JP2003199976A - Portable terminal, information providing system, program and information storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal enabling a game by establishing a connection with specified one of two or more pieces of the portable terminal present within a radio communicable range, an information providing system, a program and an information storage medium. <P>SOLUTION: Portable telephones 200 are constituted so as to establish the connection among the portable telephones 200-1 to 200-4 positioned within the radio communicable range 300 for 10 seconds or longer and so as not to establish the connection with the portable telephones 200-5 and 200-6 which leave the radio communicable range 300 within 10 seconds. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal device capable of wireless communication and game execution, an information providing system, a program and an information storage medium.

[0002]

[Background Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
Communication has been performed between portable terminal devices such as a plurality of mobile phones by wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth.

In such a situation, for example, when playing a game between portable terminal devices, it is necessary to specify the portable terminal device of the other party. It was necessary to input and select the identification information of the portable terminal device, and it took a long time to specify the identification information.

On the other hand, if the above wireless communication method is used as it is for the purpose of shortening the time, it becomes possible to connect to all portable terminal devices within the range where wireless communication is possible, and simply pass the other party. A situation may occur in which a connection is established with the other party's mobile terminal device just by itself.

If game information is exchanged using electronic mail or the like, it takes too much time to exchange.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to establish a connection with a specific portable terminal device among a plurality of portable terminal devices within a range where wireless communication is possible. Portable terminal device capable of playing games by
To provide an information providing system, a program, and an information storage medium.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, a portable terminal device according to the present invention transmits information by wireless communication with at least one other portable terminal device located in a wireless communicable range. Based on transmission / reception means for transmitting and receiving, timekeeping means, connection confirmation information with the other portable terminal device by the transmission / reception means, and timekeeping information by the timekeeping means, the wireless communication is possible within a predetermined period of time. Determination means for determining whether or not there is a portable terminal device
Information transmitting means for generating game information related to the game, and the transmitting / receiving means, when the determination means determines that there is a portable terminal device that has been located for the predetermined time, transmits / receives the connection establishment information. The game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device, a connection is established with the portable terminal device, and the game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device that has established the connection.

Further, the program according to the present invention is a program readable by a computer having a transmitting / receiving means capable of wireless communication, and at least another one of the computer and the transmitting / receiving means is located within a wireless communication range. Based on the communication control means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the portable terminal device of one base station by the wireless communication, the clocking means, the connection confirmation information with the portable terminal device by the transmitting and receiving means, and the clocking information by the clocking means. The communication control means is caused to function as a determination means for determining whether or not there is a portable terminal device located within a communicable range for a predetermined time and an information generation means for generating game information related to a game. If the means determines that there is a portable terminal device that has been located for the predetermined time by the determining means, a connection is established. Information was transmitted toward the portable terminal device, to establish a connection with the portable terminal device, characterized in that to transmit the game information directed to the mobile terminal device that has established a connection.

The information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium,
A program for causing a computer to function as the above means is stored.

According to the present invention, among the plurality of portable terminal devices within the range capable of wireless communication, the portable terminal devices located within the above range for a predetermined time establish a connection and play a game. be able to.

This prevents a situation in which a connection is established with the portable terminal device of the other party simply by passing each other, and it is not necessary for the player to input or select identification information. A connection can be established with a specific mobile terminal device.

Further, the portable terminal device according to the present invention includes a transmitting / receiving means for transmitting / receiving information to / from another at least one portable terminal device located in a wireless communicable range by wireless communication, and the transmitting / receiving means by the transmitting / receiving means. Determination means for determining whether or not there is a portable terminal device located in the wireless communication range based on connection confirmation information with another portable terminal device, and the wireless communication range by the determination means When it is determined that there is a portable terminal device located in, based on the identification information of the portable terminal device, update means for updating the connectable terminal identification data stored in a predetermined storage area, Information generating means for generating game information related to the game, wherein the updating means is a portable terminal device located in the wireless communicable range by the determining means. The game data stored in the storage area for identifying the portable terminal device as a participant of the game based on the connectable terminal identification data when it is determined that the user has moved out of the wireless communication range. And the transmitting / receiving means directs the connection establishment information to the portable terminal device when the portable terminal device once outside the wireless communication range enters the wireless communication range again. The game information is transmitted, the connection is established with the portable terminal device, and the game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device with which the connection is established.

Further, the program according to the present invention is a program readable by a computer included in a portable terminal device having a transmitting / receiving means capable of wireless communication,
Communication control means for causing the transmission / reception means to transmit / receive information to / from the wireless transmission / reception means to / from another at least one portable terminal device in the range of the computer, and the other portable terminal device by the transmission / reception means. Determination means for determining whether or not there is a portable terminal device located within the wireless communication range based on connection confirmation information with the mobile device, and a mobile device located within the wireless communication range by the determination means. If it is determined that there is a type terminal device,
On the basis of the identification information of the portable terminal device, the updating means for updating the connectable terminal identification data stored in the predetermined storage area and the information generation means for generating the game information related to the game are caused to function as the updating means. The means determines, based on the connectable terminal identification data, when the determination means determines that the portable terminal device located in the wireless communication range has moved out of the wireless communication range. The game data stored in the storage area for identifying the portable terminal device as a participant of the game is updated, and the communication control unit causes the transmission / reception unit to temporarily move out of the wireless communication range. When the portable terminal device enters the wireless communication range again, the connection establishment information is transmitted to the portable terminal device, the connection is established with the portable terminal device, and the connection is established. The game information towards established portable terminal apparatus is characterized in that to transmit.

The information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium,
A program for causing a computer to function as the above means is stored.

According to the present invention, the portable terminal device functioning as a master refers to the connectable terminal identification data and the game data to select one of a plurality of portable terminal devices within a wireless communicable range. It is possible to execute a game by identifying the portable terminal device that once went out of the range and entered the range again, established a connection with the portable terminal device.

This prevents a situation in which a connection is established with the portable terminal device of the other party simply by passing each other, and it is not necessary for the player to input or select identification information. A connection can be established with a specific mobile terminal device.

In the portable terminal device, the game is a game in which points are added or subtracted according to the role of the connected portable terminal device in the game, and the game is stored in a predetermined storage area. A unit for adding / subtracting points may be included based on the role data indicating the role and the role data of the portable terminal device of the connection partner acquired by the transmitting / receiving unit.

In the program and the information storage medium, the game is a game in which points are added and subtracted according to the role of the portable terminal device of the connection partner in the game, and the points are stored in a predetermined storage area. The computer may be caused to function as means for adding / subtracting points based on the role data indicating the role in the game and the role data of the portable terminal device of the connection partner acquired by the transmitting / receiving means.

According to this, the player can enjoy the game in which the points are increased or decreased according to the role in the game.

The information providing system according to the present invention is
Transmitting / receiving means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a plurality of portable terminal devices located in a wireless communication range by wireless communication, time measuring means, connection confirmation information with the portable terminal device by the transmitting / receiving means, and time measurement by the time measuring means. Based on the information and
Determination means for determining whether or not there are a plurality of portable terminal devices that are located within a predetermined range of wireless communication range;
An information generating unit that generates game information related to the game, wherein the transmitting / receiving unit establishes a connection when the determining unit determines that there are a plurality of portable terminal devices that have been located for the predetermined time. Send information to the mobile terminal device, establish a connection with the mobile terminal device,
The game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device that has established the connection.

Further, the program according to the present invention is a program readable by a computer having a transmitting / receiving means capable of wireless communication, wherein a plurality of portable type computers which are located within a wireless communication range of the computer by the transmitting / receiving means. The wireless communication range based on communication control means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the terminal device by wireless communication, time measuring means, connection confirmation information with the portable terminal device by the transmitting and receiving means, and time measuring information by the time measuring means In the communication control means, the communication control means is caused to function as a determination means for determining whether or not there are a plurality of portable terminal devices that have been located for a predetermined time, and an information generation means for generating game information related to the game.
When the transmission / reception unit determines by the determination unit that there are a plurality of mobile terminal devices that have been located for the predetermined time, the connection establishment information is transmitted to the mobile terminal device, and the mobile terminal device is transmitted. Is established, and the game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device which has established the connection.

The information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium,
A program for causing a computer to function as the above means is stored.

According to the present invention, among the plurality of portable terminal devices within the wireless communicable range, the portable terminal devices located within the above range for a predetermined time establish a connection,
The game can be played.

This prevents a situation in which the connection is established with the portable terminal device of the other party simply by passing each other, and the player does not need to input or select the identification information. A connection can be established with a specific mobile terminal device.

The information providing system according to the present invention is
Based on transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a plurality of portable terminal devices located in a wireless communication range by wireless communication, and connection confirmation information with the portable terminal device by the transmission / reception means, the wireless communication device is located in the wireless communication range. Determining means for determining whether or not there is a portable terminal device that is operating, and if the determining means determines that there is a portable terminal device located in the wireless communicable range, the portable terminal device Updating means for updating the connectable terminal identification data stored in a predetermined storage area based on the identification information of the device; and information generating means for generating game information related to the game,
And the update means is for identifying the connectable terminal when the determination means determines that the portable terminal device located in the wireless communication range has moved out of the wireless communication range. Based on the data, the game data stored in the storage area for identifying the portable terminal device as a participant of the game is updated, and the transmitting / receiving unit temporarily stores the mobile data outside the wireless communicable range. When the portable terminal device enters the wireless communication range again, the portable terminal device transmits the connection establishment information to the portable terminal device, establishes the connection with the portable terminal device, and establishes the connection. The game information is transmitted to the user.

Further, the program according to the present invention is a program readable by a computer having a transmitting / receiving means capable of wireless communication, wherein a plurality of portable type computers located within the range capable of wireless communication with the transmitting / receiving means of the computer. Whether or not there is a portable terminal device located within the wireless communicable range based on communication control means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the terminal device by wireless communication and connection confirmation information of the portable terminal device by the transmitting and receiving means. And a determining unit that determines that there is a portable terminal device located in the wireless communication range by the determining unit, based on the identification information of the portable terminal device, a predetermined storage area Updating means for updating the connectable terminal identification data stored in, and information generating means for generating game information related to the game, In the case where the determining unit determines that the portable terminal device located in the wireless communicable range has moved out of the wireless communicable range, the updating unit includes the connectable terminal identifying data. On the basis of the above, the game data stored in the storage area for identifying the portable terminal device as a game participant is updated, and the communication control means causes the transmission / reception means to change the wireless communication range once. When the mobile terminal device that goes out enters the range where wireless communication is possible again, the connection establishment information is transmitted to the mobile terminal device, the connection with the mobile terminal device is established, and the connection is established. The game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device.

The information storage medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium,
A program for causing a computer to function as the above means is stored.

According to the present invention, the server or the like functioning as the information providing system refers to the connectable terminal identification data and the game data, thereby selecting among the plurality of portable terminal devices within the wireless communication range. It is possible to identify a portable terminal device that once went out of the range and then entered the range again, establish a connection between the portable terminal devices, and execute the game.

This prevents a situation in which the connection is established with the portable terminal device of the other party simply by passing each other, and the player does not need to input or select the identification information. A connection can be established with a specific mobile terminal device.

In the information providing system, the game is a game in which points are added or subtracted according to the role of the portable terminal device of the connection partner in the game,
A means for adding / subtracting points may be included based on role data stored in a predetermined storage area and indicating role of each of the plurality of portable terminal devices.

In the program and the information storage medium, the game is a game in which points are added or subtracted according to the role of the portable terminal device of the connection partner in the game, and the points are stored in a predetermined storage area. The computer may be caused to function as means for adding / subtracting points based on role data indicating the roles of the plurality of portable terminal devices.

According to this, the player can enjoy the game in which the points are increased or decreased according to the role in the game.

In the information providing system, the game is a game for searching a predetermined search target, and at least the role as the search target, the role as a target other than the search target, A game in which a role of searching for a search target can be set, and the determination means is configured to perform the search based on role data stored in a predetermined storage area and indicating roles of the plurality of portable terminal devices. It may be determined whether or not a connection has been established between the portable terminal device having the role of the target and the portable terminal device having the role of searching the search target.

Further, in the program and the information storage medium, the game is a game for searching a predetermined search target, and at least the role as the search target and the target other than the search target. A game in which a role and a role for searching the search target can be set, wherein the determination means is based on role data stored in a predetermined storage area and indicating the roles of the plurality of portable terminal devices. Alternatively, it may be determined whether or not a connection has been established between the portable terminal device having the role of the search target and the portable terminal device having the role of searching the search target.

According to this, the player can enjoy the game of searching the search target.

Further, the information providing system may include means for updating predetermined charging data so that the fee of the game is shared according to the number of portable terminal devices with which the connection is established. .

Further, as means for updating predetermined charging data in the program and the information storage medium so that the game fee is shared according to the number of portable terminal devices with which the connection is established. The computer may function.

According to this, the more the number of players is, the cheaper the price is, so that it is possible to give the player an incentive to play a game with a large number of players.

[0039]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the following, the present invention is applied to a game system using only a portable terminal device and a game system using a portable terminal device and an access point device, with reference to the drawings. explain. The embodiments described below do not limit the content of the invention described in the claims. Further, not all of the configurations shown in the following embodiments are indispensable as means for solving the invention described in the claims.

(Description of Entire System of Game System Using Only Portable Terminal Device) FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an entire game system according to an example of the present embodiment.

This game system includes a plurality of mobile phones 200-1 to 200-6 within a wireless communication range 300.
A game is played between the mobile phones 200-1 to 200-4 located within the range 300 for a predetermined time or longer. Each mobile phone 200 has a wireless communication function based on the Bluetooth standard and is configured to directly exchange information with another mobile phone 200. The mobile phone 200 is a type of mobile terminal device.

In the above game, each mobile phone 200 is assigned a role. Specifically, each mobile phone 200
Is assigned to either group A or group B, and points are added when the mobile phones 200 that have established a connection belong to the same group, and points are subtracted if they are not the same group.

Each mobile phone 200 is constructed so that it cannot be reconnected to another mobile phone 200 that has established a connection.

In this way, by establishing a connection between mobile phones 200 that have been located for a predetermined time or more, the situation of establishing a connection by simply passing each other is prevented, and the input and selection of identification information is unnecessary. Therefore, the connection can be established easily and surely.

(Description of Functional Blocks) Next, functional blocks of the mobile phone 200 for realizing the above-mentioned functions will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the mobile phone 200 according to the example of the present embodiment.

The mobile phone 200 includes a transmission / reception unit 290 for wirelessly exchanging information with another mobile phone 200, and an operation unit 2.
30, a timer unit 240 that is a time measuring unit, and a processing unit 210 that generates game information and the like for executing a game.
The storage unit 220, the image display unit 260, and the audio output unit 262 are included.

The transmitting / receiving unit 290 outputs and receives information indicating whether or not it is possible to communicate with another mobile phone 200 by transmitting and receiving radio waves with the other mobile phone 200 a plurality of times.

The processing unit 210 also generates and updates the data in the information generation unit 212 that generates game information, the determination unit 214, and the storage unit 220, and according to the role of the player in the game. And an updating unit 216 that functions as means for adding and subtracting points.

The storage unit 220 also stores user data 222 and a game program 226.

Here, the data structure of the user data 222 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the data structure of the user data 222 according to an example of this embodiment.

The user data 222 is the mobile phone 2 concerned.
00 is data indicating information regarding a player. The items of the user data 222 include, for example,
"User name", "role" indicating the role of the player in the game, "owned points" indicating points (scores) on the game owned by the user, "point increase / decrease value", "connected user name", etc. . That is, the user data 222 includes role data indicating the role of the player or the mobile phone 200 in the game.

For example, the user data 222 shown in FIG.
Is a user, "Yuuta" is in the role of "Group A" and currently owns "80 points".
The “point increase / decrease value” is 10, and “Taichi, Rie” indicates that the connection has been completed.

By having such a data structure,
If the "role" of the connected mobile phone 200 is the same group, points are added according to the "point increase / decrease value",
Conversely, if the groups are different, points can be subtracted and the “owned points” can be updated.

Further, by using the “connected user name” and the “user name”, it is possible to control so that the connected user cannot be reconnected.

In addition, the mobile phone 200 includes the information storage medium 2
80 is connected, and the mobile phone 200 is connected to the information storage medium 28.
It is also possible to read the program from 0 and realize the functions of the determination unit 214 and the like.

In addition, the mobile phone 200 includes the information storage medium 2
It is also possible to realize the various functions described above by reading a program from a predetermined host terminal or the like via a network, instead of from 80.

The information storage medium 280 is, for example, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, an IC card, or an RO.
A storage medium using laser, magnetism, or the like such as M, RAM, memory card, and HDD can be applied. The method of reading information from the information storage medium 280 may be a contact type or a non-contact type.

Next, the flow of processing when a game is played using the above-mentioned units will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of game processing according to an example of the present embodiment.

First, the timer section 240 initializes the timer value (step S2).

Then, the judging section 214 is provided with a transmitting / receiving section 290.
Is used to determine whether or not the mobile phone 200 can communicate with another mobile phone 200 by transmitting and receiving radio waves a plurality of times (step S4).

At this stage, the mobile phone 200 shown in FIG.
It is assumed that -1 to 200-6 can wirelessly communicate with each other.

When it is determined that the communication is possible, the timer section 240 continues to measure the time (step S
6), the determination unit 214 determines whether or not 10 seconds have elapsed since the timekeeping was started (step S8).

When it is determined that 10 seconds have passed, the transmission / reception unit 290 establishes a connection with one mobile phone 200 which is determined to remain within the communicable range for 10 seconds (step S10).

Until 10 seconds have passed, the mobile phone 200 repeatedly performs determination of whether communication is possible (step S4) and determination of whether 10 seconds have passed (step S8).

After the connection is established, the transmission / reception unit 290 transmits the user data 2 from the mobile phone 200 of the communication partner with which the connection is established.
The information about the "group" of 22 is acquired.

Then, the determination unit 214 determines whether the communication partners are the same group based on the information and the "group" of the user data 222 in the storage unit 220 (step S12).

In the case of the same group, the updating unit 216
Based on the "point increase / decrease value", the "owned point" of the user data 222 in the storage unit 220 is added (step S14). In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, the updating unit 216 adds 10 points to the “owned point” to be 90 points.

If they are not in the same group, the updating unit 216 determines the storage unit 220 based on the "point increase / decrease value".
"Ownership points" of the user data 222 in "" is subtracted (step S16). In the example shown in FIG. 3, the updating unit 21
In No. 6, 10 points are subtracted from "owned points" to obtain 70 points.

More specifically, the transmission / reception unit 290
Is the mobile phone 2 of the communication partner after the connection is established.
The information regarding the “user name” of the user data 222 is also acquired from 00.

Then, the determination unit 214 determines whether or not the communication partner is a connected user based on the information and the "connected user name" of the user data 222 in the storage unit 220, and the update unit 216 does not update the points when the user is a connected user.

In this way, the game ends (step S1
If 8), the game ends.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the player executes the game by establishing a connection between the mobile phones 200 located within the wireless communication range for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds). As a result, for example, a game such as so-called tag game can be enjoyed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, a situation in which a connection is established simply by passing each other is prevented, and the input and selection of identification information is unnecessary, so that the specified mobile phones 200 can be easily and surely connected to each other. You can establish a connection with.

(Description of Entire System of Game System Using Portable Terminal Device and Access Point Device)
A game system using a plurality of mobile phones and one access point device will be described.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the entire game system according to another example of this embodiment.

This game system is an access point device 10 that functions as an information providing system capable of wireless communication.
0 and a plurality of mobile phones 202-1 to 20-20 capable of wireless communication
2-6 and are comprised.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that there are four mobile phones 202-1 to 202-4 within the range 302 in which the access point device 100 can wirelessly communicate.

In such a situation, the access point device 100 establishes a connection with the mobile phone 202 located within the range 302 for a predetermined time, and the mobile phone 2 that has established the connection.
02 to run the game.

Specifically, one mobile phone 202 is assigned a criminal role, another mobile phone 202 is assigned a criminal role, and the other mobile phone 202 is assigned a general human role. When the mobile phone 202 acting as a criminal establishes a connection with the mobile phone 202 acting as a criminal, it is determined that the criminal has captured the criminal, and the game ends.

Further, in the present embodiment, the charge amount is determined according to the number of mobile phones 202 that have established a connection.

Next, a functional block of the access point device 100 for realizing such a function will be described.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the access point device 100 according to an example of this embodiment.

The access point device 100 comprises a transmitting / receiving unit 190 for exchanging information with the mobile phone 202, a storage unit 120, a processing unit 110, and a timer unit 130.

The transmitting / receiving unit 190 receives the request information from the mobile phone 202, and transmits the game information generated by the processing unit 110 to the mobile phone 202.

The processing section 110 includes an information generating section 112 for generating game information, a judging section 114, and an updating section 116 functioning as means for adding / subtracting points according to the role of the player or the mobile phone 202 in the game. It is composed of.

The storage unit 120 stores management data 122 for managing data relating to the user of the mobile phone 202.
And a billing data 124 for billing and a game program group 126.

Here, the data structure of the management data 122 will be described.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the data structure of the management data 122 according to an example of this embodiment.

The items of the management data 122 include, for example, “user name”, “role” indicating the role of the user in the game, and the like.

As described above, as the “role”, the “criminal” that is the role as the search target, the “criminal” that is the role that searches for the search target, and the “general person” that is the role of the target other than the search target are three. There are types.

Here, the hardware configuration of each part of the access point device 100 and the mobile phone 202 will be described.

As the processing units 110 and 210, for example, CP
U or the like, the storage units 120 and 220 may be, for example, RAM,
As the transmitting / receiving unit 190, for example, a transmitting / receiving unit 2 such as a router
For example, the packet communication module 90 and the Bluetooth module can be implemented as 90, and the operation unit 230 can be implemented by using a key or the like.

The timer units 130 and 240 can be realized by using, for example, a system timer, the image display unit 260 can be realized by using, for example, a liquid crystal panel, and the audio output unit 262 can be realized by using, for example, a speaker.

Each unit of the mobile phone 202 can also be realized by using the same hardware as each unit of the mobile phone 200 described above.

Next, the flow of game processing using these respective parts will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the flow of a game process according to another example of this embodiment.
The transmission / reception unit 190, which has received the game start request information from one mobile phone 202, grasps the number of mobile phones 202 located within the range 302 for 10 seconds based on the timer value of the timer unit 130 (step S22). ).

The information generation unit 112 determines the charge amount according to the grasped number and generates information indicating the charge amount,
The transmitting / receiving unit 190 transmits the information to the mobile phone 202 that has established the connection.

The mobile phone 202 receives the information by the transmitting / receiving unit 290, the information generating unit 212 generates image information and voice information based on the information, and the image display unit 260.
Displays an image indicating whether to start the game based on the image generation information, and the audio output unit 26
2 outputs a voice indicating the charge amount based on the voice information. In this way, the charge amount is presented to the player (step S24).

For example, if the total billing amount of the game is 1000 yen, and the number of mobile phones 202 located within the range 302 is 4, the billing amount is 250 yen, and if 5 units, it is 200 yen. Become.

The player makes a response via the operation unit 230 in a state where an image indicating whether or not the game may be started is displayed. Accordingly, the information generation unit 212 generates information indicating whether or not the game may be started, and the transmission / reception unit 290 outputs the information to the access point device 100.
Send to.

Based on the information, the judgment unit 114 grasps the response contents of each player (step S26), and judges whether or not there is a change from the number when the charge amount is presented (step S24) (step S28).

For example, if the response content indicates that all of the four mobile phones 202-1 to 202-4 shown in FIG. 5 may start the game, the determination unit 114 presents the charge amount (step S24). Since there is no change in the number, the role in the game is assigned to each player or each mobile phone 202, and the updating unit 116 updates the "role" of the management data 122 based on the assigned role (step S30).

Also, for example, if the response content indicates that at least one of the four mobile phones 202-1 to 202-4 shown in FIG. Since there is a change from the number of mobile phones 202 (step S24), the charge amount is recalculated based on the number of mobile phones 202 indicating the intention to start the game.
The processing of 4 to step S28 is repeatedly executed.

Note that the determination unit 114 may perform a process of considering a response that the game is not started even when there is no response for a predetermined time.

After determining the role (step S30), the mobile phone 202 executes the game (step S32).

Specifically, based on the operation information of the mobile phone 202 to which the criminal role is assigned, the access point device 100 determines that the mobile phone 202 and another mobile phone 2
02 to establish a connection with the other one mobile phone 2
If 02 is a criminal role, the game ends, and if it is a general role, the process of establishing a connection between the mobile phone 202 to which the criminal role is assigned again and another mobile phone 202 is repeated. .

Further, the determination unit 114 uses the transmission / reception unit 190 to determine whether or not there is a change in the number of mobile phones 202 that can communicate during the game execution (step S34).

If there is a change, the processes from the role determination (step S30) to the determination as to whether the number of mobile phones 202 that can communicate with each other change (step S34) are repeated.

Specifically, for example, when the mobile phone 202 serving as a criminal role or a criminal role goes out of the range 302, one of the mobile phones 202 serving as a general actor within the range 302 plays the role of the criminal. Assign to roles and criminal roles.

Then, when the judgment section 114 judges that the criminal cell phone 202 has established a connection with the criminal cell phone 202 (step S36), the game is ended.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the player can enjoy so-called tag game, detective game, etc., for example.

Further, for example, if the access point device 100 is installed in a train or a meeting place, the player can enjoy a game using the mobile phone 200 in the train or the meeting place.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the situation in which a connection is established simply by passing each other is prevented, and the input and selection of identification information are not required, so that the access point device 100 can easily and surely Specific mobile phone 202
A connection can be established between them.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the larger the number of players, the lower the price, so that it is possible to give the player an incentive to play a game with a large number of players.

(Modification) The preferred embodiment to which the present invention is applied has been described above, but the application of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications are possible.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the charge amount is adjusted according to the number of people who play the game, but numerical information such as points to be given may be adjusted according to the number of people who play the game. That is, when one person runs the game, 600 points may be given, and when three persons run the game, 200 points may be given. This can be realized by providing point data instead of the billing data 124 and updating the point data by the updating unit 116.

In addition to the number of players, the attributes of the player (sex, age, age, user's address, etc.), game situation (score, number of items in game, game, etc.) The number of executions, the game execution time, etc., the operation of the player (the time when the advertisement was viewed, the operation time, the number of operations), etc. may be used as a reference.

The above-mentioned "role" varies depending on the content of the game, and is not limited to the above-mentioned three types. For example, in the case of a treasure hunt game, treasures, hunters looking for treasure, and objects other than treasures correspond to roles, and in the case of hunting games, prey, hunters looking for prey, and objects other than prey correspond to roles.

Also, for example, the access point device 10
If there is a mobile phone 202 placed in front of the same picture for a few seconds, the access point device 10
0 distributes the voice information to the mobile phone 202 and the mobile phone 20
You may give a voice guide of the picture in 2.

According to this, the voice guidance can be provided only to the person who is located in front of the same picture for several seconds, without performing the voice guidance just by passing in front of the picture.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the connection is established between the two mobile phones 200 and 202, but the connection may be established simultaneously by three or more mobile phones 200 and 202.

The method of establishing a connection is not limited to the method of establishing a connection by determining that the vehicle is located within a range where wireless communication is possible for a predetermined time. For example,
It is also possible to employ a method of once leaving the wireless communication range and establishing a connection with a mobile phone that has entered the wireless communication range again.

As a concrete implementation method of this method, for example, the storage unit 220 of the mobile phone functioning as a master is used.
In addition, connectable terminal identification data for identifying a mobile phone located in a wireless communication range and game data for identifying a mobile phone participating in the game are stored. Then, the determination unit 214 identifies the mobile phone out of the range among the mobile phones located in the wireless communicable range, and the update unit 216 indicates that the mobile phone is a participant in the game. To update the game data. The mobile phone functioning as the master is determined by the determination unit 214
However, when it is determined that the mobile phone has entered the wireless communication range again, the transmitting / receiving unit 290 is used to establish a connection with the mobile phone and transmit the game information.

With such a technique, the player can play, for example, tag playing etc. in which the mobile phone functioning as a master plays the role of a demon or a detective, and the mobile phone out of the connectable range escapes from the demon or a detective. You can play games. The same applies when the server functioning as the information providing system executes the process of the mobile phone functioning as the master.

Furthermore, as a concrete method for establishing a connection, in addition to being close for a predetermined time or more as described above,
For example, a method of establishing a connection while the Bluetooth function of the transmission / reception unit 290 is ON, the transmission / reception unit 290
A method of establishing a connection while the mobile phones 200 and 202 are in the game mode while the Bluetooth function of the mobile phone 200 is in the game mode. 202
It is also possible to adopt a method of establishing a connection in a state in which the game mode is set and a predetermined game application is activated.

In addition, when the connection is established, the mobile phones 200, 2
In 02, a message such as “Connect in 5 seconds” may be presented to the player using at least one of image and sound.

Further, although the above-mentioned games were tag games and detective games, the present invention can be applied to various games such as compatibility fortune-telling games and competitive games other than the above-mentioned games.

The functions of the access point device 100 and the mobile phones 200 and 202 can be distributed to a plurality of devices to be realized.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the mobile phones 200 and 202 are used as the mobile terminal device has been described, but in addition to the mobile phones 200 and 202, a mobile PC (Personal Computer), a PDA (Personal) is also available. Digita
It is also possible to use various portable terminal devices such as l Assistants) and portable game devices.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an entire game system according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of a mobile phone according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of user data according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of game processing according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an entire game system according to another example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing functional blocks of an access point device according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of management data according to an example of the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of game processing according to another example of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols] 100 access point device (information provision system) 110, 210 processing unit 112, 212 Information generation unit 114, 214 Judgment unit 116,216 update unit 120, 220 storage 122 Management data 126,222 Game data 130,240 Timer part 180,280 Information storage medium 190,290 Transmitter / receiver 200 mobile phones 222 User data

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Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving information to / from at least one other portable terminal device located in a wireless communicable range by wireless communication, a clocking unit, and the other portable terminal device by the transmission / reception unit. Based on the connection confirmation information with and the timing information by the timing means,
A transmitter for determining whether or not there is a portable terminal device that has been located for a predetermined time within the wireless communicable range; and an information generator for generating game information related to the game. When it is determined by the determination means that there is a portable terminal device that has been located for the predetermined time,
A portable terminal which transmits connection establishment information to the portable terminal device, establishes a connection with the portable terminal device, and transmits the game information to the established portable terminal device. apparatus. 2. A transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving information to / from another at least one portable terminal device located in a wireless communicable range by wireless communication, and a connection confirmation with the other portable terminal device by the transmitting / receiving unit. Based on the information, the determination means for determining whether or not there is a portable terminal device located within the wireless communicable range, and the determination means for determining the portable terminal device located within the wireless communicable range are If it is determined that there is, the updating means for updating the connectable terminal identification data stored in the predetermined storage area based on the identification information of the portable terminal device, and the information for generating the game information related to the game. Generating means, wherein the updating means moves the portable terminal device located in the wireless communicable range by the determining means out of the wireless communicable range. When it is determined that, based on the connectable terminal identification data, the game data stored in the storage area for identifying the portable terminal device as a participant of the game is updated, When the portable terminal device that has gone out of the wireless communication range enters the wireless communication range again, the connection establishment information is transmitted to the portable terminal device and connected to the portable terminal device. Is established and the game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device that has established the connection. 3. The game according to claim 1, wherein the game is a game in which points are added or subtracted according to a role of a portable terminal device of a connection partner in the game, and the points are stored in a predetermined storage area. A portable terminal device, comprising means for adding / subtracting points based on role data indicating a role in a game and role data of the portable terminal device of the connection partner acquired by the transmitting / receiving means. 4. A transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a plurality of portable terminal devices located within a wireless communicable range by wireless communication, a clocking means, and connection confirmation information with the portable terminal device by the transmitting / receiving means, Judgment means for judging whether or not there are a plurality of portable terminal devices located within the wireless communication range for a predetermined time based on the time information by the time measurement means, and information for generating game information related to the game. And a transmitting unit that transmits connection establishment information to the portable terminal device when the determining unit determines that there are a plurality of portable terminal devices that have been located for the predetermined time. Then, an information providing system, characterized in that a connection is established with the portable terminal device and the game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device with which the connection is established. 5. The wireless communication based on transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a plurality of portable terminal devices located within a wireless communicable range by wireless communication, and connection confirmation information with the portable terminal device by the transmitting / receiving means. A determining means for determining whether or not there is a portable terminal device located in a possible range, and a case where the determining means determines that there is a portable terminal device in the wireless communication possible range. An update means for updating the connectable terminal identification data stored in a predetermined storage area based on the identification information of the portable terminal device, and an information generation means for generating game information related to the game, When the determining unit determines that the portable terminal device located in the wireless communication range has moved out of the wireless communication range, Based on the connectable terminal identification data, the game data stored in the storage area for identifying the portable terminal device as a game participant is updated, and the transmission / reception means once changes from the wireless communicable range. When the mobile terminal device that goes out enters the range where wireless communication is possible again, the connection establishment information is transmitted to the mobile terminal device, the connection with the mobile terminal device is established, and the connection is established. An information providing system, characterized in that the game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device. 6. The game according to claim 4, wherein the game is a game in which points are added / subtracted according to a role of a portable terminal device of a connection partner in the game, and the points are stored in a predetermined storage area. An information providing system comprising means for adding / subtracting points based on role data indicating respective roles of the plurality of portable terminal devices. 7. The game according to claim 4, wherein the game is a game for searching a predetermined search target, and at least a role as the search target and a target other than the search target. And a role of searching for the search target, wherein the determination means stores role data indicating a role of each of the plurality of portable terminal devices stored in a predetermined storage area. An information providing system, which determines whether or not a connection is established between the portable terminal device having a role as the search target and the portable terminal device having a role to search the search target based on the above. 8. The means for updating predetermined charging data according to claim 4, wherein the game fee is shared according to the number of portable terminal devices with which the connection is established. An information providing system including: 9. A computer-readable program included in a portable terminal device having a wireless communication transmitting / receiving unit, wherein the computer is at least one other computer located within the wireless communication range of the transmitting / receiving unit. Based on communication control means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the portable terminal device by wireless communication, time measuring means, connection confirmation information with the other portable terminal device by the transmitting and receiving means, and time measuring information by the time measuring means,
A determination unit that determines whether or not there is a portable terminal device that is located for a predetermined time in the wireless communication range, and an information generation unit that generates game information related to a game, and the communication control unit, When the transmission / reception means determines by the determination means that there is a portable terminal device that has been located for the predetermined time, it causes the connection establishment information to be transmitted to the portable terminal device and connects with the portable terminal device. Is established and the game information is transmitted to the portable terminal device that has established the connection. 10. A computer-readable program included in a portable terminal device having a transceiver capable of wireless communication, wherein the computer is at least one other computer located within a wireless communicable range of the transceiver. Communication control means for transmitting / receiving information to / from the portable terminal device by wireless communication, and a portable type device located in the wireless communication range based on connection confirmation information with the other portable terminal device by the transmitting / receiving means. If there is a determining unit that determines whether or not there is a terminal device, and if the determining unit determines that there is a portable terminal device that is located within the wireless communicable range, the identification information of the portable terminal device is included. Based on the update means for updating the connectable terminal identification data stored in the predetermined storage area, and game information related to the game is generated. If the portable terminal device located in the wireless communicable range is judged to have moved out of the wireless communicable range by the judging means, the connection is made to function as the information generating means. Updating the game data stored in the storage area for identifying the portable terminal device as a participant of the game based on the available terminal identification data, and the communication control means causes the transmission / reception means to once perform the wireless communication. When the portable terminal device that has gone out of the possible range enters the range in which wireless communication is possible again, the connection establishment information is transmitted to the portable terminal device and the connection is established with the portable terminal device. , A program for transmitting the game information to a portable terminal device that has established a connection. 11. The game according to claim 9, wherein the game is a game in which points are added / subtracted according to the role of the portable terminal device of the connection partner in the game, and the points are stored in a predetermined storage area. A program that causes a computer to function as means for adding and subtracting points, based on role data indicating a role in a game and role data of a portable terminal device of a connection partner acquired by the transmitting and receiving means. 12. A program readable by a computer having a wireless communication transmission / reception unit, wherein the computer transmits / receives information to / from the plurality of portable terminal devices located in a wireless communication range by wireless communication. Based on the communication control means for transmitting and receiving the information, the time measuring means, the connection confirmation information with the portable terminal device by the transmitting and receiving means, and the time measuring information by the time measuring means, it is located within the wireless communication range for a predetermined time. The communication control means causes the transmission / reception means to perform the predetermined operation by the determination means for determining whether or not there are a plurality of portable terminal devices and information generation means for generating game information related to the game. When it is determined that there are a plurality of mobile terminal devices that are located in time, the connection establishment information is sent to the mobile terminal device. A program for transmitting the game information to a portable terminal device that has established a connection with the portable terminal device. 13. A program readable by a computer having a wireless communication transmitting / receiving unit, wherein the computer transmits / receives information to / from the plurality of portable terminal devices located in a wireless communication range by the wireless communication. Communication control means for transmitting and receiving, and determination means for determining whether or not there is a portable terminal device located in the wireless communicable range based on connection confirmation information with the portable terminal device by the transmitting and receiving means, When the determining unit determines that there is a portable terminal device located in the wireless communication range, the connectable terminal stored in a predetermined storage area based on the identification information of the portable terminal device. Updating means for updating the identification data and information generating means for generating game information related to the game, wherein the updating means is When the determination unit determines that the portable terminal device located in the wireless communication range has moved out of the wireless communication range, the portable type device is determined based on the connectable terminal identification data. The game data stored in the storage area for identifying the terminal device as a participant of the game is updated, and the communication control unit causes the transmission / reception unit to temporarily move out of the wireless communication range. When the terminal device enters the wireless communication range again, the connection establishment information is transmitted to the portable terminal device, the connection is established with the portable terminal device, and the connection is established to the portable terminal device. A program that causes the game information to be transmitted. 14. The game according to claim 12, wherein the game is a game in which points are added / subtracted according to the role of the portable terminal device of the connection partner in the game, and the points are stored in a predetermined storage area. A program that causes a computer to function as means for adding and subtracting points based on role data indicating the role of each of the plurality of portable terminal devices. 15. The game according to claim 12, wherein the game is a game for searching a predetermined search target, and at least a role as the search target as a role and a target other than the search target. And a role of searching for the search target, wherein the determination means stores role data indicating a role of each of the plurality of portable terminal devices stored in a predetermined storage area. A program for determining whether or not a connection has been established between the portable terminal device having the role of the search target and the portable terminal device having the role of searching the search target based on the above. 16. The means for updating predetermined charging data according to claim 12, wherein the fee for the game is shared according to the number of portable terminal devices with which the connection is established. A program that causes a computer to function as. 17. An information storage medium readable by a computer, wherein the program according to any one of claims 9 to 16 is stored.