JP2006247401A - Online organizing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an online organizing method by which a plurality of participants connected to a network can be quickly and suitably organized. <P>SOLUTION: Game apparatuses 10 of a number of users A, B, C, D, . . . are connected to a server 50 through a network. The respective users A, B, C, D, . . . have a purpose X or a purpose Y. The server 50 obtain on line from the game apparatuses 10 personal information of the respective users A, B, C, D, . . . connected to the network to structure a database 52 of the personal information. The organizing means 54 selects the users A, B, C, D, . . . , based on information of the respective users registered in a database 52 and organizes the users. The game apparatuses 10 of the organized users A, B, C are interconnected by the information sharing means 56 and share the information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an online organization method for organizing a plurality of participants connected to a network.

  With the development of communication technology in recent years, terminal devices installed in stores such as game centers and game cafes are configured by connecting home game devices and personal computers in each home via telephone lines etc. Are connected by a dedicated line such as an optical fiber to form a common network. Through this network, a plurality of participants can have a conversation in real time, and a plurality of players can participate in a common game.

  A large number of participants participate in the network, and it is necessary to search for a suitable partner from such a large number of participants to perform a task such as a game together. An example of a matching system that connects and organizes a specific participant from a large number of participants will be described with reference to FIG.

  It is assumed that user A, user B, user C, and user D are connected to the server 100 via a network. As shown in FIG. 5, user A and user C are already organized. In order to find a participant with whom User B acts together in this state, the user accesses the matching system 102 in the server 100 and first makes a request “Search for a free user”. The matching system 102 searches for free users who are not organized, and if it finds a free user D, it communicates its address to user B. Therefore, the user B contacts the user D by mail or the like to “do not act together”, and if the user D understands, the organization is established there.

  Such a matching method may be effective for organizing in a network where participants have a common purpose and motivation, and the number of participants is not very large. In a large network with different willingness, the degree of freedom is too high for effective organization. Moreover, once organized, the organization is easily fixed, which becomes a barrier when new users participate. In particular, it is difficult to organize a huge network connecting many participants from all over the world, and there is a need for a method that can effectively organize such a huge network.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an online organization method capable of quickly and appropriately organizing a plurality of participants connected to a network, and a server and a terminal device used therefor.

  The purpose is to search the personal information of participants of a plurality of terminals connected to the network, and select matching participants from the plurality of participants based on the personal information of the plurality of participants. This is achieved by an on-line organizing method characterized in that it organizes and shares information with a plurality of organized participants to perform specific tasks.

  In the above-described online organization method, when information for organization is collected online from the terminal connected to the network, the information is obtained by a method in which the participants select from items displayed on the screen. You may make it input.

  The above object is organized by organizing means for selecting and organizing suitable participants from among the plurality of participants based on the personal information of the participants of the plurality of terminals connected to the network. And a server having information sharing means for sharing information by connecting terminals of a plurality of participants.

  In the server described above, the participants organized by the organizing means may be transferred to the information sharing means as they are.

  The object is a terminal device connected to the server described above, and has external storage means for storing the personal information of the participants, and when the terminal device is connected to the server, the terminal device is stored in the external storage means. This is achieved by a terminal device, wherein the personal information is uploaded to the server.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the personal information of the participants of a plurality of terminals connected to the network is searched, and based on the personal information of the plurality of participants, the plurality of participants are adapted to each other. Participants were selected and organized, and information was shared with multiple organized participants to perform specific tasks, so multiple participants connected to the network were quickly and appropriately Can be organized.

  An online organization method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The online organization method of the present embodiment is performed by connecting a participant's terminal device online to a server. First, the terminal device in this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing functions of a game device used as a terminal device of the online organization method of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game apparatus 10 stores a CPU 12 that executes game programs, controls the entire system, calculates coordinates for image display, and the like, and programs and data necessary for the CPU 12 to perform processing. A system memory (RAM) 14 used as a buffer memory is commonly connected by a bus line and connected to a bus arbiter 20. The bus arbiter 20 controls the flow of programs and data with each block of the game apparatus 10 and devices connected to the outside.

  Furthermore, a program data storage device or storage medium 16 (including an optical disk or an optical disk drive for driving a game recording medium such as a CD-ROM) in which a game program and data (including video data and music data) are stored A BOOTROM 18 storing a program and data for starting the game apparatus 10 is connected to the bus arbiter 20 via a bus line.

  A rendering processor that reproduces video (MOVIE) data read from the program data storage device or the storage medium 16 via the bus arbiter 20, or generates an image for image display according to the player's operation or game progress. 22 is connected to a graphic memory 24 for storing graphic data and the like necessary for the rendering processor 22 to generate an image. The image signal output from the rendering processor 22 is converted from a digital signal to an analog signal by a video DAC (not shown) and displayed on the display monitor 26.

  Also, a sound processor 28 that reproduces music data read from the program data storage device or storage medium 16 via the bus arbiter 20, and generates sound effects and sounds according to the player's operation and game progress, and its sound The processor 28 is connected to a sound memory 30 for storing sound data and the like necessary for generating sound effects and sounds. The audio signal output from the sound processor 28 is converted from a digital signal to an analog signal by an audio DAC (not shown) and output from the speaker 32.

  The bus arbiter 20 also has a function as an interface, and is connected to an external communication line such as a telephone line via the modem 34. The game apparatus 10 is connected to the Internet via a telephone line by a modem 34 and can communicate with other game apparatuses and network servers.

  The bus arbiter 20 is connected to a controller 36 that outputs information for controlling the game apparatus 10 and an externally connected device to the game apparatus 10 in accordance with the operation of the operator.

  A visual memory 38 is connected to the controller 36 as external storage means. The visual memory 38 is provided with a sub-monitor using a liquid crystal screen together with a memory for storing various information.

  The modem 34 described above uses a telephone line. However, a terminal adapter (TA) or router that uses a telephone line, a cable modem that uses a cable TV line, a wireless communication means using a mobile phone or PHS, optical Other communication methods such as optical fiber communication means using a fiber may be used.

  Next, the server in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of a server that executes the online organization method of the present embodiment, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the online organization method of the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is an online organization method of the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows the detail of the server which performs.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a large number of users A, B, C, D,... Users A, B, and C each have a purpose X, and user D has a purpose Y. The server 50 obtains personal information online from the game apparatuses 10 of the users A, B, C, D,... Connected to the network, and forms a personal information database 52.

  The organizing means 54 selects and organizes suitable users based on the personal information of the users A, B, C, D,... Registered in the personal information database 52. In FIG. 2, the user A, the user B, and the user D who have a common purpose X are organized by the organizing means 54. The organizing means 54 notifies the users A, B, and C that they are compatible partners, and sends the organizing information to the information sharing means 56. If the consent from each user A, B, C is obtained, the information sharing means 56 shares the information of the game devices 10 of the users A, B, C, and the organization is established there.

  In addition, even after the game devices 10 of the users A, B, C, D,... Are connected to the server 50 via the network, information for organizing from the users A, B, C, D,. May need to be collected. In such a case, an item is displayed on the screen of the game apparatus 10 or the screen of the visual memory 38, and the user can input information by a simple method such as selecting the item. This makes it possible to quickly collect information even in an online connection state.

  Participants who are organized will perform common tasks as a team. Here, the users A, B, and C execute a common task, for example, a common game, using the game apparatus 10. A game that is a common task is executed by a game program stored in each game apparatus 10.

  The above-described online organization method will be described again using the flowchart of FIG.

First, the server 50 confirms the connected terminal device (game device 10) (step S10). Next, information such as personal information and purposes of each user is collected from the game device 10 which is a terminal device and stored in the database 52 (step S11). Next, the user is organized by collating the collected information with other information already stored in the database (step S12). Next, the game devices 10 of the users organized by the information sharing means are connected to share information (step S13). In this organized state, the participants execute a game that is a common task by the game apparatus 10 as a team.

  Thus, in this embodiment, since the organizing means 54 autonomously organizes based on the personal information database 52, effective organization is performed even in a huge network to which many participants from all over the world are connected. be able to.

  Next, a specific example of user organization will be described with reference to FIG.

  Users A, B, C, D, E, and F create personal information in advance using the game apparatus 10 before connecting to the network. Personal information to be created includes: (1) Player name, (2) Gender, (3) Occupation, (4) Age, (5) Hometown, (6) Language used such as Japanese and English, (7) Game Progress rate, (8) class, (9) hobby, (10) purpose of participation, etc. The created personal information is registered in the visual memory 38 provided in the game apparatus 10.

  Subsequently, when the game devices 10 of the users A, B, C, D, E, and F are connected to the server 50 via the network, they are registered in the visual memory 38 of the game devices 10 of the users A, B, C, D, E, and F. The uploaded personal information is automatically uploaded to the server 50. At this time, a request for organization is also uploaded. The game device 50 of the users A, B, C, D, E, and F may be automatically accessed from the server 50 side and downloaded from the visual memory 38.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the purpose: H, progress rate: 20%, private information: V, etc. are registered in the database 52 as the game data of the user A, and the purpose: I, progress rate: 40%, private information: W, etc. are registered in the database 52, as user C game data, purpose: J, progress rate: 80%, private information: X, etc. are registered in the database 52 as user D game data , Purpose: K, progress rate: 40%, private information: Y etc. are registered in the database 52, and as user E game data, purpose: I, progress rate: 20%, private information: X etc. are registered in the database 52 As the game data of the user F, purpose: H, progress rate: 30%, private information: Y, etc. are registered in the database 52. That.

  In addition, a request “User wants to join with a person of the same purpose!” Is registered in the database 52, and a request “User I want to join with a person of private information Y!” Is registered in the database 52. From C, a request “I want to join with a person with the same private information!” Is registered in the database 52. From the user D, a request “anyone!” Is registered in the database 52. A request “I want to combine with a person!” Is registered in the database 52, and a request “I want to combine with a person of private information V for the same purpose!” Is registered in the database 52 from the user F.

  The organizing means 54 organizes users based on the personal information registered in the database 52. The parameters for organizing include a player's sex, occupation, age, place of birth, language used, race, game progress rate, class, hobby, participation purpose, request, and the like. The user's personal information and purpose are automatically searched, and a team is formed in consideration of organizational conditions such as the number of people and user requests. For example, based on occupation information, create a team with users of this occupation and users of this occupation, create a team limited to women at a progression level of 20 from information on gender and progression rate, A wide variety of team configurations are possible, such as creating teams of android units aimed at treasure hunt from Utah from information on adventure purposes.

  In the case of FIG. 4, from the request of the user A “I want to combine with a person of the same purpose!” And the request of the user F “I want to combine with a person of the private information V for the same purpose!” A user A of V and a team 1 of users F of the same purpose H are organized.

  Also, from user B's request “I want to join with a person with private information Y!” And user D's request “anyone!”, Team 2 of user D who has private information Y and user B is organized. The

  Also, from user C's request to "combine with a person with the same private information!" And user E's request to "combine with a person with purpose J!" The team 3 of the user E whose information is X is organized.

  Once organized in this way, the information sharing means 56 connects the organized game devices 10 of the users to share information. In this state of organization and information sharing, the participants execute a game that is a common task by the game apparatus 10 as a team.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above embodiment, a team that organizes users and executes tasks called games is formed, but the present invention may be applied to organization for executing tasks other than games. Moreover, the method of the present invention can be applied not only to the above embodiment but also to all kinds of organization.

It is a block diagram which shows the function of the game device used as a terminal device of the online organization method by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline of the server which performs the online organization method by one Embodiment of this invention. 3 is a flowchart of an online organization method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating details of a server that executes an online organization method according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the matching system which connects and organizes a specific participant.

Explanation of symbols

10 ... Game device 12 ... CPU
14 ... System memory 16 ... Program data storage device or storage medium 18 ... BOOTROM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Bus arbiter 22 ... Rendering processor 24 ... Graphic memory 26 ... Display monitor 28 ... Sound processor 30 ... Sound memory 32 ... Speaker 34 ... Modem 36 ... Controller 38 ... Visual memory 50 ... Server 52 ... Database 54 ... Organizing means 56 ... Information Sharing means 100 ... server 102 ... matching system

Claims (7)

Search for personal information of participants on multiple devices connected to the network,
Based on the personal information of the plurality of participants, select and organize matching participants from the plurality of participants,
An online organization method characterized in that information is shared with multiple organized participants to perform specific tasks. The online organization method according to claim 1.
When collecting information for organizing online from the terminal connected to the network, the participant inputs information by a method of selecting from items displayed on the screen. How to organize. An organizing means for selecting and organizing suitable participants from the plurality of participants based on the personal information of the participants of the plurality of terminals connected to the network;
A server characterized by comprising information sharing means for connecting terminals of a plurality of organized participants to share information. The server according to claim 3,
A server in which the participants organized by the organizing unit move to the information sharing unit as they are. A terminal device connected to the server according to claim 3,
Having external storage means for storing the participant's personal information;
When the terminal device connects to the server, the personal information stored in the external storage means is uploaded to the server. 6. An external storage means provided in the terminal device according to claim 5 for storing personal information of participants. 2. The on-line organizing method according to claim 1, wherein a storage medium storing a program capable of sharing the information with the other organized participants and executing the specific task on the terminal side.

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