JP2007195118A - Game system, program, and information storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system or the like capable of changing contents of a game in response to viewing of digital broadcast. <P>SOLUTION: The game system includes: a mobile phone 10 including a reproduction section 140 for reproducing the digital broadcast on the basis of digital information received from a digital broadcast providing apparatus 30, a terminal side information generating section 120 on the basis of digital information received from a digital broadcast providing apparatus 30, a terminal side information generating section 120 for generating reproduction state information indicating a reproduction state of the digital broadcast, a terminal side communication section for receiving the digital information and transmitting the reproduction state information to an information providing apparatus 20, and a game execution section 130 for executing the game; and the information providing apparatus 20 including a providing side information generating section 220 for generating game information for executing the game whose contents are changed from ordinary contents when the reproduction state corresponds to a change condition for changing the contents of he game on the basis of the reproduction state information, and a providing side communication section 210 for receiving the reproduction state information and transmitting control information to the mobile phone 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a program, and an information storage medium for playing back digital broadcasts and game images.

  A system that gives points to viewers according to the viewing of digital television broadcasts has been realized.

For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a point storage system that gives a point to a viewer when the viewer views a digital television broadcast and presses a button, and gives a privilege according to the point. . Further, the point accumulation system of Patent Document 1 is assumed to be used on a television.
JP 2003-9129 A

  On the other hand, in recent years, it has become possible to play back digital broadcasting such as 1 Segment Broadcasting on a mobile phone. A mobile phone can also execute a game.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game system, a program, and an information storage medium capable of changing the content of a game according to viewing of a digital broadcast.

In order to solve the above problems, a game system according to the present invention is a game system including a portable terminal device and an information providing device,
The portable terminal device is:
Based on the digital information received from the digital broadcast providing device, a playback unit for playing back the digital broadcast,
A terminal-side information generation unit that generates reproduction status information indicating the reproduction status of the digital broadcast;
A terminal-side communication unit that receives the digital information and transmits the reproduction status information to the information providing device;
A game execution unit for executing the game based on the game information;
Including
The information providing apparatus includes:
Based on the playback status information, when the playback status corresponds to a change condition for changing the content of the game, game information for executing a game in which the content of the game is changed from a normal content is generated. A provider information generator,
A receiving side communication unit that receives the reproduction status information and transmits the game information to the portable terminal device;
It is characterized by including.

A program according to the present invention includes a computer having a portable terminal device including a playback unit and a terminal-side communication unit.
Based on the digital information received from the digital broadcast providing device, the terminal-side playback control unit that causes the playback unit to play back the digital broadcast,
A terminal-side information generation unit that generates reproduction status information indicating the reproduction status of the digital broadcast;
A terminal-side communication control unit that causes the terminal-side communication unit to receive the digital information, to transmit the reproduction status information to an information providing device, and to receive game information based on the reproduction status information from the information providing device;
Based on the game information, it is made to function as a game execution unit for executing a game with contents different from normal contents.

Further, the program according to the present invention includes a computer having an information providing apparatus including a providing side communication unit.
Based on the playback status information indicating the playback status of the digital broadcast transmitted from a portable terminal device having a function of playing a digital broadcast and a function of executing a game, the playback status changes the content of the game When the change condition is satisfied, a providing side information generation unit that generates game information for executing a game in which the content of the game is changed from the normal content,
The providing side communication unit is caused to receive the reproduction status information and function as a providing side communication control unit for transmitting the game information to the portable terminal device.

  An information storage medium according to the present invention stores any one of the above programs.

  According to the present invention, a game system or the like uses a reproduction status information of a digital broadcast on a portable terminal device and game information for changing the content of the game, thereby allowing the game system to respond to the viewing of the digital broadcast. The contents can be changed.

In the game system, the program, and the information storage medium, the reproduction status information includes identification information for identifying the content reproduced by the reproduction unit,
The providing side information generation unit may generate the game information for changing the content of the game according to the content of the content identified by the identification information.

  According to this, the game system etc. can change the content of the game according to the content of the content reproduced by the portable terminal device. The content corresponds to, for example, a CM, a television program, a movie, and the like.

In the game system, the program, and the information storage medium, the reproduction status information includes date / time information for identifying a reproduction date / time of the reproduction unit,
The providing side information generation unit may determine the content reproduced by the reproduction unit based on the date and time information, and generate the game information for changing the content of the game according to the content.

  According to this, the game system or the like can determine the content broadcast on the playback date and time on the portable terminal device and change the content of the game according to the content.

  In the game system, the program, and the information storage medium, the providing-side information generation unit sends notification information indicating a scheduled broadcast date and time of the content to be reproduced by the portable terminal device to the providing-side communication unit. The game information for changing the content of the game according to the content of the content may be generated when the content to be played is reproduced by the portable terminal device.

  According to this, the game system or the like can give the user an incentive to view the content.

  Further, in the game system, the program, and the information storage medium, the providing side information generation unit may generate the game information so that a change in the content of the game varies depending on the type of the game.

  According to this, even when the user views the same digital broadcast, the game system or the like can cause different changes depending on the type of game being executed.

In the game system, the program, and the information storage medium, the portable terminal device includes an imaging unit that generates imaging data in response to a user operation,
The game execution unit may execute a game reflecting the imaging data based on the game information and the imaging data.

  According to this, the game system etc. can reflect the data imaged by the user in the game.

  Further, in the game system, the program, and the information storage medium, the providing-side information generation unit updates points for the user of the portable terminal device based on the reproduction status information, and based on the points, the The provider information generation unit may determine whether or not the playback status corresponds to the change condition. The provider side information generation unit may update points for the user of the portable terminal device based on the playback status information.

  According to this, the game system or the like can determine whether or not the change condition is met according to a plurality of viewing situations.

  Hereinafter, a case where the present invention is applied to a game system will be described as an example with reference to the drawings. In addition, the embodiment shown below does not limit the content of the invention described in the claim at all. In addition, all of the configurations shown in the following embodiments are not necessarily essential as means for solving the problems described in the claims.

  FIG. 1 is an overall view of a system in the present embodiment.

  A mobile phone 10, which is a kind of portable terminal device, an information providing device 20, and a digital broadcast providing device 30 are connected to each other via a network 40. Further, the mobile phone 10 and the information providing device 20 function as a game system. In practice, a plurality of mobile phones 10 are connected to the network 40.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the mobile phone 10 and the information providing apparatus 20 in the present embodiment.

  The mobile phone 10 is based on the digital information received from the digital broadcast providing device 30, and a playback unit 140 that plays back the digital broadcast, a terminal-side information generation unit 120 that generates playback status information indicating the playback status of the digital broadcast, The terminal side communication unit 110 that receives the digital information and transmits the reproduction status information to the information providing device 20, the game execution unit 130 for executing the game, and the operation for generating the operation information indicating the operation content of the user Part 150.

  In addition, the information providing apparatus 20 receives the reproduction status information from the providing side information generation unit 220 that generates game information or the like in which the content of the game is changed based on the reproduction status information, and sends the game information to the mobile phone 10. It is configured to include a providing-side communication unit 210 that transmits to and a storage unit 230.

  In addition, the storage unit 230 stores point data 232 for managing points for each user of the mobile phone 10, game data 234 for changing the contents of the game in accordance with the reproduction status of the digital broadcast, and the like.

  As hardware for implementing the functions of these units, for example, the terminal-side communication unit 110 includes an antenna, a tuner, a decoder, a communication module for wireless communication, and the like that can receive 1-segment broadcasting. The communication unit 210 is a router, the terminal-side information generation unit 120, the game execution unit 130, the providing-side information generation unit 220 is a CPU, the playback unit 140 is an LCD, a speaker, and the operation unit 150 is a key, a pad As the storage unit 230, an HDD or the like can be used.

  The functions of each part of the mobile phone 10 can also be implemented by the mobile phone 10 reading a program stored in the information storage medium 190. In addition, the function of each unit of the information providing apparatus 20 can be implemented by the information providing apparatus 20 reading a program stored in the information storage medium 290.

  As the information storage media 190 and 290, for example, a storage medium using a laser or magnetism such as a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, an IC card, a ROM, a RAM, a memory card, and an HDD can be applied. Further, the method of reading the program from the information storage media 190 and 290 may be a contact type or a non-contact type. Further, the mobile phone 10 and the information providing apparatus 20 may read the program from the server via the network 40 and implement the functions of each unit.

  Next, the flow of processing using these units will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in this embodiment.

  The terminal-side communication unit 110 of the mobile phone 10 receives 1-segment broadcasting, which is a kind of digital broadcasting, from the digital broadcasting providing device 30 (step S1).

  The playback unit 140 displays an image based on the 1-segment broadcasting (step S2).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image 300 in the present embodiment.

  The image 300 includes a digital television image 310 and a point addition image 320. In the example in FIG. 4, the digital TV image 310 shows a CM of an energy drink. Further, in the example in FIG. 4, the point addition image 320 includes a character string that prompts the user to perform an operation such as “If the point addition button is pressed during the broadcast of this CM, 10 points are added”, and the user's operation. A character string indicating the current point and an image indicating the point addition button are included.

  The user performs an operation of pressing the point addition button using the operation unit 150. The terminal-side information generation unit 120 determines whether the point addition button has been pressed based on the operation information from the operation unit 150 (step S3).

  When the point addition button is pressed, the terminal side information generation unit 120 generates reproduction status information, and the terminal side communication unit 110 transmits the reproduction status information to the information providing apparatus 20 (step S4). On the other hand, when the point addition button is not pressed, the mobile phone 10 repeats and executes the processes of steps S1 to S3, and continues to display the digital television image 310.

  The reproduction status information includes, for example, information for identifying the mobile phone 10, identification information for identifying the contents of the digital TV image 310 being displayed, and date / time information for identifying the reproduction date / time of the digital TV image 310. Also, it may include at least one type of information among broadcast station information for identifying a broadcast station that is a provider of the digital television image 310 being displayed.

  The providing side communication unit 210 of the information providing apparatus 20 receives the reproduction status information from the mobile phone 10 (step S4). The providing side information generation unit 220 updates the point data 232 of the mobile phone 10 that is the transmission source of the reproduction status information based on the reproduction status information (step S5). For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, 10 points are added.

  Also, when the game start request information is received from the mobile phone 10 by the providing side communication unit 210 (step S6), the providing side information generation unit 220 uses the point data 232 and the game data 234 to determine the user's current It is determined whether or not the point (reproduction status) satisfies a change condition for changing the content of the game (step S7).

  Note that the change condition corresponds to, for example, a case where a user listens to a specific CM or program, or a case where the user's point becomes a predetermined value or more. Further, as the game data 234, for example, data in which identification information and information indicating game change contents are associated, date and time information, date and time, information indicating broadcast contents at the date and time, and information indicating game change contents And the like, the number of points serving as a reference, the type of game, the data indicating the change content of the game, and the like. Here, the information indicating the broadcast content may be received by the providing communication unit 210 from the digital broadcast providing device 30 and stored by the providing information generation unit 220 in the storage unit 230, for example. Further, in the case where the mobile phone 10 can execute a plurality of types of games, the game data 234 may include information indicating different contents of change for each type of game.

  When the change condition is met, the provider side information generation unit 220 generates game information having contents different from the normal content based on the game data 234, and the provider side communication unit 210 transmits the game information to the mobile phone 10. (Step S8). On the other hand, when the change condition is not met, the information providing apparatus 20 generates normal game information, and the providing-side communication unit 210 transmits the game information to the mobile phone 10 (step S9).

  Here, the game information having a content different from the normal is, for example, game information for changing the content of the game in accordance with the content of the CM identified by the identification information, or the content reproduced by the reproduction unit 140. Corresponding information or the like for changing the content of the game. More specifically, as game information having contents different from normal, for example, when a user watches a CM of a nutrition drink, or when the mobile phone 10 is running a racing game, the racing car is moved from a normal speed. If the mobile phone 10 is executing a role-playing game, information for increasing the character's physical strength beyond the normal value is applicable.

  The terminal side communication unit 110 receives game information from the information providing apparatus 20. Then, the game execution unit 130 executes the game based on the game information.

  Further, the information providing apparatus 20 repeats the processes of steps S6 to S10 when the game is ended based on information from the mobile phone 10 (step S10), and when the game is not ended. .

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the game system uses digital broadcast playback status information on the mobile phone 10 and game information for changing the content of the game to view the digital broadcast. The content of the game can be changed accordingly.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the game system can change the content of the game according to the content of the CM played on the mobile phone 10 (for example, in the case of a CM of a drink, the physical strength of the game character) To recover).

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the game system can also determine the content broadcast on the playback date and time on the mobile phone 10 and change the content of the game according to the content.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, even when the user views the same digital broadcast, it is possible to cause different changes depending on the type of the game being executed (for example, the user can select the CM of the energy drink) When watching, speeding up the racing car when running a racing game, restoring the character's physical strength when running a role playing game, etc.).

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the game system can determine whether or not the change condition is satisfied according to the viewing situation of a plurality of times by using the point data 232.

  In addition, application of this invention is not limited to the Example mentioned above, A various deformation | transformation is possible.

  Further, for example, the providing side information generation unit 220 notifies the broadcast date and time of CM to be viewed by the user of the mobile phone 10 based on broadcast schedule information (for example, electronic program information) from the digital broadcast providing apparatus 30. Information may be generated, and the providing communication unit 210 may transmit the notification information to the mobile phone 10.

  Then, on the basis of the reproduction status information from the mobile phone 10, the providing side information generation unit 220 is a game for changing the content of the game according to the content of the CM when the user of the mobile phone 10 views the CM. Information may be generated.

  According to this, the game system can give the user an incentive to view the CM. This also allows CM sponsors to actively promote new products to users.

  In the above-described embodiment, a CM is adopted as an example, but various contents such as a TV program and a movie can be adopted in addition to the CM.

  In addition, the mobile phone 10 may be provided with an imaging unit that generates imaging data in response to a user operation. And the game execution part 130 may perform the game which reflected imaging data based on game information and imaging data.

  According to this, the game system can reflect the data imaged by the user in the game. More specifically, the game system allows the user to use captured images of the user himself, the user's children, the user's pets, and the like as game characters, items, and the like.

  In addition, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the information providing device 20 generates game information. However, when the portable terminal device generates game information, the providing side information generation unit 220 changes the content of the game. Control information may be generated, the providing side communication unit 210 may transmit the control information to the portable terminal device, and the portable terminal device may change the content of the game based on the control information.

  In addition, when the user's current point is indicated as in the point addition image 320 in FIG. 4, the providing side communication unit 210 may transmit information indicating the point based on the point data 232, or may be stored in the mobile phone 10. The section may hold information indicating the final point. And the terminal side information generation part 120 may generate | occur | produce the image information for displaying the image 300 shown in FIG. 4 based on digital information and the information which shows a point.

  Further, the portable terminal device is not limited to the mobile phone 10, and various terminal devices having a function of receiving a digital broadcast, a function of executing a game, a function of transmitting reproduction status information, and a function of displaying an image. (For example, PDA, notebook PC, etc.) can be employed.

  Further, the point data 232 is not essential, and the providing side information generation unit 220 may determine the change condition based on one reproduction situation without using the point for the determination of the change condition.

  Digital broadcasting is not limited to digital television broadcasting, and may be digital radio broadcasting. Furthermore, the functions of the mobile phone 10 and the information providing device 20 may be distributed and implemented in a plurality of devices.

1 is an overall view of a system in the present embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of a mobile phone and an information providing apparatus in the present embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process in a present Example. It is a figure which shows an example of the image in a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

10 Mobile phone (game system, portable terminal device)
20 Information Providing Device (Game System)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Digital broadcast provision apparatus 110 Terminal side communication part 120 Terminal side information generation part 130 Game execution part 140 Playback part 150 Operation part 190 Information storage medium 210 Providing side communication part 220 Providing side information generation part 230 Storage part 232 Point data 234 Game data 290 Information storage medium 300 image 310 digital television image 320 point addition image

Claims (10)

A game system including a portable terminal device and an information providing device,
The portable terminal device is:
Based on the digital information received from the digital broadcast providing device, a playback unit for playing back the digital broadcast,
A terminal-side information generation unit that generates reproduction status information indicating the reproduction status of the digital broadcast;
A terminal-side communication unit that receives the digital information and transmits the reproduction status information to the information providing device;
A game execution unit for executing the game based on the game information;
Including
The information providing apparatus includes:
Based on the playback status information, when the playback status corresponds to a change condition for changing the content of the game, game information for executing a game in which the content of the game is changed from a normal content is generated. A provider information generator,
A receiving side communication unit that receives the reproduction status information and transmits the game information to the portable terminal device;
A game system comprising: In claim 1,
The reproduction status information includes identification information for identifying content reproduced by the reproduction unit,
The game system characterized in that the providing side information generation unit generates the game information for changing the content of the game according to the content of the content identified by the identification information. In claim 1,
The playback status information includes date and time information for identifying the playback date and time of the playback unit,
The providing side information generation unit determines the content reproduced by the reproduction unit based on the date and time information, and generates the game information for changing the content of the game according to the content. Game system to play. In claim 1,
The providing side information generating unit causes the providing side communication unit to transmit notification information indicating a scheduled broadcast date and time of content to be reproduced by the portable terminal device to the portable terminal device, and the portable terminal device When the content to be reproduced is reproduced, the game system for generating the game information for changing the content of the game according to the content of the content is generated. In any one of Claims 1-4,
The providing side information generating unit generates the game information so that a change in the content of the game differs according to a type of the game. In any one of Claims 1-5,
The portable terminal device includes an imaging unit that generates imaging data in response to a user operation,
The game execution unit executes a game reflecting the imaging data based on the game information and the imaging data. In any one of Claims 1-6,
The provider side information generation unit updates the point for the user of the portable terminal device based on the reproduction status information, and determines whether the reproduction status meets the change condition based on the point. A game system characterized by A computer having a portable terminal device including a playback unit and a terminal-side communication unit,
Based on the digital information received from the digital broadcast providing device, the terminal-side playback control unit that causes the playback unit to play back the digital broadcast,
A terminal-side information generation unit that generates reproduction status information indicating the reproduction status of the digital broadcast;
A terminal-side communication control unit that causes the terminal-side communication unit to receive the digital information, to transmit the reproduction status information to an information providing device, and to receive game information based on the reproduction status information from the information providing device;
A program that functions as a game execution unit for executing a game with contents different from normal contents based on the game information. A computer having an information providing apparatus including a providing side communication unit,
Based on the playback status information indicating the playback status of the digital broadcast transmitted from a portable terminal device having a function of playing a digital broadcast and a function of executing a game, the playback status changes the content of the game When the change condition is satisfied, a providing side information generation unit that generates game information for executing a game in which the content of the game is changed from the normal content,
A program that causes a providing-side communication unit to receive the reproduction status information and to function as a providing-side communication control unit that causes the game information to be transmitted to the portable terminal device.   A computer-readable information storage medium storing the program according to claim 8.

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