JP2017012210A - Game service provision method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system capable of performing a real competition even if an opponent is at a remote area in a face-to-face competition game for competing by operating a piece or card.SOLUTION: A piece or card of an own player on a game board is recognized by camera-mounting glass-type terminals 101, 101A and recognized information is transmitted to an opponent via Internet and a server 501. A 3D image is displayed by AR on the game board on the basis of the received information of the piece or card through the camera-mounting glass type terminals 101A, 101 of the opponent. The camera-mounting glass-type terminals 101, 101A receive information of the piece or the like of the opponent and a 3D image is displayed by AR on the camera-mounting glass-type terminals 101, 101A of the own player on the basis of the received information of the piece or the like. As a result of performing said processes alternately, a face-to-face competition game can be performed via the camera-mounting glass-type terminals 101, 101A as if the player actually faced to the opponent at a remote area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an interpersonal battle game in which a game piece such as a piece or a card is used for battle, and in particular, a plurality of game players in remote locations use a camera-equipped glass terminal and the Internet. It is related to the interpersonal battle game played. In this application, the “interpersonal battle game” means a game in which a plurality of game players (people) who are all participants in the game compete and win or lose.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an interpersonal battle game is a game in which people face each other and operate pieces / cards on a game field such as a game board. For example, shogi, go, chess, othello, mahjong, etc. are used for the pieces, and poker, blackjack, bubbling, and millionaire are used for the cards.

  In the above-described interpersonal battle game, the game progresses according to the situation of the operated piece / card or the like in accordance with the rules of each game.

JP 2003-103045 A

SmartEyeglass, Sony Corporation, Internet <URL: http://developer.sonymobile.com/en/smarteyeglass/>

  In the interpersonal battle game using the above-mentioned pieces and cards, it is necessary that a plurality of game players be present at the same place at the same time and play the game. In other words, it was impossible to play a match unless people actually face each other.

  On the other hand, in recent years, an interpersonal battle game using the Internet (for example, an online shogi game) has been provided. In the conventional online game belonging to the interpersonal battle game, it is possible to virtually battle with an opponent in a remote place via the screen of a television or a personal computer. However, in such an online game, there is a problem that the reality is inferior compared to the case where people actually face each other because they do not use real game boards or pieces. .

  In order to improve the above-described points, an object of the present invention is to enable a realistic battle while actually operating a piece or a card even when the opponent is in a remote place.

  The object described above is achieved by the following game service providing system, game service providing method, and program.

A system used to implement an interpersonal battle game using a game field such as a game board and a game piece such as a piece or a card, and a plurality of game players who are all participants of the interpersonal battle game In a game service providing system configured to include a glass-type terminal,
Each of the plurality of glass-type terminals is
A display unit for displaying information necessary for the progress of the interpersonal battle game;
A camera for shooting a game field or game piece in front of the player wearing the terminal (which actually exists in front of each player),
Type / position determining means for determining the type / position of the game piece in the game field in front of the player wearing the terminal, based on the image obtained by the camera;
Type and position information related to the type and position of the game piece determined by the type / position determination means and transmission means for transmitting to the other glass type terminal via the Internet (direct transmission from one terminal to the other terminal) As well as when sending via a server)
Receiving means for receiving the type / position information on the type / position of the game piece determined on the other glass-type terminal side from the other terminal via the Internet (when receiving directly from the other terminal, the server Including both when receiving via)
Image display means for displaying a game piece image corresponding to a game piece used on the other player side at a predetermined position on the display unit based on the type / position information received from another glass-type terminal And,
When each player views the game field through the display unit of his / her own glass-type terminal, an image of an opponent game piece at a remote location is additionally displayed at a predetermined position in the game field on the own side ( A game service providing system characterized in that it can be seen in a synthesized state).

  A game service providing system configured to allow a plurality of game players participating in an interpersonal battle game to play as if they are facing each other even if they are separated from each other.

A method that is used to implement an interpersonal battle game that uses a game field such as a game board and a game piece such as a piece or a card, and is installed by multiple game players who are all participants in the interpersonal battle game. In a game service providing method using a system including a glass-type terminal of
(a) photographing a game field or game piece in front of a player wearing a glass-type terminal (which actually exists in front of each player) with the camera of the glass-type terminal;
(b) based on the image obtained in step (a), determining the type of game piece in the game field ahead of the player wearing the terminal;
(c) based on the image obtained in step (a), determining the position of the game piece in the game field ahead of the player wearing the terminal;
(d) transmitting the type / position information regarding the type / position of the game piece determined in step (b) and step (c) to another glass-type terminal via the server via the Internet;
(e) receiving the type / position information related to the type / position of the game piece determined on the other glass-type terminal side from the other glass-type terminal via the server via the Internet;
(f) Based on the type / position information received from another glass-type terminal in step (e), a game piece image corresponding to the game piece used on the other player side is displayed on the display unit of the glass-type terminal. Displaying at a predetermined position of
When each player views the game field through the display unit of his / her own glass-type terminal, an image of an opponent game piece at a remote location is additionally displayed at a predetermined position in the game field on the own side ( A game service providing method, characterized in that it can be seen in a synthesized state).

In a method of providing a game service using a plurality of glass-type terminals worn by each game player, which is a method for use in an interpersonal battle game using a game field such as a game board and a game piece such as a piece or a card ,
Shoot the game field (201) and game piece (301) used by the first game player with the glass-type terminal (101),
When the second game player views his game field (201A) through the glass-type terminal (101A), an image corresponding to the game piece (301) used by the first game player in the game field (201A) ( 401A) is displayed and the image (401A) is displayed on the display unit of the glass-type terminal (101A).
A game service providing method characterized by the above.

A program that is used for the implementation of an interpersonal battle game that uses game fields such as game boards and game pieces such as pieces and cards,
A glass-type wearable computer worn by each participant of the battle game,
(a) Means for photographing a game field or game piece in front of a player wearing a glass-type terminal (which actually exists in front of each player),
(b) Based on the image obtained in the means (a), means for determining the type of game piece in the game field in front of the player wearing the terminal,
(c) means for determining the position of the game piece in the game field in front of the player wearing the terminal, based on the image obtained by the means (a);
(d) means for transmitting the type / position information relating to the type / position of the game piece determined by means (b) and means (c) to another glass-type terminal via the server via the Internet;
(e) means for receiving the type / position information relating to the type / position of the game piece determined on the other glass-type terminal side from the other glass-type terminal via the server via the Internet;
(f) Based on the type / position information received from the other glass type terminal by means (e), the game piece image corresponding to the game piece used on the other player side is displayed on the display unit of the glass type terminal. Function as a means for displaying in a predetermined position,
When each player views the game field through the display unit of his / her own glass-type terminal, an image of the opponent game piece at a remote location is additionally displayed at a predetermined position in the game field on the own side A program characterized by

  A camera-equipped glass-type terminal equipped with a type / position recognition unit and a 3D image creation / display unit. , Using a server equipped with a game management unit, you can play as a person-to-person battle game so that people in a remote area can face each other as if they are facing each other even if they are in a remote area Service system that can be done. The type / coordinate recognition unit of the camera-equipped glass-type terminal recognizes the type / coordinate of a piece / card placed on a game board or the like. The 3D image selection / display unit provided in the camera-equipped glass-type terminal selects and displays a 3D image based on the type / position recognized by the type / position recognition unit. The game management unit records the progress of the interpersonal battle game being executed.

  More specifically, the present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above object.

  The equipment used in the present invention will be described. The camera-equipped glass-type terminal referred to in the present invention refers to a widely distributed device represented by Non-Patent Document 1 and the like. In addition, game fields such as game boards and game pieces such as pieces and cards are not specially made, but are widely used in games such as shogi. That is, in carrying out the present invention, an existing game board (game field), an existing piece / card (game piece), or the like can be used as it is.

  You and your opponent will each prepare and wear a camera-equipped glass-type terminal. The opponent who has reached the turn of the game uses the camera of the camera-equipped glass-type terminal, and recognizes the coordinates (positions) and types of pieces, cards, etc. necessary for the progress of the game placed on the game board, for example. To do. The camera-equipped glass-type terminal transmits the recognized information to the server via the Internet. The server manages the sent information and sends it to the opponent. The opponent receives the information sent by the camera-equipped glass-type terminal, and based on the information, the opponent's pieces and cards are augmented in 3D images (objects) on the game board through the camera-equipped glass-type terminal ( (Hereinafter referred to as AR). AR (AAR) is an abbreviation for Augmented Reality, and is a term for technology that extends a real environment that can be recognized by a person using a computer, or the environment itself. AR display means, for example, on a game board that actually exists in front of the game player, a game piece (such as an opponent's game piece) such as a piece or a card that does not actually exist on the spot. It means to display as it exists.

  By repeating the above process, the opponent (each game player) sees his / her pieces / cards and the like, and the opponent's pieces / cards are displayed in a 3D image through a camera-equipped glass terminal. I can see things. Opponents can get enough information about the cards and cards necessary for the game progress through the camera-equipped glass-type terminal. As a result, even when the opponent is in a remote place, the interpersonal battle game can be executed with higher reality than when via a television or a personal computer.

  According to the present invention, in an interpersonal battle game that cannot be played unless people actually face each other, even if the opponent is in a remote place, the actual game board, card, etc. While operating, you can play as if they are actually facing each other.

It is a structural example of the service system which can play an interpersonal battle game so that the person and the person in the remote place which concern on this invention may actually face each other. It is a processing operation | movement flowchart of the whole system which concerns on this invention. It is a recognition processing flow figure which the camera-equipped glass type terminal which concerns on this invention performs. It is a communication processing flow figure from an own camera loading glass type terminal concerning the present invention to a server. It is a communication processing flow figure from the server which concerns on this invention to the other party's camera-equipped glass type | mold terminal. It is a display processing flowchart of the other party's camera-mounted glass type terminal which concerns on this invention. It is a processing flow figure of the server concerning the present invention. It is the structural example at the time of the battle | competition of the service system which can perform an interpersonal battle game so that the person and the person who are in the remote place based on this invention may face each other. It is an Example at the time of implementing the system which concerns on this invention with Shogi. It is an Example at the time of implementing the system which concerns on this invention with Shogi. It is an Example at the time of implementing the system which concerns on this invention with Shogi.

  The present invention provides a system, a method, and a method for playing a personal battle game by using a camera-equipped glass-type terminal by a plurality of game players (game participants) in remote places and using the terminal and the Internet. It is about the program. By using this system, method, and program, it is possible to play a battle game at the same place (for example, facing the surface in the same room) even though multiple game players are actually located at remote locations. It becomes possible to taste a real feeling as if you are. In other words, according to the present invention, a realistic feeling equivalent to that when playing in a face-to-face manner (playing a game facing a face) despite playing a personal game between players having a large geographical gap is provided. Can enjoy.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, this embodiment demonstrated below does not unduly limit the content of this invention described in the claim. In addition, all the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the present invention.

  In FIG. 8, reference numerals 101 and 101A denote camera-equipped glass terminals (glasses-type wearable computers). As a specific example of such a camera-equipped glass-type terminal, for example, smart eyeglasses disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 can be cited.

  The camera-equipped glass-type terminal is a so-called wearable terminal that can be worn by a player (game participant) of a competitive game. The camera-equipped glass-type terminal used in the present embodiment transmits and receives various information to and from the server via the Internet. In other words, the camera-equipped glass-type terminal that each player wears transmits / receives various information to / from the camera-equipped glass-type terminal that other players wear via the server while accessing the Internet.

The camera-equipped glass-type terminal (glass-type wearable computer) used in the present embodiment mainly has the following configuration.
A substantially spectacle frame-shaped body (frame) configured to be worn on the game player's head.
A camera for shooting a game play state in front of the glass-type terminal (in front of the terminal wearer).
A transmission unit and a reception unit that are accessible to the Internet and for transmitting and receiving various types of information to and from a server or the like.
-An information display section for displaying various information necessary for the progress of the battle game (information on the opponent's pieces and cards). Note that the information display unit includes a glass or the like. Various information necessary for the progress of the battle game (for example, the opponent's piece or card) is additionally displayed on the scenery viewed by the wearer through the information display unit (glass).
A type / coordinate recognition unit (type position discrimination means) for recognizing the type / coordinate (position) of a piece or card on the game board based on image information obtained by photographing with the camera.

In addition, the glass-type terminal usable in the present invention has the above-described configuration,
・ A microphone for collecting your own voice and surrounding sounds,
・ Sound output unit for outputting the opponent's voice and surrounding sounds, game sound effects, voice guidance, BGM, etc.
Etc. may be provided.
When these are provided, the sound collected by the microphone is transmitted to the counterpart terminal via the Internet and the server by the transmission unit.
The sound collected by the microphone of the partner terminal is transmitted to the terminal by the transmitter via the Internet. Sound information received from the counterpart terminal is output from the sound output unit. Earphones and speakers are connected to the sound output unit.
By providing such a microphone and a sound output unit, for example, it is possible to feel the sound of the other party's voice in a remote place, and to realize a more realistic game play.

  Each player who performs the interpersonal battle game wears the glass-type terminal configured as described above in a manner similar to general glasses, and plays the battle game with the terminal accessing the Internet. Participants of the battle game are composed of at least two game players, and each player plays the game at a place away from other opponents. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a battle game is performed by two game players. However, the present invention includes a mode in which a battle game is performed by three or more game players.

  Reference numerals 201 and 201A denote game fields in which game pieces such as game pieces and cards are arranged. The game field is provided in front of each game player. Here, the game field is a place that is a base for carrying out the interpersonal battle game, and is a place that actually exists in front of each game player. In this place, game pieces such as pieces and cards are arranged, arranged, moved, and presented to the opponent, and the battle game is advanced under predetermined game rules. Specifically, a game board or table actually provided in front of each opponent, or a floor or space in front of each opponent (that is, a place that actually exists rather than a virtual field on the net) Corresponds to this game field. In the present embodiment, as a specific example of the game field, a game board used in a shogi or a card game is illustrated.

  301 and 301A are game pieces such as pieces and cards used in the game. 401 and 401A are game pieces (3D images of opponent game pieces) displayed in AR. A game piece is composed of multiple types of pieces, and the type of each piece can be distinguished from the appearance of the piece in terms of color, shape, size, and design (including symbols, characters, patterns, designs, etc.) It is. Each game player has as many game pieces as necessary for the progress of the battle game. Specific examples of game pieces include shogi pieces, chess pieces, board game pieces, playing cards, go stones, mahjong tiles, flower card tags, darts used in dart games, and the like.

  A server 501 performs game management. This server has an internal database (hereinafter referred to as DB). In FIG. 8, the left side of the server is the own side (first game player), and the right side is the opponent side (second game player). Each player alternately arranges, arranges, moves, or presents game pieces such as pieces and cards according to a predetermined game rule or presents them to the opponent.

  Reference numerals 101, 101A, and 501 include the respective units 102, 102A, 103, 103A, and 502 that perform internal processing, and processing operations are as follows. Reference numerals 102 and 102A denote units (type / position determining means) for recognizing the type / coordinates of game pieces such as pieces / cards. The coordinates here are information relating to the position of the game piece on the game field such as a game board. Reference numerals 103 and 103A denote units (image display means) for selecting and displaying 3D images based on the received information such as frames and cards. A unit 502 manages the progress of the game.

The preconditions for implementing the present invention will be described. This precondition applies to all game participants (all game players).
First, it is assumed that each participant of the interpersonal game has a camera-equipped glass terminal. A game field such as a real game board is prepared in front of each participant. It is desirable that the game field placed in front of each participant has a common size and shape. As described above, the game field may be a simple space. Hereinafter, a game board will be given as a representative example of the game field.
Each participant of the interpersonal game is assigned a necessary number of real game pieces such as pieces and cards necessary for the progress of the game. On the game board in front of each participant, at least a game piece used by the player is arranged. The game piece used by the opponent is displayed as an AR on the game board through the camera-equipped glass-type terminal. (In other words, the game piece used by the opponent is not actually placed on the game board in front of each participant, but by viewing the game board through the camera-equipped glass-type terminal, a 3D image of the opponent's game piece is displayed. Is synthesized and displayed at a predetermined position on the game board.)
In addition, information for using the present invention is stored in advance in the camera-equipped glass-type terminal.
Further, it is assumed that the game board used for the interpersonal battle game is recognized by the camera of the camera-equipped glass type terminal before the game starts. The recognition here is to store the position / size of the game board in the camera-equipped glass-type terminal. Due to the nature of the interpersonal battle game, the positions of the participants' heads do not change significantly during the battle. Therefore, if the position and size information of the game board is stored in advance in the camera-equipped glass-type terminal and the relative position between the camera-equipped glass-type terminal and the game board is calculated, an error can be detected even while the game is in progress. It can recognize the game board without.
It is also assumed that the environment can use a general Internet line.
The above is a precondition for carrying out the present invention.

  The operation of the present invention based on the above configuration will be described. It is assumed that the above preconditions are satisfied. Explain when the match starts from your turn.

The game piece 301 such as a piece or a card is moved on the game board 201 used for the game in accordance with the rules of the interpersonal battle game that is started. The game piece to be moved by each game player is a game piece assigned to itself.
The game board here is an example of a game field, and means a structure having a board surface designed for an interpersonal battle game. However, the game field that can be used in the present invention is not limited to such a structure as a game board, and may be a mere floor or table, or may be a predetermined range of space in front of the opponent. Good.

  What kind of game piece 301 placed on the game board 201 (actual game piece that he / she moves) is and what kind and what is recognized by the type / coordinate recognition unit 102 (type / position determining means) of the camera-equipped glass-type terminal 101. , Recognize where it is. For example, when the interpersonal battle game is “Shogi”, the type / coordinate recognition unit 102 of the camera-equipped glass-type terminal 101 and the type of each piece placed on the shogi board and the position of each piece on the shogi board ( Recognize the grid position).

  The camera-mounted glass terminal 101 transmits the recognized information to the server 501 via the Internet.

  The internal processing of the server 501 and the game management unit 502 store the received information and transmit the information to the camera-equipped glass-type terminal 101A.

  Based on the received information, the camera-mounted glass-type terminal 101A determines and displays a 3D image of the game piece to be displayed on the game board by the 3D image selection / display unit 103A (image display means). On the glass-type terminal 101A side, the game piece to be AR-displayed on the game board is a game piece on the glass-type terminal 101 side that is the opponent.

  As a result, a 3D image of the game piece 401A such as a piece / card is displayed in AR on the game board 201A through the camera-equipped glass-type terminal 101A. That is, when the game board is viewed through the camera-equipped glass-type terminal 101A, a 3D image of the opponent's game piece is additionally displayed on the glass as if the game piece 401A was actually placed on the game board. . In this application, the 3D image is a stereoscopic image displayed by the information display unit of the camera-equipped glass-type terminal.

  In the present embodiment, the type / position of the game piece 301 placed on the game board 201 is determined using the camera of the glass-type terminal 101, but together with such type / position, the game piece You may make it recognize 301 operation | movement (trajectory of the movement of the game piece on a game board). Also, information on the movement (trajectory) together with the type / position of the game piece 301 is transmitted to the opponent's glass-type terminal 101A, and the same as the real game piece 301 of the transmission source in the opponent's glass-type terminal 101A. With such an operation, it is also possible to display a 3D image of the game piece 401A.

  This is the end of your turn and the opponent's turn.

  Explain the opponent's turn.

  In accordance with the rules of the interpersonal battle game, the game piece 301A such as a piece / card on the game board 201A used for the game is moved.

  The type / coordinate recognizing unit 102A of the camera-equipped glass-type terminal 101A recognizes what type and what kind of game piece 301A placed on the game board 201A is.

  The camera-mounted glass-type terminal 101A transmits the recognized information to the server 501 via the Internet.

  The internal processing of the server 501 and the game management unit 502 store the received information and transmit the information to the camera-equipped glass-type terminal 101.

  Based on the received information, the camera-equipped glass-type terminal 101 creates and displays 3D images such as frames and cards to be displayed on the game board by the 3D image selection / display unit 103.

  As a result, game pieces 401 such as pieces and cards are displayed in AR on the game board 201 through the camera-equipped glass-type terminal 101.

  Now the opponent's turn is finished and it becomes his turn.

  By repeating the above, even if the opponents are in a remote place (away from each other), the person-to-person battle game is played with high reality as if a person-to-person face-to-face is actually being played. Can be implemented.

  2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are flowcharts showing the processing mode of the present invention. Based on these, the processing flow of the present invention will be described. The configuration is as shown in FIG. It is assumed that the above preconditions are satisfied.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the overall processing flow of the present invention. Explain when the match starts from your turn.

(Moving pieces, cards, etc.)
First, in step A1, the game player who has turned the game moves game pieces such as pieces and cards used in the game in accordance with the rules of the interpersonal battle game being executed. Each game player moves an actual game piece such as a piece / card assigned to the game player on the game board using his / her hand when his / her turn is turned. The game player is completely different from the conventional online game in that each game player uses a real game board, a piece or a card.

(Camera-mounted glass-type terminal processing (recognition of pieces, cards, etc.))
Subsequently, in step A2, recognition of a game piece such as a piece / card is executed by the attached camera-equipped glass-type terminal. This step is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 3, and will be described with reference thereto.

  First, in step B1, recognition is executed (started) by the camera-equipped glass-type terminal. The recognition here is to determine the coordinates and types of game pieces such as pieces and cards. As described above, before starting the game, the position and size of the game board used for the interpersonal battle game are recognized by the camera of the glass-type terminal worn by each player. Therefore, if the position of the game piece on the game board can be specified, the coordinates of the game piece (for example, which piece is arranged in which square in the case of shogi) can be determined. The type of game piece can be determined based on its shape, color, size, design, and the like.

  Subsequently, in step B2, a game piece (game piece used by the game player) such as a piece / card currently arranged on the game board is photographed with the camera of the camera-equipped glass terminal.

  Subsequently, in step B3, the coordinates of game pieces such as pieces and cards are determined based on the image taken in step B2. First, based on the game board information stored as the preconditions, the coordinates of the game pieces arranged thereon are determined. As described above, the position and size of the game board is stored in advance in the camera-equipped glass-type terminal, and the coordinates of the game piece are determined based on the relative distance between the game piece and the camera-equipped glass-type terminal. .

  Subsequently, in step B4, success determination of step B3 is performed. Here, the success determination is made based on whether or not the coordinates of all the game pieces arranged on the game board shown in the image taken in step B2 have been successfully recognized. If the determination is successful, the process proceeds to step B5. If unsuccessful, the process returns to step B2 and an image is taken again.

  Subsequently, in step 5, the type of game piece such as a piece / card is determined based on the image photographed in step B2. Normally, game pieces such as pieces and cards used in an interpersonal battle game have information indicating what kind of game piece they are. For example, characters such as shogi kings and gold generals are written on the piece, and cards and symbols such as playing cards and spades are written on the cards. In this step, the type of the recognized piece / card is determined on the basis of the piece / card type information registered in advance in the camera-equipped glass-type terminal as internal information.

  Subsequently, in step B6, the success determination of step B5 is performed. Here, the success determination is made based on whether or not the types of all game pieces arranged on the game board shown in the image taken in step B2 have been successfully recognized. If successful, the process proceeds to step B7. If unsuccessful, the process returns to step B2 and an image is taken again.

  Subsequently, in step B7, the coordinate / type information of the game piece determined in steps B3 and B5 is stored in the information transmitted to the server in the subsequent step.

(Recognition success judgment)
Subsequently, in step A3, the success of recognition performed in step A2 is determined. The success determination here determines whether or not the storage of the recognized information performed in step B7 in FIG. 3 is successful. If successful, the process proceeds to step A4. If unsuccessful, the process returns to step A2 and recognition of a piece / card is executed again.

(Camera-mounted glass-type terminal processing (information transmission))
Returning to the description of FIG. Subsequently, in step A4, information on the game piece such as the piece / card recognized in step A2 is transmitted to the server via the Internet. This step is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 4, and will be described with reference to that flowchart.

  First, in step C1, the camera-equipped glass-type terminal performs communication with the server via the Internet. Since the communication here is general communication using the Internet, detailed description is omitted.

  Subsequently, in step C2, the success determination of step C1 is performed. The success determination here is determined based on whether the communication established in step C1 has been successfully established. Since the determination here can be performed using a general method using the Internet as described above, detailed description thereof will be omitted. If successful, the process proceeds to step C3. When it fails, it returns to step C1 and performs communication again.

  Subsequently, in step C3, information such as a piece / card held by the camera-equipped glass-type terminal is transmitted to a server with which communication has been established. The term “transmission” here is a general one using the Internet, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Subsequently, in step C4, the success determination of step C3 is performed. The success determination here is determined based on whether or not the transmission of information from the camera-equipped glass-type terminal executed in step C3 to the server is successful. Since the determination here can be performed using a general method using the Internet as described above, detailed description thereof will be omitted. If successful, the process proceeds to step C5. If it fails, the process returns to step C3 and the transmission to the server is executed again.

  Subsequently, in step C5, the server receives information transmitted from the camera-equipped glass type terminal.

(Successful transmission determination)
Returning to the description of FIG. Subsequently, in step A5, a success determination of the information transmission performed in step A4 is performed. The success determination here determines whether or not the server implemented in step C5 in FIG. 4 has successfully received the information. If successful, the process proceeds to step A6. If unsuccessful, the process returns to step A4 to transmit information to the server again.

(Server processing (information reception))
Subsequently, in step A6, the server receives information transmitted from the camera-equipped glass-type terminal and processes the information. This step is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 7, and will be described with reference thereto.

  First, in step F1, the server receives game piece information such as a piece / card from a camera-equipped glass-type terminal via the Internet.

  Subsequently, in Step F2, the server confirms whether there is a shortage of information on game pieces such as pieces and cards received from the camera-equipped glass-type terminal in the previous step. The confirmation here includes two types of information received from the camera-equipped glass-type terminal: coordinate information (position information) such as a piece / card, and type information. Check if these two types are received correctly.

  Subsequently, in step F3, success determination of step F2 is performed. The success determination here is determined based on whether or not there is a shortage of information confirmed in step F2. If successful, the process proceeds to step F5. If unsuccessful, the process proceeds to step F4.

  Subsequently, in step F4, if the success determination in step F3 fails, there is a high possibility that there is an error in the determination in step A5 during communication via the Internet, so information is sent to the camera-equipped glass-type terminal that sent the information. Send an error determination that is missing from the Internet. Although not illustrated, the camera-equipped glass-type terminal that has received this error determination performs Step A4 again to retransmit the information to the server.

  Subsequently, in step F5, the server receives information received from the camera-equipped glass type terminal as a game progress status in the DB held in the server. Here, the game progress status can be read from two types of information received from the above-mentioned camera-equipped glass-type terminal. Each time a participant of the interpersonal battle game moves which game piece is moved to which position on the game board (that is, type information and position information of each game piece). For example, it is like a game of shogi. By this step, even when communication between the opponents is interrupted due to some factor, the interpersonal battle game can be resumed from the middle. It is also possible to analyze and examine game development and strategies after the match. The registration here is a general one using a DB, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  Subsequently, in step F6, the server receives the information received from the camera-mounted glass type terminal and registered in the DB, and transmits it to the opponent's camera-mounted glass type terminal.

(Server processing (information transmission))
Returning to the description of FIG. Subsequently, in step A7, the server transmits information such as a piece / card received from the camera-mounted glass terminal to the opponent's camera-mounted glass terminal. This step is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 5, and will be described with reference thereto.

  First, in step D1, the server communicates with the opponent's camera-equipped glass terminal via the Internet. Since the communication here is general communication using the Internet, detailed description is omitted.

  Subsequently, in step D2, success determination of step D1 is performed. The success determination here is determined based on whether the communication established in step D1 has been successfully established. Since the determination here can be performed using a general method using the Internet as described above, detailed description thereof will be omitted. If successful, the process proceeds to step D3. When it fails, it returns to step D1 and performs communication again.

  Subsequently, in step D3, information such as a piece / card held by the server is transmitted to the camera-equipped glass-type terminal of the opponent with whom communication has been established. The term “transmission” here is a general one using the Internet, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Subsequently, in step D4, success determination of step D3 is performed. The success determination here is determined based on whether or not the transmission of information from the server executed in step D3 to the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal is successful. Since the determination here can be performed using a general method using the Internet as described above, detailed description thereof will be omitted. If successful, the process proceeds to step D5. If unsuccessful, the process returns to step D3, and transmission is again performed to the opponent's camera-equipped glass terminal.

  Subsequently, in step D5, the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal receives the information transmitted from the server.

(Transmission success determination 2)
Returning to the description of FIG. Subsequently, in step A8, the server implemented in step A7 determines whether or not information has been successfully transmitted to the opponent's camera-equipped glass terminal. The success determination here determines whether the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal implemented in step D5 of FIG. 5 has successfully received the information. If successful, the process proceeds to step A6. When it fails, it returns to step A4 and transmits information to the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal again.

(Camera-mounted glass-type terminal processing (display of received information))
In step A9, the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal displays game pieces such as pieces and cards based on the information received from the server. This step is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 6, and will be described with reference thereto.

  First, in step E1, the camera-equipped glass-type terminal of the opponent receives the game piece information transmitted from the server.

  Subsequently, at step E2, the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal selects a 3D image of a game piece such as a piece or a card based on the information received at step E1. The selection here refers to the type information of the game piece such as a piece / card received by the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal from the server and the 3D image registered in advance in the camera-equipped glass-type terminal. That is. In this step, selection is performed on all received game piece type information.

  Subsequently, in step E3, it is used in a later step based on the selection result executed in step E2 and the coordinate information (position information) of the game piece such as a piece / card included in the information received in step E1. Game piece display information is generated.

  Subsequently, in step E4, a 3D image is displayed based on the game piece display information generated in step E3.

  Subsequently, at step E5, success determination at step E4 is performed. The success determination here is determined based on whether the display executed in step E4 is successful. If successful, the process proceeds to step E6. If it fails, the process returns to step E4 to display the 3D image again based on the game piece display information.

  Subsequently, in step E6, a 3D image such as a piece / card is displayed on the game board in AR based on the game piece display information through the camera-equipped glass terminal of the opponent. The 3D image of the game piece is displayed on the information display unit of the camera-equipped glass terminal (specifically, displayed on the glass).

  The type and coordinates of the 3D image displayed in AR are determined by the above-described game piece display information. In addition, since the relative position of the camera-equipped glass-type terminal and the game board is determined by the recognition of the game board, which is the precondition described above, the 3D image is determined by the coordinate information of the game piece such as a piece / card. The AR is correctly displayed on the game board. Here, “correctly displayed in AR” means that the actual game piece placed on the opponent's game board is displayed in the same positional relationship as a 3D image on the game board through the camera-equipped glass terminal. (Additionally displayed on the glass).

(Display success judgment)
Returning to the description of FIG. Subsequently, in step A10, the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal implemented in step A9 determines whether or not the display of a piece / card or the like is successful based on the information received from the server. The success determination here determines whether or not the 3D image is correctly displayed on the game board by the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal implemented in step E6 of FIG. Correct here means that the coordinates / type information of the frame / card received in step A9 is definitely recognized and displayed in AR. If successful, the process proceeds to step A11. If unsuccessful, the process returns to step A9, and the opponent's camera-equipped glass-type terminal again displays a piece / card or the like based on the information received from the server.

(Moving number)
Finally, in step A11, the turn moves to the opponent. As a result, the step moves to step A1 of the opponent. The processing flow of the present invention described in this section continues to loop thereafter until the end of the interpersonal battle game.

  An example when a shogi is executed in the interpersonal battle game according to the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, a shogi board is given as a specific example of the game field, and a shogi piece is given as a specific example of the game piece.

  The flow of the processing of the present invention is as described above, but in this section, it will be described in detail how it appears to the participants of the present invention when the present invention is implemented with shogi. This will be described with reference to FIGS. In each drawing, the same symbols are attached to the same components. In addition, this Example demonstrated below does not unduly limit the content of this invention described in the claim. In addition, all the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the present invention.

  First, FIG. 9 shows a state where the shogi board G1 is viewed through the camera-equipped glass-type terminal. My shogi piece G2 is on the shogi board G1. The shogi board G1 and the shogi piece G2 actually exist in front of the glasses type terminal wearer. The opponent Shogi Koma G3 is a 3D image displayed in AR through the glass-type terminal. Suppose that it is your turn now.

  Next, FIG. 10 shows a state in which his / her shogi piece and Ayu piece G4 are moved. The participant of the shogi according to the present embodiment moves the shogi piece in accordance with the rules of the interpersonal battle game (the shogi game) being executed. After that, the information that it has been moved is transmitted to the opponent's glass terminal via the server in accordance with the above-described processing.

  Next, FIG. 11 shows a state where the opponent is watching the shogi board G5 through the camera-equipped glass-type terminal. My shogi piece G6 is on the shogi board G5. The opponent's shogi piece G7 is displayed in AR. The shogi piece G7 has been transmitted with information that it has been moved in FIG. 10, and is displayed after receiving and processing it. Therefore, it is processed with the information after moving the walking piece. Thereafter, the opponent moves his / her shogi piece G6 and transmits the information. Repeat the above and the battle will continue.

[First game player side]
101 Glass-type terminal with camera (glass-type wearable computer)
102 Type / coordinate recognition unit (type / position discrimination means)
103 3D image selection / display unit (image display means)
201 Game board (game field)
301 Real pieces / cards (game pieces)
401 AR-displayed piece, card, etc. (game piece)
501 Server 502 Game management unit

[Second game player side / opponent side]
101A Glass-type terminal with camera (glass-type wearable computer)
102A type / coordinate recognition unit (type position discrimination means)
103A 3D image selection / display unit (image display means)
201A game board (game field)
301A Real pieces / cards (game pieces)
401A AR-displayed piece, card, etc. (game piece)

A1-19, B1-9, C1-5, D1-5, E1-6, F1-6 are the steps in the flow diagram, and are described in detail in the “Embodiments” section. Omitted.

G1 Shogi board
G2 Shogi piece
G3 Opponent Shogi piece (AR display)
G4 infantry (pieces that you have moved)
G5 Shogi board (the opponent side)
G6 Shogi piece (the opponent side)
G7 My Shogi piece (AR display)

Claims (5)

A system for providing a game service such as a game board and an interpersonal battle game using game pieces such as pieces and cards, and a game service providing system including a plurality of glass-type terminals worn by game players In
Each of the plurality of glass-type terminals is
A display unit for displaying information necessary for the progress of the interpersonal battle game;
A camera for shooting a game field or game piece in front of the player wearing the terminal,
Type / position determining means for determining the type / position of the game piece in the game field in front of the player wearing the terminal, based on the image obtained by the camera;
Transmission means for transmitting the type / position information related to the type / position of the game piece determined by the type / position determination means to other glass type terminals via the Internet,
Receiving means for receiving the type / position information related to the type / position of the game piece determined on the other glass-type terminal side from the other terminal via the Internet;
Image display means for displaying a game piece image corresponding to a game piece used on the other player side at a predetermined position on the display unit based on the type / position information received from another glass-type terminal And,
When each player views the game field through the display unit of his / her own glass-type terminal, an image of the opponent game piece at a remote location is additionally displayed at a predetermined position in the game field on the own side A game service providing system characterized by that.   2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of game players participating in the interpersonal battle game are configured to be able to play as if they are facing each other even if they are at a remote location. Game service provision system. In a method for providing a game service using a plurality of glass-type terminals worn by a game player, which is a method of using a game field such as a game board and a game game such as a piece or a card, which uses a game piece, a game player,
(a) photographing a game field or game piece in front of a player wearing a glass-type terminal with the camera of the glass-type terminal;
(b) based on the image obtained in step (a), determining the type of game piece in the game field ahead of the player wearing the terminal;
(c) based on the image obtained in step (a), determining the position of the game piece in the game field ahead of the player wearing the terminal;
(d) transmitting the type / position information regarding the type / position of the game piece determined in step (b) and step (c) to another glass-type terminal via the server via the Internet;
(e) receiving the type / position information related to the type / position of the game piece determined on the other glass-type terminal side from the other glass-type terminal via the server via the Internet;
(f) Based on the type / position information received from another glass-type terminal in step (e), a game piece image corresponding to the game piece used on the other player side is displayed on the display unit of the glass-type terminal. Displaying at a predetermined position of
When each player views the game field through the display unit of his / her own glass-type terminal, an image of the opponent game piece at a remote location is additionally displayed at a predetermined position in the game field on the own side A program characterized by In a method of providing a game service using a plurality of glass-type terminals worn by each game player, which is a method for use in an interpersonal battle game using a game field such as a game board and a game piece such as a piece or a card ,
Shoot the game field (201) and game piece (301) used by the first game player with the glass-type terminal (101),
When the second game player views his game field (201A) through the glass-type terminal (101A), an image corresponding to the game piece (301) used by the first game player in the game field (201A) ( 401A) is displayed and the image (401A) is displayed on the display unit of the glass-type terminal (101A).
A game service providing method characterized by the above. A program that is used for the implementation of an interpersonal battle game that uses game fields such as game boards and game pieces such as pieces and cards,
A glass-type wearable computer worn by each participant of the battle game,
(a) means for photographing a game field or game piece in front of a player wearing a glass-type terminal;
(b) Based on the image obtained in the means (a), means for determining the type of game piece in the game field in front of the player wearing the terminal,
(c) means for determining the position of the game piece in the game field in front of the player wearing the terminal, based on the image obtained by the means (a);
(d) means for transmitting the type / position information relating to the type / position of the game piece determined by means (b) and means (c) to another glass-type terminal via the server via the Internet;
(e) means for receiving the type / position information relating to the type / position of the game piece determined on the other glass-type terminal side from the other glass-type terminal via the server via the Internet;
(f) Based on the type / position information received from the other glass type terminal by means (e), the game piece image corresponding to the game piece used on the other player side is displayed on the display unit of the glass type terminal. Function as a means for displaying in a predetermined position,
When each player views the game field through the display unit of his / her own glass-type terminal, an image of the opponent game piece at a remote location is additionally displayed at a predetermined position in the game field on the own side A program characterized by

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