleep information.

Note that the determination unit 455 may determine whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own, that is, whether it has not been used fraudulently, using both the location information and the biological information. For example, the removal of the wearable terminal 500 from the human body and its frequency may be calculated based on biological information measured by the sensor unit 525 of the wearable terminal 500, and the wearing of the wearable terminal 500 by a third party may be estimated.

The determining unit 455 also determines that the wearer of the wearable terminal 500 is the user who owns the user terminal 400 by causing the user terminal 400 to input the processing executed in the wearable terminal 500. You may. Specifically, the user terminal 400 causes the wearable terminal 500 to display a predetermined authentication number and characters, and allows the user to input the displayed contents into the user terminal 400. Further, the wearable terminal 500 is vibrated a predetermined number of times, and the number of vibrations is input into the user terminal 400. The determining unit 455 determines that the wearer of the wearable terminal 500 and the owner of the user terminal 400 are the same if the processing content instructed by the user terminal 400 to the wearable terminal 500 and the content input by the user match. I judge that. This allows the determination to be made with high accuracy.

If the determination unit 455 determines that the acquired sleep information is not the user's sleep information based on the location information, the game execution unit 451 may ask, ``You are sleeping in a different place than usual today. Are you traveling? ", etc., to inquire of the user whether the sleep information is correct or incorrect.

The game system according to the present embodiment determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own information based on position information. Since it is possible to determine whether or not the user is sleeping based on the position where the user usually sleeps and the positional relationship with the wearable device, it is possible to accurately determine whether the sleep information is the user's own. can.

<Modification of Embodiment 3>
As a modification of the third embodiment, it is determined whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own information based on the surrounding illuminance.

In FIG. 8, the sensor unit 225 of the user terminal 400 detects the ambient illuminance (brightness), associates the detected illuminance with the date and time of detection, and stores it in the storage unit 440.

Then, the processing unit 450 extracts the regularity between sleep information and illuminance from the sleep history 241 stored in the storage unit 440 and the detected illuminance, and extracts the illuminance detected during the time period of the acquired sleep information. It is determined whether the specified regularity is met. If it is determined that the sleep information is compatible, the acquired sleep information is determined to be the user's own.

Note that the processing unit 450 also uses other information such as biometric information, images, and location information to determine whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own, that is, whether it has not been used fraudulently. You can. This allows the determination to be made with high accuracy.

As described above, in the modified example of the third embodiment, it is determined whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own information based on the illuminance around the user terminal. Generally, lights are often turned off during sleep, so based on the surrounding illuminance, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not false sleep information has been input.

The embodiments described above can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included within the scope and gist of the invention as well as within the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalents.

In addition, the method described in the above embodiments is implemented using a program (software means) that can be executed by a computer, such as a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, MO, etc.), It can also be stored in a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc.), or transmitted and distributed via a communication medium. Note that the program stored on the medium side also includes a setting program that causes the computer to configure software means (including not only execution programs but also tables and data structures) to be executed by the computer. The computer that realizes this server reads a program recorded on a recording medium, and if necessary, constructs software means using a setting program, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation of the software means. Note that the recording medium referred to in this specification includes not only storage media for distribution but also storage media such as magnetic disks and semiconductor memories provided inside computers or devices connected via a network.

1,3 game system, 100 game server, 200,300,400 user terminal, 500 wearable terminal, 110,210,510 communication section, 130,240,340,440 storage section, 140,250,350,450 processing section, 220 input section, 221 microphone, 225,525 sensor section, 230 output section, 322 camera, 426,526 position information detection section

Claims (6)

A server device that executes game progress processing using sleep information of a user, the server device comprising:
a communication unit that receives biometric information measured about the user from a user terminal operated by the user;
a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information of the user from the biological information;
a determination unit that determines whether the change over time of the biological information conforms to a predetermined regularity;
a game execution unit that executes a game process based on the acquired sleep information, and when the determination unit determines that the change over time of the biological information conforms to a predetermined regularity, a notification that fraud has been determined; and a game execution unit that executes processing for transmitting the information to the user terminal. 2. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the game execution unit executes a process of interrupting the game as a process of notifying the user terminal that fraud has been determined. 2. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the game execution unit executes a process of inflicting a penalty such that progress of the game is disadvantageous, as a process of notifying the user terminal that fraud has been determined. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the game execution unit executes a process of issuing a warning as a process of notifying the user terminal that fraud has been determined. A program for causing a computer to execute a game progression process using sleep information of a user, the program comprising a processor and a memory, the program causing the processor to:
receiving biometric information measured about the user from a user terminal operated by the user;
obtaining sleep information of the user from the biological information;
determining whether the change over time of the biological information conforms to a predetermined regularity;
The step of executing game processing based on the acquired sleep information, and in the step of determining, if it is determined that the change over time of the biological information conforms to a predetermined regularity, it is determined that fraud has been determined. a step of executing processing for transmitting the information to the user terminal;
A program to run. A method executed by a computer that executes game progress processing using sleep information of a user, the method comprising a processor and a memory, the processor comprising:
receiving biometric information measured about the user from a user terminal operated by the user;
obtaining sleep information of the user from the biological information;
determining whether the change over time of the biological information conforms to a predetermined regularity;
The step of executing game processing based on the acquired sleep information, and in the step of determining, if it is determined that the change over time of the biological information conforms to a predetermined regularity, it is determined that fraud has been determined. a step of executing processing for transmitting the information to the user terminal;
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