JP2008183315A - Stock investment game system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stock investment game system which does not bore a game participant. <P>SOLUTION: The game system executed on a server where a terminal of the game participant can access via a website open to the public on a network is provided with: a stock price database for storing stock price data of each name in which prices fluctuate under a prescribed condition; means for processing a transaction where the game participant virtually buys and sells an arbitrary stock with real currency in the site; means for collecting game charges in accordance with the number of stocks from the game participant when buying the stock; a transaction history database for calculating fluctuation rate of a buying price and a selling price in the virtual buying and selling, granting the game participant the number of points in accordance with the fluctuation rate, and recording it; means for presenting a product a game sponsor promises to exchange in accordance with the number of points to the game participant on a browser; and means for receiving an exchange of the points with the product from the game participant on the browser. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a stock investment simulation game performed on a network website.

  A stock investment simulation game performed on a website on a network that simulates an actual online trade is known.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-142773 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-49759

  Since the above simulation game simulates real online trading, it is suitable for beginners to get used to investing in stock, but even if the stock price goes up and down, it is still on the game, and it is in the interest of game participants There was a risk of getting bored. On the other hand, there is a problem for the game organizer that a participant who gets bored due to the above-mentioned reason cannot stop the participation at an early stage to obtain a sufficient game participation fee. Moreover, since the only profit that the game organizer can get from the game participants is a fixed amount of game participation fee per unit time, the business taste was also weak.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a stock investment game system that solves the above problems. That is, the stock investment game system of the present invention is a game system that is executed on a server that can be accessed by a pre-registered game participant's terminal via a website published on the network, and the server is priced. Stock price database that contains stock price data for each stock that fluctuates under certain conditions, means for processing transactions in which game participants virtually buy and sell stocks of any stock in the real currency in the site, and purchase of the above stocks A means of collecting the game usage fee according to the number of units from the game participant, and calculating the rate of change of the bid price and the selling price by the above virtual trading, and assigning and recording points according to the rate of change to the game participant To show game participants to the game participants on the browser and the transaction history database to be exchanged according to the number of points And, characterized in that it has the means to accept the exchange of goods to the point from the game participants on a browser.

  In the stock investment game system of the present invention, the stock price for each brand fluctuates under certain conditions, thereby causing a profit / loss to the game participants who bought and sold it. In this case, the profit / loss means a profit due to points earned by the game participants at the same time, so in order to ensure transparency, the stock price must be changed not by random numbers but by conditions that the game participants can convince.

  Therefore, here, as the second invention, an invention in which the stock price for each brand fluctuates according to the price of stock trading executed in the game system in the first invention is disclosed.

  In the above invention, the name of the stock sold on the actual stock exchange may be used as the name of the stock sold in the game system.

  As a third invention, an invention is disclosed in which the price fluctuates in accordance with the stock price data of an actual stock exchange acquired via the network in the first invention.

  According to the present invention, firstly, a game participant buys and sells stocks whose stock prices fluctuate under certain conditions in the game system in real currency units, and thus gains and loses. A sense of reality can be obtained. In addition, the virtual profit gained by the game participant is calculated by calculating the change rate of the buy price and the sell price by virtual trading, and is given to the game participant as a point according to this change rate, and this point can be exchanged for a desired product. Participants can get real benefits from the game and never get bored with the game. Therefore, the game organizer can keep the participants connected for a long time, and can obtain a stable game participation fee. In addition, since the game usage fee corresponding to the number of shares is collected from the game participant when purchasing the stock, if the game participant purchases a number of stocks for profit, the sales can be increased accordingly.

  In the case of the second invention in which the stock price for each stock fluctuates depending on the stock trading price executed in the game system, it is traded on the actual stock exchange as the name of the stock stock traded in the game system. By using the names of the brands that are present, the actual performance of the company affects the stock prices in the game system, and it becomes possible to develop more complex games. Furthermore, in the case of the second invention, since the stock price for each brand varies depending on the price of stock trading executed in the game system, the game can be executed without being bound by the actual market attendance time.

  On the other hand, in the case of the third invention in which the stock price of each stock fluctuates according to the stock price data of the actual stock exchange acquired via the network, the stock price fluctuates regardless of the circumstances in the game system. Even when the number of participants is small and the volume in the game system is small, it is possible to realize a complicated price movement. In addition, since the same fluctuation as the actual stock price is performed, it is possible to perform a real stock investment simulation while enjoying the game.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 18 show an embodiment of a stock investment game system of the present invention. Here, it is set as the Example which implemented the 1st-2nd invention.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an environment for executing a stock investment game system. Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a game organizer's server for executing the game system of the present invention. The server 1 is connected to a game participant's terminal 20 such as a personal computer having a browser function via the Internet N, and is also connected to a mail-order server 30. In addition to the personal computer, the terminal 20 of the game participant may be a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, a game computer with a communication function, or the like.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the details of the server 1 of the game organizer, in which 2 is an application server, 3 is a stock price browsing server, 4 is a stock price database, 5 is a load balancer, 6 is a web server, 7 Is a rule database, 8 is a user database, 9 is a transaction history database, and 10 is an information database. In the server 1, the application server 2 exchanges data with each server and database to manage game participant information, buy and sell stocks, refer to and provide various information, and the like. Further, in the web server 6 interposed between the Internet N and the application server 2 via the load balancer 5 for distributing the load, an HTML file, a moving image, and audio data in response to a request from the terminal 20 from a game participant. Etc. are provided to the terminal via the Internet, and the game of the present invention is developed on the web browser of the terminal.

  On the other hand, in the stock price database, stock price data of each brand is accumulated and exchanged with the application server 2, and the stock price information is provided to game participants who wish to view the stock price via the stock price browsing server 3. .

  The rule database 7 contains data of rules (default rules) established by the system, the user database 8 contains personal information such as IDs, passwords, e-mail addresses, handle names, telephone numbers, etc. of other game participants, other sales history, etc. Is stored. The transaction history database 9 stores the history of sales transactions performed by each game participant on the game system of the present invention. When calculating the earned points of each game participant, the information is stored in the application server 2. provide. The information database 10 is a database for managing a series of accesses for each game participant to buy and sell, and grasps a series of processing stages of brand / price reference, trading quantity designation, ordering, and execution (establishment). Provide that information.

The outline of the procedure executed by the stock investment game system of the present invention on the browser is described below along the flow of the browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant.
(1) Top page Here, the membership agreement is displayed and a user ID and password are required to allow only authorized registered participants to access the game system.
(2) Member registration page If you wish to participate in this game system, apply for membership registration here. When registering as a member, it is necessary to agree to the member's terms, and input the address, gender, date of birth, telephone number, e-mail address, handle name, desired user ID, desired password, etc. on the member registration form.
(3) Credit card / prepaid payment screen Here, the credit card number / amount on the deposit form, or the characters / amount on the prepaid card are entered.
(4) Issuing user ID / password The ID / password specified by the applicant is automatically distributed from the system.
(5) Top page Newly registered members enter their user ID and password here to log in.
(6) Individual user screen Here, link buttons for price board browsing, game price settlement screen, transaction status list, point ranking browsing, product ordering form, point membership agreement, new order search, etc. are displayed.
(7) Order screen Here, the stock order entry form is displayed. After entering the securities code, issue, number of units, transaction type, validity period, etc., confirm on the order confirmation screen.
(8) Order confirmation screen Here, the ordered transaction status list form is displayed.
(9) Settlement screen This is for those who sell shares. On the screen, a list of currently ordered items is displayed, and after a securities code, a brand, a number of units, and a target price are selected and entered, a settlement target order is confirmed and settlement is established.
(10) Product ordering screen Here, the points earned by the game participants are displayed, and a link button to a mail-order website for browsing products that can be exchanged for points is displayed. Enter the number, name, address, telephone number, etc. to place an order for the product.

Next, details of each procedure will be described with reference to a flowchart and a browser screen. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of a procedure for a game participant to search for stock brands and register a desired one.
Procedure 1 (S1)
Game participants log in to the game by entering their ID and password from the top page.
Step 2 (S2)
A user screen is displayed (see FIG. 7).
Procedure 3 (S3), Procedure 4 (S4)
Click on the brand search button to display the linked tradeable brand screen (see FIG. 8). On this screen, the names of the stocks traded on the actual stock exchange are displayed as the stocks that can be traded in this game.
Procedure 5 (S5), Procedure 6 (S6)
When a desired brand is selected and clicked, a price board of a linked brand is displayed (see FIG. 9).
Step 7 (S7)
Click the "Back" button to redo the selection of the stock, click the "Register" button to view the contents, click the check box in the relevant stock code column to change the stock, then click the "Delete" button . Click the "Update" button to get a screen showing the latest price.
Procedure 8 (S8), Procedure 9 (S9), Procedure 10 (S10)
Since the content confirmation screen is displayed, select (Y) or return (N) is selected.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a procedure in which a game participant orders a desired stock.
Procedure 1 (S1)
Game participants log in to the game by entering their ID and password from the top page.
Step 2 (S2)
A user screen is displayed (see FIG. 7).
Step 3 (S3)
Click the new order button to display the linked new order screen (see FIG. 10).
Procedure 4 (S4), Procedure 5 (S5), Procedure 6 (S6)
Since a new order input screen is displayed by inputting and transmitting a desired brand name or brand code, the transaction type, number of units, price, and validity period are entered (see FIG. 11). In the game system of the present invention, stocks are virtually sold in real currency units, so the price is input in real currency. In addition to “buy” in the transaction type, “sell” is assumed to be a margin sale, and in this case, the profit / loss is settled in the game system at the time of buyback.
Procedure 7 (S7), Procedure 8 (S8), Procedure 9 (S9), Procedure 10 (S10)
Since it moves to a new condition confirmation screen, order (Y) or cancel (N) is selected. Confirmation is performed twice and correction can also be performed (see FIG. 12).
Step 11 (S11)
A new order completion screen is displayed (see FIG. 13).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of a procedure in which a game participant sells his / her stock and makes a settlement.
Procedure 1 (S1)
Game participants log in to the game by entering their ID and password from the top page.
Step 2 (S2)
A user screen is displayed (see FIG. 7).
Step 3 (S3)
Click the transaction information list button to display the linked transaction information list screen (see FIG. 14).
Procedure 4 (S4), Procedure 5 (S5), Procedure 6 (S6)
By selecting “settlement” for the desired brand name, a settlement order input screen for the brand is displayed, and the transaction type, the number of shares, the price, and the validity period are entered and transmitted (see FIG. 15).
Procedure 7 (S7), Procedure 8 (S8), Procedure 9 (S9), Procedure 10 (S10)
Since the settlement condition confirmation screen is displayed, order (Y) or cancel (N) is selected. Confirmation is performed twice and correction can also be performed (see FIG. 16).
Step 11 (S11)
A new order completion screen is displayed (see FIG. 17).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the procedure for placing an order for the exchange of the points earned by the game participant for the product.
Procedure 1 (S1)
Game participants log in to the game by entering their ID and password from the top page.
Step 2 (S2)
A user screen is displayed (see FIG. 7).
Procedure 3 (S3), Procedure 4 (S4)
Click the product order button to display the linked product order form screen (see FIG. 18).
Procedure 5 (S5), Procedure 6 (S6), Procedure 7 (S7)
Click the shopping link button to display the product list screen of the linked mail order website, select the product you want to exchange, and then return to the product order form screen again.
Step 8 (S8)
Enter the required information on the product order form screen.
Procedure 9 (S9), Procedure 10 (S10), Procedure 11 (S11), Procedure 12 (S12)
Select product order button or clear button.
Step 13 (S13)
The completion screen is displayed.

In this embodiment, the conversion of the profit margin of the fancy trade of stocks obtained by the game participant in the game system is performed by the following formula, but this is an example, and it is of course not limited to this. is there.
◆ Price Fluctuation Formula for Selling and Selling Stocks (Selling Price-Bid Price) / Bid Price x 100 =%
◆ Point conversion rate 1% = 20 points ◆ Point conversion rate to product sales price on mail order website 1 point = 1 yen

  For example, if a game participant performs a virtual sale in which a stock purchased at 1000 yen is sold at 1200 yen, the price fluctuation rate will be (1200-1000) = 1000 × 100 = 20% and 20 points will be acquired. You can shop for 200 yen.

  In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, after the game organizer receives an order on its own website after the game organizer receives an order on the website, the product is exchanged for points. From there, we take a way to ship to the game participants. On the other hand, by linking the game system website and the mail-order sales website and exchanging point data between the game system server and the mail-order sales server and performing the settlement process, the game participant can play the game. Needless to say, the points acquired in the system may be consumed as the price of the product in direct mail order at the link destination.

  FIG. 19 is a block diagram of an environment for executing the stock investment game system of the third invention. In the present invention, by connecting to the stock exchange server 40 via the network N and acquiring data, the stock price in the game system is changed in accordance with the stock price data of the actual stock exchange.

The block diagram of the environment which performs the stock investment game system of 1st invention and 2nd invention. The block diagram of a server of a game sponsor same as the above. The flowchart which shows the flow of the procedure in which a game participant searches a stock brand and registers a desired thing. The flowchart which shows the flow of the procedure in which a game participant orders desired stock. The flowchart which shows the flow of the procedure in which a game participant sells the stock on hand and settles. The flowchart which shows the flow of the procedure which orders the exchange to the goods of the point which the game participant acquired as above. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. Same as above, browser screen displayed on the terminal of the game participant. The block diagram of the environment which performs the stock investment game system of 3rd invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Game organizer's server 20 Game participant's terminal 30 Mail order sales website server

Claims (5)

  A game system that is executed on a server that can be accessed by terminals of game participants registered in advance via a website published on a network, and the server has stock price data for each brand whose price fluctuates depending on certain conditions The stock price database that contains the game, the means for game participants to deal with virtual transactions of stocks of arbitrary brands in the real currency in the site, and the game usage fee according to the number of units in the purchase of the above stock Means to collect from the player, a transaction history database that calculates the change rate of the buy price and the sell price by the above virtual trading, and gives and records points according to this change rate to the game participants, and the game organizer points A means of presenting products to be exchanged according to the number to game participants on the browser, and exchange of points from game participants to products Stock investment game system, characterized in that it comprises a means for receiving in the browser.   A game system that is executed on a server that can be accessed by a terminal of a pre-registered game participant via a website published on the network, the server depending on the price of stock trading executed in the game system Stock price database containing stock price data for stocks whose prices fluctuate, means for processing transactions in which game participants virtually buy and sell stocks of arbitrary stocks in the actual currency on the site, and the number of units for purchasing the above stocks A means of collecting game usage fees according to the game participants from the game participants, calculating the rate of change of the buy and sell prices by the above virtual trading, and assigning points corresponding to the rate of change to the game participants for recording A history database, a means for the game organizer to present to the game participants on the browser a product that the game organizer will exchange according to the number of points, Stock investment game system, characterized in that it comprises a means for accepting the exchange of goods to the point from the participants on the browser.   3. The stock investment game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the name of a stock sold on an actual stock exchange is used as the name of a stock sold in the game system.   A game system that is executed on a server that can be accessed by a pre-registered game participant's terminal via a website published on the network, and the server is a stock price of an actual stock exchange acquired via the network. Stock price database containing stock price data for stocks whose prices fluctuate according to the data, means for processing transactions in which game participants virtually buy and sell stocks of any stock in the real currency in the site, and purchase of the above stocks A means of collecting the game usage fee according to the number of units from the game participant, and calculating the rate of change of the bid price and the selling price by the above virtual trading, and assigning and recording points according to the rate of change to the game participant The transaction history database to be displayed, and the game organizer to present to the game participants on the browser the products for which exchange is made according to the number of points Stock investment game system, characterized in that it comprises a means for receiving and stage, of a point from the game participants the exchange to trade on the browser.   A means for linking from a game system website to a mail order website on the network, and a game system server so that game participants can spend points earned on the game system as consideration for products in the linked mail order; The stock investment game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising means for exchanging point data with a mail order server and a settlement process.

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