JP2008012221A - Program, information storage medium and display screen component - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a viewable ranking display for players. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of rank display bodies 10 showing the ranks of respective players are displayed in a line on the ranking screen based on game results. The display sizes (display rates to the whole screen) of the respective rank display bodies 10 have dimensions depending on the number of ranking displayed object players and, in concrete terms, become larger as the rank is higher or the number of displayed object players are few. The rank display body 10 of own player (a player playing the game at the last minute) is discriminatingly displayed out of the rank display bodies 10 displayed on the ranking screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display screen constituting apparatus that constitutes a display screen for displaying a list of players and the like based on game results.

Conventionally, a technique for calculating and displaying a ranking based on a game play result of a player such as a score, a score, a ranking, and the like is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-144757 A

  In the conventional ranking display, only a predetermined number of higher ranks, such as the upper 20 ranks, are displayed as a list on one screen. The lower ranks are displayed by a predetermined number of ranks from the top by, for example, scrolling the screen or performing operations such as turning pages. Thus, in the conventional ranking display, the number of ranks displayed on one screen is fixed. That is, only a part of the entire ranking is displayed on one screen, and thus there is a disadvantage that the entire ranking cannot be looked at at a glance.

  Further, in the conventional ranking display, since a predetermined number of ranks are displayed from the top, there is a problem that it is troublesome to find one's rank in the ranking. In other words, the order displayed on one screen is changed by performing a predetermined operation such as scrolling or turning the page. When searching for one's order, such an operation is repeated as the order is lower. It was very annoying. Also, even if you find your ranking, only a certain number of rankings including your ranking are displayed on the screen, so you can't see the entire ranking at a glance. There was also a problem that it was difficult to grasp sensuously. These problems are particularly noticeable as the number of players that are ranked increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to realize a ranking display that is easier to see for a player.

The first invention for solving the above-described problems is
A program for causing a computer to configure a display screen for displaying a list of ranks of players, player characters, or player teams (hereinafter collectively referred to as “players”) based on game results (for example, FIG. 9) A ranking display program 362),
The display size of the rank display body indicating the respective ranks of the players and the like is varied based on a given list display target number, which is the number of players to be displayed as a list, and the display screen is arranged by arranging the list display target number of players. This is a program for causing the computer to function as display configuration means (for example, the ranking display control unit 322 in FIG. 9; step A23 in FIG. 12).

The thirteenth invention
A display screen configuration device (for example, the game terminal 300 in FIGS. 1 and 9) that constitutes a display screen that displays a list of rankings of players and the like based on game results,
The display size of the rank display body indicating the respective ranks of the players and the like is varied based on a given list display target number, which is the number of players to be displayed as a list, and the display screen is arranged by arranging the list display target number of players. It is a display screen composition apparatus provided with the display composition means (for example, ranking display control part 322 of Drawing 9) to constitute.

  According to the first or thirteenth invention, the display size of the rank display body indicating the respective ranks of the players or the like is varied based on the number of list display target persons, and is arranged by the number of list display target persons. A display screen for displaying a list of ranks is configured. Thus, for example, the larger the number of list display target persons, the smaller the display size of each order display object, so that all the order display objects are displayed in a list on one screen regardless of the number of list display target persons. It becomes possible. In this case, it is desirable to determine the display size of each order display body so that all the order display bodies fit on one screen. In addition, by changing the display size of the rank display object based on the number of list display target persons, roughly, the larger the number of list display target persons, the smaller the display size of each rank display object. The smaller the number, the smaller the display size of each rank display. Thereby, it becomes possible to sensuously grasp the number of persons to be displayed on the list from the display size of the rank display body.

The second invention is the program of the first invention,
The display configuration means is a program for causing the computer to function so as to vary the relative size between the ranking display bodies based on the number of persons to be displayed in the list.

The fourteenth aspect of the invention is the display screen constituting apparatus of the thirteenth aspect of the invention,
The display composition means is a display screen composition device that varies the relative size between the ranking display bodies based on the number of persons to be displayed in the list.

  According to the second or fourteenth aspect, the relative size between the rank display bodies can be varied based on the number of list display subjects. Thus, for example, by determining the display size of each rank display body so that the relative size between the rank display bodies decreases as the number of list display target persons increases, regardless of the number of list display target persons Thus, it is possible to display a list of all rank display bodies on one screen.

The third invention is the program of the first or second invention,
The display configuration means is a program for causing the computer to function so as to vary the display position of each rank display body based on the number of persons to be displayed in the list.

The fifteenth aspect of the invention is the display screen constituting apparatus of the thirteenth or fourteenth aspect of the invention,
The display composition means is a display screen composition device that varies the display position of each rank display body based on the number of persons to be displayed in the list.

  According to the third or fifteenth invention, the display position of each rank display body can be varied based on the number of list display subjects. Thereby, for example, the arrangement position is adjusted according to the number of persons to be displayed in the list, such as arranging the upper rank display body in the center of the screen and arranging the lower display bodies according to the rank so as to surround the periphery. An appropriate screen configuration can be realized.

The fourth invention is the program of any one of the first to third inventions,
The display configuration means for causing the computer to function so as to change the display size of the remaining rank display bodies without changing the display sizes of some of the rank display bodies according to the number of persons to be displayed in the list. It is a program.

The sixteenth invention is the display screen constituting device according to any of the thirteenth to fifteenth inventions,
The display configuration means is a display screen configuration device that changes the display size of the remaining rank display bodies without changing the display size of some of the rank display bodies in accordance with the number of persons to be displayed in the list.

  According to the fourth or sixteenth aspect, the display sizes of some of the rank display bodies are not changed and the display sizes of the remaining rank display bodies are variable according to the number of persons to be displayed in the list. Thereby, for example, by changing the display size of the rank display bodies higher than a predetermined rank so as to reduce the display size of the remaining rank display bodies, regardless of the number of list display target persons, It is possible to maintain a predetermined display size for the rank display body.

A fifth invention is a program according to any one of the first to fourth inventions,
A program for causing the display functioning unit to cause the computer to function so as to vary the display size of the rank display body so that the display size of the relatively higher rank display body is equal to or larger than the display size of the lower rank display body. It is.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the display size of the rank display body is varied so that the display size of the relatively higher rank display body is equal to or larger than the display size of the lower rank display body. That is, the higher the rank display body is, the larger the display size is, so that the entire rank can be easily grasped visually.

A sixth invention is a program according to any one of the first to fourth inventions,
The display configuration means is a program for causing the computer to function so as to vary the display size of the order display body according to the play history of the player or the like to be displayed as a list.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the display size of the rank display body can be varied according to the play history of the player or the like to be displayed as a list. Here, the play history includes, for example, an elapsed date and time since the last time the corresponding player played, the number of times of play, and the play frequency. Therefore, for example, by increasing the display size of the rank display body as the number of times of play increases or the frequency of play increases, it becomes possible to give priority to players who play frequently.

A seventh invention is a program according to any one of the first to sixth inventions,
Display information variable means for changing the type of information displayed on the rank display body based on the rank of the rank display body or the display size of the rank display body (for example, the ranking display control unit 322 in FIG. 9; step in FIG. 13) A program for causing the computer to function as C3 to C5).

  According to the seventh aspect, the type of information displayed on the rank display body is variable based on the rank of the rank display body or the display size of the rank display body. Thereby, for example, by reducing the type of information displayed on the rank display body as the display size of the rank display body becomes smaller, it is possible to prevent the display content of the rank display body having a small display size from becoming difficult to discriminate. Thus, an appropriate amount of information according to the display size can be displayed on the rank display body. In addition, the higher the rank display body, the more kinds of information to be displayed on the rank display body, so that it is possible to give a special feeling and satisfaction to the upper players and the like. Become.

The eighth invention is a program according to any one of the first to seventh inventions,
The computer as identification display control means (for example, the ranking display control unit 322 in FIG. 9; step C7 in FIG. 13) for identifying and displaying a ranking display body such as a given player in the display screen constituted by the display composition means Is a program for making

The seventeenth invention is the display screen constituting device according to any one of the thirteenth to sixteenth inventions,
A display screen configuration device comprising identification display control means (for example, the ranking display control unit 322 in FIG. 9) for identifying and displaying a ranking display body such as a given player in the display screen configured by the display configuration means. .

  According to the eighth or seventeenth aspect, a ranking display body such as a given player on the display screen is identified and displayed. Accordingly, for example, by displaying the rank display body of the player who requested the list display, the player can easily grasp his / her rank in the ranking.

The ninth invention is the program of the eighth invention,
Of the display screen configured by the display configuration means, enlarged display control means for enlarging and displaying a part including the identified and displayed rank display body (for example, the ranking display control unit 322 in FIG. 9; step C13 in FIG. 13). As a program for causing the computer to function.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, a part of the display screen including the identified and displayed rank display body is enlarged and displayed. Thereby, for example, even when the display size of the identified and displayed rank display body is small and the display content is difficult to determine, the display content of the rank display body can be easily determined by being enlarged. Is possible.

The tenth invention is the program of any one of the first to ninth inventions,
The display configuration unit includes a region setting unit that divides the display screen into a plurality of regions, and the display screen is configured to display a plurality of types of ranks on the same screen by displaying a predetermined type of rank in each region. A program for causing the computer to function.

The eighteenth aspect of the invention is the display screen constituting apparatus according to any of the thirteenth to seventeenth aspects of the invention,
The display composition means includes an area setting means for dividing the display screen into a plurality of areas, and the display screen is configured to display a plurality of kinds of ranks on the same screen by displaying a predetermined kind of rank in each area. It is a component device.

  According to the tenth or eighteenth invention, the display screen is divided into a plurality of regions, and a plurality of types of ranks are displayed on the same screen by displaying a predetermined type of rank in each region. That is, since the list display of a plurality of types of ranks is displayed side by side on the same screen, it is possible to easily compare the list displays of the respective ranks.

The eleventh invention is the program of the tenth invention,
Based on the total number of players and the size of each area divided by the area setting means, to cause the computer to function as an area-by-area display target person variable means for changing the number of list display target persons displayed in the area. It is a program.

The nineteenth invention is the program of the eighteenth invention,
Display screen configuration apparatus comprising area-specific display target number variable means for changing the number of list display target persons displayed in the area based on the total number of players and the like and the size of each area divided by the area setting means It is.

  According to the eleventh or nineteenth invention, based on the total number of players or the like and the size of each divided area, the number of list display target persons displayed in the area can be varied. Thus, for example, by determining the list display target number of areas so that the ratio of the number of target persons to the total number of players and the like increases as each area increases, a plurality of areas corresponding to the size of the area to be displayed are determined. The list display of the ranking of types is appropriately realized.

  The twelfth invention is a computer-readable information storage medium (for example, the storage unit 360 in FIG. 9) that stores the program of any one of the first to eleventh inventions.

  Here, the information storage medium is a storage medium such as a hard disk, an MO, a CD-ROM, a DVD, a memory card, or an IC memory that can be read by a computer. Therefore, according to the twelfth aspect, the same effect as any one of the first to eleventh aspects can be obtained by causing the computer to read the information stored in the information storage medium and executing the arithmetic processing. be able to.

  According to the present invention, the display size of the rank display body indicating the respective ranks of the players and the like is varied based on the number of the list display target persons, and the display of the ranks of the players and the like is displayed in a list by arranging the list display target persons. The screen is configured. Thus, for example, the larger the number of list display target persons, the smaller the display size of each order display object, so that all the order display objects are displayed in a list on one screen regardless of the number of list display target persons. It becomes possible. In addition, by changing the display size of the rank display object based on the number of list display target persons, roughly, the larger the number of list display target persons, the smaller the display size of each rank display object. The smaller the number, the smaller the display size of each rank display. Thereby, it becomes possible to sensuously grasp the number of persons to be displayed on the list from the display size of the rank display body.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, a case will be described in which a racing game is executed in a commercial game apparatus and ranking based on running time is displayed, but embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited thereto.

[overall structure]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system 1 according to the present embodiment. According to FIG. 1, the game system 1 is configured by connecting a server 100, a plurality of game terminals 300 installed in each store S such as an amusement facility, and a player terminal 500 via a communication line N. . The game terminals 300 in the same store S are connected by a LAN or the like laid in the store S. Here, the communication line N means a communication path through which data can be exchanged. That is, the communication line N is meant to include a communication network such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet in addition to a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection and a LAN using Ethernet (registered trademark). The communication method may be wired / wireless.

  The server 100 is configured by a known server computer system having an arithmetic processing device for executing various processes, a storage device for storing various programs and data, a communication device for connecting to the communication line N, and the like. . This server 100 is installed on the game provider side, for example, and controls the entire game system 1 in an integrated manner.

  Specifically, the server 100 authenticates a player registration process for registering a player name (player name), a password, etc., and a player who has requested the registration or distribution of the ranking before the ranking registration or distribution. A player authentication process for authenticating whether the player is a player, a matching process for combining the player terminal 500 among the game terminals 300 connected to the server 100, and the like. In addition, a ranking management process for managing ranking based on the game result transmitted from the game terminal 300, and ranking distribution for transmitting ranking data managed in response to a request from an arbitrary game terminal 300 or player terminal 500 Process.

  The game terminal 300 is a game device for a player to play a racing game, and is realized by, for example, a business game device. In FIG. 2, an example of the external appearance of the game terminal 300 which is a commercial game device is shown. According to the figure, a game terminal 300 includes a display 301 that displays a game screen, a speaker 302 that outputs game sound effects and BGM, a joystick 303 that inputs front and rear, left and right directions, a push button 304, and arithmetic processing. And a control unit 305 that executes the given game by controlling the game terminal 300 in an integrated manner.

  The control unit 305 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU and a ROM that stores programs and data necessary for controlling the game terminal 300 and executing the game. The CPU mounted on the control unit 305 executes various processes such as a game process by appropriately reading out programs and data stored in the ROM and performing arithmetic processing. The player enjoys the racing game by operating the joystick 303 and the push button 304 while listening to the game sound output from the speaker 302 while watching the game screen displayed on the display 301.

  Specifically, the player runs on a course selected from a plurality of courses prepared in advance by operating the player's own vehicle, and competes with other vehicles that are automatically controlled by a computer. . Here, the other vehicle may be operated by another player at the other game terminal 300. In this case, the game terminal 300 accesses the server 100, logs into the game system 1, and performs data communication with the other game terminal 300 based on the result of the matching process by the server 100, so that the player of the other game terminal 300 Run a network game to play against.

  When the game is over, game results such as a running course name and a player's running time in the game are transmitted from the game terminal 300 to the server 100 to request ranking registration, and the server 100 ranks based on the running time. Registration is performed. Thereafter, distribution of the ranking data is requested from the game terminal 300 to the server 100, and the ranking of the running course in the immediately preceding game is displayed on the game terminal 300 based on the ranking data distributed from the server 100. Specifically, the ranking by store for players who played on the game terminal 300 of the store S where the game terminal 300 is installed, or the national ranking for players who played on the game terminals 300 of all stores S Is displayed. The game terminal 300 functions as a display screen configuration device in that the ranking screen is configured.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a ranking screen displayed on the game terminal 300. FIG. 4A shows the ranking by store, and FIG. 4B shows the nationwide ranking, both of which are rankings for the same course (course C1).

  According to the figure, the ranking screen is configured by arranging a plurality of circular ranking display bodies 10 indicating the ranking of each player. Specifically, all the players registered in the corresponding ranking are set as display targets, and a rank display body 10 indicating the rank of each player to be displayed is displayed in a list on one screen. That is, the number of rank display bodies 10 equal to the number of players to be displayed for ranking (the number of players to be displayed) is displayed.

  For example, FIG. 5A shows a store-specific ranking for “Course C1” of “Store A”, and a total of 12 rank display bodies 10 are displayed for each of the 12 players registered in the ranking. Has been. FIG. 4B shows the nationwide ranking for “Course C1”, and a total of 67 rank display bodies 10 are displayed for each of the 67 players registered in the ranking.

  Further, the display size of the rank display body 10 (display ratio with respect to the entire screen) is a size corresponding to the rank, and specifically, the display size of the rank display body 10 that is higher is larger. . For example, in FIG. 9A, the display size of the first rank display body 10 is the largest, followed by the second and third rank display bodies 10, and then the fourth to 14th rank display bodies 10 in that order. The size is getting bigger. Similarly in FIG. 2B, the display size of the first rank display body 10 is the largest, followed by the second and third rank display bodies 10, and then the fourth to 14th rank display bodies 10. The display size increases in the order of the ranking display body 10 from the 15th to the 67th.

  By the way, in the ranking screen, the ranking display bodies 10 of all the display target players are displayed on one screen. Therefore, as the number of display target players increases, the number of displayed ranking display bodies 10 increases. The display size of the rank display body 10 is reduced. That is, even in the rank display body 10 of the same rank, the display size differs depending on the number of display target players. For example, in the ranking by store shown in FIG. 10A, the number of display target players is “12”, which is smaller than the number of display target players “67” in the national ranking shown in FIG. For this reason, even if it is the same 1st rank display body 10, the display size of the ranking by store is larger than the national ranking.

  In addition, the rank display body 10 displays a plurality of types of data such as a player name 12, a running time 13, and a comment 14 with the corresponding rank 11 as text. The font of this text is determined by the display of the ranking display body 10, and specifically, the larger the display size is, the larger the font is displayed so that the display content can be accommodated in the ranking display body 10.

  The type of data displayed on the rank display body 10 varies depending on the rank of the rank display body 10. Specifically, the higher rank display body 10 has a display size compared to the lower rank display body 10. Because of the large, more types of data are displayed. For example, in FIG. 9A, the rank 11, the player name 12, the running time 13, and the comment 14 are displayed on the first to third rank display bodies 10. On the body 10, the rank 11, the player name 12, and the running time 13 are displayed, and no comment is displayed. Further, in FIG. 6B, the ranking display body 10 of the first place displays the ranking 11, the player name 12, the running time 13, and the comment 14, but each ranking display body 10 of the second place or less displays the ranking. , Ranking 11, player name 12 and running time 13 are displayed, and no comment is displayed.

  Here, when attention is paid to each of the second and third rank display bodies 10, the comment 14 is displayed in FIG. 5A, but the comment is not displayed in FIG. This is because the display size of each of the rank display bodies 10 is smaller in the figure (b) than in the figure (a). That is, for the rank display body 10 whose display size is equal to or larger than the predetermined size, the rank 11, the player name, the running time 13, and the comment 14 are displayed. For the rank display body 10 that does not reach the predetermined size, the rank 11 player It can be said that the name 12 and the running time 13 are displayed and the comment is not displayed.

  Also, on the ranking screen, among the ranking display bodies 10 displayed in a list, the ranking display body 10 of the player of the game executed immediately before (hereinafter referred to as “own player”) is highlighted. For example, in the store ranking of FIG. 10A, the ranking of the player is “fifth”, and the fifth ranking display 10 is highlighted. Further, in the national ranking of FIG. 5B, the player's ranking is “22nd”, and the ranking display body 10 of the 22nd is highlighted.

  Furthermore, on the ranking screen, when the display size of the player's ranking display body 10 does not reach a predetermined size, a predetermined operation input such as a button operation is performed, as shown in FIG. A predetermined range centered on is enlarged and displayed. Here, the display size that is determined to be capable of enlarged display is a display size that is small enough that the display content of the rank display body 10 is considered difficult to determine. The enlarged display is performed so that the display content of the player's ranking display 10 can be easily determined.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the configuration principle of the ranking screen. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the relative sizes and arrangement positions of the rank display bodies 10 of the respective ranks are determined in advance. In the figure, the numbers displayed on each rank display body 10 indicate the corresponding rank. According to the figure, the size of each rank display body 10 is larger as it is higher. That is, the rank display body 10 of the first place is the largest, followed by the rank display bodies 10 of the 2nd and 3rd positions, and then the rank display bodies 10 of the 4th to 14th ranks. Further, the other rank display bodies 10 are arranged around the first rank display body 10 according to the rank. That is, the 2nd and 3rd rank display bodies 10 are arranged on the left and right sides of the 1st rank display body 10, respectively, and the 4th to 14th rank display bodies above and below, respectively. 10 and the rank display bodies 10 from the 15th position to the 82nd position are disposed on the left side, the right side, and the lower side, respectively.

  And the range 20 according to the number of display object players is displayed on a ranking screen among the order | rank display bodies 10 arrange | positioned in this way. Specifically, when the number of display target players is “1” to “14”, a range 20A including all of the first to fourteenth rank display bodies 10 is displayed on the ranking screen. Further, when the number of display target players is “15” to “82”, a range 20B including all of the first to 82nd rank display bodies 10 is displayed on the ranking screen.

  In FIG. 1, a player terminal 500 is a terminal device for a player to browse the rankings managed by the server 100, an arithmetic processing device for executing various processes, and a memory for storing various programs and data. It is realized by a known computer having a communication device for connecting to the communication line N, for example, a mobile phone, a PDA, a personal computer or the like.

  The player terminal 500 requests the server 100 to distribute ranking data in accordance with the player's operation input, and displays a ranking screen based on the ranking data transmitted from the server 100. Specifically, for example, a selection screen for selecting a ranking type, a store name, a traveling course, or the like to be displayed is displayed, and the selected ranking type is transmitted to the server 100 to request ranking data. Then, a ranking screen is displayed based on the transmitted ranking data. The player terminal 500 functions as a display screen configuration device in that the ranking screen is configured.

  The ranking screen displayed on the player terminal 500 is the same screen as the ranking screen on the game terminal 300, for example, as shown in FIG. However, the player who is operating the player terminal 500 becomes the player, and the player's rank display body 10 is identified and displayed. Then, when the display size of the player's ranking display body 10 does not reach the predetermined size, a predetermined range centered on the ranking display body 10 is enlarged and displayed by performing a predetermined operation input such as a button operation. .

[server]
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server 100. As shown in the figure, the server 100 functionally includes an input unit 110, a processing unit 120, a display unit 130, a communication unit 140, and a storage unit 150.

  The input unit 110 accepts an operation input by the administrator of the server 100 and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the processing unit 120. This function is realized by, for example, a button switch, lever, dial, mouse, keyboard, various sensors, and the like.

  The processing unit 120 performs overall control of the server 100 based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 150, data transmitted from the game terminal 300 and the player terminal 500 connected to the server 100, and the like. This function is realized by, for example, an arithmetic device such as a CPU (CISC type, RISC type), ASIC (gate array, etc.) or a control program thereof. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 120 includes a player management unit 121 and a ranking management unit 122.

  The player management unit 121 manages players based on the registered player data 161. The registered player data 161 is data regarding registered players. FIG. 7 shows an example of the data structure of the registered player data 161. According to the figure, the registered player data 161 stores a player ID 161a, a player name 161b, and a password 161c in association with each registered player.

  The player management unit 121 assigns a player ID to the combination of the player name and password transmitted together with the player registration request from the game terminal 300 or the player terminal 500 and stores the player ID in the registered player data 161, and sets the player as a regular player. sign up.

  Further, whether or not the player is a legitimate player is determined based on whether or not the combination of the player ID and the password transmitted together with the player authentication request from the game terminal 300 or the player terminal 500 is stored in the registered player data 161. judge. Then, the authentication result is transmitted to the requesting game terminal 300 or the player terminal 500.

  The ranking management unit 122 manages rankings based on game results at each game terminal 300 based on the ranking DB 162. The ranking DB 162 includes nationwide ranking data 163 for nationwide rankings for all nations (all stores S) and store-specific ranking data 164 for each store S. FIG. 8 shows an example of the data structure of the ranking DB 162. FIG. 4A shows the national ranking data 163, and FIG. 4B shows the store-specific ranking data 164. FIG.

  According to FIG. 5A, a plurality of national ranking data 163 is prepared for each course. Each national ranking data 163 stores a target course name 163a and stores a player ID 163c, a player name 163d, a store 163e, a running time 163f, and a comment 163g for each rank 163b. ing. The store 163e stores the name of the store where the ranking of the data has been registered. The comment 163g is a comment of the corresponding player, and stores, for example, text data.

  Further, according to FIG. 5B, a plurality of store ranking data 164 is prepared for each store S. Each store ranking data 164 stores a target store 164a and a plurality of course ranking data 165 for each course. The course-specific ranking data 165 stores a target course name 165a, and stores a player ID 165c, a player name 165d, a running time 165e, and a comment 165f in association with each rank 165b. . The national ranking data 163 is data obtained by tabulating the ranking data 164 for each store for the corresponding course.

  The ranking management unit 122 calculates the corresponding ranking again based on the game result transmitted from the game terminal 300 together with the ranking registration request, and updates the ranking DB 162. That is, based on the game result, the national ranking of the corresponding course is recalculated and the corresponding national ranking data 163 is updated, and the ranking of the corresponding store and the course is recalculated to calculate the ranking data of the corresponding store. 164 is updated.

  Further, when distribution of the ranking data from the game terminal 300 or the player terminal 500 is requested, the ranking management unit 122 selects the ranking data corresponding to the requested ranking type, store name, and course name from the ranking DB 162. Then, the request is transmitted to the requesting game terminal 300 or the player terminal 500.

  In FIG. 6, the display unit 130 displays a screen based on the image signal input from the processing unit 120. This function is realized by hardware such as CRT, LCD, ELD, PDP, and HMD.

  The communication unit 140 is connected to the communication line N and performs data communication with an external device (for example, the game terminal 300 or the player terminal 500). This function is realized by, for example, a wireless communication module, a modem, a TA, a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, or the like.

  The storage unit 150 stores system programs, data, and the like for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 120 to control the server 100 in an integrated manner, and is used as a work area of the processing unit 120. Calculation results executed according to various programs, input data input from the input unit 110, and the like are temporarily stored. This function is realized by, for example, various IC memories, hard disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, MOs, RAMs, VRAMs, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 150 stores, as programs, a player management program 151 for causing the processing unit 120 to function as the player management unit 121 and a ranking management program 152 for causing the processing unit 120 to function as the ranking management unit 122. The registered player data 161 and the ranking DB 162 are stored as data.

[Game terminal]
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the game terminal 300. According to the figure, the game terminal 300 functionally includes an operation input unit 310, a processing unit 320, an image display unit 330, a sound output unit 340, a communication unit 350, and a storage unit 360. Configured.

  The operation input unit 310 receives an operation instruction input from the player, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the processing unit 320. This function is realized by, for example, a button switch, lever, dial, mouse, keyboard, various sensors, and the like. In FIG. 2, the joystick 303 and the push button 304 correspond to this.

  The processing unit 320 performs various arithmetic processes such as overall control of the game terminal 300, game progress, and image generation. This function is realized by, for example, an arithmetic device such as a CPU (CISC type, RISC type), ASIC (gate array, etc.) or a control program thereof. In FIG. 2, the CPU or the like mounted on the control unit 305 corresponds to this.

  The processing unit 320 mainly includes a game calculation unit 321 that performs calculation processing related to game execution, a ranking display control unit 322 that controls display of a ranking screen, and processing performed by the game calculation unit 321 and the ranking display control unit 322. An image generation unit 323 that generates an image for displaying various screens based on the result, and a sound generation unit 324 that generates various sounds such as sound effects and BGM are included.

  The ranking display control unit 322 performs control related to the registration of the ranking of game results on the game terminal 300 and the configuration of the ranking screen. Specifically, after the game is completed by the game calculation unit 321, the game result is transmitted to the server 100 to request ranking registration. That is, for example, a comment input screen for inputting a comment is displayed on the image display unit 330. Then, the running course name and running time in the game executed immediately before are used as the game result, and transmitted to the server 100 together with the player ID of the player who played the game, the input comment, and the name of the store where the game terminal 300 is installed. Request ranking registration. Here, the installation store name of the game terminal 300 is stored as installation store data 374.

  The ranking display control unit 322 requests the server 100 to distribute ranking data, and displays the ranking based on the transmitted ranking data. That is, for example, a selection screen for selecting a ranking type is displayed on the image display unit 330. Next, the selected ranking type, the name of the store where the game terminal 300 is installed, and the running course name of the previous game are transmitted to the server 100 to request distribution of ranking data. Then, based on the ranking data transmitted from the server 100, a ranking screen is configured according to the screen configuration data 372 and displayed on the image display unit 330. Here, the received ranking data is stored in the storage unit 360 as reception ranking data 373.

  The screen configuration data 372 is data defining the screen configuration of the ranking screen. FIG. 10 shows an example of the data configuration of the screen configuration data 372. According to the figure, a plurality of screen configuration data 372 are prepared for each number of ranking target players. Each screen configuration data 372 stores a target player number 372a, configuration pattern data 372b, display content setting data 372c, and enlargement permission / inhibition data 372h.

  The configuration pattern data 372b specifies the arrangement position and size of each of the rank display bodies 10 for the number of players specified by the target player number 372a. The display content setting data 372c is a data table for designating the content to be displayed on each rank display body 10. For each rank 372d, the player name 372e, the running time 372f, and the comment 372g are displayed / hidden. Is stored. The enlargement / impossibility data 372h is a data table for designating whether or not enlargement display is possible centering on the player's ranking display body 10 on the ranking screen, and stores the order 372i and the enlargement / impossibility 372j in association with each other.

  The ranking display control unit 322 determines the number of players whose ranking is to be displayed from the received ranking data 373, and selects the screen configuration data 372 corresponding to the determined number of target players. Then, according to the selected screen configuration data 372, a ranking screen based on the reception ranking data 373 is configured. That is, the arrangement position and size of the ranking display body 10 of each player to be displayed are determined according to the configuration pattern data 372b of the selected screen configuration data 372. Further, according to the display content setting data 372c, the rank, player name, running time, etc. are displayed on each rank display body 10. Then, the ranking display body 10 of the player is identified and displayed.

  In addition, when a screen enlargement instruction is input from the operation input unit 310 while the ranking screen is displayed, the ranking display control unit 322 refers to the enlargement permission / inhibition data 372h of the corresponding screen configuration data 372 and determines the ranking of the player. It is determined whether or not enlargement display is possible. If enlargement display is possible, the predetermined range centering on the order display body 10 is enlarged and displayed so that the display size of the order display body 10 of the player becomes a predetermined size.

  The image generation unit 323 generates an image for displaying a game screen based on a calculation result by the game calculation unit 321 and a ranking screen configured by the ranking display control unit 322, and an image signal of the generated image is displayed on the image display unit. To 330. Based on the image signal from the image generation unit 323, the image display unit 330 displays various screens such as a game screen and a ranking screen while redrawing a screen of one frame every 1/60 seconds, for example. This function is realized by hardware such as CRT, LCD, ELD, PDP, and HMD. In FIG. 2, the display 301 corresponds to this.

  The sound generation unit 324 generates various sounds such as sound effects and BGM used during the game, and outputs the generated sound signal to the sound output unit 340. The sound output unit 340 outputs sound such as BGM and sound effects based on the sound signal from the sound generation unit 324. This function is realized by, for example, a speaker. In FIG. 2, the speaker 302 corresponds to this.

  The communication unit 350 is connected to the communication line N and performs data communication with an external device (for example, the server 100 or another game terminal 300). This function is realized by, for example, a wireless communication module, a modem, a TA, a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, or the like.

  The storage unit 360 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 320 to control the game terminal 300 in an integrated manner, a program and data necessary for executing the game, and the processing unit 320 is used as a work area, and temporarily stores calculation results executed by the processing unit 320 according to various programs, input data input from the operation input unit 310, and the like. This function is realized by, for example, various IC memories, hard disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, MOs, RAMs, VRAMs, and the like. In FIG. 2, ROM, RAM, and the like mounted on the control unit 305 correspond to this.

  The storage unit 360 stores, as programs, a game program 361 for causing the processing unit 320 to function as the game calculation unit 321 and a ranking display program 362 for causing the processing unit 320 to function as the ranking display control unit 322. As data, game data 371, screen configuration data 372, reception ranking data 373, and installation store data 374 are stored.

  The game data 371 is data for the game calculation unit 321 to execute a game process, for example, data for constructing a game space, data relating to a traveling course, a host vehicle traveling on the traveling course, and other vehicles, etc. Is included.

[Player terminal]
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the player terminal 500. According to the figure, the player terminal 500 functionally includes an operation input unit 510, a processing unit 520, an image display unit 530, a sound output unit 540, a communication unit 550, and a storage unit 560. Configured.

  The operation input unit 510 receives an operation instruction input from the player, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the processing unit 520. This function is realized by, for example, a button switch, lever, dial, mouse, keyboard, various sensors, and the like.

  The processing unit 520 performs overall control of the player terminal 500 based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 560, data received from the server 100, and the like. This function is realized by, for example, an arithmetic device such as a CPU (CISC type, RISC type), ASIC (gate array, etc.) or a control program thereof. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 520 generates a ranking display control unit 521 that performs control related to the configuration of the ranking screen, and an image generation that generates an image for displaying the ranking screen configured by the ranking display control unit 521. And a sound generation unit 523 that generates various sounds such as sound effects and BGM.

  The ranking display control unit 521 requests the server 100 to distribute ranking data, and configures and displays a ranking screen based on the transmitted ranking data. That is, for example, a selection screen for selecting a ranking type, a store name, and a traveling course name to be displayed is displayed on the image display unit 530. Next, the selected ranking type, store name, and traveling course name are transmitted to the server 100 to request distribution of ranking data. Then, based on the ranking data transmitted from the server 100, a ranking screen is configured according to the screen configuration data 571 and displayed on the image display unit 530.

  Here, the received ranking data is stored in the storage unit 560 as reception ranking data 572. Further, the screen configuration data 571 is the same data as the screen configuration data 372 stored in the storage unit 360 of the game terminal 300.

  That is, the ranking display control unit 521 determines the number of players for which ranking is to be displayed from the received ranking data 572, and selects the screen configuration data 571 corresponding to the determined number of players. Then, according to the selected screen configuration data 571, a ranking screen based on the reception ranking data 572 is configured. That is, according to the configuration pattern data 372b of the selected screen configuration data 571 (372), the position and size of the ranking display body 10 of each display target player are determined. Further, according to the display content setting data 372c, the rank, player name, running time, etc. are displayed on each rank display body 10. Then, the ranking display body 10 of the player is identified and displayed.

  In addition, when a screen enlargement instruction is input from the operation input unit 510 while the ranking screen is displayed, the ranking display control unit 521 refers to the enlargement permission / inhibition data 372h of the corresponding screen configuration data 571 (372), and displays the player's own player. It is determined whether or not enlargement display is possible based on the ranking. If enlargement display is possible, the predetermined range centering on the order display body 10 is enlarged and displayed so that the display size of the order display body 10 of the player becomes a predetermined size.

  The image display unit 530 displays a screen based on the image signal from the image generation unit 522. This function is realized by hardware such as CRT, LCD, ELD, PDP, and HMD.

  The sound output unit 540 outputs sound based on the sound signal from the sound generation unit 523. This function is realized by, for example, a speaker.

  The communication unit 550 connects to the communication line N and performs data communication with an external device (for example, the server 100). This function is realized by, for example, a wireless communication module, a modem, a TA, a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, or the like.

  The storage unit 560 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 520 to control the player terminal 500 in an integrated manner, a program, data, and the like necessary for executing the game. It is used as a work area 520, and temporarily stores calculation results executed by the processing unit 520 according to various programs, input data input from the operation input unit 510, and the like. This function is realized by, for example, various IC memories, hard disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, MOs, RAMs, VRAMs, and the like.

  The storage unit 560 stores a ranking display program 561 for causing the processing unit 520 to function as the ranking display control unit 521 as a program, and includes screen configuration data 571 and reception ranking data 572 as data. I remember it.

[Process flow]
Next, the flow of processing in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 shows a game terminal / server process executed between the game terminal 300 and the server 100. The left side is a process in the game terminal 300, and the right side is a process in the server 100.

  According to the figure, first, in the game terminal 300, the game calculation unit 321 executes a game process (step A1). When the game process ends, the ranking display control unit 322 determines whether or not to register the game result in accordance with the player's operation instruction input from the operation input unit 310. If the ranking is registered (step A3: YES), the player ID and password input by the player are transmitted to the server 100 to request player authentication (step A5).

  Then, in the server 100, the player management unit 121 refers to the registered player data 161 based on the player ID and password transmitted together with the player authentication request from the game terminal 300, and determines whether or not the player is a legitimate player. A player authentication process for determination is performed (step B1). Then, the authentication result is transmitted to the requesting game terminal 300 (step B3).

  In the game terminal 300 that has received the authentication result, if the player authentication is performed by the server 100 (step A7: YES), the ranking display control unit 322 displays the running course name, the running time, etc. in the game executed immediately before. Along with the game result, the player ID and the installed store name are transmitted to the server 100 to request ranking registration (step A9). Then, the server 100 updates the ranking DB 162 by updating the corresponding ranking based on the game result transmitted from the game terminal 300 together with the ranking registration request (step B5).

  In the game terminal 300, the ranking display control unit 322 determines whether or not to display the ranking according to the operation input from the operation input unit 310 by the player. If the ranking is displayed (step A11: YES), it is determined whether or not player authentication has been completed. If player authentication has not been completed (step A13: NO), the player ID and password input by the player are transmitted to the server 100 to request player authentication, as in step A5 (step A15). In the server 100, the player management unit 121 determines whether the player is a legitimate player by referring to the registered player data 161 based on the player ID and password transmitted together with the player authentication request from the game terminal 300. The player authentication process is performed (step B7), and the authentication result is transmitted to the requesting game terminal 300 (step B9).

  If the player authentication is performed by the server 100 (step A117: YES), or if the player is authenticated (step A13: YES), the ranking display control unit 322 displays the ranking type displayed according to the operation input from the operation input unit 310 by the player. (Step A19), and sends the name of the store where the game terminal 300 is installed to the server 100 together with the determined ranking type and the run course name of the game executed immediately before to request ranking data (Step A21). ).

  Then, in the server 100, the ranking management unit 122 extracts ranking data that matches the request from the game terminal 300 from the ranking DB 162, and transmits it to the requesting game terminal 300 (step B11). The ranking display control unit 322 performs ranking display processing for configuring and displaying a ranking screen based on the received ranking data 373 (step A23).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the ranking display process. According to the figure, the ranking display control unit 322 refers to the received ranking data 373 to determine the number of ranking display target players (step C1). Next, screen configuration data 372 corresponding to the determined number of display target players is selected (step C3), and a ranking screen based on the received ranking data 373 is configured and displayed on the image display unit 330 according to the selected screen configuration data 372. (Step C5). Then, of the ranking display bodies 10 in the displayed ranking screen, the player's ranking display body 10 is identified and displayed (step C7).

Further, the ranking display control unit 322 determines whether or not an enlarged display instruction is input from the operation input unit 310, and if an enlarged display instruction is input (step C9: YES), it corresponds to the number of display target players. With reference to the screen configuration data 372, it is determined whether or not the ranking screen can be enlarged. If enlarged display is possible (step C11: YES), a predetermined range centered on the ranking display body 10 is enlarged and displayed so that the display size of the player's ranking display body 10 in the ranking screen becomes a predetermined size (step C11: YES). Step C13).
When the above processing is performed, the ranking display control unit 322 ends the ranking display processing. When the ranking display process ends, the process between the player terminal and the server ends.

  FIG. 14 shows the flow of processing between the player terminal and the server executed between the player terminal 500 and the server 100. The left side is processing in the player terminal 500, and the right side is processing in the server 100.

  According to the figure, the player terminal 500 determines whether or not to display the ranking according to the operation input from the operation input unit 510. If the ranking is displayed (step D1: YES), the player ID and password input by the player are transmitted to the server 100 to request player authentication (step D3). Then, in the server 100, the player management unit 121 refers to the registered player data 161 based on the player ID and password transmitted together with the player authentication request from the player terminal 500, and determines whether or not the player is a legitimate player. A player authentication process is performed (step E1). Then, the authentication result is transmitted to the requesting player terminal 500 (step E3).

  In the player terminal 500 that has received the authentication result, if the player authentication is performed by the server 100 (step D5: YES), the ranking display control unit 521 displays the ranking type or the like displayed according to the input from the operation input unit 510 by the player. If the traveling course and the ranking type is the ranking by store, the store name is determined (step D7). Then, the determined ranking type, traveling course name, and store name are transmitted to the server 100 to request ranking data (step D9).

Then, in the server 100, the ranking management unit 122 extracts ranking data that matches the request from the player terminal 500 from the ranking DB 162, and transmits it to the requesting player terminal 500 (step E5). In the player terminal 500, the ranking display control unit 521 performs a ranking display process for configuring and displaying a ranking screen based on the received ranking data 572 (step D11). This ranking display process is the same as the process shown in FIG.
When the ranking display process ends, the process between the player terminal and the server ends.

[Action / Effect]
Thus, according to the present embodiment, in the game terminal 300 or the player terminal 500, the ranking screen in which the rank display bodies 10 indicating the ranks of the players are arranged side by side based on the ranking data managed by the server 100. Is displayed. The display size of each rank display body 10 differs depending on the number of players that are the ranking display targets (the number of display target players). Specifically, the display size of each rank display body 10 increases as the number of display target players increases. It is getting smaller. Thus, by setting the display size of the ranking display body 10 to a size corresponding to the number of display target players, the ranking display bodies 10 of all the players registered for ranking are displayed on one screen, and the player can display the entire ranking. Can be understood at a glance. In addition, each rank display body 10 has a larger display size as the rank is higher. Thereby, the ranking of each player indicated by each ranking display 10 can be easily grasped visually.

  Further, among the ranking display bodies 10 displayed on the ranking screen, the ranking display body 10 of the player is identified and displayed. Thereby, the player can easily grasp his / her ranking in the entire ranking. Further, in this case, by performing a predetermined operation, a predetermined range centered on the player's ranking display body 10 is enlarged and displayed. As a result, even if the display size of the player's ranking display 10 is small and it is difficult to determine the display content, the player can easily display the display content of the ranking display 10 by displaying the enlarged display. Can be determined.

[Modification]
It should be noted that embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(A) Ranking type For example, in the above-described embodiment, the national ranking or the ranking by store is displayed as the ranking type. For example, the ranking by region including a plurality of stores S, from a plurality of players registered in advance. Other types of rankings such as rankings within a group may be displayed. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the ranking based on the running time is displayed. However, for example, the ranking based on the other game results such as the ranking based on the total value of points given according to the arrival order for each race is displayed. Anyway.

(B) Divided display of ranking screen In the above-described embodiment, either the national ranking or the ranking by store is displayed. However, both rankings may be displayed on the same screen.

  For example, FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a ranking screen when both rankings are displayed side by side. In the figure, the display screen is divided into upper and lower parts, the store ranking is displayed on the upper screen, and the national ranking is displayed on the lower screen. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, the relative size and arrangement position of each rank display body 10 are determined in advance. FIG. 5A shows a case where the image is displayed on the upper screen of the bisected display screen, and FIG. 10B shows a case where the image is displayed on the lower screen. According to the figure, in any case, when the number of display target players is “1” to “12”, the region 20A including the first to twelfth ranking display bodies 10 is displayed on the ranking screen and displayed. When the number of target players is “13” to “46”, the region 20B including the first to 46th rank display bodies 10 is displayed.

  Moreover, the division of the ranking screen is not limited to halving, and other ratios may be used. For example, FIG. 17 shows a screen example when the upper screen is divided so that it is 2/3 of the entire display screen area and the lower screen is 1/3 of the entire display screen area. Also in this case, similarly, the case where the relative size and the arrangement position of each rank display body 10 are displayed on the upper screen and the lower screen is determined.

(C) Display size and display position of the rank display body 10 In the above-described embodiment, the rank display body 10 of the respective ranks whose relative sizes and arrangement positions are determined in advance depends on the number of display target players. Decided to show the range. For this reason, even if the display size and the display position of each rank display body 10 on the display screen are different, the relative size and positional relationship are fixed. Of the order display bodies 10 to be displayed, the display sizes and display positions of some of the order display bodies 10 are fixed, and the display sizes and display positions of other order display bodies 10 are variable. good.

  FIG. 18 is a screen example in this case. The figure (a) is an example of a screen when the ranking display bodies 10 from the first place to the 23rd place are displayed, and the figure (b) is a case where the order display bodies 10 from the first place to the 41st place are displayed. This is an example screen. Further, in the same figure, the display size and the display position of each of the first to seventh ranking display bodies 10 are fixed, and the size of the area excluding the area where each of the first to seventh ranking display bodies 10 is displayed. Accordingly, the display size and the display position of each rank display body 10 of the eighth or lower rank are determined.

  That is, in FIG. 5A, the ranking display bodies 10 from the first place to the seventh place are displayed in the substantially upper half of the screen, and the 18 ranking display bodies 10 from the eighth place to the 23rd place are displayed in the substantially lower half. It is displayed. Further, in FIG. 5B, the rank display bodies 10 from the first place to the seventh place are displayed in the substantially upper half of the screen, and the 33 rank display bodies 10 from the eighth place to the 41st place are displayed in the substantially lower half. Is displayed. The display sizes and display positions of the first to seventh ranking display bodies 10 are the same as the first to seventh ranking display bodies 10 in FIG. The display size of each rank display body 10 in the eighth and lower ranks in () is smaller than that in each rank display body 10 in the eighth and lower ranks in FIG.

  Of course, (C) the display size and display position of the rank display body 10 and (B) the divided display of the ranking screen may be combined.

(D) Display of comments In the above-described embodiment, the player's comments of the corresponding rank are displayed on the rank display 10. However, when the rank display 10 is selected, the comments of the players of the corresponding rank are separated. It may be displayed in a window or output as audio.

(E) Identification display of rank display body 10 In the ranking screen, among the rank display bodies 10 displayed as a list, the rank display bodies 10 of players who satisfy a given condition other than the player itself are also identified and displayed. Anyway. Specifically, for example, an order display body 10 of another player registered in advance by the player or an order display body 10 of a player who has played in the past is referred to as the order display body 10 of the player. Distinguishes and displays the distinction.

(F) Number of Display Target Players In the above-described embodiment, all players registered in the ranking are set as display targets. However, among all the registered players, a predetermined number of upper players Only the list display target may be used. Specifically, for example, the upper limit of the number of display target players is determined in advance. When the number of registered players (number of registered players) is less than or equal to this upper limit, all registered players are displayed, and when the number of registered players exceeds this upper limit, the upper limit is reached. Players to be displayed.

  In this case, the upper limit of the number of display target players may be determined according to the size of the display area on the display screen. Specifically, for example, when ranking is displayed in each area obtained by dividing the entire screen into two as shown in FIG. 15, the upper limit of the number of players to be displayed is, for example, 1 / 2. As shown in FIG. 17, when the display screen is divided so that the area ratio is 1: 2, and the area is displayed on the upper screen that is 2/3 of the entire display screen, the number of display target players Is set to 2/3 when displayed on one screen, for example, and when displayed on a lower screen whose area is 1/3 of the entire display screen, for example, 1/3 when displayed on one screen. And

  Further, the upper limit of the number of display target players may be changed according to an operation input from the player. This makes it possible to configure and display a ranking screen in a range desired by the player.

  Further, the upper limit of the number of display target players may be changed according to the ranking of the player. Specifically, when the player's rank is equal to or higher than the predetermined rank, the number of players corresponding to the predetermined rank is set as the upper limit of the number of players to be displayed, and when the player's rank does not reach the predetermined rank, The number of players that is larger by a predetermined number (several people) than the number of players corresponding to the player rank is set as the upper limit of the number of players to be displayed. Thereby, it is possible to configure and display a ranking screen that always includes the ranking display body 10 of the player.

(G) Display size of the ranking display body 10 In the above-described embodiment, the display size of the ranking display body 10 is a size corresponding to the ranking. Although the display size is large, this may be a display size corresponding to the play history of the corresponding player.

  Specifically, the server 100 stores play history data 165 that stores the play history of each player. FIG. 19 shows an example of the data structure of the play history data 165. According to the figure, a plurality of play history data 165 is prepared for each player. Each play history data 165 stores a player ID 165a and a player name 165b of the corresponding player, and associates a play date 165c, a store 165d, and a play result 165e for each play. Stored. The play result 165e includes a course name and a running time.

  Then, based on the play history data 165 of the corresponding player, for example, (a) the number of days elapsed since the last play date, (b) the number of times played N so far, or ( c) It is determined according to the play history such as the play frequency such as the number of plays per month. Specifically, for example, the display size of the corresponding rank display body 10 is increased as (a) the number of elapsed days is shorter, (b) the greater the number N of plays, or (c) the higher the play frequency.

  FIG. 20 is a screen example in this case. In the figure, the rank display bodies 10 from the first place to the 17th place are displayed. The display size of each rank display body 10 is the largest in the 7th and 12th rank display bodies 10, followed by the 13th rank display body 10 and the remaining 1st to 6th, 8th to 11th, The rank display body 10 from the 14th position to the 17th position is the smallest.

(H) Target of ranking In the above-described embodiment, each player who played a game is a target for ranking. However, player characters are ranked using a player character used (operated) by each player as a target for ranking. Alternatively, the ranking of the player teams may be performed by setting a player team including a plurality of players as a ranking target. Who can be ranked can be selected and designed as appropriate according to the game.

(I) Game terminal 300
In the above-described embodiment, the game terminal 300 is a business game device installed in the store S. However, the game terminal 300 is not limited to this, and a game such as a home game device, a portable game device, or a mobile phone is executed. Any device can be used as long as it is possible and has a communication function for connecting to the communication line N.

(J) Game to be applied In the above-described embodiment, the case where a racing game is executed has been described. For example, ranking based on game results such as winning and losing points, points scored, and the like such as fighting action games and puzzle games. Of course, the game can be similarly applied to any game that can be calculated.

(K) The ranking screen is configured by the server 100 In the above-described embodiment, the game terminal 300 and the player terminal 500 configure and display the ranking screen based on the ranking data transmitted from the server 100. However, the ranking screen may be configured by causing the server 100 to function as a display screen configuration device. That is, in response to a request from the game terminal 300 or the player terminal 500, the server 100 configures a ranking screen based on the corresponding ranking data in the ranking DB 162, and the screen data is used as the requesting game terminal 300 or player terminal 500. Send to. Then, the game terminal 300 and the player terminal 500 display a ranking screen based on the screen data transmitted from the server 100.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a game system. The external appearance example of the game terminal which is an arcade game device. Screen example of the ranking screen. An example of an enlarged ranking screen. Explanatory drawing of the structure principle of a ranking screen. The function block diagram of a server. The data structural example of registration player data. Data structure example of ranking DB. The functional block diagram of a game terminal. The data structural example of screen structural data. The functional block diagram of a player terminal. The flowchart of the process between game terminals and servers. The flowchart of the ranking display process performed during a process between game terminals and servers. The flowchart of a process between a player terminal and a server. An example of a ranking screen when divided. An example of the relative magnitude | size and arrangement position of a ranking display body in the case of dividing and displaying a ranking screen. An example of a ranking screen when divided. The example of a ranking screen at the time of fixing the display size and display position of some ranking display bodies. The data structural example of play history data. The example of a ranking screen at the time of setting the display size of an order display body as the size according to play history.

Explanation of symbols

1 game system 100 server 110 input unit 120 processing unit 121 player management unit 122 ranking management unit 130 display unit 140 communication unit 150 storage unit 151 player management program 152 ranking management program 161 registered player data 162 ranking DB
163 National ranking data 164 Store-specific ranking data 300 Game terminal 310 Operation input unit 320 Processing unit 321 Game calculation unit 322 Ranking display control unit 323 Image generation unit 324 Sound generation unit 330 Image display unit 340 Sound output unit 350 Communication unit 360 Storage unit 361 Game program 362 Ranking display program 371 Game data 372 Screen configuration data 373 Reception ranking data 374 Installation store data 500 Player terminal 510 Operation input unit 520 Processing unit 521 Ranking display control unit 522 Image generation unit 523 Sound generation unit 530 Image display unit 540 Sound output unit 550 Communication unit 560 Storage unit 561 Ranking display program 571 Screen configuration data 572 Reception ranking data

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A program for causing a computer to configure a display screen for displaying a list of ranks of players, player characters, or player teams (hereinafter collectively referred to as “players”) based on game results,
The display size of the rank display body indicating the respective ranks of the players and the like is varied based on a given list display target number, which is the number of players to be displayed as a list, and the display screen is arranged by arranging the list display target number of players. A program for causing the computer to function as display configuring means.   The program according to claim 1, wherein the display configuration unit causes the computer to function so as to vary a relative size between the ranking display bodies based on the number of persons to be displayed in the list.   The program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display configuration unit causes the computer to function so as to vary the display position of each rank display body based on the number of persons to be displayed in the list.   The display configuration means for causing the computer to function so as to change the display size of the remaining rank display bodies without changing the display sizes of some of the rank display bodies according to the number of persons to be displayed in the list. The program as described in any one of Claims 1-3.   A claim for causing the computer to function such that the display configuration means changes the display size of the rank display body so that the display size of the relatively higher rank display body is equal to or larger than the display size of the lower rank display body. Item 5. The program according to any one of Items 1 to 4.   The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display configuration unit causes the computer to function so as to vary a display size of a ranking display body according to a play history of a player or the like to be displayed as a list. .   7. The computer according to claim 1, wherein the computer functions as display information variable means for changing the type of information displayed on the rank display body based on the rank of the rank display body or the display size of the rank display body. The program according to one item.   8. The computer according to claim 1, wherein the computer is caused to function as identification display control means for identifying and displaying a ranking display body such as a given player in a display screen configured by the display configuration means. program.   The program according to claim 8 for causing the computer to function as an enlarged display control means for enlarging and displaying a part of the display screen constituted by the display constituting means including the identified and displayed rank display body.   The display configuration unit includes a region setting unit that divides the display screen into a plurality of regions, and the display screen is configured to display a plurality of types of ranks on the same screen by displaying a predetermined type of rank in each region. The program as described in any one of Claims 1-9 for functioning the said computer.   Based on the total number of players and the size of each area divided by the area setting means, to cause the computer to function as an area-by-area display target person variable means for changing the number of list display target persons displayed in the area. The program according to claim 10.   The computer-readable information storage medium which memorize | stores the program as described in any one of Claims 1-11. A display screen constituting device that constitutes a display screen for displaying a list of ranks of players and the like based on game results,
The display size of the rank display body indicating the respective ranks of the players and the like is varied based on a given list display target number, which is the number of players to be displayed as a list, and the display screen is arranged by arranging the list display target number of players. A display screen composition device comprising display composition means for composition.   14. The display screen composition device according to claim 13, wherein the display composition unit varies a relative size between the ranking display bodies based on the number of persons to be displayed in the list.   The display screen composition device according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the display composition unit varies the display position of each rank display body based on the number of persons to be displayed in the list.   16. The display configuration unit according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the display size of the remaining rank display bodies is changed without changing the display sizes of some of the rank display bodies in accordance with the number of persons to be displayed in the list. The display screen composition device described in the paragraph.   The display screen composition device according to any one of claims 13 to 16, further comprising identification display control means for identifying and displaying a ranking display body such as a given player in the display screen constituted by the display composition means.   The display configuration means includes area setting means for dividing the display screen into a plurality of areas, and the display screen is configured to display a plurality of types of ranks on the same screen by displaying a predetermined type of rank in each area. The display screen constituent device according to any one of 13 to 17. 19. The display object number variable means for each area for changing the number of list display target persons displayed in the area based on the total number of players and the size of each area divided by the area setting means. The display screen composition apparatus of description.

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