JP2022118702A - Game server, game program, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow those that a player desires to be utilizable by a method that the player desires.

SOLUTION: A game server includes: a present box for storing game media granted to a player; and a privilege acquisition part for acquiring those that satisfy a predetermined condition from among game media stored in the present box so as to be utilizable during a game. The game server also includes: a storage part for storing game media utilizable during a game; and a privilege granting part for determining game media granted to a player and storing them in the present box. The privilege acquisition part takes game media that satisfy a condition from the present box and moves them to the storage part.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a game server, a game program, and an information processing method.

Patent Literature 1 introduces a technique for automatically deleting items obtained by a user and changing parameter values.

JP 2018-137925 A

With the technique described in Patent Literature 1, the player cannot designate items to be automatically processed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of automatically acquiring a game content specified by a player.

The main invention of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a game server comprising a present box for storing game media given to a player, and a game media stored in the present box that satisfies a predetermined condition. and a privilege acquiring unit that acquires items that meet the requirements and makes them available during the game.

Other problems disclosed by the present application and solutions thereof will be clarified by the description of the embodiments of the invention and the drawings.

According to the present invention, the game content designated by the player can be automatically obtained.

It is a figure which shows the whole structural example of this game system. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a player terminal 2; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server device 1; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of acquisition conditions. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen 41 for allowing the privilege acquisition unit 116 to select game media in the present box 123. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the flow of automatic acquisition processing from the present box;

<Overview of the Invention>
The contents of the embodiments of the present invention are listed and explained. The present invention has, for example, the following configurations.
[Item 1]
a gift box for storing game media to be given to the player;
a privilege acquisition unit that acquires the game media stored in the present box that meet predetermined conditions and makes them available during the game;
A game server comprising:
[Item 2]
a storage unit that stores the game media that can be used during the game;
a privilege granting unit that determines the game media to be granted to the player and stores the game media in the present box;
with
The privilege acquisition unit extracts the game media satisfying the conditions from the present box and moves them to the storage unit;
The game server according to item 1, characterized by:
[Item 3]
A condition storage unit for setting the minimum number of game media to be acquired,
The privilege acquiring unit acquires the game media satisfying the condition only when the number of the game media stored in the present box is equal to or greater than the minimum number;
The game server according to item 2, characterized by:
[Item 4]
The game media includes free points,
the privilege acquisition unit acquires only the free points;
The game server according to any one of items 1 to 3, characterized by:
[Item 5]
comprising a condition storage unit that stores the conditions for each of the players;
5. The game server according to any one of items 1 to 4, characterized by:
[Item 6]
The privilege acquisition unit acquires the game content that satisfies the condition, triggered by the transition of the player to a specific screen;
6. The game server according to any one of items 1 to 5, characterized by:
[Item 7]
a step of storing game media to be given to the player in a present box;
a step of acquiring the game media stored in the present box that satisfy a predetermined condition and making them available during the game;
A computer-implemented method of processing information.
[Item 8]
a step of storing game media to be given to the player in a present box;
a step of acquiring the game media stored in the present box that satisfy a predetermined condition and making them available during the game;
A program that causes a computer to run

A game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of this game system. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system provides players with various game-related services via a network 3 (for example, the Internet), and is composed of a server device 1 and a plurality of player terminals 2. be.

Generally, in a game provided on a smartphone or the like, paid stones or free stones are consumed in order to execute a character lottery or the like. Paid stones are an example of paid points that the player purchases by charging, and free stones are an example of free points that the player can acquire during the game for free. Please note that the names of stones, coins,
There are cases where different names such as gems are given depending on the game, but in the present embodiment, these are described as "paid stones" and "unpaid stones".

The free points are points (in-game currency) that the player can acquire without charge by executing (playing) the game or the like. For example, free points can be obtained as rewards for logging in, clearing predetermined stages, completing missions, interacting with friends, and the like. The free points include, for example, free stones, free coins, and the like. Paid points are points (in-game currency) that can be obtained by the player through purchase procedures (cash or electronic money payment, credit card payment, etc.) using real-world currency or the like. These paid points are
For example, paid stones, paid coins, etc. can be mentioned. Paid points may also be referred to as billing points, and free points may also be referred to as non-billing points.

Paid points and free points can be used, for example, to exchange for items, recover stamina, continue when a quest fails, or run a lottery game. Paid points and free points have different functions (effects) in the game. For example, by making it possible to execute a lottery system that is impossible with free points by paying with paid points, or by making it possible to purchase items that cannot be purchased with free points with paid points, the functions of paid points and free points are combined. can be differentiated. For example, the game may include functions that can be executed with paid points or free points, or functions that cannot be performed with paid points may be enabled with free points. Also, it is acceptable if there is no difference between the functions that can be executed by paid points and non-paid points, and it is only necessary that points can be added for a fee.

The game system of this embodiment is provided with two storage areas (a player information storage unit 122 and a present box 123, which will be described later) for storing characters, items, points, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as game media). , one present box 1
Game media given to the player from the game system are registered in 23, and the player can selectively take out characters, items, free points, etc. from the present box 123 and move them to the player information storage part 122.例文帳に追加The player can use the characters, items, and free points stored in the player information storage unit 122 during the game.
It cannot be used in the game until it is taken out and moved to the player information storage unit 122 .

In the game system of this embodiment, the game contents set in advance by the player are automatically taken out of the game contents stored in the present box 123 and stored in the player information storage unit 12 .
I am trying to move to 2.

<Player terminal 2>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the player terminal 2. As shown in FIG. The player terminal 2 is
It is an information processing device (for example, a smart phone, a mobile phone terminal, a tablet terminal) that a player can possess and use. The player terminal 2 outputs the processing result of the game program transmitted from the server device 1 via a game application or a web browser (
For example, game screen display, game sound output, etc.). The player terminal 2 has a control unit 21 that controls the entire player terminal 2, a storage unit 22 that stores various data and programs, an input unit 23 that allows the player to perform operation input, and outputs game screens, operation screens, and the like. and a communication unit 25 for information communication with the server device 1 . The control unit 21 of this embodiment includes at least an operation information reception unit 211 and a game operation unit 212 .
The storage unit 22 also includes at least a game action information storage unit 221 . Each functional unit of the control unit 21 can be realized by the CPU executing a program stored in the memory or the game operation information storage unit 221 .

The operation information receiving unit 211 of the player terminal 2 receives game-related operations from the player. The operation information receiving unit 211 receives a game-related operation using the input unit 23 by the player. Then, the operation information reception unit 211 transmits the received operation content to the game operation unit 2 .
output to 12.

The game operation unit 212 executes processing for operating the game. Game operation unit 21
2 operates the game based on the game software included in the game operation information stored in the game operation information storage unit 221 and the player's operation details input from the input unit 23 . The game action unit 212 generates a game image from the image data included in the game action information and performs control processing for outputting the generated image to the output unit 24 in accordance with the game action. Similarly, the game operation unit 212 generates game music and sound from the music data and sound data included in the game operation information in accordance with the game operation, and causes the output unit 24 to output the generated music and sound. control processing for It should be noted that here, the description has been given of the configuration in which the native application partially executes the functions of the Web application, that is, the game operation unit 212 of the player terminal 2 partially executes the functions of the server device 1, but the game operation unit 212 Alternatively, the server device 1 may be configured to generate all game images and sounds as a processing result, or the game operation unit 212 may be configured to generate all game images and sounds. may be

Predetermined parameters in the game operated by the game operating unit 212 can be managed by the server device 1 . For example, parameters such as stamina and paid points in the game are managed by the server device 1 . Therefore, the game operation unit 212 updates the parameters managed by the server device 1 by communicating with the server device 1 when a process involving changes in these predetermined parameters occurs in the game. Then, the game operation unit 212 receives the updated parameters from the server device 1 and continues the operation of the game based on the updated parameters.

<Configuration of Server Apparatus 1>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the server device 1. As shown in FIG. The server device 1 is an information processing device used when a system administrator or the like operates and manages various services. may be logically realized by

The server device 1 has a control section 11 , a storage section 12 , an input section 13 , a display section 14 and a communication section 15 . When receiving various commands (requests) from the player terminal 2 via the communication unit 15, the server device 1 executes processing by the game program in the control unit 11, etc.) is transmitted to the player terminal 2 . A part of the game program may be transmitted to the player terminal 2 and executed on the player terminal 2 .

The control unit 11 exchanges data between units and controls the entire server device 1, and is implemented by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a predetermined memory. . Control unit 11 of the present embodiment includes at least game execution unit 111, screen data generation unit 112, billing response unit 113.
, a privilege giving unit 114 , a notification unit 115 , a privilege acquisition unit 116 and a condition setting unit 117 .

The storage unit 12 includes a ROM (R
memory), and RAM (Random Access Memory), which is a rewritable storage area used as a work area for arithmetic processing by the control unit 11
ry), and is implemented by a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk. The storage unit 12 in this embodiment includes a game information storage unit 121,
It has various storage units such as a player information storage unit 122, a present box 123, a condition storage unit 124, and the like.

The input unit 13 is used by the system administrator to input various data (for example, game information, etc.) relating to game services, and is realized by, for example, a keyboard and a mouse.

The display unit 14 is for displaying an operation screen for the system administrator based on a command from the control unit 11. For example, the display unit 14 is a liquid crystal display (LCD).
l Display) or the like.

The communication unit 15 is for communicating with the player terminal 2 .
It has a function as a receiving section for receiving various data and signals transmitted from and a function as a transmitting section for transmitting various data and signals to the player terminal 2 according to commands from the control section 11 .
The communication unit 15 uses, for example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol
ol), HTTPS, WebSocket, P2P (Peer To Peer), or the like.

<Software Configuration of Server Device 1>
The game information storage unit 121 stores information about games. The game information is appropriately configured according to the type of game. For example, in the case of a battle game, the stage name, enemy character information, and the like are included in association with the stage ID.

The player information storage unit 122 is a storage area that stores information about players. The player information can include a player name, owned character information, play stage information, owned item information, etc. in association with a player ID that identifies the player.

The character owned by the player is stored in the owned character information. The owned character information can include the current values of various parameters such as level, attack power, defense power, and physical strength in association with the ID of the owned character.

The play stage information is information about a stage that the player has played so far among the set stages, and can include the number of times played, clear information, and the like.

The owned item information stores various items owned by the player. Possessed item information includes information on the possession status of one or more paid points and free items,
Information such as the number of owned items can be included in association with the ID of each owned item. Possessed item information is not limited to paid points and non-paid points, and can include information on the possession status of items that can be used by the player during the game. The player information storage unit 122 can also contain various types of information regarding the player and the game play situation. By storing a character in the possessed character information, the character is set to be usable in the game, and by storing an item in the possessed item information, the item is set to be usable in the game.

The present box 123 stores game media provided to the player from the server device 1 . The game media stored in the present box 123 can be selectively moved to the possessed item information of the player information storage unit 122 . Game media in the present box 123 that are not moved to possessed item information cannot be used in the game. Game media stored in the present box 123 may have a storage time limit. A game medium with a fixed retention period can be automatically deleted from the present box 123 when the storage period expires. It should be noted that the storage period of a game medium with a fixed storage period can also be set to be unlimited when it is moved to the player information storage unit 122 .

In the game system of this embodiment, a specific game content is automatically placed in the gift box 1.
23 and moved to the player information storage unit 122 . Condition storage unit 1
24 stores information (acquisition conditions) indicating conditions for the player to acquire automatically. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of acquisition conditions. The acquisition condition includes a player ID that identifies the player
can contain various conditions associated with . In the example of FIG. 4, the category and minimum number of game media are set as conditions. The category is the type of game media. For example, if "free points" is set in the category, the player automatically acquires the free stones in the present box 123 (i.e., moves them to the player information storage unit 122). )can do. The minimum number is a condition specifying how many game contents are included in the present box 123 to be automatically acquired. For example, when "3" is set as the minimum number, if the gift box 123 contains three or more free stones, the free stones can be automatically obtained. Note that the minimum number may indicate the number of identical game contents, or may indicate the total number of game contents in present box 123 that satisfy conditions other than the minimum number (categories in the example of FIG. 4). . In addition, in the example of FIG. 4, it is assumed that the category and the minimum number are AND conditions, but it is also possible to set them by combining OR conditions.

The condition setting unit 117 registers acquisition conditions in the condition storage unit 124 . The condition setting unit 117
For example, it is possible to receive various conditions from the player terminal 2 , create acquisition conditions in which the received conditions and the player ID specifying the player are set, and register them in the condition storage unit 124 . Further, if the acquisition conditions have already been registered in the condition storage unit 124, the registered acquisition conditions can be updated.

The game execution unit 111 has a function of executing processing for progressing the game according to the game program. The game by the game system in this embodiment may be any kind of game, such as a battle game, a puzzle game, an action game, a baseball game,
It may be a soccer game, other sports games, quiz games, pinball games, card games, rhythm games, RPGs, adventure games, casino games, simulation games, strategy games, board games, racing games, and the like.

The screen data generation unit 112 has a function of executing processing for generating screen data for displaying a game screen on the player terminal 2 . The screen data generation unit 112 generates screen data regarding any game described above. The generated screen data is transmitted to the player terminal 2 and output by the output unit 24 . In addition, the screen data generation unit 112 can notify the server device 1 that the screen data has been generated (that the player has changed screens). The notification to the server device 1 (hereinafter referred to as screen transition notification) includes transition destination screens (startup screen, home screen, quest end screen, screen notifying that an item has been acquired, etc., which are displayed during the game). can be any screen.) can be included.

The billing response unit 113 performs billing processing in response to a billing request from the player, and provides the player with paid points corresponding to the billing amount. Specifically, the number of owned paid points linked to the player is increased by the number of purchases.

The privilege granting unit 114 grants a privilege to the player. The privilege granting unit 114 can determine which game content is to be granted as a privilege to which player using an arbitrary algorithm. The selection of the player to whom the privilege is to be granted and the selection of the game content to be the privilege may be performed at random, according to the attributes of the player, or manually by the operator of the game server. You can also do it with The privilege granting unit 114 can store the privilege in the present box 123 of the player to whom the privilege is granted.

The timing (predetermined time) of granting the privilege may be regular or irregular, and can be arbitrarily set by the game management side. In addition to the regularly set grant timing, irregular grant timing may be provided, such as before a certain in-game event for a predetermined period of time. Information about the timing is preferably notified to the player in advance. Also, the timing and frequency of granting may differ depending on the player. For example, it may be set for each player based on various indicators such as the player's level, owned characters, owned items, billing amount, and total playing time. Moreover, you may provide the item for setting provision timing. When the player uses the item, the privilege can be given at any timing other than the timing set by the management side.

There is no limit to the game media given as a privilege. Characters may be placed in the present box 123 as game media, free stones or gacha tickets may be used for drawing lots to acquire characters, or weapon items that can be used during the game may be used. Alternatively, it may be an item that changes the parameters of the character owned by the player.

Moreover, it is good also as setting an expiration date to the privilege provided. That is, when a predetermined period of time has passed since the privilege was granted, the gratis points, items, etc. granted as the privilege disappear, and the gratis points, items, and characters of the player stored in the present box 123 are subtracted. can.

The privilege acquisition unit 116 allows the player to acquire the game content contained in the present box 123 . In this embodiment, the privilege acquisition unit 116 takes out the game media stored in the present box 123 and moves them to the player information storage unit 122 . FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen 41 on which the privilege acquisition unit 116 selects game content in the present box 123. As shown in FIG. On the screen 41, a list of game media 42 in the present box 123 is displayed. In the example of FIG. 5, an example of free stones is shown as the game media 42, but other items or characters may be added to the gift box 123 as well.
In the player terminal 2, the game operation unit 212 notifies on the screen that the game content has been stored in the present box 123 in response to the notification from the notification unit 115, and responds to the player's instruction to open the present box 123. A screen 41 can be displayed. In the player terminal 2, when the "receive" button 43 corresponding to each game medium 42 displayed on the screen 41 is pressed, information specifying the selected game medium 42 is transmitted to the server device 1, and the privilege acquiring unit Upon receiving the information, 116 can take out the game content indicated by the specified information from the present box 123 and move it to the player information storage unit 122 . In this manner, the player can manually obtain the game media stored in the present box 123 using the screen 41 .

In addition, as described above, in the game system of the present embodiment, the privilege acquisition unit 116 can automatically acquire from the present box 123 game contents that meet predetermined conditions. The privilege acquisition unit 116 can automatically move the game content that satisfies the acquisition condition stored in the condition storage unit 124 to the player information storage unit 122 without an instruction from the player. For example, if the condition storage unit 124 specifies the condition that the category is "free stones" and the minimum quantity is "3", if three or more free stones are stored in the present box 123, Only stones can be taken out from the present box 123 and added to the possessed item information of the player information storage unit 122 . As a result, the player can obtain the game content that the player wants to obtain every time without having to press the button 43 on the screen 41 every time.

The privilege acquisition unit 116 receives a screen transition notification from the player terminal 2, and at the timing when the player transitions to a predetermined screen ((start screen, home screen, quest end screen, screen notifying that an item has been acquired, etc.) Automatic acquisition processing can be performed.

The notification unit 115 transmits various kinds of notifications regarding awarding of benefits to the player terminal 2 . As an example, it is possible to send a notification that the award of the privilege has been completed, that is, a notification that the game content as a privilege has been stored in the present box 123 . In addition, it is also possible to notify the information about the timing of the next awarding of the privilege. The notification from the notification unit 115 may be a so-called push notification in which the player is immediately notified on the player terminal 2, or the game operation unit 212 of the player terminal 2 is notified that the privilege has been granted. It may be a message that notifies

When the privilege acquisition unit 116 automatically acquires the game media, the notification unit 115 can notify the player terminal 2 to that effect. The player terminal 2 can also inform the player that the game content has been automatically acquired. In addition, in the player terminal 2, an inquiry is made as to whether or not to switch to manual acquisition of the automatically acquired game content. 117 can update the acquisition condition corresponding to the player so that the answered game content is not subject to automatic acquisition.

<Basic operation flow>
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the flow of automatic acquisition processing from the present box. The privilege providing unit 114 determines the game content to be presented to the player (S301), and stores the determined game content in the present box 123 corresponding to the target player (S302).
. The privilege acquisition unit 116 receives the screen transition notification from the player terminal 2 (S303), and at the timing of the transition to the predetermined screen (S304: YES), the game content that meets the acquisition conditions stored in the condition storage unit 124 is displayed. It is determined whether or not it is stored in the present box 123 (S305). If the game content that meets the acquisition condition is stored in the present box 123 (S305: YES), the privilege acquisition unit 116 automatically stores the game content that meets the condition in the gift box 123 without receiving an instruction from the player. , and moved to the player information storage unit 122 (S306). The notification unit 115 receives the present box 12
3 is automatically acquired to the player terminal 2 (S307).

As described above, according to the game system of the present embodiment, among the benefits given to the player (the game media stored in the present box 123), the player designates to always acquire is set as an acquisition condition) can be automatically acquired by the player without any trouble.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit and interpret the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified and improved without departing from its spirit, and that equivalents thereof are included in the present invention.

For example, the processing in FIG. 6 shows an example of processing by the game system of this embodiment, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Each process included in the process of FIG. 6 may be executed in an order different from that shown in the figure, part of the process may be executed in parallel, or part of the process may be executed in parallel. may be omitted, or other steps may be added.

Also, regarding the processing of the software function units provided in the server device 1 and the player terminal 2,
The player terminal 2 may have some or all of the functions of the server device 1 as long as the gist of the present invention can be realized.

Further, in the present embodiment, the privilege acquisition unit 116 performs automatic acquisition processing at the timing when the player transitions to a predetermined screen. can be For example, this can be done when a game content is added to the present box 123 . Further, in the present embodiment, the timing is determined based on the screen, but the present invention is not limited to this. At the timing based on the progress (for example, starting the game application on the player terminal 2, completing a quest during the game, giving the player other game media (items, etc.) that are not eligible for gifts, etc.) It can also be processed.

In addition, the player may be allowed to set the timing of automatic acquisition. In this case, the acquisition condition of the condition storage unit 124 can include the condition about the timing.

Moreover, it is also possible to automatically acquire the information that satisfies a part of the conditions each time at the above-mentioned opportunity or at the relevant opportunity.

In addition, in the present embodiment, all game media stored in the present box 123 are subject to automatic acquisition. For example, the condition storage unit 124 stores only the condition as to whether or not to automatically acquire only free points.
can be specified.

1 server device 2 player terminal 3 network

Claims (8)

a gift box for storing game media to be given to the player;
a privilege acquisition unit that acquires the game media stored in the present box that meet predetermined conditions and makes them available during the game;
A game server comprising: a storage unit that stores the game media that can be used during the game;
a privilege granting unit that determines the game media to be granted to the player and stores the game media in the present box;
with
The privilege acquisition unit extracts the game media satisfying the conditions from the present box and moves them to the storage unit;
The game server according to claim 1, characterized by: A condition storage unit for setting the minimum number of game media to be acquired,
The privilege acquiring unit acquires the game media satisfying the condition only when the number of the game media stored in the present box is equal to or greater than the minimum number;
3. The game server according to claim 2, characterized by: The game media includes free points,
the privilege acquisition unit acquires only the free points;
4. The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by: comprising a condition storage unit that stores the conditions for each of the players;
5. The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by: The privilege acquisition unit acquires the game content that satisfies the condition, triggered by the transition of the player to a specific screen;
6. The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by: a step of storing game media to be given to the player in a present box;
a step of acquiring the game media stored in the present box that satisfy a predetermined condition and making them available during the game;
A computer-implemented method of processing information. a step of storing game media to be given to the player in a present box;
a step of acquiring the game media stored in the present box that satisfy a predetermined condition and making them available during the game;
A program that causes a computer to run

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