JP2005044322A - Method for communicating progress and result of event and game - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To communicate information on an event or a game in each competitive sport to large numbers of Web browsers by displaying in real time the information in the form of a league list or a tournament list on a Web page even if no knowledge about Web page preparation or network construction is available. <P>SOLUTION: An information originator may just do the following: using an information processing terminal 21, including a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, as well as a personal computer, and the like; receiving the information input Web page 16 stored on a Web server 10; inputting the information on the event or the game to the Web page 16; and sending the information to the Web server 10. Consequently, information on the scores or the rankings of players in each event, the pairings of the next term game, the winner, and the like is displayed in real time in the form of the tournament list or the league list on an information display Web page 17 stored on the Web server 10. The Web browser reads the information display Web page 17 with the aid of an information processing terminal 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  According to the present invention, when an information sender transmits information on a competition or a game progress and results of competition between individuals or groups using an information processing terminal such as a computer, a PDA, or a mobile phone, the Web server It relates to a method for displaying information on a game or a game in a tournament table or league table on a web page and transmitting it to a web viewer.

  Television and radio are frequently used as a possible means for tournament officials to immediately convey information about the progress and results of competitions and matches between individuals and groups to those who are away from the venue. However, these information transmission means are not easily available to many people who want to transmit various game information by amateur players.

  Therefore, in recent years, as a means for an individual to transmit information immediately and at a low cost, the Internet and a transmission means using a Web page have been used.

  A conventional method for transmitting game information using the Internet is to send and display animated live images and scoreboards on mobile devices such as mobile phones and PDAs over the Internet, and perform live sports in real time. There is a live sports system that can be used (for example, see Patent Document 1).

    JP 2003-99554 A (page 3-5, FIG. 1)

  However, it is possible to immediately communicate the progress and results of individual matches by using the conventional technology, but the ranking of participants in the tournament, the combination of the next opponent, and the participation that became the winner It is not possible to immediately transmit information on the person or the like.

  In addition, the convenience for the information acquirer is improved, but even if the information sender is not familiar with the construction of a server for transmitting information and the creation of a Web page, the progress and results of the game can be transmitted. It is not certain if it is possible.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to send information on tournaments and games to a Web server by using an information processing terminal equipped with a communication function such as a mobile phone, a personal computer, and a mobile information terminal. By simply displaying a tournament table and a league table on a web page for browsing, and providing a method for transmitting tournament information and game information to a large number of unspecified web page viewers.

  In order for the present invention to achieve the above object, an information sender uses an information processing terminal such as a computer, a PDA, or a mobile phone to transmit tournament information and game information to the Web server. The transmitted tournament information or game information is immediately displayed on a tournament / game information display Web page in the Web server.

  On the other hand, by using the present invention, a web browser receives a tournament / game information display web page from the web server according to claim 1 using the information processing terminal, and the web page is displayed. By browsing, it becomes possible to acquire the tournament information and the game information described in claim 1.

  Here, the tournament information includes at least the name of the tournament in which each game is performed, the event type, the game format (tournament game or league game), the start and end dates of the tournament, the start date and time of each game, This includes game venues, names and numbers of tournament participants, rankings of participants in the tournament, and combinations of opponents.

  On the other hand, the game information includes at least the score of each game of the tournament participants, the total score of the tournament, and information on whether the game is continuing or finished.

  Further, according to the present invention, the information sender transmits the game end information to the Web server by using the information processing terminal, so that the Web server can display the participant's information in each game transmitted from the information sender. From the score information, it is characterized in that a participant with a high score is determined as a winner of each game.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, an information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit information about a game format as a tournament battle and combination information of an initial opponent to the Web server, so that the Web server -The tournament table is also displayed on the game information display Web page immediately.

  In the present invention, when the game format is a tournament game, the information sender transmits the game end information to the Web server using the information processing terminal, so that the Web server is transmitted immediately. The winner of the game is judged from the score information, and the fact that the winner participates in the higher game is instantly illustrated in the tournament table.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the game format is a tournament game, the information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit information on the end of the game to the Web server, so that the Web server can determine the winner of each game. It is characterized in that a match combination of the upper game is determined from the information of the tournament table, and the combination information is immediately displayed on the tournament / game information display Web page.

  In the present invention, when the game format is a tournament game, the information sender transmits the game end information to the Web server, so that the Web server determines the winner of the game and the winner in the tournament is 1 When the person becomes a person, the fact that the winner is the winner of the tournament is instantly illustrated in the tournament table.

  In addition, according to the present invention, an information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit information about the game format as a league game to the Web server, so that the Web server can immediately display the tournament / game information display Web. The league table is displayed immediately on the page.

  By the way, in the league table, there are columns for displaying the ranking, score information in each game, number of wins, losses, draws, points, points, points difference, and points of each tournament. ing.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the game format is a league game, every time the information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit the game end information to the Web server, the Web server wins the game participants. It is characterized by assigning. Incidentally, it is assumed that the winning point can be determined to an arbitrary value by the information sender.

  Further, in the present invention, when the game format is a league game, the information sender transmits the game end information to the Web server using the information processing terminal, so that the Web server stores each competition in the league table. The score information, ranking, number of wins, number of losses, number of draws, points, points, points difference, and points of each participant's opponent are displayed immediately.

  Incidentally, the present invention is characterized in that, when the game format is a league game, the Web server determines a participant having a large total of points as a higher ranking.

  In the present invention, when the ranking of the league match is determined by the Web server, if the total number of points of the tournament participants is the same value, the player who has the larger cumulative difference is scored as the winner. When the point difference is the same, it is characterized in that a player who has a higher total score is judged as a winner.

  According to the present invention, the tournament and game progress and result transmission method allows the user to input tournament and game information on the information input web page without having specialized knowledge of server construction and web page creation. The transmission information is instantly displayed on the information display Web page in the form of a tournament table or league table, and the information on the game or tournament is quickly reported to an unspecified number of Web page viewers. It becomes possible.

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

  First, before describing the embodiment of the present invention, terms used in the following description are defined. First of all, the tournament information includes at least the tournament name, the event type, the game format (tournament or league), the start and end date and time of the tournament, the start date and time of each game, the game venue, and the names and numbers of tournament participants. In addition, the ranking of the tournament participants in the tournament and the combination of opponents in each game shall be indicated. In addition, the game information includes at least the score of the tournament participant in each game and information on whether the game is continuing or finished. By the way, each match played by the tournament participants is a match.

  In addition, by using the present invention, a person who intends to transmit the tournament information and game information to an unspecified number of people is an information sender, and a person who acquires tournament information and game information through browsing a web page is a web site. A browser and a person who manages the Web server are defined as a system administrator.

  Next, each element constituting the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of the present invention and a configuration in a Web server indicated by reference numeral 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes, as physical configuration requirements, a Web server 10, an information transmission terminal 21 for information transmission, an information processing terminal 22 for information acquisition, and the devices, The Internet 20 that enables transmission and reception is required.

  The Web server 10 is an information processing device that receives information from the information processing terminal 21 and stores the information in the storage device 14. Further, the Web server 10 generates and updates a Web page based on transmission information from the information processing terminal 21 and stores the generated or updated Web page in the storage device 14. Then, the Web server 10 supplies a Web page in response to a distribution request from the information processing terminals 21 and 22.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the Web server 10 includes a central processing unit 11, a storage device 14, and an input / output device 19. The central processing unit 11 includes a control device 13 and an arithmetic processing device 12, and controls the operation of each device in the Web server 10 to perform arithmetic processing on various types of information.

  The input / output device 19 accepts various information inputs transmitted from the information sender to the Web server 10 and outputs various Web page data transmitted from the Web server 10 to the information processing terminals 21 and 22.

    The storage device 14 stores at least a tournament / game information database 15, an information input web page 16, an information display web page 17, and a system program 18. The tournament / game information database 15 is transmitted from the information processing terminal 21. It consists of tournament information and game information. Further, the information input Web page 16 is a Web page for inputting information to be transmitted to the Web server 10 by the information sender, and tournament and game information input to the Web page 10 and transmitted to the Web server 10 The tournament / game information database 15 is stored in the storage device 14. On the other hand, the information display web page 17 is a web page that displays tournament information and game information stored as a tournament / game information database. The system program 18 includes instructions that define the operation of the central processing unit 11 necessary for the present invention. For example, the central processing unit 11 displays tournament information and game information transmitted from the information processing terminal 21 on the information display Web page 17, stores various information in the storage device 14, and stores the stored information. For example, arithmetic processing.

  Incidentally, although not shown in FIG. 1, the Web server 10 includes an input device and an output device for inputting and outputting data such as a keyboard and a display, and an information sender is also provided. The information processing terminal 21 to be used and the information processing terminal 22 to be used by the web viewer also include a central processing unit, a storage device, an input / output device that performs a communication function, an input device that outputs and outputs data, and an output device. It has. Further, it is assumed that the information processing terminal 21 and the information processing terminal 22 record Web page browsing software in the storage device and can use the Web page browsing software.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a more detailed configuration of the information input Web page 16 and the information display Web page 17 of FIG. 1 and the influence relationship between the Web pages. Next, the information input Web page 16 and the information display Web page 17 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information input Web page 16 is roughly divided into a tournament information management Web page 16A and a game information management Web page 16D. The tournament information management web page 16A includes an authentication web page 16B and a tournament information input web page 16C. The tournament information input web page 16C is a web page for entering tournament information, and the authentication web page 16B is an ID and password necessary for the information sender to receive the tournament information input web page 16C on the information processing terminal 21. This is a web page for inputting.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the game information management Web page 16D includes an authentication Web page 16E and a game information input Web page 16F. The game information input web page 16F is a web page for inputting game information, and the authentication web page 16E has an ID and password necessary for the information sender to receive the tournament information input web page 16F on the information processing terminal 21. This is a web page for input.

  The information display web page 17 is composed of a menu web page 17A and a tournament / game information display web page 17B. The menu web page 17A displays the tournament name registered by the information sender, and when the web viewer uses the information processing terminal 22 to select the tournament name or game that he / she wants to browse, the selected tournament or game A tournament / game information web page 17B displaying information about the event is displayed. The tournament / game information display Web page 17B displays tournament information and game information transmitted by the information sender. Incidentally, the tournament information input web page 16C, the game information input web page 16F, and the menu web page 17A and the tournament / game information display web page 17B are not limited to a single page, making it easy to input and view information. A plurality of them can be provided. In this description, each Web page is divided into a plurality of parts, and information input and browsing are described.

  Next, using the present invention, the process until the information sender transmits the tournament information and the game information to the web viewer will be roughly divided into two processes. First, the process of generating the game information input Web page 16F and the tournament / game information display Web page 17B will be described. Thereafter, a process in which the game information input by the information sender on the game information input Web page 16F is displayed on the tournament / game information display Web page 17B will be described.

  First, the process by which the information sender uses the information processing terminal 21 and the Web server 10 to generate the game information input Web page 16F and the tournament / game information display Web page 17B will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. To go. Incidentally, in the following description, when an information sender or a web viewer inputs information into an input field on a web page, presses a button on the web page, or selects a selection item, an information processing terminal is used. 21 and the input device of the information processing terminal 22 are used.

  First, as shown in Step 30 of FIG. 3, the information sender receives the authentication Web page 16B of FIG. 2 from the Web server 10 to the information processing terminal 21, and receives a predetermined input on the authentication Web page 16B. In the column, the ID and password notified from the system operator are input and transmitted to the Web server 10. Incidentally, the 1D and the password are recorded by the system operator as the tournament / game information database 15 in the storage device 14 of the Web server 10.

  As shown in steps 31 and 32 of FIG. 3, the central processing unit 11 uses the ID and password transmitted from the information sender as the ID and password stored as the tournament / game information database 15. To match. When the two match is confirmed, as shown in step 33, the tournament information input Web page 16C is transmitted to the information processing terminal 21 of the information sender, and the tournament information input Web page is output to the output device of the information processing terminal 21. 16C is displayed.

  Next, as shown in step 34 of FIG. 3, the information sender inputs the tournament information in each entry field on the tournament information input Web page 16 </ b> C displayed on the output device of the information processing terminal 21. The following is a detailed explanation of event information input.

  4 to 8 are specific examples of the tournament information input Web page 16C. Next, input of tournament information will be described with reference to these drawings.

  First, the information sender uses the information processing terminal 21 to input appropriate information into each entry field on the tournament information input Web page of FIG. 4 and transmits it to the Web server 10. The input field will be described. The tournament name is entered in the input field 16C-1, the competition type of the game is entered in the input field 16C-2, the start date and end date of the tournament are entered in the input fields 16C-4 and 16C-5, and the entry field 16C. Enter the number of participants in -6. In addition, the information sender can set the game format to the tournament game by selecting the radio button 16C-7. Upon receiving the setting information, the central processing unit 11 displays the tournament table on the tournament / game information display Web page 17B of FIG. Furthermore, by checking the check item 16C-8, the tournament table for the 3rd place decision game is displayed on the tournament / game information display Web page 17B.

  On the other hand, the information sender can set the game format to the league game by selecting the radio button 16C-9 in FIG. Upon receiving the setting information, the central processing unit 11 displays the league table on the tournament / game information display Web page 17B. In addition, by inputting appropriate numbers in predetermined items in the input field 16C-10 in the broken line in FIG. 4, it is possible to set each winning point at the time of victory, at the time of losing, or at the time of draw.

  In addition, an arbitrary character string serving as a password is input in the input field 16C-3 in FIG. The character string serves as a password to be input to the authentication Web page 16E of FIG. 2 when the game information input Web page 16F is received from the Web server 10 to the information processing terminal 21.

  When the information sender finishes inputting the tournament information and the password, the information sender presses the registration button 16C-11 and transmits the entered tournament information to the Web server 10. The transmitted tournament information is stored in the recording device 14 as the tournament / game information database 15 by the central processing unit 11. Incidentally, the transmitted tournament information is stored in association with the ID input on the authentication web page 16B of FIG. 2 when the central processing unit 11 stores the tournament / game information database 15 in the storage device 14. .

  Next, the tournament information input Web page in FIG. 5 is used to input the names of tournament participants. After the information sender inputs the participant name in the input field 16C-13 of the Web page and presses the registration button 16C-14, the information of the input participant name is transmitted to the Web server 10. Then, the central processing unit 11 stores the transmission information in the recording device 14 as the tournament / game information database 15, and displays the number of participants already input in the input information display field 16C-12 in FIG.

  After the participant name is stored as the game information database 15 in the recording device 14, when the game format is a tournament game, the information sender receives the tournament information input Web page of FIG. 6 from the Web server 10 to the information processing terminal 21. To do. Incidentally, FIG. 6 is a tournament information input Web page for inputting the competition combinations of tournament participants.

  Now, when the Web page of FIG. 6 is displayed on the output device of the information processing terminal 21, the information sender inputs the tournament participant in the combination input field 16C-15, presses the registration button 16C-17, and plays. The combination information is transmitted to the Web server 10. The central processing unit 11 stores the transmitted combination information in the storage device 14 as the tournament / game information database 15. Incidentally, the “U” -shaped line 16C-16 on the right side of the input field 16C-15 in FIG. 6 indicates that the tournament participants input in the two upper and lower fields are competing. The display example of FIG. 6 shows that tournament participants A and B are competing.

  Next, a procedure in which the information sender transmits information such as the start date and time of each game, the game venue, and the referees and uniforms to the Web server 10 will be described. 7 and 8 are tournament information input Web pages for inputting information such as the start date and time of each game, game venue, referee and uniform. FIG. 7 is a tournament information input Web page when the game format is a tournament game, and FIG. 8 is a tournament information input Web page when the game format is a league game. In the input table 16C-18 in FIG. 7 and the input table 16C-20 in FIG. 8, the second column from the left is the game date, the third column from the left is the start time, the fourth column from the left is the game venue, and The fifth column from the left is a column for entering other game information (referee, uniform, etc.). The first column from the left displays battle combinations. When the game format is a tournament battle, the combination input by the information sender on the Web page for inputting the battle combination of FIG. 6 is displayed. On the other hand, in the case of a league match, the central processing unit 11 automatically determines a combination so that all participants play against all other participants, and the combination is displayed.

  When the tournament information input Web page of FIG. 7 or FIG. 8 transmitted from the Web server 10 is displayed on the output device of the information terminal 21, the information sender uses the information processing terminal 21 to appropriately Information is input to the Web page. Enter other information such as game date, start time, game venue, referee and uniform in the input table 16C-18 when the game format is a tournament game, and input table 16C-20 when the game format is a league game. The button 16C-19 or the registration button 16C-21 is pressed to transmit the input information to the Web server 10. Then, the Web server 10 stores the transmission information in the storage device 14 as the tournament / game information database 15.

  This completes the input of tournament information by the information sender in step 34 of FIG. Thereafter, as shown in step 35, the central processing unit 11 sets the ID and password that are input when the game information input Web page 16F is received by the information processing terminal 21, and the ID and password are displayed. The web page is transmitted to the information sender 21 of the information sender, and the set ID and password are displayed on the output device of the information processor 21. Incidentally, although the ID is automatically set by the central processing unit 11, the password is the character string if the information sender has entered an arbitrary character string in the input field 16C-3 in FIG. If there is no input, the central processing unit 11 automatically sets it.

  Now, as shown in steps 36 and 37 in FIG. 3, the central processing unit 11 uses the tournament information in the tournament / game information database 15 to enter the game information input web page 16F and the tournament / game information display web page 17B. Is generated. This is the end of the description of the process of generating the game information input Web page 16F and the tournament / game information display Web page 17B.

  Next, the process until the information sender transmits the tournament information and the game information to the web viewer using the information processing terminal 21 and the web server 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10 to 15 are specific examples of the game information input Web page 16F, and FIGS. 16 and 17 are specific examples of the tournament / game information display Web page 17B.

  First, when the information sender uses the information processing terminal 21 to request the Web server 10 to distribute the authentication Web page 16E in FIG. 2, the Web server 10 sends the authentication Web page 16E to the information processing terminal 21. The web page 16E is displayed on the output device of the information processing terminal 21.

  As shown in step 90 of FIG. 9, the information sender uses the information processing terminal 21 to enter the input field on the authentication Web page 16E and the central processing unit 11 on the We page in step 35 of FIG. The ID and password displayed on the screen are input and transmitted to the Web server 10.

  As shown in steps 91 and 92 of FIG. 9, the central processing unit 11 confirms that the ID and password transmitted by the information sender match the ID and password issued in step 35 of FIG. Then, the game information input Web page of FIG. 10 is transmitted to the information sender 21 of the information sender. FIG. 10 is a Web page for selecting a game for which information is to be input.

  As shown in step 93 of FIG. 9, when the Web page of FIG. 10 is displayed on the output device of the information processing terminal 21, the information sender sends the information processing terminal 21 as shown in step 94. Utilizing the game selection item group 16 </ b> F- 1 in FIG. 10, a game for which information is to be input is selected.

  As shown in step 95 in FIG. 9, the central processing unit 11 transmits a game information input Web page for selecting input information in FIG. 11 to the information processing terminal 21 of the information sender. Then, the Web page is displayed on the output device of the information processing terminal 21. Incidentally, FIG. 11 to FIG. 17 illustrate the case where the game information of the tournament participants A and B is input from the game selection item group of FIG. 10 as an example.

  Next, as shown in steps 96 and 97 of FIG. 9, when the information sender selects the game start item 16F-2 on the Web page of FIG. The apparatus 11 transmits the Web page for inputting the score information of FIG. 12 to the information sender 21 of the information sender, and the Web page is displayed on the output device of the information processor 21.

  As shown in step 98 of FIG. 9, the information sender uses the information processing terminal 21 to participate in each game in the score input fields 16F-5 and 16F-6 on the score information input Web page of FIG. The user's score is input, and then the registration button 16F-7 is pressed to transmit the score information to the Web server 10.

  The central processing unit 11 stores the transmitted score information as the tournament / game information database 15 in the storage device 14 and also converts the score information into the game information of FIG. 14 as shown in step 99 of FIG. It is displayed on the display item 16F-11 on the input Web page. As shown in step 90A of FIG. 9, the central processing unit 11 also displays the score information on the tournament / game information display Web page 17B of FIG. The display of the game information on the tournament / game information display Web page 17B will be described later.

  Further, in order to input game information other than the score including information such as player arrangement and player change, the information sender selects the selection item 16F-3 in FIG. 11 using the information processing terminal 21. Thereafter, the central processing unit 11 transmits a game information input Web page for inputting the game information of FIG. 13 to the information processing terminal 21, and the information sender transmits the Web page displayed on the display device of the information processing terminal 21. The game information is input to and transmitted to the Web server 10. The central processing unit 11 stores the transmitted game information in the storage device 14 as the tournament / game information database 15 and displays it on the tournament / game information display Web page 17B. Incidentally, the input items in FIG. 13 may be provided with appropriate items depending on the competition.

  16 and 17 are specific examples of the tournament / game information display web page 17B. FIG. 16 is a display example when the game format is a tournament game. FIG. This is a display example. Hereinafter, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17 that the game information is displayed on the tournament / game information display Web page 17B. Prior to that, each part of FIGS. 16 and 17 will be described.

  Table 17B-2 in FIG. 16 and Table 17B-8 in FIG. 17 are individual score tables for each game. Table 17B-3 in FIG. 16 and Table 17B-9 in FIG. It is a detailed information column for displaying game information other than the score including the above.

  Reference numeral 14B-4 in FIG. 16 indicates a tournament table, and the tournament participants are displayed in the display frame 17B-4a, and the winners of the tournament are displayed in 17B-4b. On the other hand, reference numeral 17B-10 in FIG. 17 indicates a league table, and the ranking of the tournament, the number of wins, the number of losses, the number of draws, points, points, points difference, points, etc. are displayed.

  Further, in Table 17B-1 in FIG. 16 and Table 17B-7 in FIG. 17, each game is displayed as a selection item, and information on the game selected by the Web viewer using the information processing terminal 22 It is displayed in the score tables 17B-2 and 17B-8 and the detailed information columns 17B-3 and 17B-9. Incidentally, combinations such as “AB” displayed in Table 17B-1 in FIG. 16 and Table 17B-7 in FIG. 17 represent matches in which information can be displayed. Further, Table 17B-5 in FIG. 16 and Table 17B-11 in FIG. 17 display combinations of all the games in the tournament, the date and time, the venue, and other game information.

  When the Web viewer selects the item 17B-6 in FIG. 16 and the item 17B-12 in FIG. 17 using the information processing terminal 22, the central processing unit 11 displays the menu Web page 17A of the information display Web page 17. Is transmitted to the information processing terminal 22, and the Web viewer can select and browse information on other tournaments and matches.

  Now, when the information sender uses the information processing terminal 21 to input score information and other detailed information to the game information input Web page 16F and transmits it to the Web server 10, the central processing unit 11 Is stored in the storage device 14 as the game information database 15. Further, the central processing unit 11 uses the score table 17B-2 or 17B-5 or 17B-8 or 17B-11 on the tournament / game information display Web page of FIGS. 17B-3 or 17B-9 is displayed in each predetermined column.

  As described above, the game information transmitted by the information sender using the information processing terminal 21 is displayed on the tournament / game information display Web page 17B. Next, a case where the information sender continues to input the game information and a case where the input of the game information is finished will be described. FIG. 14 is a game information input Web page for selecting whether to continue or end the input of game information. As shown in steps 90B and 90C of FIG. 9, the information sender inputs game information by using the information processing terminal 21 and selecting the selection item 16F-12 or 16F-13 of FIG. And the transmission of the information to the Web server 10 can be continued. That is, the central processing unit 11 repeats the operations of Steps 97, 99, and 90A of FIG. 9, and the new game information transmitted from the information processing terminal 21 is displayed in the display items 16F-11, FIG. Displayed in an appropriate table on the tournament / game information display Web page of FIG. By the way, the information sender can correct the already entered score information by selecting the selection item 16F-12 in FIG. 14, and can input new score information by selecting 16F-13. .

  On the other hand, when the information sender of FIG. 14 selects the selection item 16F-14, the central processing unit 11 performs the processes shown in and after step 90C of FIG. First, the central processing unit 11 generates the game information input Web page of FIG. 15 that displays the game information transmitted by the information processing terminal 21 until the end of the input of game information as the game result. Then, as shown in step 90E of FIG. 9, the central processing unit 11 transmits the game information input Web page of FIG. 15 to the information processing terminal 21, and the output page of the information processing terminal 21 includes the Web page. Is displayed.

  Here, in order to input game information other than the score, the information sender selects the selection item 16F-16 of FIG. 15, receives the Web page of FIG. 13 from the Web server 10, and is necessary for the Web page. Information is input and transmitted to the Web server 10. Further, in order to input game information between other tournament participants, the selection item 16F-17 in FIG. 15 is selected, and the process from step 93 to step 90B in FIG. 9 is repeated.

  Moreover, as shown in step 90D of FIG. 9, the central processing unit 11 makes a game participant with a high score the winner of the game from the score information transmitted until the information processing terminal 21 finishes the score input, A game participant with a low score is judged as a game loser. If the score is the same, it is determined to be a draw.

  Then, as shown in step 90F of FIG. 9, the central processing unit 11 updates the content of the tournament / game information display Web page 17B based on the result of the determination of winning or losing. The details of the update will be described in detail below for the case where the game format is a tournament game and the case of a league game.

  First, the case where the game format is a tournament game will be described with reference to FIG. After determining the winner of the game, the central processing unit 11 displays a straight line starting from the frame in which the winner is displayed as a solid line as shown in the tournament 17B-4 of FIG. In the example of the tournament table 17B-4 in FIG. 16, the match of the tournament participants A to B ends with a win of A with 1 to 0, and A moves into the top game.

  Further, the central processing unit 11 determines the combination of the upper game, that is, the battle of the next game from the winner information and the tournament table information, and displays the combination in the first column of Table 17-5 in FIG. In the example of FIG. 16, it is displayed in the display column 17B-5a that A will advance to the final match based on the information that the tournament participant A is the winner in the first round and the information in the tournament table. In addition, the opponent of the tournament participant A in the final match, after the match between the match participants C and D ends, the central processing unit 11 automatically determines the winner from the score information and displays the display field 17B-5a. To display.

  When the score information input for all the matches is completed, the central processing unit 11 determines the tournament participant finally determined as the winner as the winner, and displays the winner in the display frame 17B-4b of the tournament table in FIG. indicate.

  Next, the case where the game format is a league game will be described. After determining the winner of the match, the central processing unit 11 assigns the winning points set in the input field 16C-10 on the tournament information input Web page of FIG. Store as the information database 15. Then, the accumulation of the winning points is displayed in a predetermined column of the league table 17B-10 in FIG. 17, and the score difference is also displayed in a predetermined column for calculating the score information and displaying the score difference of each participant. Similarly, the number of wins, the number of losses, and the number of draws for each participant are also displayed in the win, negative, and draw fields. By the way, the ranking item is the first column, and the score information with the opponents of each tournament participant is displayed in the third to sixth columns counting from the left with the column as the base point. For example, if the row in which each item name such as the rank and the participant name is displayed is the first row and the column in the second row and the fourth column is viewed, the score of “1-0” is given as a result of the match between the match participants A and B Information is displayed, indicating that tournament participant A has earned 1 point and B has earned 0. Further, when the game is not being held or is being played, the date of the game is displayed as in the second row and the fifth column.

  Further, the central processing unit 11 determines that the player with the highest total points is the higher rank. Then, in the league table 17B-10 in FIG. 18, the row of the tournament participant positioned in the higher rank is displayed so as to become the higher row. By the way, when deciding the ranking of each participant, if the total score is the same, the one with the highest score difference is the higher rank, and if the total score difference is the same, The higher the total, the higher the ranking. If the total score is also the same value, the information sender forcibly specifies the order through the game information input Web page 16C using the information processing terminal 21.

  As described above, the information sender uses the information processing terminal 21 or the Web server 10 to display the tournament / game information on the tournament / game information display web page 17B. By browsing the web page 17B using the information processing terminal 22, the viewer can transmit the tournament information and the game information.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention and a configuration of a Web server 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows the classification | category and influence relationship of the information input Web page 16 and the information display Web page 17 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process in which an information originator produces | generates the game information input Web page 16C and the game / game information display Web page 17B using the information processing terminal 21 and the Web server 10. It is a specific example of the meeting information input Web page 16C of FIG. It is a specific example of the meeting information input Web page 16C of FIG. It is a specific example of the meeting information input Web page 16C of FIG. It is a specific example of the meeting information input Web page 16C of FIG. It is a specific example of the meeting information input Web page 16C of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process in which an information sender uses the information processing terminal 21 or the Web server 10 to display tournament / game information on a tournament game concession display web page. It is a specific example of the game information input Web page 16F of FIG. It is a specific example of the game information input Web page 16F of FIG. It is a specific example of the game information input Web page 16F of FIG. It is a specific example of the game information input Web page 16F of FIG. It is a specific example of the game information input Web page 16F of FIG. It is a specific example of the game information input Web page 16F of FIG. This is a specific example of the tournament game of the tournament / game information input Web page 17B of FIG. 2 when the game format is a tournament game. It is a specific example when the game format of the tournament / game information input Web page 17B of FIG. 2 is a league game.

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10 Web server 11 Central processing unit 12 Arithmetic unit 13 Control unit 14 Storage unit 15 Tournament / game information database 16 Information input web page 16A Tournament information management web page 16B Authentication web page 16C Tournament information input web page 16D Match information management web page 16E Authentication Web page 16F Game information input Web page 17 Information display Web page 17A Menu Web page 17B Tournament / game information display Web page 18 System program 19 Input / output device 20 Internet 21 Information sender 22 for information sender 22 Web viewer Information processing terminal

Claims (16)

An information sender uses an information processing terminal such as a computer, PDA, or mobile phone to send tournament information or game information to the web server, so that the web server sends the transmitted tournament information or game information to the web server. The tournament / game information display web page of the tournament / game information and the results of the tournament / game are displayed immediately. The Web browser uses the information processing terminal to receive a tournament / game information display Web page from the Web server according to claim 1, and browses the Web page. The tournament and game progress and results transmission method according to claim 1, wherein the tournament information and game information can be acquired. The tournament information described in claim 1 includes at least the name of the tournament in which each game is played, the event type, the game format (tournament game or league game), the start and end dates of the tournament, and the start date and time of each game. 3. The method for transmitting the tournament and game progress and results according to claim 1 and 2, including a game venue, a name and number of tournament participants, a ranking of the participants in the tournament, a combination of opponents, and the like. The game information described in claim 1 includes at least the score of each game of the tournament, the total score of the game, and information on whether the game is ongoing or finished. How to communicate the progress and results of competitions and matches described in 1. The information sender sends the game end information to the web server using the information processing terminal, so that the web server obtains the score from the score information of the participants in each game sent from the information sender. The tournament and game progress and results transmission method according to claims 1 to 4, wherein a large number of participants are judged as winners of each game. The information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit the combination information of the tournament game as the game format and the first-time opponent to the Web server, so that the Web server displays the tournament / game information display Web page. The tournament table is displayed immediately above the tournament and game progress and results transmission method according to claims 1 to 5. When the game format is a tournament game, the information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit information on the end of the game to the Web server, so that the game can be immediately determined from the score information transmitted from the Web server. 7. The tournament and the game progress and result transmission method according to claim 1, wherein the winner is determined and the tournament table according to claim 6 is instantly shown in the tournament table according to claim 6. . When the game format is a tournament game, the information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit information about the end of the game to the Web server, so that the Web server can determine the winners of each game and the information in the tournament table. The competition and game progress and result transmission method according to claim 1, wherein the competition combination of the upper game is determined, and the combination information is immediately displayed on the competition / game information display Web page. When the game format is a tournament game, the information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit the game end information to the Web server, so that the Web server determines the winner of the game, and The progress of the tournament and the game according to claims 1 to 8, wherein when the winner in the tournament becomes one, the winner is the winner of the tournament, which is immediately illustrated in the tournament table according to claim 6. And how to communicate the results. The information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit information about the game format as a league game to the Web server, so that the Web server instantly displays the league table on the tournament / game information display Web page. The competition and game progress and result transmission method according to claim 1, which is displayed immediately. In the league table according to claim 10, there are columns for displaying the ranking, score information in each game, number of wins, number of losses, number of draws, points, points, goal difference, points of each tournament participant. The tournament and game progress and results transmission method according to claim 1 to 5 and claim 10, respectively. 2. When the game format is a league game, the Web server assigns points to the game participants each time the information sender transmits the game end information to the Web server using the information processing terminal. To 5, and the course and results of the tournament and game according to claims 10 and 11. 13. The points according to claim 12, wherein an information sender can determine an arbitrary value using the information processing terminal, according to claims 1 to 4 and claims 10 to 12. How to communicate the results and results of competitions and games. When the game format is a league game, the information sender uses the information processing terminal to transmit the game end information to the Web server, so that the Web server can display each competition participant in the league table of claim 10. Claims 1 to 4 and Claims 10 to 13 for immediately displaying the score information, ranking, number of wins, number of losses, number of draws, points, points, points difference, and points for each opponent. How to communicate the progress and results of competitions and matches described in 1. When the game format is a league game, the Web server determines the participant with the highest total points as the higher ranking, and the tournament and game progress described in claims 10 to 14. How to communicate results. When the Web server determines the ranking of the league match, if the total number of points of the tournament participants is the same value, it is determined that the player who has the most cumulative score difference is the winner, and if the score difference is the same, The competition and game progress and result transmission method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and 10 to 15, wherein a player who has a higher total score is determined to be a winner.

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