JP2020075163A5

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Publication number: JP2020075163A5
Application number: JP2020016488A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2020-02-03
Publication date: 2021-03-18
Anticipated expiration: 2038-02-01

Description

特許文献１のように硬貨の投入が要件付けられているゲーム装置においてゲームプレイをするためには、ユーザは対価を用意する必要がある。一般的なゲーム装置は、釣り銭を返却する機能を有していないため、繰り返しのゲームプレイを所望するユーザは、所持していた硬貨がなくなった際には、ゲーム装置あるいは待機列を離れ、両替等を行って硬貨を用意する必要があった。
ところで、上述したように業務用のゲーム筐体等のゲーム装置には、製造コスト面や集金容易性の観点から、慣習的に釣り銭の払出機能が設けられていない。このため、ゲーム装置の利用に係る現実通貨の対価は、例えば１００円硬貨１枚等、釣り銭の払出機能を有さずともユーザが用意し易い額に設定されてきている。即ち、このような事情から、ゲーム装置における１回のゲームプレイについて設定される現実通貨の対価の額は、物価の変動（特に物価の上昇）に合わせた変更が困難である実情がある。
一方で、仮想通貨であれば、釣り銭の払出機能を要さずに決済処理ができるため、対価の額を現実通貨を使用する場合と異なる額に変更することも可能である。即ち、例えば物価が上昇した場合に、仮想通貨について設定する対価の額を、現実通貨について設定された対価の額（固定）よりも高額に設定することもできる。
しかしながら、このように現実通貨での支払いと仮想通貨での支払いとで、サービス利用に必要な対価の額に差を設ける場合、サービス利用するユーザ間での公平性が担保されなくなる可能性があった。 In order to play a game on a game device that requires the insertion of coins as in Patent Document 1, the user needs to prepare a consideration. Since a general game device does not have a function of returning change, a user who desires repeated game play leaves the game device or the waiting line and exchanges coins when he / she runs out of coins. It was necessary to prepare coins by doing such things.
By the way, as described above, a game device such as a game housing for business use is not customarily provided with a change payout function from the viewpoint of manufacturing cost and ease of collecting money. For this reason, the consideration for the real currency related to the use of the game device has been set to an amount that is easy for the user to prepare, such as one 100-yen coin, even if it does not have a change payout function. That is, due to such circumstances, it is difficult to change the amount of consideration of the real currency set for one game play in the game device according to the fluctuation of prices (particularly the rise of prices).
On the other hand, with virtual currency, payment processing can be performed without the need for a change payout function, so it is possible to change the amount of consideration to a different amount than when using real currency. That is, for example, when prices rise, the amount of consideration set for the virtual currency can be set higher than the amount of consideration (fixed) set for the real currency.
However, if there is a difference in the amount of consideration required to use the service between payment in real currency and payment in virtual currency in this way, fairness among users of the service may not be guaranteed. It was.

本発明は、複数種類の対価の支払い方式間で公平性を担保したサービスを提供するゲームシステム、ゲーム装置及びプログラムを提供することを目的とする。 An object of the present invention is to provide a game system, a game device, and a program that provide a service that guarantees fairness among a plurality of types of payment methods.

本発明のゲーム装置は、ゲームを実行する実行手段と、ゲームについての対価の支払いを、各々支払方法の異なる第１の形態と第２の形態とで受け付ける受付手段と、ゲームに係るゲーム要素に対応した物品を提供可能に構成された提供手段と、実行手段、受付手段及び提供手段を制御する制御手段と、を備え、制御手段は、ゲームについて第１の形態での対価の支払いに基づき決済した場合に、物品を提供するよう提供手段を制御し、ゲームについて第２の形態での対価の支払いに基づき決済した場合に、追加ゲーム要素の情報とともに物品を提供するよう提供手段を制御する。 Gate beam apparatus of the present invention includes an execution means for executing a game, a payment of consideration about the game, a receiving means for receiving at each first embodiment with different payment methods and the second embodiment, the Gate arm and providing means which is provided configured to be able to stuff products corresponding to the game element according, execution means, and control means for controlling the reception hand Dan及beauty providing means comprises a control means, first the gate arm of when payment based on the payment of the consideration in the form, to control the providing means to provide an object article, when payment based on the payment of compensation in the second embodiment about the game, along with information of the additional game element Control the delivery means to provide the goods.

このような構成により本発明によれば、複数種類の対価の支払い方式間で公平性を担保したサービスを提供することが可能となる。 With such a configuration, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a service that guarantees fairness among a plurality of types of payment methods for consideration.

Claims

And execution means for executing the Gate arm,
A reception means that accepts payment of consideration for the game in the first form and the second form, which have different payment methods.
And providing means which is provided configured to be able to pre-Symbol things products corresponding to the game element according to the game,
Said execution means, and control means for controlling the reception hand Dan及beauty said providing means,
With
Wherein,
Wherein when payment based on the payment of the consideration in the first embodiment about the game, controlling the providing means to provide a pre-Symbol product article,
Wherein when payment based on the payment of the consideration in the second embodiment the game, the game device for controlling the providing means to provide a pre-SL was article with information of the additional game element.

The game device according to claim 1, wherein the information of the additional game element is information for advancing the game advantageously.

The game device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the control means controls the execution means so as to execute the game, subject to the settlement of payment of consideration received by the reception means.

The payment in the first form is to pay the consideration using the real currency.
The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the payment in the second form pays the consideration using a virtual currency that can be settled electronically .

The game device according to claim 4, wherein the payment payment method in the second form is electronic money payment.

Further provided with an acquisition means for acquiring the balance information of the virtual currency associated with the card having the identification information used for the payment when the consideration in the second form is paid.
5. The control means controls the providing means to provide the article when the balance information acquired by the acquiring means indicates a balance equal to or more than a predetermined consideration amount for the game. The game device described in.

Further equipped with communication means to communicate with external servers,
The balance information associated with the card having the identification information is managed by the external server and managed.
The acquisition means acquires the balance information from the server via the communication means.
The game device according to claim 6.

The game device according to claim 5, wherein the payment payment method in the second form is electronic payment based on identification information issued for payment.

A display means for displaying the identification information and
A confirmation means for confirming whether or not payment based on the identification information has been completed, and
With more
The game device according to claim 8, wherein the control means controls the providing means to provide the goods when the confirmation means confirms the completion of the settlement based on the identification information.

Further equipped with communication means to communicate with external servers,
Issuance of the identification information and payment based on the identification information are performed on the external server.
The game device according to claim 9, wherein the confirmation means confirms the completion of payment based on the identification information based on the reception of payment completion information from the external server by the communication means.

It said accepting means, and the amount of the compensation to the requirements in the payment of consideration in the first embodiment, to the amount of compensation to the requirements in the payment of consideration in the second embodiment, can be set to different amounts The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

The amount of compensation to the requirements in the payment of consideration in the first embodiment, according to claim 1 1 which is set cheaper than the amount of the compensation to the requirements in consideration of payment in the second embodiment Game device .

A game system composed of a game article, a game device that provides the game article, and a server provided so as to be able to communicate with the game device.
The game device
The means of executing the game and
A reception means that accepts payment of consideration for the game in the first form and the second form, which have different payment methods.
And communication means for communicating with the previous SL server,
And can provide-configured providing means the game article corresponding to the game element according to the game,
And control means for controlling the execution unit, the receiving unit, before Symbol communication means and said providing means,
With
Wherein,
Wherein when payment based on the payment of the consideration in the first embodiment about the game, controlling the providing means to pre providing Kige over arm article,
Game system wherein when payment based on the payment of the consideration in the second embodiment about the game, controlling the providing means to provide a pre Kige over arm article with information of the additional game element.

The computer program to function as the control means of the game apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 1 2.