JP2020011005A - Virtual capsule toy game system and virtual capsule toy game method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a virtual capsule toy game that can enhance the playability and intrigue a user.SOLUTION: A virtual capsule toy game system includes: an actual handle 35a that is manually driven to rotate; a handle rotation mechanism 72 including a latch function that allows rotation by the actual handle 35a; a rotation angle detection unit 71 that detects the rotation angle of the actual handle 35a; a proximity communication unit 73 that communicates with the mobile terminal 10 by proximity communication; a memory 75 that stores connection state information with the mobile terminal 10; and a control unit 70 that controls the handle rotation mechanism 72, the rotation angle detection unit 71, the proximity communication unit 73, and the memory 75. In a virtual capsule toy game method, when the rotation of the actual handle 35a is detected by the angle detection unit 71, the fact that the actual handle 35a has been rotated is transmitted to the mobile terminal 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7B

Description

  The present invention relates to a virtual capsule toy game system and a virtual capsule toy game method suitable for a smartphone or the like, which is a portable communication terminal device. The present invention also relates to a virtual capsule toy game system and a virtual capsule toy game method that can enhance playability and intrigue by actually providing prizes.

  In recent years, game application software using a GPS function of a smartphone, which is a portable communication terminal device, has been provided. Patent Literature 1 below describes a game application software utilizing the GPS function of a smartphone, and Patent Literature 1 below describes the real-world position information (latitude and longitude) of a smartphone or the like by GPS. Have virtual world geography that influences the movement and movement of the player in the real world in the virtual world, and vice versa, in parallel with at least a part of the real world geography Game technology is described.

  Patent Literature 2 describes a game application software for virtually playing a crane game online and providing a prize acquired by the game to a user as an actual prize. A prize game machine in which a player operates a console to print a two-dimensional barcode or obtains a prize in which an RFID is embedded, and discharges the prize from a prize outlet, and a two-dimensional bar of the prize. It has a reading device for reading a code or an RFID transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving the RFID signal, and obtains information about a prize by analyzing the two-dimensional barcode or demodulating the RFID signal, and starting the game. After the game has been operated, the professional game Machine, the actual prize game technology to link a virtual prize to the consumer game machine or portable game terminal, comprising the have been described.

US Patent No. 9226106 JP 2012-254217 A

  The game technology described in Patent Literature 1 described above affects the motion and motion of the player in the real world to the motion in the virtual world, and only affects the reverse motion. By using the prize game prize, the prize used in the virtual world of the game and the real world in which the user can hold the real thing can be shared.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a virtual capsule toy game system and a virtual capsule toy game method that can enhance playability and intrigue.

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal having a portable terminal screen, a vibrator function by vibration and a proximity communication function, a real handle connected by the proximity communication function, and driven to rotate by hand, and a latch allowing rotation by the real handle. A handle rotation mechanism including a function, a rotation angle detection unit that detects a rotation angle of a real handle by the handle rotation mechanism, a proximity communication unit that communicates with the portable terminal by proximity communication, and connection state information between the portable terminal and the portable terminal. A virtual capsule toy game method and system for a computer system, comprising: a memory to perform, and a capsule toy provided with a control unit that controls the handle rotation mechanism, the rotation angle detection unit, the proximity communication unit, and the memory, When the control unit of the capsule toy goods detects the rotation of the real handle by the rotation angle detection unit, Serial real handle is mainly characterized in that transmits that it has been rotated to the portable terminal through the near field communication unit.

  A virtual capsule toy game system and a virtual capsule toy game method according to the present invention display a virtual capsule toy that provides a toy or the like according to an attribute of position information in a real world of a user having a mobile terminal on a mobile terminal screen. When the rotation of the real handle of the capsule toy goods is detected by the rotation angle detection unit, the fact that the real handle has been rotated is transmitted to the portable terminal to provide a lottery operation of the capsule toy by the user operation, and Improve playability and intrigue.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overall outline of an online game system for realizing a virtual capsule toy game method according to the present invention. The figure which shows the example of a screen of the portable terminal by the virtual capsule toy game method by a present Example. The figure which shows the operation example by two fingers of the portable terminal screen by the virtual capsule toy game method by a present Example. The figure for explaining the example of a screen of a personal digital assistant by the virtual capsule toy game method by the present invention. The figure which shows the example of game DB used for the virtual capsule toy game method by this Example. The figure which shows the operation example of the virtual capsule toy game method by a present Example. The figure which shows the example of the table used for the virtual capsule toy game method by this Example. The figure which shows the example of the table used for the virtual capsule toy game method by this Example. The figure for demonstrating other Example of the virtual capsule toy game method by this invention. The figure which shows the example of a structure of the capsule toy goods by other Example of this invention.

  A virtual capsule toy game system for executing a virtual capsule toy game method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a GPS location information game technology for a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, which combines a capsule toy and augmented reality (AR). A game technology that displays virtual capsule toys that provide toys and the like according to the attributes of the position information in the real world of the user possessing the device on the mobile terminal screen, and allows the user to operate the virtual capsule toys by user operation The details will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  In the present application, a small virtual vending machine or a capsule that is displayed on a mobile terminal screen and in which a toy or the like containing a capsule comes out by rotating the handle is called a capsule toy, and its geographical position in the real world ( Landmarks (geographical features that serve as landmarks) such as buildings with fixed latitude and longitude coordinates are called toy spots, and a relatively large area such as a theme park that includes a plurality of toy spots is a toy area. The property unique to the toy spot or toy area spot, the property to which the provided thing or service (service) belongs, is called an attribute. For example, in the case of a store that sells merchandise, the attribute refers to a property belonging to the store, for example, the type of sale product, logo mark, campaign item, and the like, and in the case of a theme park, a unique character product belonging to the theme park. Logo mark, event product, campaign item, product, etc. In the case of a museum, it refers to toys, logo mark, event product, campaign item, etc. of the exhibits on display at the museum, a specific railway station, for example, Tokyo In the case of a station, it refers to Shinkansen-type vehicle toys, logos, event products, campaign products, etc. that stop at Tokyo Station.

[overall structure]
The overall outline of an online game system for realizing the virtual capsule toy game method according to the present embodiment is constituted by the following components shown in FIG.

(1) Mobile terminal 10
The portable terminal 10 is carried by the users 11 and 12 and others, and has a position identification function for identifying position information (latitude and longitude coordinates) based on a GPS signal received from a GPS satellite 120, and an operation of software incorporating the identified position information. A shooting function for shooting an image (video) by a camera, a QR code (registered trademark) recognition function for recognizing a QR code (registered trademark) that is a two-dimensional code shot using the shooting function, A communication function via the Internet 100, a proximity communication function using a radio wave beacon of Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, a finger contact operation function such as tap, flick, pinch, and multi-tap by finger contact operation on a touch panel; A general mobile phone or smart phone or the like having a vibrator function for notifying a user by vibrating, Including the tablet terminal (PC) or a notebook PC with such a function. The finger contact operation function is not limited to the direct contact of the finger, and may be, for example, a conductive glove, a touch pen, or the like.

  Generally, as a finger contact operation function on the touch panel, for example, tap (operation of tapping the screen once with a fingertip), double tap (operation of tapping the screen twice with a fingertip), long tap, long press (long press of the screen with a fingertip) Pressing), flicking (touching the screen and quickly flicking the fingertip), up flicking (flicking up), right flicking (flicking right), left flicking (flicking left) Operation), down flick (operation to flick downward), swipe (operation to touch the screen and slide its fingertip), pinch (operation to pinch with two fingers (thumb and index finger)), pinch in (two operations Operation to reduce the distance between two fingers), pinch out (operation to increase the distance between two fingers), multi-touch, multi-tap (operation with two or more fingers at the same time) It includes, but is not limited thereto.

(2) Toy spots and toy area spots (hereinafter collectively referred to as toy spots, including claims)
A fast food restaurant 95 / museum 96 A toy spot which is a landmark (a geographical feature that serves as a landmark) such as a building where positional information (latitude / longitude coordinates) is fixed, and a theme park including a plurality of toy spots Wide area toy area spots. The toy spot and the toy area spot are not limited to those in which the position information is set. For example, bluetooth (registered trademark) which is a close proximity communication that can be received by the portable terminal 10 when the toy spot and the toy area spot are installed and approach each other. ) The toy spot can be identified by ID information (for example, “advertisement packet”) specific to the relevant toy spot using a radio wave beacon of communication, or the spot can be identified by a push notification using the ID information. Alternatively, the spot may be identified by the ID information of the specific optical beacon, or the toy spot may be identified by the specific readable QR code (registered trademark).

(3) Game server 50
The game server 50 is a general computer including a CPU, a memory, an HDD, various interfaces, and the like. The game server 50 stores various tables referred to by a virtual capsule toy game system which is a feature of the present embodiment. (Database) 51, and has a function of executing software by the CPU.

(4) Game DB (database) 51
The game DB 51 stores various tables required when executing the virtual capsule toy game method, and for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a user ID (identifier), name, address, telephone number, and mail address of a pre-registered user. A map information table 42 storing map drawing information to which a map ID to be displayed on the portable terminal screen 30 is assigned and position information (latitude and longitude coordinates) of a toy spot on the map; A spot information table 43 that stores a spot name for each spot ID uniquely assigned to each toy spot, position information of the toy spot, the same QR code (registered trademark), beacon ID information, and map ID, and a unique spot information for each prize. A prize information table 44 storing a prize name and a plurality of attributes for each prize ID given to the spot I; It includes a correspondence information table 45 which stores a plurality of prize ID set in advance, and a random number table 46 for storing the random number table for a lottery prize at random for each.

  It should be noted that the game DB 51 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 4, and it is not only necessary to set multi-step attributes for toy spots but also to set other plural attributes for prizes. Further, similar characteristics may be set without being limited to the subdivision / multi-stage, and selection elements other than attributes (for example, sex, age group, season, weather, etc. of the user) may be set for the prize. Instead of the random number table, the game server 50 may generate a random number and perform a lottery described later.

(4-1) Spot information table 43
The spot information table 43 includes, as shown in FIG. 6A (a), a unique spot ID, a spot name for each spot ID, position information including longitude and latitude as GPS information of the toy spot, and the spot information of the spot. A QR code (registered trademark) installed on a gate, a signboard, etc., beacon ID information of a radio beacon transmitted from a beacon transmitter of the toy spot by Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, and a map of a narrow range of the toy spot Each item information of a small area map ID which is an ID of drawing information and a large area map ID which is an ID of map drawing information in a wider range than drawing of the small area map ID is stored.

(4-2) Premium information table 44
As shown in FIG. 6A (b), the prize information table 44 is a prize ID uniquely assigned to each prize, a prize name for each prize ID, and a large concept that has the broadest property to which the prize ID belongs. Attribute, a medium attribute that is a property smaller than the large attribute, a small attribute that is a property smaller than the medium attribute, a unique attribute that is a property such as a unique name unique to the toy spot, Each item information is stored with an attached attribute which is an attribute (for example, a seasonal event or the like) specially given to the toy spot.

  The plurality of attributes stored in the prize information table 44 are a plurality of gradual properties (unique features) set for each toy spot. For example, when the toy spot is "Tokyo Station", "Railway", "Station" as a middle attribute, "East Japan ** Railway" as a small attribute, "Tokyo Station" as a proper attribute as a proper noun, and as a large attribute when the toy spot is "National Museum of Science" "Building", "Museum" as a middle attribute, "General Museum" as a small attribute, "National Science Museum" as a proper attribute as a proper noun, and a specific theme where a toy spot (toy area spot) is a tourist facility In the case of Park T, the theme is a “theme park” that specifies a theme (national culture, story, movie, era, etc.), and a medium attribute is a “cat” of multiple animals that are uniquely set for the theme park. "Kuta", a small attribute is a "stationary character" of a specific animal, and a unique attribute is a proper noun, "theme park T". As described later, a selection element for a plurality of premiums to be selected as a candidate for each toy spot Used as

(4-3) Correspondence information table 45
As shown in FIG. 6B (c), the correspondence information table 45 stores correspondence information between the toy spot and a plurality of prizes set in advance, and a plurality of prizes set in advance for each spot ID. The ID is stored.

(4-4) User information table 41
As shown in FIG. 6D, the user information table 41 includes a user ID (identifier) of a user uniquely set in advance, a name, an address, a telephone number, and an email address of the user. Multi-stage and multiple preference attributes (large preference attribute / intermediate preference attribute / small preference attribute) set by a preference questionnaire and the like, and a solidarity site ID (for example, a photo posting site, a tweet site, a product purchase site) to which the user has permitted solidarity , Etc.), a selected toy type history indicating a history of a plurality of capsule toy types selected by the user in the past, the preference attribute, and a hobby set based on the user preference collected based on the solidarity site ID. It has a plurality of item columns with preference keywords, and stores data in each column. The game server 50 is included in the history based on the user questionnaire, the user's use toy history, the product purchase history, the posting history to the SNS, and the hashtag as described above. Based on the appearance frequency and appearance tendency of the word, the prize information table 44 can be set using a thesaurus including multiple attributes in multiple stages.

(5) Premium management server 53:
The prize management server 53 is connected to the game server 50, and manages the delivery of a prize (actual toy capsule) specified by the game server 50 to a designated user. The prize management server 53 also includes a function of managing the prize inventory in the warehouse 55, which will be described later. The management function includes a plurality of prizes stored in the correspondence information table 45 of the game DB 51 according to the prize inventory amount in the warehouse 55. Premium adjustments can also be performed. Specifically, the prize management server 53 includes a stock table for managing the stock amount of a plurality of prizes stocked in the warehouse 55 for each prize ID, and the number of prizes specified by the game server 50 is a threshold (for example, When the number of prizes falls below the threshold, the prize ID of the prize whose number of prizes is less than the threshold is deleted from the correspondence information table 45 or inventory management is performed to execute additional ordering. The reason why the prize ID whose number of prizes is less than the threshold is deleted from the correspondence information table 45 is that there is a time lag between the user operation and the prize shipping instruction.
(6) Warehouse 55:
A plurality of prizes (real toy capsules) according to the present embodiment are stocked, and the prize (real toy capsule) specified by the prize management server 53 is sent to the designated user. Here, "real toy capsule" is mentioned as an example of a prize, but as other examples of the prize, a large product (automobile, clothing, drone, etc.), a coupon ticket, a ticket which does not fit in the toy capsule. , And various other things.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the online game system for realizing the virtual capsule toy game method according to the present embodiment includes a handle for discharging a virtual capsule toy premium displayed on a mobile terminal screen 30 which will be described later as an option. In order to rotate, a capsule toy goods 360 which is a simulation toy may be added. The capsule toy goods 360 are toy goods imitating a small capsule toy (vending machine). For example, as a surface configuration, a prize, a prize outlet, etc. are printed on the surface, and only the handle is an actual machine (actual). A real handle 35a, which is rotationally driven by hand as in the case of the product), is disposed on the surface, and has a handle rotating mechanism 72 having a latch function as an internal configuration that allows the real handle 35a to rotate in one direction with stepwise resistance. A rotation angle detection unit 71 that detects a rotation angle of the handle rotation mechanism 72, a proximity communication unit 73 that communicates with the mobile terminal 10 via an antenna 74 by Bluetooth (registered trademark), which is a proximity communication, and a mobile terminal 10. A memory 75 for storing connection status (pairing) and other information of the mobile terminal 10 and a control unit 70 for controlling the above elements. When the user rotates the real handle 35a in the ringed state, the control unit 70 detects the rotation by the rotation angle detection unit 71, transmits the rotation to the mobile terminal 10 by the proximity communication unit 73, and receives the transmission. The terminal 10 is configured to rotate (display) the handle 35 on the mobile terminal screen 30. As another embodiment, the capsule toy goods may not have a part such as a prize or a prize discharge port, and may be constituted only by an actual handle portion, for example, may be a card type or a wristwatch type. In the case where the capsule toy is constituted only by the actual handle portion, the actual handle may be constituted not as a simulated toy but as having the same size and mechanism as the handle of an actual capsule toy (vending machine). This allows the user to have a more realistic experience.

[motion]
Next, the operation of the online game system for realizing the virtual capsule toy game method configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

[Search for location information]
(1) Step S501:
A step in which the mobile terminal 10 detects position information (latitude and longitude coordinates) from the GPS satellites 120 when the user 11 activates the virtual capsule toy game system according to the present embodiment while moving the real geographical position. Note that the search for the position information is not limited to the example of detecting using the GPS function of the mobile terminal 10 illustrated in the present example, and for example, detection based on a plurality of base station signals by the communication function of the mobile terminal. Or, detection based on character information obtained by OCR recognition of proper nouns such as station names and address displays captured by a camera function, detection based on a shape obtained by recognizing a unique landmark, or a combination of these detections may be used. These pieces of position information can also be referred to as place information regarding a real place.
(2) Step S503:
A step in which the portable terminal 10 transmits the position information (latitude / longitude coordinates) received in step S501 to the game server 50 via the Internet 100.

[Map information and toy spot search]
(3) Step S505:
A step in which the game server 50 that has received the position information of the mobile terminal 10 received in step S503 executes the following steps to select a spot ID and map drawing information, and transmits them to the mobile terminal 10.
(A) A spot determination step of searching the spot information table 43 of the game DB 51 using the received position information as a key, and determining a spot ID (proximal spot ID) close to the received position information (reception position information).
(B) a map search step of searching the map information table 42 for a small map ID and a large map ID close to the toy spot determined using the spot ID determined in the spot determination step as a key, and selecting map drawing information.

  In this step, the correspondence information table 45 is searched using the proximity spot ID determined in the spot determination process as a key, and a plurality of premium IDs set in advance for the proximity spot ID are searched in advance (prize premium search process). You can keep it.

[Map screen or AR display / Toy spot display process]
(4) Step S507:
The portable terminal 10 that has received the map drawing information of the small area and the large area and the plurality of spot IDs in step S505 displays the map screen of the portable terminal screen 30 as a background, and displays a plurality of toy spots on the background map screen. A step of superimposing and displaying (see the mobile terminal screen 30 in FIG. 1).
(5) Step S508:
The mobile terminal 10 displaying the map screen and the toy spots included in the map screen in step S507 allows the user to select whether to display the map screen or AR (augmented reality) as the background of the mobile terminal screen 30. The step of determining

(7) Step S510:
When the AR display is determined in step S508, the mobile terminal 10 executes image shooting using the shooting function, and displays the shot image as an AR (augmented reality) display as the background of the mobile terminal screen 30.
In the virtual capsule toy game in step S510, for example, when the user 11 stands on the Tokyo station square as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of virtual capsule toy marks 330 are displayed on the map image 310a on the portable terminal screen 30a of the portable terminal 10. When a specific (Tokyo Station) virtual capsule toy mark 330 to be described later is selected, the virtual capsule toy 32 selected with the Tokyo station image using the photographing function of the mobile terminal 10 as a background, such as the mobile terminal screen 30b, is displayed. Is displayed, and the virtual capsule toy 32 with the operation menu 336 is displayed as in the mobile terminal screen 30c, but is not limited to this example.

(8) Step S512:
When it is determined in step S508 that the map screen display is selected as the background of the mobile terminal screen 30 or after the step S510, when a specific toy spot is selected by the user, the specified toy spot of the specified toy spot is displayed on the mobile terminal screen 30. Displaying a capsule toy screen including a virtual capsule toy with a rotating handle.

The mobile terminal screen 30 in this step S512 is not limited to a screen in which the capsule toy screen is displayed on the background screen as described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 320 may be displayed side by side.
The map screen 310 draws a landmark 312 of a theme park arranged on the other side of the road from the upper right to the lower left, a landmark 311 of a fast food and a landmark 313 of the museum arranged on the side of the road, Although an example in which the virtual capsule toy mark 330 is drawn on each of the landmarks 311 to 313 is shown, the invention is not limited to this.

  The capsule toy screen 320 corresponds to a toy spot selected by a user operation (tap or the like) from the map screen 310 by the user approaching the toy spot within a predetermined distance, and is shown in the lower part of FIG. 2A. As described above, a virtual capsule toy 32 with a rotating handle in which a capsule toy of a real machine is drawn on the left side, a coin insertion operation button 331, a rotation handle operation button 332, and a new operation button 332 as an operation menu 336 of the virtual capsule toy 32. An example is shown in which an operation button 333 for coin purchase, an operation button 334 for displaying the number of remaining coins for each user, and an operation button 335 for returning to selection of the virtual capsule toy mark 330 are shown. However, it is not limited to this.

  The operation of each operation button of the illustrated capsule toy screen 320 by the user (such as clicking) causes the mobile terminal 10 to perform a coin insertion operation, a handle rotation operation, a coin insertion operation, a remaining coin number display operation, and a return operation to the previous screen. And the game server 50, but details are omitted except for the steering wheel turning operation.

[Premium lottery process]
(9) Step S514:
When it is determined in step S508 that the display is not the AR display, or after step S512, the mobile terminal 10 determines whether the user has performed the turning operation of the steering wheel within a predetermined time, and does not perform the operation within the predetermined time. Then, returning to step S501. In the present embodiment, an example in which the process returns to the step S501 when the rotation operation is not performed within a predetermined time has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the process may return to the other steps in the steps S507 / S512. good.

  The details of the turning operation of the handle will be described. 2B (a), the portable terminal 10 displays a handle 35 similar to an actual capsule toy on the portable terminal screen 30 as shown in FIG. 2B (a), and the user operates the handle as shown in FIG. 2B (b). By rotating the two fingers in the clockwise direction (the direction of the thick arrow) with respect to the mobile terminal screen 30 while performing multi-touch on the 35 with two fingers, it is possible to perform the same operation as the actual machine. When the software of the mobile terminal 10 detects multi-touch and rotation with two fingers on the touch panel of the mobile terminal screen 30 and detects rotation of the touch panel of the mobile terminal screen 30 at a predetermined rotation angle or more, the capsule toy as a prize is operated. Is operated to instruct the game server 50 of the lottery. Further, the capsule opening operation may be provided with an additional difficulty such as giving an irregular vibration during rotation, invalidating a part of the detected swipe operation, or setting the capsule open state even if the swivel angle is small. Variations such as when opening is easy and when opening is difficult may be given.

  In addition, the portable terminal 10 according to the present embodiment provides the user with a feeling similar to that of the actual device by generating a vibration by the vibrator function so as to provide a rotational resistance at every minute angle rotation of the handle at the time of the above-described handle rotation operation. Can be.

(10) Step S516:
In the online game system according to the present embodiment, when the mobile terminal 10 instructs the game server 50 to perform a lottery of a capsule toy as a prize in step S514, the game server 50 determines in the spot determination step in step S505 described above. A step of searching the correspondence information table 45 using the spot ID as a key, and searching for and selecting a plurality of prize IDs preset in the spot ID. This step can be omitted when the premium ID is searched in advance in step S505 described above.

  Further, the search / selection of a plurality of premium IDs set in advance in the spot ID in this step is not limited to the present embodiment, and the game server 50 may use a combination of multi-step attribute of the preset spot ID. May be extracted from the prize information table 44 based on the combination of the prize information table 44 based on a preset combination of the multi-step attribute of the spot ID when the correspondence information table for the new spot ID is updated. The extraction may be performed, or the software may be used if the portable terminal 10 downloads necessary data (a plurality of prize IDs or prize-containing capsule toy images at the toy spot) in advance.

  Further, in the search and selection of a plurality of premium IDs according to the present embodiment, the game server 50 refers to a hobby preference keyword or the like in the user information table 41 and determines the user's hobby preference in addition to the attribute stored in the premium information table 44. The added prize may be used as a lottery target prize. In this case, not only the attribute of the spot ID but also a prize that matches or is similar to the user preference is added to the lottery target prize. Adding theme park-related prizes to the lottery target, for example, adding a teacup and a plate with the same pattern as a toy in a different capsule to the lottery target, the robot's head, arms, and torso -By adding to the lottery target prize, a prize in which the foot and the toy are put in different capsules as a braided toy, it is not limited to the attribute of the spot, it matches the user's taste Premiums may be provided was. Further, in an arbitrary toy spot, only a prize having a user preference may be set as a lottery target prize instead of a spot attribute.

(11) Step S518:
The game server 50 selects the plurality of prize IDs selected in step S516 as candidates, selects one prize ID based on random numbers arbitrarily extracted from the random number table 46, and stores the selected prize ID in the prize management server 53. And transmitting to the mobile terminal 10. In this step S518, the game server 50 refers to the user information table 41 of the game DB 51 and notifies the prize management server 53 of user information such as the name and address of the user in addition to the prize ID.

(12) Step S520:
A step in which the prize management server 53 notified of the prize ID and the user information in step S518 instructs the warehouse 55 to send the notified capsule toy (prize) to the user address;

(13) Step S522:
As shown in FIG. 2B (c), the portable terminal 10 displays an image of the unopened virtual capsule 33 of the prize ID notified in step S518 on the portable terminal screen 30f, and prompts the user to open the capsule. Step to open. In this embodiment, the user is prompted to open the capsule by this step, but the capsule may be opened automatically without going through this step.

  As shown in FIG. 2B (c), the opening operation of the virtual capsule 33 is performed by smoke or mosaic so that the content of the spherical virtual capsule 33, which is vertically divided on the mobile terminal screen 30f, is not clearly visible. Is displayed, and the user rotates the upper hemisphere position of the virtual capsule 33 in the direction of the arrow with the right index finger while holding the lower hemisphere position of the virtual capsule 33 with the left thumb (long press state), for example. ), It is possible to open the upper and lower hemispheres in the same manner as in the actual machine, while gradually reducing the smoke or the mosaic. The capsule opening operation is performed when the software of the mobile terminal 10 detects a long press and a swipe with the two fingers on the touch panel of the mobile terminal screen 30 and detects rotation of a predetermined rotation angle or more. When the upper hemisphere position is rotated in the direction of the arrow (swipe) in the same manner as the turning operation of the steering wheel, a vibration is given by the vibrator function to give a rotational resistance for each minute angle rotation, thereby giving a feeling similar to that of the actual machine. It can be intriguing by providing it to the user and gradually reducing the smoke as the capsule opens.

(14) Step S524:
After the capsule is opened in step S519, it is determined whether or not the game is to be ended by a user operation. When it is determined that the game is not to be ended, the process returns to step S501, and when it is determined to be ended, the process is ended.

  As described above, the online game system that realizes the virtual capsule toy game method according to the present embodiment uses the GPS function of the portable terminal 10 carried by the user to search for the position of the user, Based on [Search for information], a [map screen or AR display / applicable toy spot display step] for displaying a plurality of toy spots on a map or AR and a [prize lottery step] including turning operation of a handle by a user are executed. By doing so, it is possible to improve playability and intrigue by selecting a landscape type according to the user position and using the touch panel technology (finger contact operation function) in the portable terminal for the steering wheel rotation operation and capsule opening operation. In the present embodiment, an example in which the game server 50 performs a lottery selection of a prize has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game server 50 may transmit a plurality of prize IDs based on position information to the mobile terminal 10. The mobile terminal 10 may be configured to randomly select (lottery) one prize ID from the plurality of prize IDs received by the mobile terminal 10 and transmit the selection result to the game server 50.

[Capsule toy goods 360 operation]
The online game system for realizing the virtual capsule toy game method according to the present embodiment may add a capsule toy 360 which is a simulated toy to rotate the handle as described above, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. When the user grips and rotates the real handle 35a arranged on the surface of the capsule toy goods 360, the handle rotation mechanism 72, which is an internal structure, allows the one-way rotation with a stepping resistance by a latch function while allowing a stepwise resistance. Rotating the handle 35a and detecting the rotation angle by the rotation angle detection unit 71; and controlling the control unit 70 when the rotation angle detected by the rotation angle detection unit 71 exceeds a predetermined angle (for example, 360 degrees as in the actual machine). Is transmitted to the mobile terminal 10 by the proximity communication unit 73, and the mobile terminal 10 that has received the transmission The bundle 35 is rotated (display) may be configured to display the lottery capsules. Further, the degree of difficulty may be added to the capsule opening operation to provide variations such as when the capsule can be easily opened and when it is difficult.
When the rotation of the real handle is detected by the rotation angle detection unit, the capsule toy product transmits the fact that the real handle has been rotated to the portable terminal, thereby providing the user operation with the actual handle rotation operation of the capsule toy. , It is possible to improve the playability and intrigue.

  As described above, in the online game system for realizing the virtual capsule toy game method according to the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 owned by the user 11 or the like receives the position information (latitude and longitude coordinates) in the real world from the GPS satellite 120. Displaying the position of a toy spot (fast food restaurant 95, museum 96) or toy area spot (theme park 90) within a predetermined area range on a map on the mobile terminal screen 30 based on the received position information; When the user arrives within a predetermined distance from the toy spot or the toy area spot, the virtual capsule toy corresponding to the attribute of the toy spot or the toy area spot within the predetermined distance is displayed on the portable terminal screen 30. Process and when the user operates the displayed virtual capsule toy, the virtual capsule toy is displayed. By executing the step of notifying the premium management server 53 of the premium displayed on the screen and the screen, and the step of instructing the warehouse 55 to ship the notified premium to the user, Can play a capsule toy according to the location information and obtain an actual prize, thereby improving the playability and intriguing.

  Note that instead of displaying the virtual capsule toy corresponding to the attribute of the toy spot or toy area spot that has reached the predetermined distance on the portable terminal screen 30 as described above, the user 11 can use the QR installed at the toy spot such as the museum 96 or the like. The code (registered trademark) 96a may be read, and a virtual capsule toy corresponding to the attribute of the toy spot or toy area spot may be displayed on the portable terminal screen based on the read QR code (registered trademark) 96a.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the user searches for the toy spot while moving the actual geographical position has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Using a computer, while looking at an image of an actual geographical road or the like captured as stereoscopic three-dimensional content using a three-dimensional (VR) display, virtually moving the road and searching for a toy spot, You may be comprised so that it may play with the capsule toy of a toy spot. In this case, the user can move to any geographical coordinates in addition to transportation (train, bus, taxi, airplane, etc.) using foot / bicycle (free) and point use (pay) as in the real world. Possible jump movement means (warp door) can be considered. Points for this purpose are billing by user purchase, tickets with capsule toy prizes, etc., point addition by receipt shooting when the user actually purchases some product at the toy spot By doing so, the playability in accordance with the real world can be further improved. Further, the present invention links the virtual capsule toy game using the stationary PC or the home game machine with the virtual capsule toy game using the portable terminal device described in the above embodiment, for example, A coordination function such as shifting from virtual geographical movement of the user to actual geographical movement may be added.

10 mobile terminals, 11 to 12 users, 120 GPS satellites, 30 mobile terminal screens,
30f mobile terminal screen, 32 virtual capsule toys, 33 virtual capsules, 35 handles,
35a real handle, 41 user information table, 42 map information table,
43 spot information table, 44 premium information table, 46 random number table,
45 correspondence information table, 50 game server, 51 game DB,
53 prize management server, 55 warehouse, 70 control unit, 71 rotation angle detection unit,
72 handle rotation mechanism, 73 proximity communication unit, 74 antenna, 75 memory,
90 theme parks, 95 fast food restaurants, 96 museums,
96a QR code (registered trademark), 100 Internet,
310 map screen, 311 to 313 landmark, 320 capsule toy screen,
330 virtual capsule toy mark, 331-335 operation buttons,
336 Operation Menu, 360 Capsule Toy Goods

Claims (12)

A mobile terminal having a mobile terminal screen and a vibrator function by vibration and a proximity communication function,
A real handle connected by the close proximity communication function and driven to rotate by hand, a handle rotation mechanism including a latch function allowing rotation by the real handle, and a rotation angle for detecting a rotation angle of the real handle by the handle rotation mechanism A detection unit, a proximity communication unit that communicates with the mobile terminal by proximity communication, a memory that stores connection state information with the mobile terminal, and controls the handle rotation mechanism, a rotation angle detection unit, a proximity communication unit, and the memory. Capsule toy goods with a control unit,
A virtual capsule toy game method for a computer system comprising:
When the control unit of the capsule toy goods detects the rotation of the real handle by the rotation angle detection unit, the virtual capsule toy game transmits the fact that the real handle has been rotated to the portable terminal via the close proximity communication unit. Method.   The control unit of the capsule toy goods detects the rotation angle of the real handle by the rotation angle detection unit, and when the detected rotation angle exceeds a predetermined angle, the close communication indicates that the real handle has been rotated. The virtual capsule toy game method according to claim 1, wherein the virtual capsule toy game is transmitted to the mobile terminal via the unit.   3. The virtual capsule toy game method according to claim 1, wherein the control unit of the capsule toy goods instructs the mobile terminal to vibrate by a vibrator function when the rotation of the real handle is detected by the rotation angle detection unit. The control unit of the capsule toy goods detects the rotation of the real handle by the rotation angle detection unit, and transmits that the real handle has been rotated to the mobile terminal via the close proximity communication unit,
3. The virtual capsule toy game method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal vibrates the mobile terminal by a vibrator function when receiving that the real handle has been rotated from the capsule toy.   The virtual capsule toy game according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the portable terminal displays a rotated handle on the portable terminal screen when the portable terminal receives that the real handle has been rotated from the capsule toy. Method.   6. The virtual capsule according to claim 5, wherein when the portable terminal displays the rotating handle on the portable terminal screen, the rotating handle is rotated according to the detected rotation angle detected by the rotation angle detection unit. Toy game method. A mobile terminal having a mobile terminal screen and a vibrator function by vibration and a proximity communication function,
A real handle connected by the close proximity communication function and driven to rotate by hand, a handle rotation mechanism including a latch function allowing rotation by the real handle, and a rotation angle for detecting a rotation angle of the real handle by the handle rotation mechanism A detection unit, a proximity communication unit that communicates with the mobile terminal by proximity communication, a memory that stores connection state information with the mobile terminal, and controls the handle rotation mechanism, a rotation angle detection unit, a proximity communication unit, and the memory. Capsule toy goods with a control unit,
A virtual capsule toy game system of a computer system including:
When the control unit of the capsule toy goods detects the rotation of the real handle by the rotation angle detection unit, the virtual capsule toy game transmits the fact that the real handle has been rotated to the portable terminal via the close proximity communication unit. system.   The control unit of the capsule toy goods detects the rotation angle of the real handle by the rotation angle detection unit, and when the detected rotation angle exceeds a predetermined angle, the close communication indicates that the real handle has been rotated. The virtual capsule toy game system according to claim 7, wherein the virtual capsule toy game system transmits the virtual capsule toy to a portable terminal via a unit.   9. The virtual capsule toy game system according to claim 7, wherein the control unit of the capsule toy goods instructs the mobile terminal to vibrate by vibrator function when the rotation of the real handle is detected by the rotation angle detection unit. The control unit of the capsule toy goods detects rotation of the real handle by the rotation angle detection unit, and transmits that the real handle has been rotated to the mobile terminal via the close proximity communication unit,
9. The virtual capsule toy game system according to claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal vibrates the mobile terminal by vibrator function when receiving the rotation of the real handle from the capsule toy goods.   The virtual capsule toy game according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein when the portable terminal receives that the real handle has been rotated from the capsule toy, the rotated handle is displayed on the portable terminal screen. system. The virtual capsule according to claim 11, wherein when the mobile terminal displays a rotating handle to be rotated on the mobile terminal screen, the rotating handle is rotated according to the detected rotation angle detected by the rotation angle detection unit. Toy game system.