JP2002278869A - User-participating system, method, server device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speedily reflect data inputted for participating in a provided information service by a user to a screen. SOLUTION: First, a server device transmits a common picture for all the users to view in common to a large screen to display (S101). When participation to the information service is requested from the user of a portable telephone set having the using function of a Web service based on the common picture projected on the large screen (S201, S102), a user page corresponding to the user is generated (S103) and an individual picture based on the initial data of the user page is transmitted to the portable telephone set of the user (S104). When the user inputs data and transmits it to the server device (S203, S204) based on the common picture projected on the large screen and the individual picture displayed on the portable telephone set (S202), an individual picture corresponding to the user is updated (S106) and the common picture is also updated (S107).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to, for example, a user participation system which allows a plurality of users to participate in entertainment and share information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the progress of computer technology and network technology in recent years, a user of an information service to be provided also participates in a process of generating information, thereby realizing an interactive information providing service that can be a sender of information. Have been. As a usage form of such an interactive information providing service, a net game in which a plurality of users participate in one game via a network is known.

In a net game, each user views a game screen displayed on a terminal device of the server device and inputs data for proceeding the game in a desired mode. Then, by transmitting data input from the terminal device to the server device via the network, a game screen reflecting the data input by the user and the data input by another user is transmitted from the server device again. .

[0004]

However, in the conventionally provided net game, one game screen must be generated by reflecting data sent from each user's terminal device. In particular, in a battle-type game or the like, in order to generate a game screen so as not to cause inconsistency in the progress of the game, for example, a complicated exclusive control is performed such that data from any terminal device is not accepted. There must be. For this reason, it may take a long time from when data is input at each terminal device to when the data is reflected on the screen, and the response is extremely poor. In particular, when the number of users participating in the game is large, the poor responsiveness is remarkably exhibited.

The present invention provides a highly responsive user participation system and method for reflecting data input performed by each user to participate in an information service provided on a screen at a high speed, and a server device constituting the system. And a program for realizing the system.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a user participation system according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a server device for providing bidirectional information, and a communication path provided to each of the server devices. And a plurality of terminal devices for each user to use the interactive information provided by the server device, wherein each of the plurality of terminal devices is provided with the information provided by the server device. An information use requesting unit for requesting the server device to use the communication device via the communication path; and a request from the information use requesting unit to receive individual image data transmitted from the server device for each terminal device. Individual image receiving means, individual screen display means for displaying an individual screen corresponding to the individual image data received by the individual image receiving means, and information provided by the server device. According to a common screen commonly viewed by all users, and an individual screen displayed on the individual screen display means, data input means for inputting desired data, and data input from the data input means, Data transmission means for transmitting to the server device via a communication path, the server device comprising: a common image data generating means for generating common image data for displaying the common screen; and A user page management unit that manages user pages each including individual data that is managed for each terminal device that has made a request and that includes individual data that differs for each terminal device, based on individual data managed by the user page management unit; Individual image data for generating individual image data for displaying an individual screen on the individual screen display means of the corresponding terminal device. Generating means, individual image data transmitting means for transmitting the individual image data generated by the individual image data generating means to the corresponding terminal device via the communication path, and data transmitted from the data transmitting means of each terminal device. Data receiving means for receiving data, wherein the user page managing means updates individual data included in a user page corresponding to the terminal device of the transmission source based on the data received by the data receiving means. It is characterized by the following.

In the above user participation system, when the server device receives the data input in each terminal device,
The individual data included in the user page managed by the user page management means can be immediately updated. By updating the individual data, individual image data for displaying the individual screen on the terminal device can be immediately generated irrespective of the individual screen corresponding to another terminal device. Therefore, reflection of the input data on the screen does not have to be waited for a long time to perform exclusive control, and responsiveness to data input in the terminal device is extremely high.

[0008] The above-mentioned user participation system displays a common screen corresponding to the common image data generated by the common image data generating means so as to be visible to all users who use the provided information. Screen display means may be provided.

In this case, the common screen display means may be a display device directly controlled by the server device. The common screen display means may be a large screen system or the like that receives the common image data generated by the common image data generation means from the server device via a communication path and displays a corresponding common screen. .

[0010] In the above user participation system, the server device converts the common image data generated by the common image data generating means into a user page managed by the user page managing means via the communication path. Common image data transmitting means for transmitting to all corresponding terminal devices, the terminal device further comprising: common image data receiving means for receiving common image data transmitted from the common image data transmitting means; and Common screen display means for displaying a common screen corresponding to the common image data received by the receiving means.

In this case, the individual screen display means and the common screen display means can be realized by providing separate windows on the display device of the terminal device.

In order to achieve the above object, a user participation method according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a step of displaying a common screen commonly viewed by all users who use provided information. And a step of managing a user page that is managed for each user who has requested the use of information and includes individual data that is different for each user. Based on the individual data managed for each user, Generating individual image data to be displayed on a terminal device owned by the user, transmitting the generated individual image data to the terminal device of each user via a communication path, and Receiving the individual image data at each user's terminal device and displaying it on the display device, and according to the common screen and the individual screen, Data input, receiving data input to each user at the terminal device from each terminal device via a communication path, and including, on the basis of the received data, the corresponding user page. And updating the individual data to be updated.

[0013] In order to achieve the above object, a server device according to a third aspect of the present invention provides bidirectional information, and a plurality of servers for each user to use the bidirectional information. Common image data generating means for generating common image data for displaying a common screen which is connected to each of the terminal devices via a communication path and is commonly viewed by all users who use the provided information; User page management means for managing a user page which is managed for each terminal device requesting use of information and includes individual data which differs for each terminal device; and individual data managed by the user page management means. Individual image data generating means for generating individual image data to be displayed on a terminal device corresponding to the individual image data, and an individual image data generated by the individual image data generating means. Individual image data transmitting means for transmitting data to the corresponding terminal device via the communication path, and from the terminal device corresponding to each of the user pages managed by the user page management means, the common screen and Data receiving means for receiving data input according to the individual screen, the user page management means, based on the data received by the data receiving means,
Updating individual data included in a user page corresponding to the terminal device of the transmission source is provided.

[0014] In the above-mentioned server device, when the user page management means newly requests the use of information from any of the plurality of terminal devices, the user page management means corresponds to the terminal device which has requested the use of the information. User page.

[0015] In this case, the user page management means, when a cancellation of the use of the information is requested from the terminal device using the information, the user page corresponding to the terminal device which has requested the cancellation. May be deleted.

In the above-mentioned server device, the user page management means manages a plurality of predetermined user pages, and when a request to use information is newly issued from any of the plurality of terminal devices. In addition, a user page that is not allocated to another terminal device among the plurality of user pages may be allocated to the terminal device that has requested use of the information.

In this case, when the terminal device using the information requests cancellation of the use of the information, the user page management means transmits the user page to the terminal device requesting the cancellation. The assignment may be released.

In the above-mentioned server device, the user page management means includes means for transferring a managed user page to use by another terminal device in response to a request from one of the plurality of terminal devices. It can also be.

In the above-mentioned server device, the common image data generating means reflects the content of individual data contained in each user page managed by the user page management means, and generates image data of the common screen. May be generated.

In the server device, if the bidirectional information is information that requires predetermined numerical data when used by a user, the server device may be configured to use any one of the plurality of terminal devices. Numerical data providing means for providing the predetermined numerical data to the requesting terminal device in response to the request from the user, and causing the terminal device to be managed by a corresponding user page,
When the numerical data providing means provides numerical data,
An advertisement data transmitting unit for transmitting predetermined advertisement data to a corresponding terminal device via the communication path may be further provided.

In order to achieve the above object, a server device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a server device connected to a plurality of terminal devices for using bidirectional information via respective communication paths. Accordingly, common image data of a common screen that is commonly viewed by a user of each terminal device is generated separately from image data of an individual screen displayed individually in each terminal device, and The image data is generated according to data input by a user of each terminal device according to the common screen and the individual screen and transmitted via the communication path.

To achieve the above object, a program according to a fifth aspect of the present invention provides two-way information and a plurality of terminals for each user to use the two-way information. Common image data for generating common image data for displaying a common screen that is commonly viewed by all users who use information provided by a computer device connected to the device via a communication path. Generating means,
A user page management unit that manages a user page that is managed for each terminal device that has requested use of information and includes individual data that differs for each terminal device, based on the individual data managed by the user page management unit; An individual image data generating means for generating individual image data to be displayed on a corresponding terminal device; and a terminal corresponding to the individual image data generated by the individual image data generating means via the communication path. Individual image data transmitting means for transmitting to the apparatus, and data for receiving data input according to the common screen and the individual screen from terminal devices respectively corresponding to user pages managed by the user page managing means Function as a receiving means, wherein the user page managing means is based on the data received by the data receiving means. , And updates the individual data included in the user page corresponding to the transmission source terminal device.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a user participation system according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the user participation type system includes a server device 1 that provides interactive information as a service, a large screen system 2 connected to the server device 1 through a dedicated line 4, and a base station 6. And a plurality of mobile phones 3 connected to the server device 1 via the Internet 5.

In this user participation system, a common screen common to all users is displayed on the large screen system 2 by the image data sent from the server device 1 as a screen relating to the service to be provided. Is displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone 3. The user of the service (owner of the mobile phone 3)
A desired input is performed with reference to the common screen and the individual screen, and transmitted to the server device 1. The server device 1 updates the image data of the common screen and the individual screen based on the information transmitted from each mobile phone 3 and transmits the updated data to the large screen system 2 and each mobile phone 3 respectively.

The server device 1 is a computer device managed by a service provider. As shown in FIG.
U (Central Processing Unit) 11 and memory 12
, A first communication device 13 and a second communication device 14.

The CPU 11 executes a program, which will be described later, stored in the memory 12 to generate a common screen and an individual screen. The CPU 11 is provided for each user (mobile phone 3
Each page) manages data (individual data) corresponding to a different individual screen on the user page. Each user page has a page No. as shown in FIG. And individual data. Page No. Is a unique No. for each page. For example, they are assigned in order from the first. The individual data includes, for example, a display range of an individual screen, a value of an individual point in a service requiring individual points, and the like.

The CPU 11 associates each user page with each user (each mobile phone 3) as shown in FIG.
Is managed using the user page management table shown in FIG. The management table stores a page number for each record. And the address of the mobile phone 3 (possibly a mobile phone number) are stored in association with each other. When there is a participation request described later, a new record is added to the management table and a corresponding user page is created. When there is a participation cancellation request described later, the corresponding record is deleted from the management table and the corresponding user page is also deleted.

The memory 12 stores a program executed by the CPU 11 and various data (including a user page and a management table) necessary for processing.
The first communication device 13 is connected to the dedicated line 4 and
Is transmitted to the large screen system 2. The second communication device 14 is connected to the Internet 5, transmits image data of an individual screen generated by the CPU 11 to each mobile phone 3, and receives various requests and data sent from the mobile phone 3.

The large screen system 2 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on a street, at an event site, or the like, and all users (owners of the mobile phone 3) participating in services provided by this system are provided. It is configured to be visible. The large screen system 2 displays an image based on the common screen image data sent from the server device 1 via the dedicated line 4.

The mobile phone 3 is owned by a user of the service (including a case where the service is occupied by rental, leasing, etc .; the same applies hereinafter). As shown in FIG. The configuration required for using the service in this embodiment includes a CPU 31, a memory 32, a display device 33, an input device 34, and a communication device 35.

The CPU 31 executes a program, which will be described later, stored in the memory 32 and controls the display device 33, the input device 34, and the communication device 35. The memory 32
In addition to storing a program to be executed by the CPU 31, various data necessary for processing are stored. The display device 33 is
Various information including the individual screen sent from the server device 1 is displayed. The input device 34 includes various keys used for inputting a telephone number during a normal call, and inputs various requests and data. The communication device 35 receives the image data of the individual screen transmitted from the server device 1 via the base station 6 and the Internet 5, and receives the input device 34.
The server transmits various requests and data input from the server device 1 to the server device 1.

Hereinafter, processing in the user participation system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing in the user participation system. Here, it is assumed that the server device 1 always provides the service after the start of providing the service. Also,
Although only one flowchart showing the processing of the mobile phone 3 is shown, in practice, each of the plurality of mobile phones 3 independently performs the processing shown in FIG. Note that the number of users who can participate in the process shown in FIG. 5 is unlimited.

When the provision of the service is started, the CPU 11 of the server device 1 transmits the initial image data of the common screen prepared in advance from the first communication device 13 to the large screen system 2 via the dedicated line 4. (Step S1
01). The large screen system 2 receives the initial image data and displays a common screen based on the initial image data. Thereby, the owner of each mobile phone 3
The initial common screen projected on the large screen system 2 is visually recognized.

Next, in each portable telephone 3, when the owner wants to participate in the provided service, the input device 34 is operated to input a request for participation. The CPU 31 of the mobile phone 3 transmits the input participation request to the communication device 3.
5 to the server device 1 via the base station 6 and the Internet 5 (step S201).

In the server device 1, after transmitting the initial image data of the common screen, the CPU 11 determines whether the second communication device 14 has received a new participation request for a service provided by any of the mobile phones 3. It is determined whether or not it is (step S102). If a new participation request has not been received, the process proceeds to step S105 described below.

When a new participation request is received, the CP
U11 newly generates a user page corresponding to the mobile phone 3 that has received the participation request, and causes the management table to manage the user page (step S103). And the CPU 11
Initializes the individual data of the newly generated user page and causes the image data of the individual screen in the initial state to be transmitted from the second communication device 14 to the mobile phone device 3 via the Internet 5 and the base station 6 (step). S104).
Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S105.

Next, in each of the mobile phones 3, the communication device 35 transmits the image data of the individual screen transmitted from the server device 1 (not only the image data transmitted in step S104 but also the image data transmitted in step S106 described later). CPU 31 displays this on the display device 33 (step S202). The owner of the mobile phone 3 inputs data required for participation in the service from the input device 34 (step S203), and the CPU 31 transmits the input data from the communication device 35 via the base station 6 and the Internet 5. Cause the server device 1 to transmit (step S2
04).

On the other hand, in the server device 1, step S105
In, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the second communication device 14 has received data transmitted from each mobile phone 3. If no data has been received from any of the mobile phones 3, the process proceeds to step S108 described below.

When data is received from any one of the mobile phones 3, the CPU 11 updates the individual data included in the user page corresponding to the mobile phone 3 that sent the data based on the content of the data. Then, the image data of the individual screen is updated. Then, the updated image data of the individual screen is transmitted from the second communication device 14 via the Internet 5 and the base station 6 to the mobile phone 3 that is the source of the data (step S106).

Further, the CPU 11 also updates the image data of the common screen based on the content of the received data, and causes the first communication device 13 to transmit the image data to the large screen system 2 via the dedicated line 4 (step S107). Then, the process proceeds to step S108. Here, the large screen system 2 receives the updated image data and updates the common screen to be displayed. Thereby, each mobile phone 3
Is changed on the common screen visually recognized by the owner, and data input and the like are performed according to the changed common screen.

The owner of each portable telephone 3 receiving the service selects whether to continue or cancel the participation in the service by operating the input device 34 (step S205). If the user continues to participate in the service, the process returns to step S202. It should be noted that when no operation is performed on the input device 34, it may be automatically determined to continue participating in the service.

When the cancellation of the participation in the service is selected, the CPU 31 of the portable telephone 3 transmits a request to cancel the participation from the communication device 35 to the server device 1 via the base station 6 and the Internet 5 ( Step S206). By sending this unsubscribe request,
The processing on the mobile phone 3 side ends.

In the server device 1, step S108
In, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the second communication device 14 has received the participation cancellation request sent from each mobile phone 3. If the request to cancel participation has not been received from any of the mobile phones 3, the process returns to step S102. On the other hand, when a request to cancel participation is received from any of the mobile phones 3, the CPU 1
1 deletes the user page and the record in the management table corresponding to the mobile phone 3 (step S10).
9), and return to the process of step S102.

By repeating the above-described processing in the server device 1 and each mobile phone 3, a service in which the owner of the mobile phone 3 participates is provided. Then, the number of participants in the service changes every moment according to the participation request and the participation cancellation request.

Hereinafter, an application example of the user participation system according to this embodiment will be described. In the following,
The five application examples up to the fifth will be described in order,
The scope of application of the user participation system according to this embodiment is not limited to the following application examples. In addition,
6 to 10 showing the following five application examples, a common screen is shown in the upper left and an individual screen is shown in the lower right.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a first application example. This example relates to a service for providing a roulette game, and a common screen displays roulette and chips held by each user who has made a participation request.
The individual screen is set as a screen for the user of the mobile phone 3 to bet chips. The user can use the input device 3
By operating 4 and moving the cursor, it is possible to determine which number to bet, and further operate the input device 34 to input the number of chips to bet.

The number of chips set as individual data on the user page of each user is reduced by the number of chips for which a bet has been made, and the reduction in the number of chips is immediately reflected and displayed on the common screen. The common screen also shows that the roulette spins and stops after a certain amount of time.However, if the roulette is winning when stopped, the number of chips set as individual data on the user's user page Is increased by the number of chips paid by the winning, and can be reflected on the common screen and the individual screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a second application example. This example relates to a service for providing a poker game. On the common screen, the remaining cards piled up on the mountain and the flipped cards indicating that the cards are dealt to each user are displayed. On the individual screen, cards dealt to the user of the mobile phone 3 are displayed face up, and the content of the dealt data is set on the user page as individual data. The user operates the input device 34 to specify a card for instructing replacement.

The individual data relating to the card designated to be exchanged is rewritten to the data of the card stacked above the pile, and the cards are reduced from the pile of cards displayed on the common screen. When all users have exchanged the card, the effect is displayed on the common screen. Thereafter, each user can operate the input device 34 to place a BET.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a third application example. This example relates to a service for providing a shogi game, and the common screen displays the progress of shogi. The individual screen is a screen for moving your own piece,
The user of the mobile phone 3 moves the piece by a drag operation or the like using the input device 34. The individual screen of the user on the back side displayed upside down can also be an individual screen according to the direction in which the user is looking. Note that the user page can include the position of the piece owned by the user on the board surface and the possessed piece as individual data.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a fourth application example. This example relates to a service for voting for a questionnaire, and the common screen displays the results of counting the answers of the questionnaire in a form imitating a postcard. The individual screen is a screen for inputting the answer of the questionnaire, and specifies and transmits the answer by operating the input device 34. In the server device, by receiving the answer of the questionnaire,
Write as individual data to the corresponding user page,
Each time this writing is performed, the image data of the common screen is updated.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a fifth application example.
This example relates to a business presentation, and an image for presentation is displayed as a common screen. On the other hand, a question regarding the degree of understanding of the presentation is displayed on the individual screen, and the user of each mobile phone 3 operates the input device 34 to input an answer and transmits the answer to the server device 1. Then, the contents of the answer are set as individual data on the user page. Here, it is also possible to re-enter the answer.

According to the answer set in each user page, after the audience understanding level of the presentation reaches a level determined to have reached a certain level, the common screen is switched to the next image for presentation. That is,
If the audience's level of understanding is low, the description will be repeated without updating the common screen. Becomes possible.

As described above, in the user participation system according to this embodiment, when data is input in the mobile phone 3 based on the common screen and the individual screen,
Upon receiving the input data, the server device 1 updates the corresponding user page of the mobile phone 3 and generates and transmits the image data of the individual screen and the image data of the common screen. That is, there is no need to wait for a long time to reflect the data input on the mobile phone 3 on the screen by the complicated exclusive control. Therefore, it is possible to realize a user participation system having a very high response to data input.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

In the above embodiment, the number of participants in the provided service is unlimited, and the server device 1 generates a user page every time a new participation request is made from the mobile phone 3. . On the other hand, the number of persons who can participate in the provided service may be limited to a predetermined number. In this case, the server apparatus 1 can prepare a predetermined number of user pages in advance, and performs the processing shown in FIG. 11 instead of the processing of steps S103, S104, and S109 in FIG. You can do it.

As shown in FIG. 11, the CP of the server 1
If there is a new participation request from any of the mobile phones 3 in step S102, U11 has an empty page that is not assigned to another mobile phone 3 among a predetermined number of user pages. It is determined whether or not (step S111).

If there is an empty page, the CPU 11
Allocates one of the empty pages to the mobile phone 3 which has requested participation, and causes the management table to manage it.
112). Thereafter, the data of the assigned page is initialized to create an individual screen, and transmitted to the mobile phone 3 (step S113). Then, the process proceeds to step S105.

On the other hand, if there is no empty page, a message indicating that the service cannot be entered because there is no empty page is transmitted to the portable telephone 3 which has made the participation request (step S114). The mobile phone 3 that has received this message informs the owner that it cannot participate in the service by displaying it on the display device 33. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S105.

If there is a request to cancel participation from any of the mobile phones 3 in step S108, the CPU 11 deletes the record in the management table corresponding to the mobile phone 3 which has made the participation cancellation request.
The assigned user page is released (step S121). Then, the process returns to step S102.

As described above, a predetermined number of user pages are prepared in advance, and the prepared user pages are allocated to users of the service. The invention can be applied. In addition, when providing services that require a certain number of participants, such as Mahjong, if the number of users of the service is less than the required number of participants, What is necessary is just to provide the number of remaining users to the mobile phone 3 requesting participation as information on the individual screen.

In the above embodiment, the owner of the mobile phone 3 starts the use of the service in response to the participation request, and ends the use of the service in response to the request to stop participation. Then, while using the service, the user page is occupied, and an individual screen unique to the user is displayed on the display device 3. On the contrary,
The user of another mobile phone 3 may take over the individual screen and use it. In this case, a process shown in FIG. 12 can be added to the process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

In the portable telephone 3, step S204
Is completed, the owner of each mobile phone 3 selects whether or not to operate the input device 34 to take over the service participation to the owner of another mobile phone 3 (step S231). . If it is selected that the participation of the service cannot be taken over, step S
Proceed to 205. Here, when no operation is performed on the input device 34, it may be determined that the participation is not automatically taken over.

When it is selected to take over the participation in the service, the CPU 31 of the portable telephone 3
A request for taking over participation is transmitted from the communication device 35 to the server device 1 via the base station 6 and the Internet 5 together with the address (a mobile phone number is also possible) of another mobile phone 3 to be a takeover destination (step S232). By transmitting the participation takeover request, the process in the mobile phone 3 ends.

Further, in the server device 1, Step S 10
After determining that no data has been received in step S5, or after transmitting the image data of the updated common screen in step S107, the CPU 11 causes the second communication device 14 to transmit the participation takeover request transmitted from each of the mobile phones 3. It is determined whether or not it has been received (step S131). If the participation succession request has not been received, the process proceeds directly to step S108.

When a request to take over participation is received, the CPU
11 changes the address in the management table associated with the user page corresponding to the mobile phone 3 that has transmitted the participation takeover request to the address of the mobile phone 3 designated as the takeover destination (step S132). And CP
U11 causes the second communication device 14 to transmit the image data of the individual screen from the second communication device 14 via the base station 6 and the Internet 5 based on the changed address (step S133).

When the communication device 35 receives the image data of the individual screen (transmitted in step S133) transmitted from the server device 1, the other mobile phone 3
31 causes this to be displayed on the display device 33 (step S
202). After that, in the other mobile phone 3 as well, the processing after step S203 is executed in the same manner as the processing of the mobile phone 3 described above.

As described above, by allowing the user page and the individual screen to be transferred from one mobile phone 3 to another mobile phone 3 by the participation transfer request, even if the user of the service changes, It is possible to provide a continuous service in a form that cannot be understood by the user. In addition, it is possible to realize a system to which something transferable to another person (for example, money) in the real world is applied.

In the above embodiment, the cost burden for providing the service was not particularly considered. That is,
As in the case of the conventional Web service, it is assumed that either the administrator of the server device 1 pays or the owner of the mobile phone 3 pays the amount according to the usage fee or pays the fixed amount. Met. On the other hand, in a system in which points such as coins, which are the bet amount in roulette, are required for using the service, the advertiser can bear the burden by the following method. In this case, processing shown in FIG. 13 can be added to the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG.

In the server device 1, step S102
If it is determined that a new participation request has been received,
U11 transmits the predetermined advertisement data from the second communication device 14 to the mobile phone 3 that has made the participation request via the Internet 5 and the base station 6 (step S141), and generates a user page in step S105. . The user page generated in this case is given information corresponding to the transmission of the advertisement data and included as information.

In the mobile phone 3, in step S20
After making a participation request in step 1, the communication device 35 receives the advertisement data and displays it on the display device 33 for a certain period of time (step S).
241). Thereafter, an image corresponding to the image data of the individual screen transmitted in step S104 is displayed on the display device 33.

In the portable telephone 3, step S204
When the data transmission process is completed, the owner of each mobile phone 3 selects whether or not to request the awarding of points by operating the input device 34 (step S24).
2). If the request for giving points has not been selected, the process proceeds directly to step S205. Again, when no operation is performed on the input device 34,
It may be automatically determined that the request for giving points has not been made.

When the request for giving points is selected, the CPU 31 of the mobile phone 3 transmits the request for giving points from the communication device 35 to the server device 1 via the base station 6 and the Internet 5 ( Step S24
3). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S205.

After the server device 1 determines in step S105 that data has not been received, or
After transmitting the image data of the common screen updated in 107,
The CPU 11 determines whether or not the second communication device 14 has received the request for giving points transmitted from each mobile phone 3 (step S142). If the request for giving points has not been received, the process proceeds to step S108.

When receiving a request for giving a point, the CPU 11 transmits predetermined advertisement data to the second communication device 1.
4 via the Internet 5 and the base station 6 to the mobile phone 3 which has requested participation (step S14).
3). Here, the advertisement data to be transmitted may be configured to be able to select a plurality of types of advertisement data that have not been transmitted yet. Then, points corresponding to the transmission of the advertisement data are added to the corresponding user page of the mobile phone 3 (step S144), and the process proceeds to step S106.

Further, in the portable telephone 3, if the request to stop participation is not made in step S205, the communication device 35 receives the advertisement data and displays it on the display device 33 for a certain period of time (step S244). Then, step S1
The image corresponding to the image data of the individual screen transmitted at 06 is displayed on the display device 33.

As described above, the advertisement data is transmitted to the mobile phone 3 in response to the awarding of points, and is displayed on the display device 34, so that the advertiser bears all costs required for providing and using the service. Things. For this reason, when viewed from the side of the service provider (the administrator of the server device 1), the fee can be collected more easily than the fee is collected from the user. Further, from the viewpoint of the service user (owner of the mobile phone 3), the service can be used at low cost. Note that the cost borne by the advertiser may include not only the cost of providing the service but also the communication fee of information related to the use of the service.

In the above embodiment, step S105
In this case, the server device 1 is assumed to receive data from any one of the mobile phones 3, and it is assumed that unprocessed data is not accumulated. On the other hand, when data is received almost simultaneously from a plurality of mobile phones 3, the received data is linked to a queue, and in step S105, only the head data of the queue is received. The processing may be performed as if. Alternatively, the processing of steps S105 to S107 may be repeatedly performed until there is no more data in the queue where a plurality of data are connected. In any case, the processing can be advanced at high speed without performing complicated exclusive control.

In the above embodiment, each time data input by the mobile phone 3 is received, not only an individual screen but also
The common screen is also updated to transmit the image data of the common screen. On the other hand, especially when the number of mobile phones 3 requesting participation is large, the common screen is not updated every time data is received, but the common screen is updated based on data received at regular intervals. It may be updated. Further, the common screen may be generated and displayed with predetermined contents regardless of whether data is received from the mobile phone 3.

A system that distributes a bingo card as an individual screen to each terminal device such as the mobile phone 3 that has accepted participation and performs lottery of numbers on the common screen is also a flower arrangement. In this case, the user page corresponding to each terminal device is updated by the extracted number, and the individual screen is updated. If any of the terminal devices becomes bingo, the effect is reflected on the common screen. What should be done.

In the above embodiment, the large screen system 2 and the plurality of mobile phones 3 are connected to the server device 1, and the common screen is displayed on the large screen system 2. On the other hand, instead of the mobile phone 3, a terminal device such as a personal computer connected to the server device 1 via the Internet 5 may be used. In this case, the server device 1 can transmit the generated common screen and the individual screen to each terminal device without providing the large screen system 2. In each terminal device, the common screen and the individual screen may be displayed in different windows on the display. Further, the common screen may be displayed on a display device directly controlled by the server device 1.

In the above embodiment, C of server device 1
The programs executed by the PU 11 and the CPU 31 of the mobile phone 3 have been described as being stored in the memories 12 and 32 in advance, respectively. However, these programs may be stored and distributed on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD. Further, it is stored in a fixed disk device of the Web server device on the Internet 5 and the server device 1
Alternatively, the mobile phone 3 may download from here.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
Data input performed by each user to participate in the provided information service can be reflected on an individual screen, and in some cases, on a common screen at high speed, and the input responsiveness is extremely high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a user participation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the server device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a user page generated in the server device of FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a management table of the user page;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile phone of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing in the user participation system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a first application example of the user participation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a second application example of the user participation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a third application example of the user participation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a fourth application example of the user participation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a fifth application example of the user participation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing (part 1) according to a modification of the user participation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a process (part 2) according to a modification of the user participation system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process (part 3) according to a modified example of the user participation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 server device 2 large screen system 3 mobile phone 4 dedicated line 5 internet 6 base station 11 CPU 12 memory 13 first communication device 14 second communication device 31 CPU 32 memory 33 display device 34 input device 35 communication device

Continued on the front page F term (reference) 2C001 AA01 AA02 AA03 AA06 AA09 AA10 AA14 AA15 BA02 BA03 BA05 BC01 BC03 BC04 BC07 BC08 CA01 CA02 CA04 CB01 CB02 CB03 CB08 CC02 CC03 CC06 DA04 5B069 AA01 BA03 FA01 JA09 KA06 LA

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A server device for providing interactive information,
Each of the plurality of terminal devices is connected to the server device via a communication path, and includes a plurality of terminal devices for each user to use the interactive information provided by the server device. An information use request unit that requests the server device to use the information provided by the server device via the communication path; and a request from the information use request unit is transmitted from the server device for each terminal device. Individual image receiving means for receiving individual image data, individual screen display means for displaying an individual screen corresponding to the individual image data received by the individual image receiving means, and information provided by the server device. Data input means for inputting desired data in accordance with a common screen commonly viewed by all users and an individual screen displayed on the individual screen display means Data transmission means for transmitting data input from the data input means to the server device via the communication path, wherein the server device generates common image data for displaying the common screen. Image data generation means, user page management means for managing user pages that are managed for each terminal device that has been requested by the information use requesting means and include individual data different for each terminal device, and the user page Individual image data generating means for generating individual image data for displaying an individual screen on the individual screen display means of the corresponding terminal device based on the individual data managed by the managing means; and the individual image data Individual image data for transmitting the individual image data generated by the generation means to the corresponding terminal device via the communication path Transmitting means, and data receiving means for receiving data transmitted from the data transmitting means of each terminal device, wherein the user page managing means, based on the data received by the data receiving means, A user participation system for updating individual data included in a user page corresponding to a device. 2. A common screen display means for displaying a common screen corresponding to the common image data generated by the common image data generating means so that all users using the provided information can view the common screen. 2. The user participation system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the common image data generated by the common image data generating means is transmitted to all terminals corresponding to user pages managed by the user page managing means via the communication path. The terminal device further includes a common image data transmitting unit that transmits to the device, the terminal device receives common image data that is transmitted from the common image data transmitting unit, and a common image data receiving unit that receives the common image data. 2. The user participation system according to claim 1, further comprising: common screen display means for displaying a common screen corresponding to the common image data. 4. A step of displaying a common screen which is commonly viewed by all users who use the provided information, and is managed for each user who has requested the use of the information, and is different for each user. A step of managing user pages each including individual data; and a step of generating individual image data for each user to display on their own terminal device based on the individual data managed for each user. Transmitting each of the generated individual image data to the terminal device of each user via the communication path; receiving the transmitted individual image data at the terminal device of each user and displaying the data on the display device Inputting desired data in the terminal device of each user according to the common screen and the individual screen; and inputting the desired data in the terminal device to each user. Receiving the data from each terminal device via a communication path, and updating individual data included in the corresponding user page based on the received data. way to participate. 5. A server device that provides bidirectional information and is connected via a communication path to a plurality of terminal devices for each user to use the bidirectional information, respectively. Common image data generation means for generating common image data for displaying a common screen commonly viewed by all users who use the provided information, and management for each terminal device requesting use of the information User page management means for managing user pages each including individual data different for each terminal device, based on the individual data managed by the user page management means, on the corresponding terminal device Individual image data generating means for generating individual image data for display, and individual image data generated by the individual image data generating means correspond to each other via the communication path. Individual image data transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal device, and data for receiving data input according to the common screen and the individual screen from terminal devices respectively corresponding to user pages managed by the user page managing means Receiving means, wherein the user page management means updates individual data included in a user page corresponding to the terminal device of the transmission source based on the data received by the data receiving means. Server device. 6. The user page management means, when a new use of information is requested from any of the plurality of terminal devices, a user page corresponding to the terminal device requesting use of the information. The server device according to claim 5, wherein the server device generates the server device. 7. The user page management means deletes a user page corresponding to the terminal device which has requested the cancellation when the terminal device using the information requests cancellation of the use of the information. The server device according to claim 6, wherein 8. The user page management means manages a plurality of predetermined user pages and, when a new use of information is requested from any of the plurality of terminal devices, 6. The server device according to claim 5, wherein a user page that is not allocated to another terminal device among the plurality of user pages is allocated to the terminal device that has requested use of the information. 9. The user page management means, when a termination of use of information is requested from a terminal device using information, assigns a user page to the terminal device which has requested the suspension. 9. Release according to claim 8, characterized in that:
A server device according to item 1. 10. The user page management means includes means for transferring a managed user page to use by another terminal device in response to a request from any one of the plurality of terminal devices. The server device according to any one of claims 5 to 9, wherein 11. The common image data generating means reflects the content of individual data included in each user page managed by the user page managing means,
The server device according to claim 5, wherein image data of the common screen is generated. 12. The two-way information is information that requires predetermined numerical data when used by a user, and in response to a request from any of the plurality of terminal devices, the requested terminal device Numerical data assigning means for assigning the predetermined numerical data to the corresponding user page, and when the numerical data assigning means assigns the numerical data,
The server device according to any one of claims 5 to 11, further comprising: advertisement data transmission means for transmitting predetermined advertisement data to a corresponding terminal device via the communication path. 13. A server screen connected to a plurality of terminal devices for utilizing bidirectional information via a communication path, respectively, wherein the common screen is visually recognized by a user of each terminal device. The image data of the individual screen is generated separately from the image data of the individual screen displayed individually in each terminal device, and the image data of the individual screen is a user of each terminal device according to the common screen and the individual screen. The server device is generated in accordance with data input by the user and transmitted through the communication path. 14. A computer device which provides two-way information and which is connected to a plurality of terminal devices for each user to use the two-way information via a communication path. Common image data generating means for generating common image data for displaying a common screen that is commonly viewed by all users who use information that is managed by each terminal device that has requested the use of information. User page management means for managing user pages each including individual data different for each device, for displaying on a corresponding terminal device based on the individual data managed by the user page management means. Individual image data generating means for generating individual image data; terminals respectively corresponding to the individual image data generated by the individual image data generating means via the communication path Individual image data transmitting means for transmitting to the device, and data for receiving data input according to the common screen and the individual screen from terminal devices respectively corresponding to user pages managed by the user page managing means The user page management unit updates individual data included in a user page corresponding to the terminal device of the transmission source based on the data received by the data reception unit. program.