JP2020151597A - Program, game server, information processing terminal, method and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program, a game server, an information processing terminal, a method and a game system for preventing sleep information from being improperly used in a game that progresses on the basis of user's sleep information.SOLUTION: A game system for executing progress processing of a game on the basis of user's sleep information includes a wearable terminal attached to the user and an information processing terminal for communicating with the wearable terminal, the wearable terminal includes a sensor part for measuring biological information of the user, the information processing terminal includes a sleep information acquisition part for acquiring sleep information, a biological information acquisition part for acquiring the biological information measured by the sensor part, and a determination part for determining whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user, and the determination part performs determination on the basis of the biological information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present disclosure relates to programs, game servers, information processing terminals, methods and game systems.

In recent years, activity measuring devices that measure human behavior, activity amount, sleep, etc. by using sensors that detect body movements have become widespread. The activity measuring device raises the user's health consciousness by presenting the amount of activity such as sleep to the user, and it is desired to use the activity measuring device continuously. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention in which a game process is executed in conjunction with a state related to sleep of a user, and the user manages his / her own health as if playing a game.

International Release 2016/021235

However, since the invention described in Patent Document 1 advances the game according to the measured evaluation result of the state related to sleep, a user who wants to advance the game advantageously may use another person such as an activity measuring device. There is a problem of cheating by measuring the sleep information of. In this case, not only the fairness of the game is lost, but also the purpose of raising health awareness by the game that reflects sleep information is lost.

Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a program, a game server, an information processing terminal, a method, and a game system that prevent unauthorized use of sleep information in a game that progresses based on the sleep information of a user.

In order to achieve the above object, the program according to the present disclosure is a program that executes game progress processing based on the sleep information of the user, and uses a computer as a sleep information acquisition unit for acquiring sleep information and an acquired sleep. It functions as a judgment unit for determining whether the information is the sleep information of the user.

In order to achieve the above object, the game server according to the present disclosure is a server that executes game progress processing based on the user's sleep information, and the sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information and the acquired sleep information , A determination unit for determining whether the information is the sleep information of the user.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the information processing terminal according to the present disclosure is an information processing terminal that executes game progress processing based on the user's sleep information, and includes a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information. It is provided with a determination unit for determining whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the method according to the present disclosure is a method of executing a game progress process based on the sleep information of the user, and the step of acquiring the sleep information and the acquired sleep information are the user. It is provided with a step of determining whether it is sleep information of.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the game system according to the present disclosure is a system that executes game progress processing based on the sleep information of the user, and communicates with the wearable terminal worn by the user and the wearable terminal. The wearable terminal includes an information processing terminal and a sensor unit for measuring the biometric information of the user, and the information processing terminal acquires the sleep information acquisition unit for acquiring sleep information and the biometric information measured by the sensor unit. The determination unit includes a biometric information acquisition unit and a determination unit for determining whether the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information, and the determination unit makes a determination based on the biometric information.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of sleep information in a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information.

It is a block diagram of the game system 1. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the functional configuration of a game server 100. It is a function block diagram which shows an example of the function structure of the user terminal 200. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process in a user terminal 200. It is a function block diagram which shows an example of the function structure of the user terminal 300. It is a block diagram of the game system 3. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the wearable terminal 500. It is a function block diagram which shows an example of the function structure of the user terminal 400.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings illustrating the embodiments, the common components are designated by the same reference numerals, and the repeated description will be omitted. The following embodiments do not unreasonably limit the contents of the present disclosure described in the claims. In addition, not all of the components shown in the embodiments are essential components of the present disclosure.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the game system 1. The configuration of the game system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The game system 1 includes a game server 100 and a user terminal 200, and is communicably connected via a network NW. The network NW is composed of WAN (World Area Network), LAN (Local Area Network) and the like.

In the present embodiment, the game system 1 incorporates an element of gamification into the sleep information of the user. That is, the user terminal 200 executes a game program (application) to perform game processing using sleep information as game input. In addition, the user terminal 200 uploads the sleep information and information about the game progressing based on the sleep information to the game server 100.

The game server 100 is a game server that manages a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information, and is a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information in response to a request from the user terminal 200 (hereinafter, "sleep game"). ”May be described.) Is provided. The sleep game is, for example, a game in which a user's sleep information is input to nurture a virtual life form, or the number and type of items in the game, money, or player object parameters (for example, strength) are determined. It may be a game to be played, but it is not limited to these games.

For example, the game server 100 distributes a game program to a user terminal 200 that has accessed via a network NW, and the game program is executed on the user terminal 200. The user terminal 200 that has executed the game program performs game processing based on the user's sleep information.

Further, the game server 100 stores the information uploaded from the user terminal 200. In the present embodiment, the game server 100 acquires and stores information about each user (for example, sleep information and information about a sleep game) from a plurality of user terminals. In addition, the game server 100 may give benefits to the game or give advice on sleep based on the stored information.

The user terminal 200 is an information processing terminal (game device) that executes game progress processing based on the user's sleep information. Although only one user terminal 200 is shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 200 owned by each user.

The sleep information is, for example, a sleep pattern indicating a user's bedtime and wake-up time. The bedtime represents the time when the user fell asleep, for example, the time when the user went to bed, or the time when the user's consciousness changed from the awake state to the sleep state. The wake-up time represents the time when the user wakes up, and may be, for example, the time when the user wakes up from the bed or the time when the user shifts from the sleeping state to the awakened state. .. In the present embodiment, the pair of bedtime and wake-up time from sleeping to waking up is referred to as a sleep pattern. The acquisition of sleep information will be described later.

The user terminal 200 determines whether or not the acquired sleep information belongs to the user when executing the progress processing of the game. That is, it is possible to prevent a user who illegally uses the sleep information from advancing the game advantageously by inputting false sleep information or measuring the sleep information of another person. As a result, the fairness of the game can be ensured, and the user can achieve the purpose of raising health awareness by the game that reflects sleep information.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the game server 100. The game server 100 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each part) of FIG. 2 are omitted.

The game server 100 includes a communication unit 110, an acquisition unit 120, a storage unit 130, and a processing unit 140.

The communication unit 110 performs various controls for communicating with the user terminal 200 via the network NW, and the functions can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, a program, or the like.

The sleep information acquisition unit 120 acquires the sleep information received from the user terminal 200 by the communication unit 110 and sends it to the storage unit 130.

The storage unit 130 is a storage device for storing a program for operating a computer and various data, and includes a sleep history 131 and game information 132.

The sleep history 131 accumulates the user's sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 120, that is, a sleep pattern indicating the user's bedtime and wake-up time. The game information 132 stores information about a game that progresses based on sleep information. The game information 132 is, for example, information about a game program that progresses based on sleep information provided to the user terminal 200, or information about the progress of the game uploaded from the user terminal 200. The storage unit 130 may include a temporary storage area and storage.

The processing unit 140 executes various types of information processing executed by the game server 100. The processing unit 140 has a CPU and a memory, and various information processing is executed by the CPU using the memory to execute an information processing program stored in the storage unit 130. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 140 provides the user terminal 200 with a game program that progresses based on sleep information as the information processing. Further, based on the information stored in the storage unit 130, the user terminal 200 may be subjected to a process of giving a game privilege or giving advice on sleep. In addition, the processing unit 140 acquires the current date and time using the system clock.

In the present embodiment, the “server” refers to one information processing device (that is, a server device), and when the server is composed of a plurality of server devices, the server device group (that is, the server system). It means to refer to the whole. Further, in the present embodiment, the game server 100 will be described as an integrated configuration, but the game server 100 may be configured to include a plurality of server devices divided according to functions and / or roles. For example, the game server 100 may be configured to include a data server that stores sleep information acquired from the user terminal 200 and a service server that provides game services based on the sleep information. Further, the game server 100 may be configured to include a shop server that provides and charges for items when providing a service for providing items as part of the game service.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 200. The user terminal 200 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the constituent elements (each part) of FIG. 3 are omitted.

The user terminal 200 is an information processing terminal corresponding to a game device, and in the present embodiment, for example, a smartphone, a feature phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a portable game machine, a stationary game machine, and the like. It is a wearable terminal such as a head mount display, or a multifunctional device such as a multifunctional television receiver (smart television) having an information processing function.

That is, the user terminal 200 has various functions (for example, input function, output (display) function, information processing function, network communication function, sensor function, call function, camera function, etc.) possessed by a general multifunctional device. are doing.

The network communication function is a communication function via the Internet or the like and / or a communication function via a mobile communication network. The user terminal 200 may be realized by installing a predetermined function on a ready-made multifunctional device. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 200 is used not only as the multifunctional device but also for detecting the sleep information and executing the sleep game.

The user terminal 200 includes a communication unit 210, an input unit 220, a microphone 221, a sensor unit 225, an output unit 230, a storage unit 240, and a processing unit 250.

The communication unit 210 performs various controls for communicating with the game server 100 via the network NW, and the functions can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, a program, or the like. In addition, the communication unit 210 controls short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) performed with an information processing terminal (wearable terminal) that functions as a sensor unit 225, which will be described later. The wearable terminal may be performed by wired communication via a cable, or may be performed by radio wave communication, infrared communication, or the like.

The input unit 220 is an interface for receiving an input from the user, and sends the user's input to the processing unit 250. The input unit 220 is, for example, a touch panel, a button, or a controller. The input unit 220 may use the user's voice picked up by the microphone 221 described later as the user's input. Further, the input unit 220 may use the sensing data detected by the sensor unit 225, which will be described later, as the user's input. The user can input the sleep game through the input unit 220.

The microphone 221 is a microphone that collects sounds around the user terminal 200. For example, the microphone 221 picks up the user's snoring sound and the user's sleep talking. Further, the microphone 221 may collect the contact sound between the bedding and the nightwear. The turnover can be estimated from the contact sound between the bedding and the nightwear. The sound of the user's snoring, the voice of the user's sleepiness, and the contact sound between the bedding and the sleepwear collected by the microphone 221 are stored in the biological information 242 of the storage unit 240, which will be described later.

The sensor unit 225 corresponds to a biometric information acquisition unit that acquires the biometric information of the user. The sensor unit 225 may acquire biometric information from a measuring device built in the user terminal 200, or may acquire biometric information from an external measuring device connected to the user terminal 200 via the communication unit 210. Good. The external measuring device is, for example, a wristwatch-type or ring-type terminal, or a wearable terminal such as a conductive gel pad attached to a human body (chest or the like). Further, the external measuring device may be a stationary measuring device placed on the bedside or a sheet-shaped sensor laid under a pillow or a futon.

Biological information includes, for example, pulse, heartbeat, heart sound, blood pressure, pulse wave, respiratory sound, electrocardiogram, skin temperature, sweating amount, voice print, and the like. Further, various information calculated based on the biological information acquired by the sensor unit 225, for example, the heartbeat interval and the pulse wave interval may be used as the biological information. Further, the sensor unit 225 may use the posture of the user or the like, which is calculated based on the measured acceleration or the like, as biological information. Further, the sensor unit 225 may use, for example, the weight of the user lying on the bed, the weight of the head, or the like as biological information measured by the sensor sheet. That is, the biometric information acquired by the sensor unit 225 may be any information that can identify the user, and is not limited to the above-mentioned information.

The above-mentioned external measuring device (wearable terminal) is paired with the user terminal 200 to perform short-range wireless communication. The sensor unit 225 acquires the biometric information measured by the paired wearable terminal in association with the measured date and time. Then, it is sent to the processing unit 250 as sensing data. Further, the sensor unit 225 stores the acquired biometric information in the biometric information 242 of the storage unit 240, which will be described later. The measurement of the biological information is performed at a predetermined time interval, but the measurement time interval may be changed according to the measured amount of activity.

Further, the sensor unit 225 may be various devices for detecting various states of the user terminal 200. The sensor unit 225 includes, for example, an attitude sensor (acceleration sensor or gyro sensor) that detects the attitude or tilt of the terminal itself, a gaze sensor that detects the user's line-of-sight direction, an optical sensor that detects the ambient brightness, and a user's operation. It is an infrared sensor that detects. Further, the sensor unit 225 may be a humidity sensor that detects the humidity around the user terminal 200, a geomagnetic sensor that detects the magnetic field at the position of the user terminal 200, or the like.

Further, the sensor unit 225 may detect various information by using the above sensor function. For example, the sensor unit 225 may detect the number of walks of the user holding the user terminal 200 by using the function of the acceleration sensor. Further, the sensor unit 225 uses the function of the acceleration sensor to detect operation information indicating whether the user terminal 200 is operating or stationary at regular time intervals or at each timing when the user terminal 200 operates. You may. The sensor unit 225 sends the sensing data detected as described above to the processing unit 250.

The output unit 230 is, for example, a display device such as a display or an audio output device such as a speaker, and displays and outputs various images and sounds generated by the user terminal 200 in response to an input to the input unit 220, or a game. It displays and outputs various images and sounds based on the data received from the server 100. The output unit 230 includes an artificial intelligence-equipped speaker (smart speaker).

The storage unit 240 is a storage device for storing programs and various data for operating a computer. The storage unit 240 may include a temporary storage area and storage. The storage unit 240 includes sleep history 241, biological information 242, and game information 243.

The sleep history 241 accumulates the user's sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252, which will be described later, that is, a sleep pattern indicating the user's bedtime and wake-up time. The biological information 242 corresponds to the biological information storage unit, and stores the biological information measured by the sensor unit 225. The game information 243 stores information about a game that progresses based on sleep information. The information about the game is, for example, information about the progress of the game, a game score converted based on the sleep information of the user, and the like.

The processing unit 250 executes various types of information processing executed in the user terminal 200. The processing unit 250 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. In the user terminal 200, the various information processing described above is executed by the CPU using the memory to execute the information processing program stored in the storage unit 240. In the present embodiment, as the information processing, the processing unit 250 executes a process of calculating sleep information, a process of determining whether the sleep information is the user's own sleep information, and a process related to a sleep game. In addition, the processing unit 250 executes a process of presenting to the user the benefits of the game related to the sleep game received from the game server 100, advice on sleep, and the like. When the user terminal 200 operates as a multifunctional device, the processing unit 250 executes information processing for realizing each function. In addition, the processing unit 250 acquires the current date and time using the system clock.

The processing unit 250 includes a game execution unit 251, a sleep information acquisition unit 252, an extraction unit 253, a determination unit 254, and a determination unit 255.

The game execution unit 251 executes a process related to the sleep game. For example, the process is executed based on the input from the user via the input unit 220 and the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252, which will be described later. The game execution unit 251 controls the output unit 230 to warn the user when the determination unit 255, which will be described later, determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is not the sleep information of the user. To do. For example, as the warning, the sleep information may not be the user's own, the sleep information is incorrect, or the like, or a voice notification is given. Further, together with the above warning, or instead of the warning, the progress of the game may be interrupted, or a process that causes a penalty such that the progress of the game is disadvantageous to the user may be performed.

The sleep information acquisition unit 252 calculates a sleep pattern indicating the user's bedtime and wake-up time based on the sensing data sent from the sensor unit 225, and acquires it as sleep information. The sleep information acquisition unit 252 stores the acquired sleep information in the sleep history 241. The sleep information acquisition unit 252 may instruct the communication unit 210 to transmit the sleep information to the game server 100.

The sleep pattern may be calculated by using the sleep analysis function of a general multifunctional device as described above. For example, the sleeping state and the user's posture may be detected from the biological information, or the posture, movement, and environmental sound of the user terminal 200 may be detected to estimate the user's sleeping and waking up.

Further, as described above, instead of calculating the sleep pattern indicating the bedtime and the wake-up time based on the sensing data, the developer of the sleep game or the like may set the calculation method. For example, in a sleep game, the time when the user performs an operation to go to bed may be set as the bedtime, and the time when the user performs the operation to wake up may be set as the wake-up time. The operation may be, for example, an operation of tapping the display or shaking the user terminal 200. In addition, the user may input the bedtime and the wake-up time by self-report. Further, the processing unit 250 may be configured to transmit the sensing data sent from the sensor unit 225 to the game server 100 via the communication unit 210 and calculate the sleep pattern on the game server 100.

The extraction unit 253 extracts a predetermined regularity from the biometric information stored in the biometric information 242 of the storage unit 240. For example, the change over time of the biological information is analyzed from the current date and time using the system clock acquired by the processing unit 250. That is, the accumulated changes over time such as pulse, heartbeat, heart sound, blood pressure, pulse wave, respiratory sound, electrocardiogram, skin temperature, posture, voice, and sweating amount are analyzed, and the regularity in their biological information is analyzed. Extract. In particular, it is preferable to extract regularity by associating the sleep pattern indicated by the sleep information accumulated in the sleep history 241 with the biological information accumulated in the biological information 242 in the time zone corresponding to the sleep pattern. The sleep pattern indicating the wake-up time and bedtime calculated from the biological information 242 may be used as the extracted regularity.

More specifically, for example, changes in pulse rate over time can be extracted along with changes in other biometric information, voices (snoring, somniloquy, etc.) can be frequency-analyzed, and changes in the intensity of the spectrum of voice waveforms can be displayed in contour lines. It can be extracted as a graph (voiceprint). In addition, for example, when analyzing a pulse wave, the pulse wave is double-factorial differentiated into an acceleration pulse wave (APG) to expand the waveform change, thereby increasing or decreasing the wave during systole from the degree of waveform change. Etc. are calculated to extract the regularity of the user's physiological state. At this time, by using other biological information such as pulse, blood pressure, and skin temperature in combination, regularity can be extracted more accurately. In addition, since regularity extraction using these biometric information can be performed by using a known method, detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, the regularity between the sleep information and the biological information may be derived by machine learning.

The determination unit 254 determines whether or not the biometric information acquired by the sensor unit 225, which corresponds to the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252, conforms to the regularity extracted by the extraction unit 253. Specifically, the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252, that is, the biological information measured in the time zone corresponding to the sleep pattern indicating the bedtime and the wake-up time, matches the regularity extracted by the extraction unit 253. Determine if you want to. The determination unit 254 determines that the biometric information and the extracted regularity match if the biometric information and the regularity in the time zone in which the biometric information is measured match or are within a predetermined range. To do.

The determination unit 255 determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is the sleep information of the user in response to the determination unit 254 determining that the determination unit 254 conforms to the above. Further, when the determination unit 255 determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is not the sleep information of the user, the acquired sleep information is deleted from the sleep history 241. In addition, the biometric information corresponding to (the time zone) of the sleep pattern indicated by the acquired sleep information is also deleted from the biometric information 242. As a result, the extraction unit 253 can extract the regularity based on the user's own sleep information and biological information that are not illegally input, and the determination unit 255 makes the above determination with higher accuracy. be able to.

As described above, the determination unit 255 determines whether or not the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is the sleep information of the user based on the biometric information stored in the storage unit 240. That is, a user who wants to advance the game in an advantageous manner may make a false input about bedtime and wake-up time even though he / she is not actually sleeping, or have a third party wear a wearable terminal to measure sleep information and input the game. Even so, it is possible to determine whether or not the input sleep information is the user's own sleep information based on the history of the user's sleep information and biometric information.

For example, for the input of false sleep information, the regularity during sleep and activity is extracted from the time course of the user's biological information, and the biometric information corresponding to the sleep information becomes the extracted regularity. By determining whether or not it matches, it can be determined whether or not it is the sleep information of the user. That is, when false sleep information is input even though the person is not actually sleeping, the measured biometric information shows regularity during activity and does not match the regularity of biometric information during sleep. , It can be determined that it is not the user's sleep information.

In addition, for the input of sleep information of a third party, the rule that the biometric information in (the time zone) of the sleep pattern indicated by the sleep information is extracted from the biometric information associated with the sleep history similar to the sleep pattern. By determining whether or not it matches the sex, it can be determined whether or not it is the sleep information of the user. That is, it is possible to determine whether or not it is the user's sleep information by paying attention to the individual's biological information during sleep.

Further, in addition to the determination based on the biometric information described above, the determination unit 255 can obtain the acquired sleep information by the user himself / herself based on the processing content of the user terminal 200 executed in the time zone of the sleep pattern indicated by the acquired sleep information. You may try to determine if it is. For example, if an application that requires active user operation is running on the user terminal 200 during that time period, it is highly possible that the input sleep information is false or that it belongs to a third party. to decide. Thereby, it is possible to more accurately determine whether the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the user terminal 200. An example of processing in the user terminal 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The user terminal 200 may use an input operation from the user to the effect that the user goes to bed as a trigger to start the process. In addition, the user terminal 200 constantly executes sensing by the sensor unit 225, and can detect the user's sleep from the sensing data (for example, the movement of the terminal, the ambient brightness, the voice, etc.).

In step S401, the sensor unit 225 of the user terminal 200 executes sensing. Specifically, the sensor unit 225 senses biological information such as the user's pulse rate and the movement of the user terminal 200. The sleep information acquisition unit 252 acquires sensing data from the sensor unit 225.

In step S402, the sleep information acquisition unit 252 determines whether or not a sleep pattern indicating the bedtime and wake-up time can be calculated based on the sensing data sent from the sensor unit 225. If it is determined that the sleep information acquisition unit 252 has not sufficiently acquired the sensing data so that the sleep pattern can be calculated (N in step S402), the process returns to step S401. If not (Y in step S402), in step S403, the sleep information acquisition unit 252 calculates the sleep pattern and acquires it as sleep information. The sleep information acquisition unit 252 may skip the processes of steps S402 and S403 when acquiring sleep information from the input by the user via the input unit 220.

In step S404, the extraction unit 253 extracts a predetermined regularity from the biometric information stored in the biometric information 242 of the storage unit 240. For example, the change over time of the biological information is analyzed from the current date and time using the system clock acquired by the processing unit 250. Specifically, changes over time such as changes in heart rate and pulse rate and changes in sleep state are analyzed.

In step S405, the determination unit 254 determines whether or not the biometric information measured by the sensor unit 225 corresponding to the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 conforms to the regularity extracted by the extraction unit 253. .. Then, in response to the determination unit 254 determining that the regularity is met, the determination unit 255 determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is the sleep information of the user (in step S405, Y), the process proceeds to step S406. On the other hand, if the determination unit 254 determines that the regularity does not match, the determination unit 255 determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is not the user's sleep information (N in step S405). The process proceeds to step S407.

In step S406, the game execution unit 251 executes the game process based on the sleep information acquired in step S403.

In step S407, the game execution unit 251 controls the output unit 230 to warn the user. For example, as the warning, the sleep information may not be the user's own, the sleep information is incorrect, or the like, or a voice notification is given. Further, together with the above warning, or instead of the warning, the progress of the game may be interrupted, or a process that causes a penalty such that the progress of the game is disadvantageous to the user may be performed.

(Explanation of effect)
In the present embodiment, in a game that progresses based on the sleep information of the user, it is determined whether or not the acquired sleep information belongs to the user when the game process is executed. That is, it is possible to prevent a user who illegally uses the sleep information from advancing the game advantageously by inputting false sleep information or measuring the sleep information of another person. Since it is possible to acquire accurate sleep information of the user himself / herself, the fairness of the game can be ensured, and the purpose of raising the health consciousness of the user by the game reflecting the sleep information can be achieved.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired sleep information belongs to the user himself / herself based on the measured biological information. The determination can be made accurately based on the biometric information sensed without the user being particularly conscious of it.

Further, in the present embodiment, a predetermined regularity is extracted from the stored biological information, and it is determined whether or not the measured biological information corresponding to the acquired sleep information conforms to the extracted regularity. By determining the conformity using the regularity of biometric information that varies from individual to individual, the above determination can be made more accurately.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the sleep information belongs to the user himself / herself based on voices such as snoring and sleep talking as biological information. Snoring and somniloquy are emitted during sleep, and by determining the identity of the user based on the voiceprint, it is possible to accurately determine whether the acquired sleep information belongs to the user.

<Modification 1 of Embodiment 1>
In the first modification of the first embodiment, the user terminal 200 is configured to allow the user to play a sleep game by executing a game program stored in the storage unit 240 in advance. The game program stored in the user terminal 200 may have a configuration that can be updated via a recording medium or the like. As a result, the user can enjoy the sleep game even in an environment in which the game server is not connected via the network.

<Modification 2 of Embodiment 1>
In the second modification of the first embodiment, the game server 100 is a server device that executes game progress processing based on the user's sleep information, and acquires sleep information from the user terminal 200, and the acquired sleep information is It is a configuration for determining whether it is the sleep information of the user. That is, the game processing performed by the user terminal 200 and the determination of sleep information are performed by the game server 100, and the user terminal 200 transmits the measured biometric information to the game server. The user terminal 200 receives the processing result of the game progress from the game server 100 and presents it to the user. Since the determination of the sleep information is the same as the processing in the user terminal 200, the description thereof will be omitted. As a result, the user can enjoy the sleep game by accessing the game server 100.

<Embodiment 2>
In the game system 1 according to the first embodiment, it is determined whether or not the sleep information belongs to the user himself / herself based on the biometric information of the user. On the other hand, the game system 2 (not shown) according to the second embodiment is different in that the determination is made based on the recognition result of the image captured by the camera. The game system 2 includes a user terminal 300 in place of the user terminal 200 of the game system 1.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 300 according to the second embodiment. The user terminal 300 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each part) of FIG. 5 are omitted. The components common to the user terminal 200 according to the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the repeated description will be omitted.

The user terminal 300 is different in configuration from the user terminal 200 according to the first embodiment in that it includes a camera 322. Further, the user terminal 300 includes a processing unit 350 instead of the processing unit 250 of the user terminal 200, and a storage unit 340 instead of the storage unit 240.

The camera 322 corresponds to an image acquisition unit and images an object around the user terminal 300. The camera 322 is installed at a position where it can communicate with the user terminal 300, for example. Further, for example, the user terminal 300 may be provided on the surface on which the display, which is the output unit 230, is provided, and / or on the back surface thereof. The camera 322 is preferably installed at a position where a sleeping user can take an image (for example, bedside).

The images captured by the camera 322 at predetermined time intervals are stored in the image 344 of the storage unit 340 together with the date and time of imaging. The captured image includes a still image and a moving image.

In the processing unit 350, the image recognition unit 356 recognizes the object reflected in the captured image stored in the image 344. For example, in the image 344, the user's head, face, sleeping phase, or the user's bedding, nightwear, etc. are registered in advance, and the image recognition unit 356 uses the registered images as templates to capture images. The object may be recognized by performing template matching on the image. Further, the image recognition unit 356 may recognize the pattern of the sleeping phase of the user from the captured image stored in the image 344.

In addition to the processing of the determination unit 255, the determination unit 355 uses the sleep information based on the result of the image recognition unit 356 recognizing the image captured in the time zone corresponding to the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252. Determine if it belongs to you. For example, if the recognition result is that a person different from the user is recognized in the time zone corresponding to the acquired sleep information, or the person is not reflected in the user's bed, the determination unit 355 determines the acquired sleep information. Judges that it is not the user's sleep information. Further, for example, if the recognition result is that the user's face is reflected, the user's sleep phase is reflected, the sleep phase patterns match, etc. in the time zone corresponding to the acquired sleep information, the determination unit 355 may determine. It is determined that the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information.

The determination unit 355 may determine whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own, that is, whether it is illegally used, by using the image recognition result and the biological information together. As a result, the determination can be made with high accuracy.

The game system according to the present embodiment determines whether or not the acquired sleep information belongs to the user himself / herself based on the recognition result of the captured image. Since it is possible to directly determine whether or not the user is sleeping by the imaged object, that is, the appearance, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the sleep information belongs to the user.

<Embodiment 3>
The game system 3 according to the third embodiment determines whether or not the sleep information belongs to the user based on the position information.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the game system 3. The configuration of the game system 3 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, the components common to the first and second embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals, and the repeated description will be omitted.

The game system 3 includes a game server 100 and a user terminal 400, and is communicably connected via a network NW. The user terminal 400 performs short-range wireless communication with the wearable terminal 500 worn by the user. The wearable terminal 500 measures the biometric information of the user and transmits the measured biometric information to the user terminal 400.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the wearable terminal 500 according to the third embodiment.

The wearable terminal 500 includes a communication unit 510 and a sensor unit 525. The wearable terminal 500 is, for example, an information processing terminal such as a wristwatch type terminal, a ring type terminal, or a conductive gel pad attached to a human body (chest or the like).

The communication unit 510 performs various controls for communicating with the user terminal 400, and its functions can be realized by various processors, hardware such as an ASIC for communication, a program, or the like. For example, pairing with the user terminal 400 is performed to communicate. The user terminal 400 may communicate with WiFi, Bluetooth, or the like, or may be radio wave communication or infrared communication.

The sensor unit 525 measures the biometric information of the user who wears the wearable terminal 500. The sensor unit 525 transmits the measured biological information (sensing data) to the user terminal 400 via the communication unit 510.

The position information detection unit 526 detects the position information of the wearable terminal 500. In the present embodiment, the position information detection unit 526 detects the position using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). The position information detection unit 426 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor (for example, a GPS module). Further, the position information detection unit 526 may calculate information indicating the altitude of the user (for example, information indicating the floor of the building) by calculating the change in altitude based on the detection result of the barometric pressure sensor. .. The communication unit 510 transmits the detected position information to the user terminal 400.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 400 according to the third embodiment. The user terminal 400 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each part) shown in FIG. 8 are omitted.

The position information detection unit 426 of the user terminal 400 detects the position information of the user terminal 400. In the present embodiment, the position information detection unit 426 detects the position using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). The position information detection unit 426 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor (for example, a GPS module). The position detection method in the position information detection unit 426 is arbitrary, and the position information detection unit 426 may detect the position using, for example, a beacon. Further, the sensor unit 425 may detect the position information that can be acquired from the access point, for example, when the user terminal 400 communicates with a specific access point. Further, the sensor unit 425 may detect the position where the user terminal 400 is presumed to be located, based on the identification information (IP address or the like) when the user terminal 400 is connected to the Internet.

Further, the position information detection unit 426 may calculate information indicating the altitude of the user (for example, information indicating the floor of the building) by calculating the change in altitude based on the detection result of the barometric pressure sensor. ..

Further, the position information detection unit 426 may acquire the position information transmitted from the wearable terminal 500 via the communication unit 210 and detect it as the position information of the wearable terminal 500, for example.

Further, the position information detection unit 426 may detect the positional relationship (for example, distance) between the wearable terminal 500 and the user terminal 400. For example, the distance between both terminals can be calculated from the position information of the wearable terminal 500 and the position information of the user terminal 400.

The position information detection unit 426 associates the detected position information with the detected date and time. Then, it is stored in the position information 444 of the storage unit 440.

The game execution unit 451 performs game progress processing according to the determination of the determination unit 455.

The sleep information acquisition unit 452 acquires the sleep information calculated as described in detail in the first embodiment in association with the position information detected in the time zone corresponding to the sleep information. For example, the sleep information acquisition unit 452 obtains the position information detected in the corresponding time zone from the position information 444 of the storage unit 440 and associates it with the sleep information.

The extraction unit 453 extracts the regularity of the sleep time zone and the position where the sleep was performed (the place where the user slept) with reference to the sleep history 241 and the position information 444 of the storage unit 440. For example, the position of the terminal and the regularity of the positional relationship between the terminals are extracted from the position of the user terminal 400, the position of the wearable terminal 500, and the positional relationship (distance) between the user terminal 400 and the wearable terminal 500 in the sleep time zone. .. From the extracted regularity, for example, the position of the bed that the user always uses and the positional relationship between the user terminal 400 and the wearable terminal 500 at bedtime can be known.

The determination unit 454 determines whether the acquired sleep information and the associated position information conform to the extracted regularity. For example, it is determined whether the associated position information is the position of the bed that the user always uses, or whether the positional relationship between the user terminal 400 and the wearable terminal 500 is at a distance extracted from the regularity. This is because if the position between the user terminal 400 and the wearable terminal 500 is not the distance extracted from the regularity, it is highly likely that a third party other than the user is wearing the wearable terminal 500. is there.

The determination unit 455 determines whether or not the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user based on the determination of the determination unit 454. That is, in response to the determination unit 454 determining that the position information conforms to the regularity, the determination unit 455 determines that the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information. In response to the determination unit 454 determining that the position information does not conform to the regularity, the determination unit 455 determines that the acquired sleep information is not the user's sleep information.

The determination unit 455 may use the position information and the biological information in combination to determine whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own, that is, whether it is illegally used. For example, the wearable terminal 500 may be removed from the human body and its frequency may be calculated from the biological information measured by the sensor unit 525 of the wearable terminal 500 to estimate the wearing of the wearable terminal 500 by a third party.

Further, the determination unit 455 causes the user terminal 400 to input the process executed in the wearable terminal 500, and also determines that the wearer of the wearable terminal 500 is the user who owns the user terminal 400. You may. Specifically, the user terminal 400 causes the wearable terminal 500 to display a predetermined authentication number and character, and causes the user to input the display contents to the user terminal 400. Further, the wearable terminal 500 is vibrated a predetermined number of times, and the number of vibrations is input to the user terminal 400. If the processing content instructed by the user terminal 400 to the wearable terminal 500 and the content input by the user match, the determination unit 455 is the same as the wearer of the wearable terminal 500 and the owner of the user terminal 400. Judge. As a result, the determination can be made with high accuracy.

When the judgment unit 455 determines that the acquired sleep information is not the user's sleep information based on the location information, the game execution unit 451 says, "You are sleeping in a different place today, are you traveling? , Etc. may be output to inquire the user about the correctness of the sleep information.

The game system according to the present embodiment determines whether or not the acquired sleep information belongs to the user himself / herself based on the position information. Since it is possible to determine whether or not the user is sleeping based on the position where he or she is always sleeping and the positional relationship with the wearable terminal, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the sleep information belongs to the user. it can.

<Modification of Embodiment 3>
As a modification of the third embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired sleep information belongs to the user himself / herself based on the ambient illuminance.

In FIG. 8, the sensor unit 225 of the user terminal 400 detects the ambient illuminance (brightness), associates the detected illuminance with the detected date and time, and stores it in the storage unit 440.

Then, the processing unit 450 extracts the regularity between the sleep information and the illuminance from the sleep history 241 stored in the storage unit 440 and the detected illuminance, and the illuminance detected in the time zone of the acquired sleep information is extracted. It is judged whether it conforms to the regularity. If it is determined to be compatible, the acquired sleep information is determined to be the user's own.

The processing unit 450 also uses other information such as biological information, images, and location information to determine whether the acquired sleep information belongs to the user, that is, whether it has been used improperly. You may. As a result, the determination can be made with high accuracy.

As described above, in the modified example of the third embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired sleep information belongs to the user himself / herself based on the illuminance around the user terminal. In general, the lights are often turned off during sleep, so it is possible to accurately determine whether or not false sleep information is input based on the ambient illuminance.

The above-described embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof shall be included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof, as well as in the scope and gist of the invention.

Further, the method described in the above embodiment includes, for example, a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, MO, etc.), as a program (software means) that can be executed by a computer. It can also be stored in a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc.), or transmitted and distributed by a communication medium. The program stored on the medium side also includes a setting program for configuring the software means (including not only the execution program but also the table and the data structure) to be executed by the computer in the computer. The computer that realizes this server reads the program recorded on the recording medium, constructs software means by a setting program in some cases, and executes the above-mentioned processing by controlling the operation by the software means. The recording medium referred to in the present specification is not limited to distribution, and includes a storage medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory provided in a device connected inside a computer or via a network.

1,3 game system, 100 game server, 200,300,400 user terminal, 500 wearable terminal, 110,210,510 communication unit, 130,240,340,440 storage unit, 140,250,350,450 processing unit, 220 input unit, 221 microphone, 225,525 sensor unit, 230 output unit, 322 camera, 426,526 position information detection unit

Claims (16)

A program that executes game progress processing based on the user's sleep information, and uses a computer.
The sleep information acquisition unit that acquires the sleep information,
A program that functions as a determination unit that determines whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user. Further function as a biometric information acquisition unit for acquiring the biometric information of the user.
The program according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit makes the determination based on the acquired biometric information. A biometric information storage unit that stores the acquired biometric information,
An extraction unit that extracts a predetermined regularity from the stored biological information,
Further function as a determination unit for determining whether or not the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit corresponding to the acquired sleep information conforms to the extracted regularity.
The program according to claim 2, wherein the determination unit determines that the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user in response to the determination by the determination unit that the determination unit is compatible. The program according to claim 3, wherein the biometric information is information capable of identifying the user. The program of claim 4, wherein the biometric information is snoring and / or voice. The program according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the biological information is at least a part of pulse, heartbeat, heart sound, blood pressure, pulse wave, or a combination thereof. An image acquisition unit that acquires an image of an object,
As an image recognition unit that recognizes the captured object, the function is further increased.
The program according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the determination unit makes the determination based on the result of recognizing the object of the image captured in the time zone corresponding to the sleep information. .. The program of claim 7, wherein the object is the head of a sleeping user and / or the sleeping phase. Further function as an illuminance information acquisition unit that acquires ambient illuminance information,
The sleep information acquisition unit acquires the acquired illuminance information in association with the sleep information.
The program according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the determination unit makes the determination based on the acquired sleep information and the associated illuminance information. Further function as a location information acquisition unit to acquire location information,
The sleep information acquisition unit acquires the sleep information in association with the acquired position information.
The program according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the determination unit makes the determination based on the acquired sleep information and the associated position information. The biometric information acquisition unit acquires the biometric information measured by the wearable terminal worn by the user, and obtains the biometric information.
The program according to claim 10, wherein the location information includes the location of the wearable terminal. The program according to claim 11, wherein the location information includes a positional relationship between the wearable terminal and the computer. In a game server that executes game progress processing based on the user's sleep information
The sleep information acquisition unit that acquires the sleep information,
A determination unit that determines whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user, and
Game server with. An information processing terminal that executes game progress processing based on the user's sleep information.
The sleep information acquisition unit that acquires the sleep information,
An information processing terminal including a determination unit for determining whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user. A method of executing game progress processing based on the user's sleep information.
The step of acquiring the sleep information and
A step of determining whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user, and
How to prepare. A game system that executes game progress processing based on the user's sleep information.
A wearable terminal worn by the user and
An information processing terminal that communicates with the wearable terminal is provided.
The wearable terminal is
Includes a sensor unit that measures the user's biometric information
The information processing terminal is
The sleep information acquisition unit that acquires the sleep information,
A biometric information acquisition unit that acquires the biometric information measured by the sensor unit, and
A determination unit for determining whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user, and the like.
The determination unit is a game system that makes the determination based on the biological information.