JP2001327762A - Portable telephone communication game device and game method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology which may give freshness to conventional games by giving variety to events during a game which is played by using portable telephone communication. SOLUTION: Contents are provided by treating events occurring during a game. Also, the contents are provided in return for items obtained during the game. Furthermore, the contents are provided by holding the items and that the properties of the items are changed with the provision.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone communication game device and a game method for receiving a game program from a server and playing a game on a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, video games using home video game machines and personal computers (personal computers) have become widespread. Some of these video games progress the game by processing events that occur in the game, as seen in so-called role playing games and adventure games.

For example, in a role playing game,
The player operates the player character to perform an event such as battle with an enemy character, acquisition of items, collection of information, and the like, thereby solving a mystery and proceeding with the game.

On the other hand, portable telephones which have rapidly spread in recent years have provided a text message service and a ringtone melody distribution service, but the amount of information that can be transmitted is small, and is not suitable for games requiring graphic information. Today, the so-called i-mode using packet communication has been provided in mobile phones, so that relatively simple graphic information can be transmitted in addition to text and music information. Services of various games have been provided.

[0005]

Due to the technical background of such a mobile phone, even if a role-playing game or the like performed on a conventional video game machine or a personal computer is performed on the mobile phone, it is merely a conventional game. In the transplantation of the mobile phone, the characteristics of the mobile phone cannot be used and the freshness is lacking.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a technique that can give a freshness to a conventional game by giving a change to an event in the game performed using mobile phone communication. To provide.

[0007]

A first means of the present invention is as follows.
In a mobile phone communication game device comprising a server for providing a game, and a mobile phone connected to the server and transmitting and receiving data of the game, the mobile phone includes:
An event processing means for processing an event occurring in the game; a content requesting means for requesting the server to transmit content on condition that the event is processed by the event processing means; and a content requested by the content requesting means Content receiving means for receiving content from the server, and the server comprising content transmitting means for transmitting the content to the mobile phone in response to a content transmission request from the mobile phone. Device.

[0010] According to this, the content can be received by processing the event that occurred in the game, so that the execution of the event can be changed.

Here, the server means a computer that provides and manages the game, such as a workstation or a personal computer. The event means battle, race, arrival at a destination, conversation, information acquisition, item acquisition, character cultivation, and the like. Content means character information, image information, music information, computer programs, and the like.

A second means of the present invention is a portable telephone communication game device comprising a server for providing a game and a portable telephone connected to the server for transmitting and receiving data of the game, Requested by the item obtaining means for obtaining an item in the game, content requesting means for requesting the server to transmit content on condition of exchange of the item obtained by the item obtaining means, and the content requesting means. Content receiving means for receiving content from the server, wherein the server includes content transmitting means for transmitting the content to the mobile phone in response to a content transmission request from the mobile phone. It is a game device.

According to this, the content can be received by exchanging the item obtained during the game,
This can give the item collection a fresh taste and enhance the game playability.

Here, the item may be, for example, virtual money used in the game, general items such as weapons and armor, information on the progress of the game, the ability of the character or the character itself.

[0013] A third means of the present invention is the second means, wherein said content requesting means requests said server to transmit a content on condition that said item acquired by said item acquiring means is held. is there.

According to this, the content can be received on condition that the item acquired during the game is held,
This can give the item collection a fresh taste and enhance the game playability.

[0015] In a fourth aspect of the present invention based on the third aspect, the server further comprises an attribute changing means for changing an attribute of an item held by the mobile phone by transmitting the content by the content transmitting means. It is provided.

According to this, the interest of the game can be increased by changing the attribute of the item by receiving the content.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone communication game method comprising: a server for providing a game; and a mobile phone connected to the server for transmitting and receiving data of the game. Acquiring an item in the game, requesting the server to transmit content on condition that the item is exchanged with the acquired item, receiving the requested content from the server,
A mobile phone communication game method, wherein the mobile phone transmits the content to the mobile phone in response to a content transmission request.

According to this, the content provided by the server can be obtained in exchange for the item, and the game can be played and the telephone function of the portable telephone can be more enjoyed.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of this embodiment. The server 1 is connected to the Internet 2 interconnected with a portable wireless network 3 and provides games and ringtones to a plurality of portable telephones 5 wirelessly from a base station 4.

FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the server 1. The server 1 can use a workstation or a personal computer. The processing unit 12 inputs and outputs data stored in the recording unit 13 or the database 14 in response to a request from the communication control unit 11. The recording unit 13 stores a game program, game data, and incoming melody data, and the database 14 stores user member data of the game. The display unit 15 displays the processing results of the processing unit 12, the contents of the recording unit 13 or the database 14, and the like.

FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of the mobile phone 5. The mobile phone 5 includes a control circuit 51 as a control unit mainly composed of a microcomputer, and the control circuit 51 includes a transmission / reception unit 52 as a transmission / reception unit, a display processing unit 53, a data conversion unit 54, an audio processing unit 55, A record holding unit 56 for recording abbreviated numbers, incoming call records, incoming call melodies, and the like, and a key operation unit 57 are connected. A liquid crystal display 58 is connected to the display processing unit 53, and a microphone 59 and a speaker 60 are connected to the audio processing unit 55.

When the i-mode key of the key operation unit 57 is depressed, the control circuit 51 sets the i-mode and sets the base station 4 connected to the mobile telephone network 3 via the antenna 61 by packet communication from the transmitting / receiving unit 52. To provide game services. The base station 4 provides the game communication data stored in the recording unit 13 or the database 14 of the server to the antenna 61 of the mobile phone 5 via the Internet 2 interconnected with the mobile phone network 3.

The transmission / reception unit 52 transmits the signal from the base station 4 to the antenna 6
Demodulating the communication data of the game transmitted to 1;
The demodulated communication data is output to the display processing unit 53. The display processing unit 53 converts the communication data into a drive signal and outputs the drive signal to the display 58, and the display 58 displays an image based on the drive signal.

The communication mode is not directly related to the present invention, but will be briefly described. That is, the audio processing unit 55
Audio data is generated by encoding the reception signal given from the microphone 59, and the audio data is output to the data conversion unit 54. The data conversion unit 54 converts the voice data into communication data, and the transmission / reception unit 52 modulates the communication data and transmits the communication data from the antenna 61 to the base station 4.
The transmission / reception unit 52 demodulates communication data transmitted from the base station 4 to the antenna 61, and the data conversion unit 54 converts the communication data into voice data. The audio processing unit 55 decodes the audio data and outputs it to the speaker 60.

FIG. 4 shows a menu screen displayed on the display 58 when the i-mode key of the key operation section 57 of the mobile phone 5 is pressed. From the menu screen, "slot", "go on an adventure" or "e melody" can be selected with the cursor. Here, "Slot" is a menu that goes to a mini game where you can get gold, a virtual currency used in the game, and "Go for an adventure"
Is a menu for proceeding to the main game for collecting monster cards. “E melody” is a menu for receiving an incoming melody.

FIG. 5A shows a menu screen (see FIG. 4).
9 shows a slot screen displayed when "slot" is selected. At the top of the screen, three slots with pictures are rotated and displayed, and "Stop" at the bottom of the screen
The slots are stopped one by one by selecting. FIG. 5B shows an example of a slot screen when three slots are stopped. When two patterns (in this example, a pattern of a character called a slime) are completed, a payout of 10G (gold) can be obtained. It should be noted that the payout may be negative depending on the symbols arranged (for example, skull symbols).

FIG. 6 shows an example of a field screen when "go on an adventure" is selected on the menu screen (see FIG. 4). On the screen, a player character 31 is displayed on a field in which a grassland 32, a mountain 33, and the like are arranged, and the player character 31 is operated by a key operation corresponding to "North", "East", "South", or "West". By pressing a key of the section 57, the display can be moved and displayed in the direction. On the field, there are a river, a sea, a cave, a town, and the like (not shown) other than the grassland 32 and the mountain 33.
Can move, but mountains 33, rivers and the sea cannot be moved on foot. There is also a dungeon (underground maze) inside the cave, and shops and inns are located in the town, all of which can be moved and entered.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen for fighting an enemy monster. The player character 31 can have a plurality of monster cards (hereinafter, simply referred to as “cards”) in which monsters are sealed. The card has a type depending on the type of the sealed monster, and an identification number is given according to the type. When the player character 31 is moved and displayed in FIG. 6, an enemy monster is encountered at a predetermined location or a random number. Here, if the player character 31 has the above-mentioned card, a monster sealed on one card among the cards that the player character 31 revives and fights against the enemy monster. In this example, "Mad Hand (has a special ability to call a friend and confuse the opponent)" revived, and the enemy monster that appeared "I want to squeak (explode the poison and attack the opponent and lick it and recover it by licking it) Have)
And is in combat. When "Continue" at the bottom of this screen is selected, the screen proceeds to the next screen (see FIG. 8).

FIG. 8 shows the “advance” on the battle screen (see FIG. 7).
Shows an example of the battle result screen displayed when the user selects. FIG. 8 (a) shows a case where an enemy monster is won,
The enemy monster can be sealed on the card (in this example, the enemy monster is sealed on the card "I want to kill"), and the player character 31 can acquire the card. If you select "Go" here, the field screen (Fig. 6
See). On the other hand, FIG. 8B shows a case in which the player character 31 loses to the enemy monster, and when "advance" is selected, the player character 31 can take a fixed amount of virtual possession gold used in the game and save the previously saved point. Returned to an inn in a town. The outcome of the battle is determined by the attack power and defense power of each of the fighting monsters, the effectiveness of the attack that is set each time using random numbers, and the like.

FIG. 9 shows a menu screen (see FIG. 4) "e".
The incoming melody submenu screen displayed when "melody" is selected is shown. From this screen, a menu of "list of ringing melodies" or "list of cards" can be selected.

FIG. 10 shows an example of an incoming melody list screen displayed when "incoming melody list" is selected on the incoming melody submenu screen (see FIG. 9).
By selecting a desired ringing melody with the cursor on the screen, the ringing melody can be received in exchange for the amount of the gold (gold is represented by G in the screen).

FIG. 11 shows an example of an incoming melody exchange card list screen displayed when "select card" is selected on the incoming melody submenu screen (see FIG. 9). The screen displays a list of cards collected by the player.

FIG. 12A shows a card screen when "I want to touch" is selected on the possession card list screen (see FIG. 11). On the screen, the image of the monster and the attributes of the offensive power, the physical strength, the swaying power, and the rarity are displayed by the number of stars. "Back" and "Forward" are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
When the user selects “Go”, a download screen (see FIG. 12B) is displayed. On this screen, a ringtone melody specific to the monster to be downloaded is displayed. Here, a menu of "Yes" or "No" for "Download!" Can be selected. When "Yes" is selected, the ringtone is downloaded. A transformation card screen (see FIG. 12C) is displayed. On this screen, the image and name of the monster are changed, and the rarity of the above-mentioned attribute values increases, and the other values increase or decrease. Note that the attack power of the attribute indicates the strength of damage to the opponent, the physical strength indicates the vitality to the attack, Subayasa indicates the probability of being able to strike first, and the rarity indicates the scarce value of the card.

FIGS. 13 and 14 are flow charts showing the incoming melody transmission process in the server 1, which is the main point of the present embodiment. That is, when the processing unit 12 receives the press of the i-mode key of the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11 (101), the processing unit 12 makes an i-mode connection with the mobile phone 1 (102), and stores the menu screen data in the recording unit 13 And sends it to the mobile phone 5 via the communication controller 11 (103). When the processing unit 12 receives the selection of “e melody” on the menu screen via the communication control unit 11 (10
4) The incoming melody submenu screen data is read from the recording unit 13, and the portable telephone 5 is read via the communication control unit 11.
(105). If a menu other than "e melody" has been received, the process proceeds to the process (120). When the processing unit 12 receives the selection of the “list of incoming melody” menu from the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11 (1
06), the incoming melody list screen data is read from the recording unit 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11 (107). When receiving the selection of the ringtone from the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11, the processing unit 12 reads the gold data possessed by the mobile phone 5 from the database 14, and if the gold possession is equal to or greater than the exchange amount of the ringtone ( 109), the incoming melody data is read from the recording unit 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11 (110). Further, the processing unit 12 subtracts the exchange amount from the gold data possessed by the mobile phone 5 in the database 14 (111).

On the other hand, on the incoming melody submenu screen (step 106), the processing unit 12 receives the selection of the “card list” menu via the communication control unit 11 (12).
1), the incoming melody exchange card list data is read from the database 14 and transmitted to the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11 (122). The processing unit 12 is a communication control unit 1
When the selection of the card is received from the mobile phone 5 via the communication unit 1 (123), the card screen data is read from the recording unit 13 and transmitted to the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11 (124). When the processing unit 12 receives the “advance” menu from the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11 (12
5) Read the download screen data of the card from the recording unit 13 and transmit it to the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11 (126). When the processing unit 12 receives the “Yes” menu from the mobile phone 5 via the communication control unit 11 (127), the processing unit 12 reads the exclusive incoming melody data and the transformation card screen data from the recording unit 13 and reads the data.
The data is transmitted to the mobile phone 5 via the communication device 1 (128). Further, the processing unit 12 updates the card data in the database 14 to the transformation card data (129).

As described above, according to this embodiment,
Incoming ringtones can be obtained in exchange for items obtained in the game or on condition that items are held, and the interest of the game can be increased because the attribute of items is changed by obtaining ringtones .

The ring tone is not limited to music, but may be sound effects or voices used in the game. Furthermore, an image, character information, or a game may be used instead of the ringtone melody.

[0038]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique capable of giving a freshness to a conventional game by giving a change to an event in a game performed using mobile telephone communication.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a server.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a menu screen.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a slot screen.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a field screen.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a battle screen.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a battle result screen.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a ringtone melody submenu screen;

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an incoming melody list screen.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an incoming melody exchange card list screen.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a card screen.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 server 2 Internet 3 portable wireless network 4 base station 5 mobile phone

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone communication game device comprising: a server for providing a game; and a mobile phone connected to the server and transmitting and receiving data of the game, wherein the mobile phone is generated during the game. Event processing means for processing an event to be performed; content request means for requesting the server to transmit content on condition that the event is processed by the event processing means; and receiving the content requested by the content request means from the server. The mobile phone communication game device, further comprising: content receiving means for transmitting the content to the mobile phone in response to a content transmission request from the mobile phone. 2. A mobile phone communication game device comprising: a server for providing a game; and a mobile phone connected to the server and transmitting and receiving data of the game, wherein the mobile phone has an item in the game. An item acquiring unit for acquiring the content, a content requesting unit for requesting the server to transmit the content on condition that the item is exchanged with the item acquired by the item acquiring unit, and receiving the content requested by the content requesting unit from the server A mobile phone communication game device, comprising: content receiving means; and the server further comprising: content transmitting means for transmitting the content to the mobile phone in response to a content transmission request from the mobile phone. 3. The mobile phone communication game device according to claim 2, wherein the content requesting unit requests the server to transmit the content on condition that the item acquired by the item acquiring unit is held. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 3, wherein the server further includes an attribute changing unit configured to change an attribute of an item held by the mobile phone by transmitting the content by the content transmitting unit. Communication game device. 5. A mobile phone communication game method comprising: a server for providing a game; and a mobile phone connected to the server for transmitting and receiving data of the game, wherein the mobile phone has an item in the game. Requesting the server to transmit the content on condition that the content is exchanged with the obtained item; receiving the requested content from the server; and the server responding to the content transmission request of the mobile phone. Transmitting to the mobile phone a mobile phone communication game method.