JP2003320170A - Game system equipped with new replay system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system equipped with a new replay system by which the play content of a higher class player can easily be observed by a personal computer or a cellular phone of an individual. <P>SOLUTION: The three-dimensional image data for the play content of higher class players which is performed by a large number of game machines (1A, 1B and 1C) is up-loaded to a server computer (2) through a communication circuit together with other game data, and is stored in a first data-recording device (22). The three-dimensional image data is converted into movie data by an image-converting device (23), and is stored in a second data-recording device (24). Then, this game system is constituted in such a manner that the movie data and necessary game data regarding the required game may be down-loaded from the second data-recording device (24) to the external terminal units (3A, 3B and 3C) in response to an access from the external terminal units (3A, 3B and 3C). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a game system provided with a novel replay system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is necessary for a player to play the game repeatedly in order to improve his or her skill in the game, but it is also very useful to observe and study how the game is advanced by a player higher than himself. Yes, it is well known that this will allow us to improve efficiently. However, with the conventional arcade game machines installed in game arcades, etc., you can usually see the game in the past unless you replay your game immediately after the game ends. It was only the content of the play of the upper player who played the game. Therefore, it is impossible to replay and see the play contents of the advanced player in another store. Further, when a game is played at home using a communication game, it is only possible to replay and see only the play content between players who own the same game with the same hardware. Therefore, the famous senior player's play content has been video-sold and sold or rented, and many ordinary players can easily watch the advanced player's play content by a simpler means, I hope I can observe it.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide the contents of play of a certain level or more of advanced players nationwide or all over the world. , A game system with a new replay system that can be easily viewed and observed not only on game consoles but also on home computers and mobile phones with displays, etc., and can also improve communication between players. To provide.

[0004]

The above objects of the present invention are as follows.
A game data recording device capable of recording three-dimensional image data of a played game together with other game data, a large number of game devices equipped with a communication control device, and data communication with the large number of game devices through a communication line Replay system comprising the following components [a] to [e] provided in a server computer, that is, [a] a tertiary recorded on the game data recording device of a large number of game machines uploaded through a communication line: A first data recording device for recording the original image data together with other game data; [b] an image conversion device capable of converting the three-dimensional image data recorded in the first data recording device into movie data; [C] A second data recording device for recording the movie data obtained by the image conversion device together with the other game data, d) The management device having a bulletin board function for disclosing at least the data regarding the player and the ranking of the game results among the other game data recorded in the second data recording device, and [e] through the communication line. A replay system including a movie control data for the requested game and a communication control circuit for downloading the necessary game data from the second data recording device to the external terminal in response to access from the external terminal, It can be achieved by a game system having a novel replay system characterized by being composed of

As the external terminal capable of downloading data from the server computer, at least one selected from a personal computer, a mobile phone, and a game machine can be used. It is recommended that a message can be written on the bulletin board of the management device from the external terminal and / or the plurality of game machines.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a game system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration thereof. Also, in the figure, 1A, 1B, 1C
Etc. are a large number of game machines installed in various game centers, etc. 2 are server computers installed in a management center etc. in a state in which data communication with a large number of these game machines is possible through communication lines, 3A, 3B, 3C and the like are personal computers, mobile phones, game consoles, etc. for downloading and watching game images from a server computer through a communication line.

The game machines 1A, 1B, 1C, etc. are game machines of the same kind for playing the same game, for example, the same drive game. It allows different players to play games individually. In these game machines, like the normal game machines, the arithmetic unit (CP) necessary for playing the game is used.
U), a game processing device 11 including a ROM, a RAM, an image processing device, a sound circuit, a display, an operating tool such as a handle, and the like in which necessary data such as a program is recorded, and the like. In this case, a game data recording device 12 capable of recording the three-dimensional image data of the played game together with other game data, and a communication control device 13 are provided. That is, since the image processing of the image of the game to be displayed on the display screen of the game machine is usually performed using a three-dimensional image model such as polygons, the image data of the game performed by each player is also It is recorded in the game data recording device 12 as three-dimensional image data. In addition to such three-dimensional image data, the game data recording device 12 also includes the name of the player who played the game (handle name entered by the player in accordance with instructions from the game machine), scores, date and time when the game was played, Game data, etc., and audio data if possible are also recorded at the same time. In this way, the data recorded in the game data recording device 12 is used for the player who played the game to replay and see his / her own game after the game ends, and the data having a predetermined score or more is used. The data of the player is automatically uploaded to the server computer 2 through the communication line by the communication control circuit 13 each time the player finishes playing or at predetermined time intervals.

In this way, the game machines 1A, 1B,
The 3D image data uploaded from 1C or the like to the server computer 2 and the game data such as scores, voices and the like are stored in the communication control circuit 2 of the server computer.
It is once recorded in the first data recording device 22 through 1. Next, the three-dimensional image data recorded in the first data recording device 22 is read by the image conversion device 23 and converted from the three-dimensional image data into movie data. That is, the 3D image data as it is cannot be processed by a general moving picture processing program and circuit provided in a personal computer, a mobile phone, etc., but by converting this into ordinary moving picture movie data, the personal computer, the mobile phone, etc. However, it can be processed as a video and can be viewed. The game image thus converted into movie data is recorded in the second data recording device 24. Along with this, the player name, score, etc. of each image are also read from the first data recording device 22 and recorded in the second data recording device 24. The management device 25 controls the cooperative operation of the communication control circuit 21, the first data recording circuit 22, the image conversion device 23, the second data recording circuit 24, etc., and is recorded in the second data recording device 24. It has a bulletin board function for disclosing at least the data (name, etc.) about the player among the game data and the ranking of the game results.

[0009] Thus, a person who desires to watch the play contents of an advanced player, from his / her own personal computer 3A or mobile phone 3B, or a communication game machine or a game machine 3C provided in a game center or the like, Access the server computer 2 through a communication line, select the desired senior player's play by referring to the expert's name, score, ranking, etc. displayed on the bulletin board by the management device 25, and display the play content. Download the movie data to your personal computer 3A or mobile phone 3B.
If possible, audio data may be downloaded together with movie data. The control of these download operations is performed by the communication control circuit 21 of the server computer.

Since the image data downloaded to the personal computer 3A or the mobile phone 3B in this manner is movie data, it can be processed by ordinary moving image processing software provided in the personal computer or the like, and downloaded on the display screen. You can view the play contents of advanced players as a video and watch it.

Further, the viewer of the downloaded moving image can send a comment or the like to the downloaded moving image to the server computer 2 in an e-mail format so that the comment can be posted on the bulletin board of the server computer. Many gamers can communicate with each other through the bulletin board.

In the above description, only the data of players having a predetermined score or more is uploaded from the game machine to the server computer, but if the server computer has a large recording capacity and processing capacity. Is uploaded with game data of all players in all game machines 1A, 1B, etc., and stored in the second data recording device 24 for a certain period (for example, 1
It is also recommended that you keep it for about a week) so that acquaintances can enjoy each other's play contents while watching each other. Alternatively,
On the contrary, when the capacity of the second data recording device 24 of the server computer is small, only the play data of a certain number of advanced players (for example, the top 50 players) is played instead of the player having a certain score or more. It can also be saved and made available.

[0013]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the game system according to the present invention can achieve the following excellent operational effects that have not been heretofore available. (1) Until now, until a video recording was put on the market,
There was no way to see what the advanced players were playing,
By adopting the game system of the present invention, it can be visualized in a short time, and many game lovers can easily watch it using a personal computer or a mobile phone. (2) 3D image data for game consoles is converted to movie data for general moving images, saved and downloaded, so you can watch it anywhere on your PC or mobile phone. can do. (3) By providing a bulletin board function on the server computer, users can enter and post comments, which can enhance communication between players and enthusiasts. It is possible to secure fixed customers for the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

1A, 1B, 1C game console 11 Game processor 12 Game data recorder 13 Communication control device 2 Server computer 21 Communication control circuit 22 First data recorder 23 Image converter 24 Second data recorder 25 Management device with bulletin board function 3A PC 3B mobile phone 3C game console

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A large number of game machines (1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 1A, 3D image data recording devices (12) capable of recording 3D image data of a played game together with other game data. 1B, 1C) and a replay system consisting of the following components [a] to [e] provided in a server computer (2) capable of data communication with the above-mentioned many game machines (1A, 1B, 1C) through communication lines. A game system equipped with a new replay system characterized by being composed of [A] A first data recording device (22) for recording, together with other game data, the three-dimensional image data recorded in the game data recording device of the above-mentioned many game machines, which is uploaded through the communication line. [B] Image conversion device capable of converting three-dimensional image data recorded in the first data recording device (22) into movie data
(twenty three). [C] A second data recording device (24) for recording the movie data obtained by the image conversion device (23) together with the other game data. [D] A management device (25) having a bulletin board function for disclosing at least the data relating to the player and the ranking of the game result among the other game data recorded in the second data recording device (24). [E] Movie data about the requested game and necessary game data are stored in the second data recording device (24) according to the access from the external terminals (3A, 3B, 3C) performed through the communication line. A communication control circuit (21) downloaded from the external terminal to the external terminal (3A, 3B, 3C). 2. The external terminal capable of downloading data from the server computer (2) is a personal computer (3
The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game system is at least one selected from A), a mobile phone (3B), and a game machine (3C). 3. The external terminal (3A, 3B, 3C) and / or the plurality of game machines (1A, 1B, 1C) on the bulletin board of the management device (25).
1 configured to be able to write messages from
Or the game system according to 2.