JP2003078591A - Portable telephone set having game program, service providing server corresponding to game result to be executed by the same portable telephone set and service providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a totally new reward system and advertising medium using the incoming or calling of a portable telephone set. SOLUTION: This portable telephone set is provided with a game program capable of displaying a game result based on a game program at a display means. This portable telephone set is constituted of a service providing server 1, an Internet network 10, and a portable telephone set 20 capable of transmitting and receiving data through a base station 11, and provided with control contents for starting lottery according to the incoming or calling of the portable telephone set, and for displaying a display result capable of providing specific benefits to the user of the portable telephone set according to the result of the lottery.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone provided with a game program capable of providing a user with a predetermined taste in response to an incoming call or an outgoing call, and a game result executed by the mobile phone. The present invention relates to a service providing server and a service providing method according to. More specifically, a game is started in response to an incoming call or an outgoing call, a game result is determined in response to cancellation of the incoming call, and a mobile phone having a game program capable of executing service provision according to the game result, and The present invention relates to a service providing server and a service providing method according to a game result executed on a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile phones have been remarkably widespread, and most people, especially young people, have come to own them. On the other hand, in order to differentiate the ringtone from other users, the so-called ringtone is being personalized, such as changing to a favorite music according to the taste of the user, and is displayed on the display means of the mobile phone. With respect to the standby screen, there is a tendency for the user to use his / her own favorite standby screen to differentiate it from other people's mobile phones.

Recently, in i-mode, JAVA is used.
According to the (registered trademark) standard, various games such as i-appli can be played on a mobile phone. Moreover, J
With the AVA application, the stand-by screen described above was only a still image in the past, but a stand-by screen for moving images has also appeared.

As a standby screen for such a moving image,
(1) Sega's JAVA application supplied for J-phone utilizes a 3D polygon engine. The main character of the "Space Channel 5,""Urara," appears on the standby screen and is drawn as a 3D polygon. It has been proposed that the character dances (http://k-tai.impress.co.
jp / news / 2001/05/14 / jpseg
a. (Please refer to the HTM address homepage).

This JAVA application is also capable of displaying an animation linked with an incoming call or mail, and setting a voice ring tone with a voice of "Ura". In addition, by answering simple questions such as "How was the current phone?" The user's answer data is being accumulated, and the more fun it is, the more the costumes and movements of the Urara change, and the fun feature that a mysterious character appears. Is introduced on the website.

[0006] Further, there have been proposed a lot of services in which the above-mentioned portable telephone can be used to apply for a prize. For example, (2) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-2
No. 43333 (reference A), (3) JP 2001-7
No. 6066 (reference B), (4) JP 2001-16
335 (Document C), (5) JP-A-11-2427
Publication No. 14 (reference D) is known.

[0007] Document (2) above discloses a prize execution method and a prize system for carrying out a prize using a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone. More specifically, both the applicant side and the prize taker side of the prize are disclosed. It was designed to minimize the work required to implement the prize.

[0008] Document (3) above is intended to pursue the interactivity of lottery application, and discloses that the lottery result is notified to the applicant by e-mail or the like as soon as the lottery application is made. Has been done.

[0009] Document (4) above is intended for the purpose of providing a communication prize system in which a result can be obtained on the spot, and for the prize prize sponsored by the organizer who is a caller, By the operation of the communication terminal of the applicant who is the caller, he / she connects to the center device through the information communication network to apply for the sweepstakes, and the center device fails to apply from the communication terminal from the communication terminal. It is proposed to make a judgment on the spot and immediately notify the applicant of the result by replying to the communication terminal through the information communication network.

Document (5) above proposes a method of transmitting a mutual greeting card with a lottery ticket.

[0011]

As described above, the JAV
With the advent of the A application, it has become possible to adopt a video that is more likely to show various characteristics than a still screen as a standby screen, and even if the mobile phone of the same model, the standby screen is different from other videos. By adopting the screen, it has become possible to make the mobile phone more original.

Furthermore, if a game is adopted as this JAVA application, it becomes possible to add a portable game-like function such that the function of a portable telephone can be played from a telephone that can be carried and used. Came. However, these are merely a mixture of a plurality of functions, and most of them are not so conscious of the fusion of the telephone function and the JAVA application. To the best of the knowledge of the present inventor, the above-mentioned (1) has been proposed only as conscious of the fusion of the mobile phone and the JAVA application.

In the above-mentioned conventional technique (1), it is merely proposed to display an animation linked to the incoming call of the mobile phone, which is interesting for the user who receives the call. There is no benefit, and since you cannot see the display of the mobile phone during the conversation of the mobile phone, you may not notice that the video changed according to the incoming call as described above. Not only that, there is no benefit to the user, so he gets tired immediately, there is a problem that he does not pay attention to the display on which the change of the moving image is executed, and it is not possible to sufficiently provide the user with the taste of the bend.

As described above, the present invention aims to perform closer integration between the JAVA application and the mobile phone, and makes a call (including mail) with the mobile phone or a call (including mail) to the mobile phone. The first is to provide as a service a mechanism that makes it more fun to make calls, and that can make a profit to the user of the mobile phone by making a call or receiving a call. To aim.

On the other hand, (2)-
As in the invention of (5), in order to add value to the use of the mobile phone, a prize application is made through the mobile phone, a lottery is conducted based on the prize application, and a prize is obtained as a result of the lottery. Services with such a mechanism are provided, but these do not take into consideration the relationship (organic relationship) with so-called telephone functions, such as making and receiving calls using mobile phones. Therefore, it was no different from applying for a prize from a personal computer at home through the Internet, etc., and there was no preference for making or receiving a call.

[0016] Such a prize must be accessed voluntarily by accessing a dedicated server or station on a regular basis, which is troublesome for some users. There is a problem that many users of the mobile phone do not use the system. In addition, while such a prize service is increasing, we cannot expect an increase in the number of users if we do not introduce a mechanism that allows users to receive services without suffering. There are also issues with the acquisition of.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional methods (3) and (4), the purpose is to make it possible to see the lottery result immediately, but the result of the lottery is immediately communicated to the mobile phone by communication. Since it is necessary to wait until the lottery is completed and the lottery result is transmitted, it is hard to say that the lottery result can be known in real time.

The present invention achieves the first object, and by linking the telephone function of the mobile phone with the prize service, it is expected that someone will call the mobile phone or receive an email. An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone provided with such a game program, a service providing server and a service providing method according to the result of a game executed on the mobile phone.

[0019]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a game is started in response to an incoming call or outgoing call to a mobile phone and is determined in response to cancellation of the incoming call. The user of the mobile phone is provided with a specific profit according to the game result.

More specifically, the following inventions are provided.

(1) A mobile phone having a game program capable of displaying a game result based on the game program on the display means, wherein a lottery is started in response to an incoming call or an outgoing call of the mobile phone, and the lottery of the lottery is started. According to the result, there is provided the invention including a game program characterized in that a display result that can provide a specific benefit to the user of the mobile phone is provided with a control content displayed on the display means.

According to the above construction, a lottery such as a slot game is started in response to an incoming call or an outgoing call to the mobile phone, so that it is possible to enjoy what the result of the next lottery will be each time a call arrives. be able to. In other words, since the game result can be displayed each time it arrives, the game result to be displayed next becomes enjoyable. For example, it becomes fun to receive a call. Can be added to a mobile phone.

Moreover, if a service that can obtain a prize or a prize according to the result of the lottery is added as a result of the lottery that can provide the specific profit, it will be troublesome to call. Even such users will wait for incoming calls from other phones, and the number of incoming calls will be intentionally increased by actively requesting that the user call another person. If the number of users increases, the number of mobile phone users will increase, and it may contribute to the profit of the telephone company, which has an increased demand for calls.

Further, if the advertisement information is displayed at the same time as the result of the lottery on the display means of the mobile phone together with the result of the lottery, the advertisement information can be visually recognized and the advertising effect can be obtained. is there.

(2) A service providing server capable of receiving a lottery result from a mobile phone through a communication line network and providing a service corresponding to the received lottery result to a user of the mobile phone, The service providing server, wherein the result of the lottery is that the lottery is started in response to an incoming call or an outgoing call to the mobile phone.

(3) A step of starting the lottery in response to an incoming call or a call to the mobile phone, a step of displaying the result of the lottery on the display means of the mobile phone, and a step of displaying the result of the lottery to the outside. A method of providing a service, comprising the step of transmitting to obtain a prize or a prize according to the result of the lottery.

[0027]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment as an example in which the present invention is applied to a mobile phone and a server connectable to the mobile phone will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, 1 is a service providing server, and the service providing server 1 is portable via an Internet network 10 and a base station 11. It is configured to be able to send and receive data to and from the telephone 20.

The mobile phone 20 is the other mobile phone 2
0 to the server connected to the Internet network through the Internet network that can exchange calls and mails via the base station 11 and can be connected via the base station 11. It is configured to be connectable.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the mobile phone 20. The mobile phone 20 has a control means 2
The control means 21 includes a display means 22 capable of displaying a standby screen and game results of a slot game to be described later, a transmission / reception means 23 such as an antenna, and a telephone number and a character input of an electronic mail. An input means 24 for the user of the mobile phone 20 to perform, a ROM 25 in which a system program and the like are stored in advance, and a slot game program and a telephone number of another mobile phone, a permanent telephone, etc., as appropriate. A RAM 26 is connected as a storage unit that can be stored or erased by operating 24.

In the RAM 26, as described above,
"A slot game program named after a sponsor"
Is remembered. The "slot game program named by a certain sponsor" is configured to be downloadable from a server described later, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the ROM 25 or R serving as a storage unit in the mobile phone 20 is preliminarily provided.
It may be configured to be preinstalled in the AM 26.

In particular, in order to pursue the purpose of preventing the alteration of the program, it is advisable to store it in the rewriting-added mask ROM during the manufacturing process. In this case,
In order that the variable design of the slot can be appropriately replaced with the design of the product or company name of the product that the sponsor wants to advertise, the image data of the variable design is separated from other game programs, and only the image data is stored in the mobile phone 20. It is preferable to appropriately download the data from the server 1 by operating the input means 24 in order to reduce the data to be downloaded, and the number of prizes provided by the sponsor according to the game result of the slot game or If there is a possibility of changing the probability table according to the sponsor according to the number of winnings based on the prize amount, not only the image data but also the probability table can be changed appropriately from other game programs. Although it is preferable to configure it, in this embodiment, all slot game programs are It constitutes a gram to download from the server 1.

As the display means 22, a liquid crystal display device generally used in the mobile phone 20 is adopted for the purpose of power saving. Further, as the input means 24, a key button switch 24A for inputting a telephone number by a person who wishes to have a conversation with which letters or numbers are marked on the surface of the button, and various functions are selected. There are provided a multi-directional switch 24B for this purpose, and a dedicated game result transmission switch 24C for transmitting the game result of the slot game described later. The game result transmission switch 24C is not essential, and the key button switch 24A and the multi-directional switch 24B are used to transmit the game result to the server to obtain a right to win a prize or a prize in the slot game. The game result is transmitted to the server 1 so that the prize or the prize according to the result of the therm can be arranged to be sent to the user.

A mobile phone 20 equipped with JAVA
In, a normal phone call is made using the operating system and native software (browser, networking components, Phone Dialer, etc.). On the other hand, Java Application Manager (JA
M) manages individual JAVA applications (game programs, etc.) stored in the ROM 25 or the RAM 26.

FIG. 3 is a hardware block diagram of the server 1. The server 1 includes a control unit 2 and a communication interface 3 for connecting to the Internet network 10 and transmitting / receiving electronic data to / from the control unit 2.
And a storage unit 4 having a built-in hit notification program for judging whether or not the player has won based on the game result received from the mobile phone 20 and notifying the winning in accordance with this judgment, and for the users of a plurality of mobile phones. A user database 5 in which ID information such as an address, age and gender is stored in association with a mobile phone number, and a specific benefit is provided to a user of the mobile phone 20 such as a prize or a prize provided by a sponsor. A sponsor database 6 in which a plurality of possible game programs are stored is connected.

The sponsor database 6 is composed of an aggregate of a plurality of databases, and each database stores a game program capable of executing a slot game with a probability table for each sponsor. Further, in addition to the game program for each of the sponsors that causes the mobile phone 20 to execute the slot game, the contents of prizes and prizes, the number of winning prizes and prizes, and the like can be viewed by operating the input means 20 of the mobile phone 20. Various image data and character data of are stored in a searchable manner.

Then, the sponsor database 6
Among the plurality of game programs stored in, the user operates the input means 24 of the mobile phone 20 owned by the user to browse prizes or prizes corresponding to the respective game programs, and aim for which prize or prize. It is determined whether to download the game program, and the input means 24 is operated to download the determined game program. After the download is completed, the process shown in FIG.
As will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5, a slot game is started each time an incoming call is made to the mobile phone 20, and the connection is cut off in response to the operation of the input means 24 for ending the call as the step of canceling the incoming call. As a result, the slot game ends, and the game result of the slot game is displayed on the display means 22 of the mobile phone 20 in real time. In this embodiment, the program configuration is such that the slot game downloaded in advance is triggered by an incoming call to the mobile phone 20, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration of the program is such that the slot game is triggered by an outgoing call. Of course, it can also be set.
In such a case, the effect that the user of the mobile phone 20 can enjoy using the mobile phone 20 in the expectation that the game result in the slot game will be won is expected. If the slot game is started upon receiving the incoming call as in the form, the incoming call from another telephone set 20 is expected to be won in the lottery, and the effect of waiting for the telephone call is obtained. Expected

(Game Flow) As described above with reference to FIG. 4, when the slot game is completely downloaded to the RAM 26 of the mobile phone 20, the mobile phone 20 waits for an incoming call from another phone (step S1). .

Then, the control means 21 determines that there is an incoming call from another telephone by the system program stored in advance in the ROM 25 (step S2: YE).
In step S3, the control means 21 activates the game program of the slot game in the RAM 26 to prepare for the game start, and enables transmission and reception with the destination telephone (step S3).

When the preparation for starting the game is completed,
The control means 21 starts the slot game (step S4). When the game starts, the display means 22 of the mobile phone 20 displays a state in which the symbols are changing in three display windows. Then, the changing state of this symbol is maintained until the incoming call is released, that is, until the connection with another telephone is released.

When an operation input for ending the call is made by using the input means 24 of the mobile phone 20, the control means 2 is operated.
1 detects (step S5: YES).

No operation input for ending the call is made using the input means 24 of the mobile phone 20 (step S5: N).
In O), when the signal for releasing the connection state from the destination telephone is received or the connection state with the destination telephone is cut off (transition to non-incoming state), this is controlled by the control means 21. Is detected (step S6: YES).

Then, when the control means 21 detects that the non-incoming state has been reached at the stage of (step S5: YES) or (step S6: YES), the variation state is continuously displayed on the display means 22 and the slot is displayed. Under the control of the control means 21, a lottery process for determining whether to win the lottery result of the slot game or to lose the game (so-called winning is lost) while maintaining the state where the game is in progress, It is executed using the probability table in the downloaded game program (step S7).

As described above, in this embodiment, the lottery is performed when the connection is released.
The game program is configured so that the probability table is switched according to the usage time so that the longer the usage time of the telephone from the incoming call to the disconnection, the better the winning probability of the slot game. That is,
The longer the conversation is, the easier it is to win. With such a configuration of the game program, there is a merit to the telephone company that collects the telephone charge as an income, and a part of the call charge collected from the user by the telephone company is used as the management fee of the server 1. As a result, it is possible to incorporate the telephone company into the sponsor and reduce the cost burden to other sponsors, while making the prizes and prizes for the user more luxurious. The usage time is measured by a timer means (not shown) provided in the mobile phone, and lottery is executed in a plurality of probability tables according to this time.

It should be noted that the timer means is used so that the lottery is not performed immediately after the non-arrival state is reached, but the varying symbols are stopped after a few seconds to display the game result. Preferably. With this structure, the display means 22 is activated when the call ends.
It is possible to avoid that the game result is displayed until the user sees, and the user cannot feel the excitement of watching what pattern the user stops at. That is, it is possible to show the user that the process from the change to the stop of the symbol is displayed on the display means 22, and to give the user a feeling of excitement.

The game result is displayed on the display means 22 in accordance with the lottery in S7 (step S8).

When the game result is a win, the game result transmission switch 2 as the user's input means 24.
4C operation input is detected (step S9: YES).
Then, a preparation process for transmitting the game result to the server 1 located at the address prepared in advance in the game program (step S10) is performed. This preparation is processing such as joining the obtained game result and the telephone number of the mobile phone as one data. Then, when the process of step S10 is completed, the mobile phone number data, which is data for automatically determining from which mobile phone the transmission is made, to the server 1 having the address and the game result are stored in the server 1. When the control means 21 of the server 1 detects that the transmission has been completed, the connection with the server 1 is cut off and the processing ends.

Next, a processing flow in the server 1 after the game result is transmitted to the server 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the server 1 maintains the standby state after waiting for the connection for downloading the slot game program from the mobile phone 20 and the reception of the game result as described above (step S30).

When the game result is transmitted to the server 1 in step S11, the control means 2 detects that the transmitted game result is received (step S3).
1).

When the game result is received in step S31, whether the received game result is a win or not is controlled by the control means 2 under the control of the sponsor database 6 corresponding to the slot game of the received game result. Judgment is made by comparison with the winning comparison table (step S3
2). If the result of this determination is that the control means 2 has determined that it is not a win (step S32: NO), the process of preparing the data for notifying that it is not a win (step S37) is executed, and this invalidation notification data is executed. When the generation of is completed, the mail address corresponding to the mobile phone number to which the invalid game result is transmitted is extracted from the user database 5, and the invalidation notification data is transmitted to the extracted address (step S38).

When the control means 2 confirms that the received game result is a win, this time, the control means 2 determines whether or not it is a duplicate win from the same mobile phone 20 (step S33). In this embodiment, in order to exclude a user who illegally tries to obtain a prize or a prize by transmitting the same game result to the server 1 a plurality of times, duplicate wins cannot be made. Whether it is a double win,
The winning data is valid in step S32 for each user such as historical data for what kind of game program is downloaded to the user database 5 for each mobile phone number and what has been won so far. Is updated and stored at the stage of confirmation, and this is achieved by the control means 2 utilizing such download status data of the past game program or history data regarding the winning result. In the case of double winning, step S33: NO followed by steps S37 and S described above.
After 38, the mobile phone 20 of the user is notified by mail that the winning is invalid.

Next, when it is confirmed that the win is not a duplicate win, a process of issuing an authentication number for the win and a process of extracting image data praising the win from the database corresponding to the result of the sponsor database 6 Is executed (step S34). This certification number is issued for the purpose of later inquiring when the prize or prize is not sent to the user.

Subsequent to step S34, the step S34
When the authentication number prepared in 34 and the image data for notifying the winning (for example, the image data for notifying the user again what has been won, etc.) can be prepared, the prepared authentication number and the winning are notified. The image data for doing so is transmitted to the address of the user's mobile phone 20 as winning confirmation data (step S35). The data of this address is extracted from the user database 5.

When the transmission of the winning confirmation data is completed in step S35, next, the prize database or the winning prize is sent out by referring to the user database 5 (step S35).
36) The process ends.

In the above embodiment, the case where the game is always executed has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the user operates the key button switch 24A. Alternatively, the execution of the game may be canceled. In this case, when the control means 21 of the mobile phone 20 inputs a game release command by the key button switch 24A, the RAM is based on the command.
The execution of the game program stored in 26 is prohibited. As a result, the mobile phone 20 does not start the game even when an incoming call arrives, and battery consumption can be reduced accordingly. The user can select whether or not to execute the game depending on the remaining battery level.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the game program can be executed at all times has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a predetermined game result, for example, a predetermined prize or a prize. If you win a prize,
The game program may be prohibited from being executed. In this case, the control means 21 of the mobile phone 60 is
Based on the completion of transmission of the game result in step S11 shown in FIG. 5, a flag for prohibiting execution of the game program stored in the RAM 26 at that time is set. In this way, by setting the same game program execution prohibited state to the user who has won a prize of a certain amount of money, it is possible to encourage the user to execute the game provided by as many sponsors as possible. At the same time, it is possible to prevent fraud.

FIG. 7 shows a processing flow in which the flows of FIGS. 4 and 5 are further designed, and FIG. 8 shows the business model in the system schematic diagram shown in FIG. FIG.

(Modification) FIG. 9 shows a modification of the processing in the mobile phone 20 of FIGS. 4 and 5, and steps S1 to S8, which have the same flow, are the same as those of FIGS. Therefore, the same reference numerals are given and repeated description is omitted. In this modification, the flow is the same until the slot program corresponding to the prize or the prize provided by each sponsor is downloaded to the mobile phone 20, but the winning of the slot game is displayed on the display means 22. If the game result is a win, the image data for displaying the game result is sent to the RAM 2 of the mobile phone 20 instead of being transmitted to the server 1 through a communication line network such as the Internet network.
In FIG. 6, the user can go to the sponsor and display the image data of the winning game result so that the prize or the prize can be obtained. Such sponsors are mainly intended for stores and the like, and by showing the image data to a salesclerk of the store that is the sponsor, it is possible to obtain benefits such as free meals and discounts.

In other words, the winning game result is displayed in step S8, and the user inputs the input means 24 of the mobile phone 20.
Then, the control means 21 determines that there is an operation input for storing the winning screen in the RAM 26 (step S12:
If YES), the control means 21 executes a process of storing the winning game result in the RAM 26 (step S13). If the control means 21 determines that the operation input of the game result obtained in step S12 has not been performed due to the time-out or the power supply of the mobile phone 20 being turned off (step S1).
In the case of 2: NO), the game result is erased and the process ends.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a process after the game result is stored in the RAM 26 by the game result storing process (step S13) shown in FIG. The control means 20 of the mobile phone 20 is configured to display the game result stored in the RAM 26 on the display means 22 based on the operation result of the key button switch 24A.

That is, in FIG. 10, the control means 21
Enters a display operation standby state for waiting for a display operation with the game result stored in the RAM 26 (step S2).
1). In this state, for example, when the user goes to the sponsor such as a store by operating the mobile phone 20 and operates the key button switch 24A to input a game result display command (step S22: YES), control is performed. The means 21 displays the game result on the display means 22 by detecting the operation input. The sponsor is
The user is provided with a privilege such as a prize or a prize according to the game result displayed on the display means 22.

After the sponsor has given the privilege to the user, the sponsor pushes the key button switch 24 of the mobile phone 20.
When a predetermined erase command is input by operating A (step S24: YES), the control means 21 erases the data of the game result displayed on the display means 22 at this time from the RAM 26 (step S25).

As described above, since the game result data can be erased from the RAM 26 by the predetermined operation of the key button switch 24A, the sponsor who gives the user a privilege such as a prize or a prize is the same mobile phone 2
It is possible to avoid the inconvenience that duplicate benefits are given to users of 0 based on the same game result.

The information displayed on the display means 22 in the display process (step S23) includes, in addition to displaying the game result as a human-understandable image, such as an image in which three symbols are aligned. Alternatively, the game result deadline may be determined and the deadline may be displayed by a bar code. In this way, the sponsor can determine whether or not the game result is valid by reading the time limit information with the barcode reading device. Further, instead of the method of judging the effectiveness by using this bar code, the control means 21 uses the ROM 25.
The game result may be erased from the RAM 26 when the game result expires in accordance with the program stored in. In this way, it becomes difficult for the user to exchange the game result for a prize or a prize after the deadline, and thus it is possible to prevent fraud where the user receives the same profit more than once.

(Sending of prizes) FIG. 11 is a system configuration diagram according to another embodiment of FIG. 1, and the portions having the same configuration are the same as those in FIG. Will be omitted.

In each mobile phone 20, when the initial setting information such as the address of the user, which is the initial setting content, to which the prize is to be sent is input, the initial setting information is stored in the mobile phone 2.
It is registered in the user database 5 (FIG. 3) of the server 1 via the Internet 10 together with information for identifying the telephone such as a telephone number of 0. When the information about the game result is transmitted from the mobile phone 20, the initial setting information is used as information on the destination to which the prize is to be sent based on the game result.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of the mobile phone 20 for sending the prize to a predetermined destination based on the game result. In FIG. 12,
Before executing the game, the mobile phone 20 first enters an initial registration waiting state (step S31) and waits for the user to input initial setting information (prize delivery destination).

When the user operates the key button switch 24A of the mobile phone 20 to input the shipping destination of the prize as the initial setting information (step S32: YES), the control means 21 controls the input shipping destination. The address is transmitted to the server 1 through the Internet network 10 together with information for identifying the mobile phone such as the telephone number of the mobile phone 20. As a result, in the server 1, the shipping destination of the prize corresponding to the mobile phone 20 is registered in the user database 5.

Thus, each time the game described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 is started (step S34) and the game is played, the control means 21 determines the game result. Then, when the game result is a result in which a prize can be obtained (step S35: YES), the control means 21 informs the server 1 of the game result together with the information (telephone number etc.) for identifying the mobile phone 20. Information is transmitted via the Internet network 10.

As a result, the server 1, which has received the information on the game result, issues an instruction to ship a predetermined prize to the information on the destination of the prize stored in the user database 5. Logistics terminal 12 (Fig. 11)
Send to. Upon receiving this instruction, the distribution terminal 12 displays the information for identifying the prize such as the prize number and the shipping address of the prize on its display means (not shown), thereby instructing the shipment of the prize. .

Thus, the user only has to register the shipping destination of the prize as an initial setting in advance, and the prize corresponding to the game result will reach the shipping destination, and the user can obtain each game result every time. There is no need to perform a complicated operation such as entering an address in, and the game becomes easier to play.

(Provision of privilege using GPS) FIG. 13
2 is a system configuration diagram according to another embodiment of FIG. 1.
Portions having the same configuration are the same as those in FIG. 1, and therefore, the same reference numerals are given and repeated description is omitted.

In FIG. 13, the mobile phone 60 has a GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna built therein, receives a reference frequency signal transmitted from a plurality of satellites 50, and receives the reference frequency signal. The position at the reception point can be calculated by integrating the Doppler frequency, which is the difference between the reception frequency at that time and the reference frequency signal stored in advance, at predetermined time intervals.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a mobile phone 60 according to another embodiment of FIG. 2, and the parts having the same configuration are the same as those in FIG. Is omitted.

In FIG. 14, the mobile phone 60 is a GP.
Satellite 50 received via S antenna 61 (Fig. 13)
The reference frequency signal from is input to the control means 21. The control means 21 measures the frequency of the received reference frequency signal (received signal), and calculates the reception point based on the difference between the measured reception frequency and the reference frequency stored in the ROM 25.

The calculation result is transmitted to the server according to the processing procedure shown in FIG. That is, in FIG. 15, when the game is started in the mobile phone 60 as in the case described above with reference to FIG. 4 (step S5).
1), the control means 21 of the mobile phone 60 moves to the subsequent step S52 and calculates the position of the mobile phone 60 based on the reception signal received via the GPS antenna 61 at this time.

The calculation result is transmitted from the mobile phone 60 to the server 1 via the Internet 10. Server 1 that received the location information of mobile phone 60
Can provide the user with prizes and various benefits such as a store near the position of the mobile phone 60 from the information stored in advance in the sponsor database 6 based on the position information. The possible store information and prize information are searched (step S53).

These search results are immediately transmitted from the server 1 to the mobile phone 60 and the R of the mobile phone 60 is read.
It is stored in the AM 26 (step S54). After that, when the game result is confirmed (step S55), the control means 21 of the mobile phone 60 moves to step S56 and displays prize information according to the game result of the information downloaded from the server 1 to the RAM 26 at this time. The contents are searched, and the search result is displayed on the display means 22.

The user confirms the prize by selecting the desired prize from the displayed prize information by operating the key button switch 24A (step S57). The confirmed prize information is transmitted to the server 1 together with the game result and information such as a telephone number that specifies the mobile phone 60.

The server 1, which has received the prize information, searches the sponsor database 6 for prize provision information corresponding to the prize information (step S58). For example, if the prize information is a menu with a restaurant around the position of the mobile phone 60 at this time, the server 1 informs the mobile phone 60 of the meal ticket of the menu as the prize providing information. To send.

The mobile phone 60 which has received the prize provision information.
The control means 21 causes the display means 22 to display the prize provision information. As a result, an image representing, for example, a meal ticket is displayed on the display unit 22, and the user is able to use the mobile phone 60.
The meal as a prize can be obtained by showing the screen on which the meal ticket is displayed at the corresponding restaurant.

Thus, using the GPS system,
By being able to obtain the privilege available in the store around the position of the mobile phone 60 according to the game result, the user becomes more interested in the game result.

(End of Game) It is necessary to put the game on the portable telephone 60 into the execution prohibited state at the time when the product or the prize money in the sponsor providing the game is exhausted. Therefore, in the mobile phone 60, the execution of the game program is prohibited by checking the sponsor database 6 of the server 1 at various timings of accessing the server 1, such as the timing of transmitting the game result to the server 1. We are determining the timing.

In the sponsor database 6 of the server 1, in addition to the prize inventory information, information representing the timing of ending the provision of the game is stored. In addition to the case where the game is stored from the beginning, the sponsor can arbitrarily store the game.

Therefore, the mobile phone 60 accurately ends the game by checking the information at every predetermined timing. The processing procedure for ending the game is shown in FIG. In FIG. 16, the control means 21 of the mobile phone 60
Requests time information each time it accesses the server 1 (step S61).

The server 1, which has received this time information request signal, transmits the time information represented by its internal timer (not shown) to the portable telephone 60 (step S).
62). The mobile phone 60 that has received the time information adjusts a clock function (not shown) provided therein based on the time information. As a result, the mobile phone 60
Will always share the same time information with the server 1.

In this state, the mobile phone 60 is executed by the mobile phone 60 with respect to the server 1 at various timings for accessing the server 1, such as the timing of transmitting the game result to the server 1. Request a determination of the effectiveness of the game program you are playing. In this case, the mobile phone 60 transmits a determination request signal to the server 1 together with information indicating the type of game program.

The server 1 which has received the judgment request signal, based on the information indicating the type of the game program sent together with the judgment request signal, sponsor information in which the information of the sponsor providing the game program is stored. Search the database 6. Then, whether or not the game program is currently executable and timing information for ending the game program are read out, and this is transmitted to the mobile phone 60 as validity determination result information.

Upon receipt of the validity determination result information, the mobile phone 60 prohibits execution of the game program at a predetermined timing based on the determination result (step S66). For example, if the effectiveness of the game has already been lost, the control means 21 of the mobile phone 60 immediately prohibits execution of the game program. When the subsequent game end timing is designated as the determination result, the execution of the game program is prohibited when the designated game end timing arrives. In this case, in step S63, the internal clock function coincides with the time counted by the internal timer of the server 1, so that the sponsor finishes providing the game, that is, the prize or the prize, and the prize or It is possible to avoid a situation where a prize is demanded. Thus, it becomes possible to prevent the request for prizes or prizes from being made after the end of the provision of the game by illegally operating the clock function of the mobile phone 60.

Note that "merchandise" in FIGS. 15 and 16 has the same meaning as "prize".

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the game program cannot be used in a timed manner with the timer of the mobile phone, but the timer of the mobile phone is out of order, or the timer is out of order due to improper modification. There is a possibility that a problem may occur such that the game result will be output even after the end of. To deal with this, the server side communicates with the center through the Internet network to check the campaign inventory before judging the game result, and the game campaign period ends according to this inventory check result. It is preferable that the configuration is such that it is determined whether or not.

In addition, it goes without saying that various design changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

[0095]

As described above, according to the present invention, the user of the mobile phone starts the game by the incoming call or the outgoing call, and the connection state transitioned by the incoming call or the outgoing call is released, or Since the game result is displayed on the display means of the mobile phone after a predetermined time elapses, the user is instantly notified by the display of the display means whether or not the advantageous game result is obtained. As described above, it is possible to obtain the result in real time without waiting for the reception of the lottery result from the server. Since the game is started when an incoming call or an outgoing call is made, it is possible to encourage the mobile phone to look forward to receiving a call, and to call another phone. It is also fun, and it is possible to encourage the frequent use of mobile phones.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram to which a mobile phone including a game program according to the present invention, a service providing server and a service providing method according to a game result executed by the mobile phone are applied.

FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of the mobile phone shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a hardware block diagram of the server shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a service providing method according to a game result executed by a mobile phone based on the system shown in FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing a flow of a service providing method according to a game result executed by a mobile phone based on the system shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of a service providing method according to a game result executed by a server based on the system shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a process flow in which the flows of FIGS. 4 and 5 are further designed.

8 is an explanatory diagram in which the business model in the system schematic diagram shown in FIG. 1 is designed.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a modification of the flow of the service providing method shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure for deleting game results.

FIG. 11 is a system configuration diagram according to another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing a procedure for sending a prize.

FIG. 13 is a system configuration diagram according to another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to another embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an information providing processing procedure using GPS.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a game prohibition processing procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 server 6 Sponsor database 10 Internet network 20 mobile phones 22 Display means 24 Input means

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone having a game program capable of displaying a game result based on a game program on a display means, wherein a lottery is started in response to an incoming call or an outgoing call of the mobile phone, and the result of the lottery. According to the above, a mobile phone having a game program, characterized in that the display means provides a display result that can provide a specific benefit to the user of the mobile phone. 2. A service providing server capable of receiving a lottery result from a mobile phone through a communication network and providing a service according to the received lottery result to a user of the mobile phone, The service providing server, wherein the result of the lottery is that the lottery is started in response to an incoming call or an outgoing call to the mobile phone. 3. A step of starting a lottery in response to an incoming call or a call to a mobile phone, a step of displaying the result of the lottery on a display means of the mobile phone, and a result of the lottery to the outside of the lottery. The method of providing a service, which comprises the step of transmitting to obtain a prize or a prize according to the result of.