JP2004102372A - Game situation information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide game situation information by using a portable telephone to a user who wants to use the distribution service of the game situation information of a game or the like. <P>SOLUTION: This system is provided with a portable telephone set and a non-contact IC tag owned by a user, a non-contact IC tag reading device having a means for reading identification information stored in the non-contact IC tag in a non-contact state and a means for transmitting the identification information read by the means to a server. Also, this system is provided with a server having a member information database in which the electronic mail address of the user and the identification information are registered so as to be associated with each other, a terminal having an input means for inputting the situation of a game, a game situation information database in which the inputted game situation is stored and a distributing means for distributing the game situation information to the electronic mail address registered so as to be associated with the identification information received from the non-contact IC tag reading device in the member information database based on the identification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game situation information providing system that enables a user who desires a distribution service of game situation information such as a game to be provided using a mobile phone.
[0002]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when watching sports such as professional baseball and professional soccer, visitors have come to facilities such as a stadium where these sports are performed, and enjoy watching sports.
In addition, these sports are broadcast on television and radio so that many people can see and hear the status of the game.
This makes it easy to know the status of the game anywhere, for example, by listening to the radio, even when you are out.
[0003]
However, it is troublesome to carry a small TV or radio when going out for commuting or going to school, and it is cumbersome to walk with earphones attached to ears.
Also, for example, it may be troublesome to keep listening to the radio broadcast even during commuting or going to school, and some users want to know the situation of the game only when they want to know.
Furthermore, even if the user wants to know the scoring result, and turns on the radio and listens to the broadcast of baseball, etc., in many cases, the situation of the game such as the scoring result is not broadcasted in a timely manner. There is a problem that it is difficult to know.
[0004]
Conventional game information providing systems provide game information to terminal devices by inputting game information from input means as needed and registering the information in a database (for example, see Patent References 1 to 3).
However, these systems are for sequentially reporting to a plurality of users in real time, and are not systems for providing game information for individuals.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-299525 [Patent Document 2]
JP-A-9-134323 [Patent Document 3]
JP-A-9-134402 [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a service for distributing game situation information such as competitions without having to carry a television or radio when going out. The present invention provides a game situation information providing system that improves the convenience of the user by enabling the user to provide the game situation information using a mobile phone.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a game situation information providing system of the present invention is a game situation information providing system for providing game situation information of a game or the like to a user using a mobile phone, wherein the user A non-contact IC tag in which the mobile phone possessed and the identification information are stored, means for reading the identification information stored in the non-contact IC tag in a non-contact manner, means for transmitting the identification information read by the means to the server, A non-contact IC tag reader having a member information database in which the user's e-mail address and the identification information are registered in association with each other; a terminal having input means for inputting a game situation; and the terminal The member information data is stored on the basis of the match status information database storing the match status input from the user and the identification information received from the non-contact IC tag reader. A server and a distribution means for distributing the game status information associated with the base to the identification information stored in the game status information database to the email address registered, characterized by comprising the.
[0008]
Further, the game situation information providing system according to the present invention is characterized in that the non-contact IC tag reading device is provided at each of a plurality of places in a street or at a station.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a game situation information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating an example of a non-contact IC tag used in the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a non-contact IC tag paper piece with a non-contact IC tag sandwiched between layers, FIG. 4 is a system block diagram of a game situation information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing storage contents of a member information database of the match situation information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing display contents of a mobile phone in the match situation information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of the game situation information provision system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.
[0010]
First, an outline of a game situation information providing system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The game situation information providing system of the present invention, for example, to go to a stadium where a game such as a baseball field or a soccer field is being performed, and to a person who can not watch sports and the like, The situation information can be distributed using a mobile phone, and the user 1 who wants to distribute the game situation information needs to have the mobile phone 2 and the non-contact IC tag 3.
As shown in FIG. 1, it is convenient and preferable to carry the non-contact IC tag 3 by attaching it to a strap of the mobile phone 2.
[0011]
When receiving the issuance of the non-contact IC tag 3, the user 1 registers at least personal information such as his / her own e-mail address and the like in the storage means of the non-contact IC tag 3 by performing membership registration or the like in advance. The e-mail address of the user can be specified from the information read from the non-contact IC tag 3 by associating the identification information with the identification information such as the ID number and the like and registering it in the member information database.
[0012]
In addition, a non-contact IC tag capable of non-contactly reading identification information stored in a non-contact IC tag 3 carried by a user at a plurality of predetermined positions in a public place such as a street or a station yard in advance. A reading device 4 is provided.
FIG. 1 shows an example in which the non-contact IC tag reading device 4 is provided near the middle of the stairs in the station premises. However, the present invention is not limited to this. By installing the reader 4, the non-contact IC tag 3 possessed by the user is brought closer to the non-contact IC tag reader 4 so that the identification information stored in the non-contact IC tag 3 can be easily read. Keep it.
These non-contact IC tag readers 4 should have specifications such as signboards and posters in appearance, and for example, "contact the non-contact IC tag 3 if you want to know baseball information." Is preferably displayed so that any user can understand.
[0013]
On the other hand, the information management center 5 and the like are provided with a server 6 and a terminal 7 for managing and providing member information, and the server 6 and the non-contact IC tag reader 4 can communicate via a communication line 9. It is connected to the.
In addition, a server 6 installed in the information management center 5 or the like provides a game situation information distribution service from the server 6 to the user's mobile phone 2 via the communication line 9 and the mobile communication line 10 so that the server 7 can communicate with the server 7. Communication with the mobile phone 2 is possible.
[0014]
The server 6 includes a server 6 such as a management server 6a, a web server 6b, and a mail server 6c, and a database such as a member information database 8a, a match situation information database 8b, and a mail content database 8c.
[0015]
As the non-contact IC tag 3 used in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, a general-purpose non-contact IC tag 3 can be used, which is generally called RFID (radio frequency identification). A coil-shaped antenna pattern 33 is formed on a base material 31 of plastic or the like, and a resonance circuit is formed by the coil-shaped antenna pattern 33 and a capacitive element so that a radio wave of a certain frequency can be received and transmitted. Can be used.
[0016]
In the non-contact IC tag 3 shown in FIG. 2, the antenna pattern 33 forms a jumping circuit on the back surface of the base 31 by the conductive member 34 and is connected to the bump on the back surface of the IC chip 32 by the antenna connection terminal 33C.
In the example shown in FIG. 2, the capacitance element is built in the IC chip 32.
The IC chip 32 includes a memory as a storage unit, and records identification information such as an ID number capable of identifying each non-contact IC tag 3.
[0017]
Such a non-contact IC tag 3 forms an antenna pattern 33 by photo-etching a metal foil such as an aluminum foil laminated on a resin base material or etching after printing a resist pattern on the surface of the resin base material. And by providing a protective coating.
The non-contact IC tag 3 is embedded in a plastic base, but is sandwiched between two paper layers 35a and 35b, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, to protect the IC chip 32 and the antenna pattern 33 and to carry it. It is preferable to use a convenient form.
[0018]
The mobile phone 2 is a commonly used mobile phone, and can communicate with the server 6 via a communication line 9 such as the Internet and a mobile communication line 10, and is distributed from the server 6. Display means capable of displaying the game situation information.
[0019]
Next, a system configuration of the game situation information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The non-contact IC tag 3 receives a signal from the non-contact IC tag reader 4 and stores the identification information stored in the storage unit in a non-contact manner. A transmission / reception unit including an antenna for transmitting to the IC tag reading device 4 and a control unit including an IC are provided.
[0020]
The non-contact IC tag reader 4 includes a reading unit 11 for reading the identification information stored in the storage unit of the non-contact IC tag 3 in a non-contact manner, a storage unit 12, a transmission / reception unit 13, a control unit 14, It has.
The transmission / reception means 13 is configured to be able to transmit the identification information read from the non-contact IC tag 3 to the server 6 of the information management center 5 via the communication line 9.
[0021]
Next, the server 6 of the information management center is provided with a transmission / reception unit 15, a game situation information distribution unit 16, an extraction unit 17, and a control unit 18.
Further, the server 6 includes a member information database 8a, a match situation information database 8b, and a content database 8c.
As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the member information database 8a stores personal information such as a name 22 and an e-mail address 23 of each member as a user, and a non-contact information stored in a storage unit of the non-contact IC tag 3. It is registered in association with the identification information 24 of the IC tag 3.
As a result, an e-mail address is specified based on the identification information read from the non-contact IC tag 3 by the non-contact IC tag reader 4, and the game situation information can be distributed to the e-mail address. .
[0022]
The terminal 7 connected to the server 6 is provided with a transmitting / receiving means 25, an input means 26, a display means 27, and a control means 28. , The latest situation information of the game can be registered in the game situation information database 9 of the server 6 at any time.
FIG. 6 shows an example of the event information displayed on the user's mobile phone. As in this example, the game situation information input from the input means 26 of the terminal 7 indicates the information at what time point. And the information is updated at any time so that the latest game situation is distributed as much as possible.
[0023]
The mobile phone 2 is generally commercially available, and includes a transmission / reception unit 40, an operation unit 41, a display unit 42, a storage unit 43, a microphone 44, a speaker 45, a control unit 46, and the like.
The display means 42 displays the contents of the event information distributed from the server 7 via the mobile communication line 10.
[0024]
Next, a processing procedure when the user uses the game situation information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 as an example when the user wants to know the baseball game situation. I do.
First, when the user wants to know the baseball game situation, the user brings the non-contact IC tag 3 close to the non-contact IC tag reading device 4 installed on the street or in the station yard, and the non-contact IC tag is read. The identification information stored in the storage unit of the tag 3 is read (step S1).
Then, the identification information read by the non-contact IC tag reading device 4 is transmitted to the server 6 (step S2).
[0025]
Next, the server 6 that has received the identification information performs an extraction process of an e-mail address registered in association with the received identification information based on the registration information in the member information database 8a (step S3).
Next, the game status information registered in the game status information database 8b is delivered to the extracted e-mail address (step S4).
[0026]
The distributed game situation information is displayed on the display means 42 of the user's mobile phone 2 so that the user can know the game situation information (step S5).
As described above, it is possible to provide a service for distributing various game situation information to the user.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the game situation information providing system of the present invention can provide a game situation information distribution service even when away from home, without having to carry a TV or radio every time when one wants to know the situation of a game such as baseball or a sorcerer. Since it is possible to receive the information by using a telephone, there is an effect that the information can be easily obtained and the convenience of the user can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a game situation information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of a non-contact IC tag used in the present invention. ,
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a non-contact IC tag paper piece with a non-contact IC tag sandwiched between paper layers.
FIG. 4 is a system block diagram of a game situation information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the storage contents of a member information database of the game situation information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing display contents of a mobile phone in the game situation information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the game situation information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 User 2 Mobile phone 3 Contact IC tag 4 Non-contact IC tag reader 5 Information management center 6 Server 6a Management server 6b Web server 6c Mail server 7 Terminal 8a Member information database 8b Game status information database 8c Mail content database 9 Communication line DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile communication line 11 Reading means 12, 43 Storage means 13, 15, 25, 40 Transmission / reception means 14, 18, 28, 46 Control means 16 Game situation information distribution means 17 Extraction means 22 Name 23 E-mail address 24 Identification information 27 , 42 display means 31 base material 33 coiled antenna pattern 32 IC chip 34 conductive members 35a, 35b paper layer 33C antenna connection terminal 41 operating means 44 microphone 45 speaker

Claims (2)

A game status information providing system for providing game status information of a game or the like to a user using a mobile phone,
A non-contact IC tag storing a mobile phone and identification information possessed by the user;
A non-contact IC tag reader having means for reading the identification information stored in the non-contact IC tag in a non-contact manner, and means for transmitting the identification information read by the means to a server;
A member information database in which the user's email address and the identification information are registered in association with each other,
A terminal having input means for inputting the status of the match,
A game status information database in which the status of the game input from the terminal is stored,
Match status information stored in the match status information database from the member information database to an e-mail address registered in association with the identification information based on the identification information received from the non-contact IC tag reader. A server having distribution means for distributing
A game situation information providing system comprising: The game situation information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the non-contact IC tag reader is provided at each of a plurality of locations on a street or at a station.

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