JP2002219281A - Game providing system in internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game providing system in the Internet enabling a player to enjoy a virtual experience with other services. SOLUTION: A game site is constructed within a server owned by a game organizer to which a connection can be made via the Internet. Game users can utilize the game by using the Internet environment to access the game site owned by the game organizer, and can also receive special benefits according to the points gained as they use the game. The game users can also receive a refund that matches bets.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game providing system in an Internet environment where a user can experience a virtual atmosphere.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent development of IT (information technology) and the rapid increase in the number of Internet users, information media is changing drastically, and the interests and preferences of the user group are also being diversified and subdivided. Construction of a new information distribution channel is desired. Also, it has been recognized that the Internet has permeated society widely and that demand for additional services as well as its practicality is high.

[0003] In addition to using the Internet as an information providing means, it is now possible to simulate shopping and commerce in front of a personal computer screen or the like. is there.

In the past, it was natural to use so-called computer software using a CD-ROM, which is a recording medium on which the software was recorded, but recently, it has been connected directly to the Internet environment and directly from a server of a software distributor. Downloading and obtaining is becoming mainstream.

[0005] As described above, while the Internet has brought about a major change centering on information media, not only information provision or information distribution means but also additional services or added values have become important.

[0006] For example, there have been sites that allow users to experience games on the Internet. However, simply exchanging games, even if it is unusual at first, is gradually getting tired, and the convenience and addition of using the Internet are increasing. It has also been pointed out that unless the value and the like are provided to the user and the conventional game experience is not differentiated from the realism, the user cannot be satisfied.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and has as its object to provide a game in an Internet environment that allows the user to experience a virtual atmosphere without additional services. To provide a providing system.

[0008]

This object is achieved by the present invention.
According to the invention, a game site built in a server owned by a game organizer connectable via the Internet, wherein the game user utilizes the Internet environment to play a game owned by the game organizer. This is achieved by a game providing system in an Internet environment in which the user can access the site and use the game, and the game user can receive a privilege in accordance with the points earned by using the game.

[0009] The game user can use the desired game at any time by using the Internet environment. In addition, if the user gets a good score in the game, he or she gets points,
Depending on the points earned, you can receive some benefits.
This allows the game user to experience a virtual atmosphere with additional services while staying in his / her room or the like, rather than merely using the game.

[0010] Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game site built in a server owned by a game organizer connectable via the Internet, wherein the game user Using the Internet environment, the user can access the game site owned by the game organizer and use the game, and the game user pays a predetermined stake associated with the use of the game, and then makes a refund based on the refund information of the game organizer. This is achieved by a game providing system in an Internet environment.

[0011] The game user can use the desired game at any time by using the Internet environment. In addition, if the game user has achieved a good result in the game, the game organizer will pay a fee according to the predetermined premium paid for using the game. Refund based on the refund information. As a result, the game user can experience a virtual atmosphere of a game having gambling properties while staying in his / her room or the like, in addition to merely using the game.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the payment of a predetermined stake associated with the use of the game and the subsequent refund based on the refund information of the game organizer are performed on an electronic settlement system on the Internet. It is configured to perform this.

That is, the payment and the refund for the use of the game are not made by cash but by an electronic settlement system on the Internet. As a result, transaction security is ensured, and convenience in the Internet environment is obtained.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the electronic payment system uses a card having a function of paying a game user. That is, in the electronic payment system, the user's own credit card, debit card, or the like, which is owned by the game user, can be used.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. One feature of the game providing system of the present invention is that it utilizes an Internet environment.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an outline of a general Internet environment. The game providing system of the present invention is realized under such an Internet environment.
Naturally, there are a large number of users (end users) who use the present game providing system, and these many users use the present game providing system at the same time. In addition, depending on the type of game, there are cases where a plurality of users proceed with the game while fighting each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, terminals of these users (user terminals) are set up by an organizer (hereinafter, referred to as “the organizer”) that hosts the game providing system via the Internet / mobile phone packet network 1. Connected to the server you want to use. The server installed by the organizer includes a Web server system 6a, a content distribution server 6b, a content database 6c, and a user information management database 6d.

The Web server system 6a is for overall management of the present game providing system, and also manages user pre-registration and the like. The content distribution server 6b
Various game contents are managed and distributed based on the contents database 6c. The user information management database 6d manages information related to the user's pre-registration.

The server 6 installed by the organizer described above.
An electronic payment system server 6e is installed in connection with a to 6d. In implementing the present game providing system, the electronic payment system server 6e may be directly managed and installed by the organizer, or may have a systematic or economic relationship with the organizer, or It may be directly managed and installed by a person who has signed a contract with the organizer and has an alliance.

As the user's terminal, any of the Internet terminals 2, 4,... Such as personal computers and the browser-mounted portable information terminals (portable telephones connectable to the Internet environment) 3, 5,. Shall be. This game providing system enables users to perform multi-play and simultaneous chat.

Of course, FIG. 1 shows an example. For example, the organizer's servers 6a to 6d (or 6
Although e) is shown separately for convenience, it is practically possible for one server to have these functions. In addition, user terminals using the present game providing system are often connected using a provider network when considering individual users. The present invention naturally includes any Internet environment in which the system of the present invention can be constructed.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the server. The server 10 shown here has a CPU 10a, a ROM 10b, an R
It is a computer including the AM 10c and the like. Here, the CPU 10a performs processing according to the system program registered in the ROM 10b, writes information to the external storage device 11 (each of the above-described databases, etc.) connected to the server 10, and reads information from the external storage device 11. In addition, necessary information is displayed on the display 10e, and information is exchanged via a communication line.

In addition to executing the system control in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 10b, the media driver 10f provided in the server 10 stores the floppy (registered trademark) disk 10g and the CD-ROM 10h
Or the like, and the program may be read from the recording medium and executed.

By the way, it is conceivable that a user who wishes to use the present game providing system is required to register in advance (such as a so-called member registration). This pre-registration may be free or paid, and when paid, there are cases where the fee is collected only once at the beginning and cases where the fee is collected from members every year by the annual membership fee system.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of such pre-registration of a user. A user who wishes to use the present game providing system calls up a user registration screen from a user terminal (step 1) and performs user registration. This user registration screen is constructed as a website in the web server system 6a of the organizer. On the registration item input screen, the user wishes to enter his / her name, identification number unique to the terminal device (for example, the telephone number of the mobile phone to be used), password required for login, e-mail address, and own card information used for this system. , Etc. (Step 2)
Send to main organizer.

The host user's Web server system 6a stores the transmitted user information in a temporary area (step 3), checks whether there is any defect, etc., and issues a user identification number (ID) (step 3). Step 4). These user information are stored in the user information management database 6d (step 5). Then, the issued user ID is notified to the use applicant, and the user ID is displayed on the user terminal (steps 6 and 7). Thus, the user registration is completed.

FIG. 4 shows the user information management database 6.
It is a figure explaining the data structure of d. The user information management database 6d has an area 20a for storing the user's "ID number" and an area 2 for storing the user's "name".
0b, an area 20c for storing the user's "telephone number",
An area 20d for storing the user's "personal identification number" and an area 20e for storing other personal information of the user are provided.

For example, the ID number "000" of the area 20a
In the area 20b corresponding to "1", the name of the person holding the ID is registered as "xxx", and in the area 20c, the telephone number is registered as "03-123 -..."
In the area 20d, a password is registered as "****". Further, in the area 20e, for example, the above-mentioned mail address, own card information to be used (card type, card number, expiration date, etc.) are registered as other personal information.

The ID number "000" of the area 20a
In the area 20b corresponding to "2", the name of the person holding the ID is registered as "OO", and in the area 20c, the telephone number is registered as "03-124 -..."
In the area 20d, a personal identification number is registered as "****", and in the area 20e, other personal information is registered. The same applies to ID numbers “0003” and thereafter.

FIG. 2 is a system chart showing a schematic configuration of the entire game providing system. Here, the case of an Internet casino will be described as an embodiment of the present game providing system.

As shown in the figure, (a) a game operator (hereinafter, the term is also referred to as “sponsor” and the terms are unified), and (b) a client (customer) (hereinafter, referred to in the present specification). In the following, the term will be unified as "game user"), (c) game site (game content),
(D) The game providing system is established by linking with the electronic payment system company.

As described above, the organizer manages and manages the entire game providing system in the Internet casino. The game user connects to a web page managed by the organizer using his / her own terminal (such as a personal computer or a mobile phone) using the Internet environment. The web page managed by the organizer is a so-called "home page" of the present game providing system, and is configured so that the top page can be connected to various game sites and the above-mentioned user registration site by a hyperlink function.

The user who has registered as a user connects to the casino game site as described above and downloads various games included therein. In the case of casinos, they usually have gambling characteristics, as is done in Las Vegas. That is, the game user (participant) pays a predetermined stake associated with the use of various games, and after the game is over, the winner can receive a refund based on the refund information of the main organizer.

As a method of paying the above-mentioned bet, if the game user selects, for example, payment by his / her own credit card, the card information is entered at the time of user registration and is managed in the user information management database 6d. Confirmation is immediately possible, and after that, if you set the actual bet, you can pay for the game (payment)
Is immediately completed. The information about the stake (payment) and the information about the refund based on the refund information of the organizer later are notified to the electronic settlement system server managed by the electronic settlement system company as electronic settlement information. In addition, the settlement processing notification after the game is over is sent from the electronic settlement system company to the user via the game site.

When the game user selects a method other than the use of a card having a payment function such as the above-mentioned credit card or debit card as a payment method of the above-mentioned bet, for example, payment to a bank account designated by the organizer is made. If you select it, you can settle it after confirming the payment.

It is also possible for the organizer to limit the deposit of the bet to, for example, a minimum of ○ yen and a maximum of △△△ yen. By the way, the above-mentioned refund information is determined by the organizer, and by this, the gambling property can be increased or the gambling property can be reduced.

The refund after the game is over can be arbitrarily selected by the game user such as payment to a credit card account, payment to a bank account designated by the user, a check, and the like.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart. Based on this flowchart, the above-mentioned Internet casino system will be further described. The registered user accesses the above-mentioned homepage, logs in from the log-in screen (member-only screen), and inputs a user ID and the like (step 8). The Web server system 6a of the organizer authenticates the input user ID (step 9) and presents an information transmission screen to the registered user.

The registered user specifies and transmits a desired content ID on the information transmission screen presented by the main organizer (step 10). On this information transmission screen, the contents of various games such as casino games
It is shown in the form of a list with the D number. The user inputs a desired ID from among them, or clicks on desired content to specify it. To select a casino game, enter its ID number or click on casino content.

The data transmitted by the registered user is received by the organizer's content distribution server (step 11). Then, from the transmission data, the game content desired by the user is extracted from the content database 6c (step 12). The extracted game content is downloaded to the user's terminal.

Here, the content database 6c
Will be described. The content database 6c includes an area for storing an ID number and an area for storing a game content corresponding to the ID number. For example, the ID number “0001” is a casino game, the ID number “0002” is a sports game, and the ID number “0003” is a lottery ticket. The casino game contents further include various games such as blackjack, clubs, roulette, slot machines, and video poker. The sports game content includes various games such as baseball, soccer, basketball, American football, and horse racing. These contents are appropriately upgraded by version upgrade.

Since the game providing system is operated worldwide using the Internet environment, the game users have a wide variety of nationalities and languages. Therefore, for the languages used for various game screens, for example, in addition to Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Chinese, etc. Content database 6
c.

As described above, on the screen of the game content downloaded to the user terminal, the game user inputs and transmits a game operation and additional information (step 13). This game operation differs depending on the type of game. The additional information is, for example, the above-mentioned casino bet setting. The game content screen also displays game rules, betting rules, and the like.

The data transmitted by the user is received by the content distribution server of the organizer (step 1).
4). Then, the settlement information desired by the user is extracted from the transmission data and notified to the electronic settlement system server 6e, and the settlement processing such as deposit of a refund after the game is completed is performed by the electronic settlement system server 6e from the content distribution server 6b. (Steps 15 and 16). This settlement processing notice can be accessed from the user terminal to the content distribution server 6b, and can also be transmitted by mail (Internet mail) from the content distribution server 6b to the user terminal.

FIGS. 7 to 11 each show an example of a casino game content screen. As mentioned above, casino game software can be used through the Internet,
And, for example, you can play a game like the real Las Vegas casino, and if you win, you can get a refund,
You can experience the virtual atmosphere of a gambling game while staying in your room or the like. It is needless to say that the Internet casino must be legally obtained by officially acquiring a national casino operation license.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Although the above embodiment has shown the case of an Internet casino, this embodiment acquires a certain number of points each time the game user wins or obtains a high score as a result of the game, The configuration is such that a privilege can be received according to the total number of points acquired.

In other words, the game user can use the desired game at any time by using the Internet environment. In addition, the game user earns points when he or she performs well in the game, and gives some benefits in accordance with the earned points. Can be received.

It is assumed that once acquired points can be updated and pooled within a predetermined period, for example, only in the next year, or can be pooled forever without such restrictions. Then, within a certain period of time or without such restrictions, the privilege according to the acquired total number of points is set by the organizer, and the content of the privilege is appropriately changed according to the user's request and the like. You can always check the latest information on the content of the benefits according to the number of points on the organizer's web page.

The contents of the privilege are, for example, a souvenir of 1,000 points, a free ticket of 5,000 points, and 1000 points.
The content is like a shopping ticket worth 0 yen in cash. Specific examples include souvenir vouchers, gift certificates, gift certificates, free air tickets, free accommodation tickets, travel tickets, meal tickets, shopping tickets, and the like. In addition, a specific service may be received according to points, or points may be converted into cash to receive a discount at the time of purchase of an item.

The number of points obtained by the game user is stored in the user information management database 6d, and the data is updated each time. In addition, a configuration in which shopping can be performed according to points at an Internet shopping mall may be adopted.

Further, it can be used as a point digestion system of various point systems. For example, mileage points of an airline company can be used as game points, so that mileage points can be reduced as an advantage of an airline company.

Further, as a merit to the user, if the points are increased in the game, a service higher in rank can be obtained. Furthermore, it is possible to use the local shopping district as a blessing, which leads to the revitalization of the shopping district.

In addition to using the personal computer at home, it is also possible to take in a user group without a personal computer by installing it in a specific place such as an arcade game. In addition, there is obtained an effect that information distribution in an emergency is enabled.

As a use method, for example, in a pachinko parlor, etc., when a person is located by a wanted photograph from the police, information can be provided to the Metropolitan Police Department by a specific key. Further, in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake, the location can be notified to a third party by inputting his / her own management code.

Further, when a company advertisement is played and a specific company is selected, the display shifts to a product and service providing menu of the company, and a service corresponding to the point can be immediately received.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible for the game user not only to enjoy the game but also to enjoy a virtual atmosphere while enjoying the additional services.

[0057]

As described in detail above, according to the game providing system in the Internet environment of the present invention, a game site constructed in a server owned by a game organizer connectable via the Internet. Therefore, the game user can access the game site owned by the game organizer using the Internet environment and use the game, and the game user can receive a privilege according to the points obtained with the use of the game. In addition, the game user can use the desired game at any time by using the Internet environment. In addition, the game user can earn points when he or she performs well in the game, and can receive some benefits according to the earned points. Therefore, the present invention has an extraordinary effect that the game user can experience a virtual atmosphere accompanied by additional services while staying in his / her room or the like, rather than merely using the game.

Further, according to the present invention, the game user can access the game site owned by the game organizer using the Internet environment and use the game, , And then receive a refund based on the refund information of the game organizer, so that the game user can not only use the desired environment at any time using the Internet environment, but also perform well in the game , A refund based on the refund information of the game organizer can be received in accordance with a predetermined stake paid for using the game. Therefore, the game user can experience the virtual atmosphere of the game having a gambling property while staying in his / her room or the like, in addition to the mere use of the game.

Further, according to the present invention, the payment of the predetermined stake for the use of the game and the subsequent refund based on the refund information of the game organizer are performed by the electronic settlement system on the Internet, so that the game is played. You don't have to pay and refund cash for use,
Transactional security is ensured, and convenience in the Internet environment is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, the electronic settlement system uses a card having a function of paying the game user, so that the user can use his / her own credit card, debit card, or the like owned by the game user. You can do it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an outline of a general Internet environment.

FIG. 2 is a system chart showing a schematic configuration of the entire game providing system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a server configuration.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of a user information management database.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for user registration.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the game providing system of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a game content screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a game content screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a game content screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game content screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game content screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Internet mobile phone packet network 2 User terminal personal computer 3, 5 User terminal mobile phone 6a Web server system 6b Content distribution server 6c Content database 6d User information management database 6e Electronic payment system server

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game site constructed in a server owned by a game organizer connectable via the Internet, wherein a game user utilizes the Internet environment to own the game site. A game providing system in an Internet environment, wherein the user can access the game and use the game, and the game user can receive a privilege according to the points acquired by using the game. 2. A game site constructed in a server owned by a game organizer connectable via the Internet, wherein the game user utilizes the Internet environment to own the game site. The game providing system in the Internet environment, characterized in that the game user can access the game and pay the predetermined stake associated with the use of the game, and thereafter receive a refund based on the refund information of the game organizer. 3. The Internet environment according to claim 2, wherein the payment of the predetermined stake associated with the use of the game and the subsequent refund based on the refund information of the game organizer are performed by an electronic payment system on the Internet. Game providing system. 4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the electronic payment system uses a card having a payment function for a game user.