JP2023016877A - Program, game server, information processing terminal, method and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: 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.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, activity measuring devices that measure a person's behavior, amount of activity, sleep, etc. using a sensor or the like that detects body movement have become widespread. An activity measuring device presents the amount of activity such as sleep to the user, thereby increasing the health consciousness of the user, and is desired to be used continuously. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an invention in which game processing is executed in conjunction with a user's state of sleep, and the user manages his or her own health in a game-like manner.

WO2016/021235

However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, the game progresses according to the evaluation result of the measured state related to sleep. There is a problem of cheating by measuring the sleep information of the person. 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 user's sleep information.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to the present disclosure is a program for executing a game progress process based on sleep information of a user, comprising: a computer, a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information; It functions as a determination unit that determines whether the information is 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 a game progress process based on the user's sleep information, and includes a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information, and the acquired sleep information , and a judgment unit for judging whether the information is sleep information of the user.

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

Further, in order to achieve the above object, a method according to the present disclosure is a method for executing a game progress process based on sleep information of a user, comprising: acquiring sleep information; and determining whether it is the sleep information of

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, a game system according to the present disclosure is a system that executes a game progress process based on sleep information of a user, and communicates with a wearable terminal worn by the user and the wearable terminal. and an information processing terminal, wherein the wearable terminal includes a sensor unit that measures the biological information of the user, and the information processing terminal acquires the sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information and the biological information measured by the sensor unit. A biological information acquisition unit and a judgment unit that judges whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user, and the judgment unit makes a judgment based on the biological information.

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

1 is a configuration diagram of a game system 1; FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the game server 100; FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a user terminal 200; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the user terminal 200; 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a user terminal 300; FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a game system 3; FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of wearable terminal 500. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a user terminal 400; FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings for explaining the embodiments, common constituent elements are given the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations are omitted. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not unduly limit the content of the present disclosure described in the claims. Also, not all the components shown in the embodiments are essential components of the present disclosure.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a game system 1. As shown in FIG. A configuration of a game system 1 according to Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

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

In this embodiment, the game system 1 incorporates an element of gamification into the user's sleep information. That is, the user terminal 200 executes a game program (application) to perform game processing using sleep information as a game input. In addition, the user terminal 200 uploads sleep information and information about a game that progresses 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 in response to a request from the user terminal 200, a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information (hereinafter referred to as "sleep game ). A sleep game is, for example, a game that nurtures a virtual creature using the user's sleep information as an input, or the number and types of items in the game, money, or parameters of the player object (such as strength), etc. are determined. However, it is not limited to these games.

The game server 100, for example, distributes the game program to the user terminal 200 that has accessed via the network NW, and the user terminal 200 executes the game program. The user terminal 200 that has executed the game program performs game processing based on the sleep information of the user.

The game server 100 also stores information uploaded from the user terminal 200 . In this embodiment, the game server 100 acquires and stores information on each user (for example, sleep information and sleep game information) from a plurality of user terminals. Also, the game server 100 may give special benefits to the game or 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 sleep information of the user. Although only one user terminal 200 is shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 200 owned by each user.

Sleep information is, for example, a sleep pattern indicating the user's bedtime and wake-up time. Note that the bedtime represents the time when the user falls asleep. For example, it may be the time when the user goes to bed, or the time when the user's consciousness transitions from an awake state to a sleeping state. The wake-up time represents the time when the user wakes up. For example, it may be the time when the user wakes up from bed, or the time when the user shifts from a sleeping state to an awake state. . In the present embodiment, a sleep pattern is defined as a pair of bedtime and wakeup time from falling asleep to waking up. Acquisition of sleep information will be described later.

The user terminal 200 determines whether or not the acquired sleep information belongs to the user himself/herself when executing the game progress process. That is, the game is prevented from proceeding advantageously to users who illegally use sleep information, such as by inputting false sleep information or measuring sleep information of others. As a result, the fairness of the game can be ensured, and the user can achieve the purpose of heightening health awareness through 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. As shown in FIG. Note that the game server 100 of this embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the constituent elements (each unit) in FIG. 2 are omitted.

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

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

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

The storage unit 130 is a storage device for storing programs and various data for operating the computer, and includes 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, the 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, a game program that is provided to the user terminal 200 and progresses based on the sleep information, or information about the progress of the game uploaded from the user terminal 200 . Note that the storage unit 130 may include a temporary storage area and a storage.

The processing unit 140 executes various types of information processing executed in the game server 100 . The processing unit 140 has a CPU and memory, and the CPU uses the memory to execute various information processing programs 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 the sleep information as the information processing. Further, based on the information stored in the storage unit 130, a process of giving the user terminal 200 a game privilege or advice on sleep may be executed. Also, the processing unit 140 acquires the current date and time using the system clock.

In this embodiment, the term "server" refers to one information processing device (ie, server device), and when the server is composed of a plurality of server devices, a group of server devices (ie, server system) It means the whole. Also, in the present embodiment, the game server 100 is 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 items and charges, when 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. As shown in FIG. Note that the user terminal 200 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the constituent elements (each unit) in FIG. 3 are omitted.

The user terminal 200 is an information processing terminal corresponding to a game device. It is a wearable terminal such as a head-mounted display, or a multifunctional device such as a multifunctional television receiver (smart TV) having an information processing function.

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

Note that 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 predetermined functions in an off-the-shelf multifunction device. In this embodiment, the user terminal 200 is used to detect the sleep information and to execute the sleep game, in addition to being used as the multifunctional device.

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

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

The input unit 220 is an interface for receiving 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, buttons, or a controller. Note that the input unit 220 may use the user's voice picked up by a microphone 221, which will be described later, as the user's input. Further, the input unit 220 may use sensing data detected by a sensor unit 225, which will be described later, as input from the user. The user can make an input regarding the sleep game via 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 sound of the user's snoring and the user's voice such as talking in sleep. Also, the microphone 221 may pick up the contact sound between bedding and pajamas. Rolling over can be estimated from the contact sound between bedding and pajamas. The sound of the user's snoring, the user's voice in his sleep, and the contact sound between bedding and pajamas collected by the microphone 221 are stored in the biometric 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 biometric information of the user. The sensor unit 225 may acquire biological information from a measuring device built into the user terminal 200, or may acquire biological 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 terminal, a ring-type terminal, or a wearable terminal such as a conductive gel pad attached to the human body (such as the chest). Also, the external measuring device may be a stationary measuring device placed on the bedside, or a sheet-like sensor placed under a pillow or under a futon.

Biological information includes, for example, pulse, heartbeat, heart sound, blood pressure, pulse wave, breath sound, electrocardiogram, skin temperature, amount of perspiration, and voice print. Also, various information calculated based on the biological information acquired by the sensor unit 225, such as heartbeat intervals and pulse wave intervals, may be used as the biological information. Further, the sensor unit 225 may use the user's posture and the like, which are calculated based on the measured acceleration and the like, as biometric information. Further, the sensor unit 225 may use, for example, the weight of the user lying on the bed, the weight of the head, and the like measured by a sensor sheet as biometric information. That is, the biological information acquired by the sensor unit 225 is not limited to the information described above as long as it is information that can identify the user.

The above-described external measuring device (wearable terminal) performs near field communication by performing pairing with the user terminal 200 . The sensor unit 225 acquires the biological information measured by the paired wearable terminal in association with the measurement 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 biological information is performed at predetermined time intervals, but the time intervals for measurement may be changed according to the measured amount of activity.

Also, the sensor unit 225 may be various devices that detect various states of the user terminal 200 . The sensor unit 225 includes, for example, an orientation sensor (acceleration sensor or gyro sensor) that detects the orientation and tilt of the terminal itself, a gaze sensor that detects the direction of the user's line of sight, an optical sensor that detects the brightness of the surroundings, and a user's motion. 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 a magnetic field at the location of the user terminal 200, or the like.

Further, the sensor section 225 may detect various information using the sensor function described above. For example, the sensor unit 225 may detect the number of steps of the user who owns the user terminal 200 using the function of an acceleration sensor. Further, the sensor unit 225 uses the function of an acceleration sensor to detect motion information indicating whether the user terminal 200 is moving or stationary at regular intervals or at each timing when the user terminal 200 moves. You may The sensor unit 225 sends 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. It displays and outputs various images and sounds based on 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 the computer. The storage unit 240 may include a temporary storage area and storage. 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 described later, that is, the sleep pattern indicating the user's bedtime and wake-up time. The biometric information 242 corresponds to a biometric information storage unit, and accumulates biometric 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 memory. In the user terminal 200, the CPU executes the information processing program stored in the storage unit 240 using the memory, thereby executing the above-described various types of information processing. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 250 executes, as the information processing, 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 the user with the benefits of the game related to the sleep game received from the game server 100, advice on sleep, and the like. Also, when the user terminal 200 operates as a multifunctional device, the processing unit 250 executes information processing for realizing each function. The processing unit 250 also obtains 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 executing unit 251 executes processing related to the sleep game. For example, the processing is performed based on the input from the user via the input unit 220 or the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252, which will be described later. In addition, when the determination unit 255 described later determines that the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is not the sleep information of the user, the game execution unit 251 controls the output unit 230 to warn the user. do. For example, as the warning, the sleep information may not belong to the user, the sleep information may be incorrect, or the like may be displayed, or an audio notification may be given. In addition to or instead of the warning, the progress of the game may be interrupted, or a penalty process may be performed that makes the progress of the game disadvantageous to the user.

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

Calculation of sleep patterns may use the function of analyzing sleep provided in general multifunctional devices as described above. For example, sleep state and user's posture may be detected from biological information, or user's going to bed and waking up may be estimated by detecting the posture, movement, and environmental sound of the user terminal 200 .

Further, as described above, instead of calculating a sleep pattern indicating bedtime and wake-up time based on sensing data, a sleep game developer or the like may set a calculation method. For example, in a sleep game, the time at which the user performs an operation to go to bed may be set as the bedtime, and the time at which the user has performed an 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 . Alternatively, the user may input the bedtime and wake-up time by self-declaration. In addition, 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 in the game server 100 .

The extraction unit 253 extracts predetermined regularities from the biometric information accumulated in the biometric information 242 of the storage unit 240 . For example, from the current date and time using the system clock acquired by the processing unit 250, changes over time in the biometric information are analyzed. That is, by analyzing changes over time in accumulated pulse, heartbeat, heart sound, blood pressure, pulse wave, breathing sound, electrocardiogram, skin temperature, posture, voice, amount of perspiration, etc., the regularity of these biological information is analyzed. Extract. In particular, it is preferable to extract the regularity by associating the sleep pattern indicated by the sleep information accumulated in the sleep history 241 and the biological information in the time zone corresponding to the sleep pattern accumulated in the biological information 242. A 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 are extracted along with changes in other biological information, frequency analysis is performed on voices (snoring, sleep talking, etc.), and changes in intensity of the spectrum of voice waveforms are displayed on contour lines. It is extracted as a graph (voiceprint). For example, when analyzing a pulse wave, the pulse wave is differentiated by the second factorial to obtain an accelerated plethysmogram (APG), and the waveform change is magnified. etc., to extract the regularity of the user's physiological state. At this time, the regularity can be extracted with higher accuracy by using other biological information such as pulse, blood pressure, and skin temperature. In addition, extraction of regularity using these biometric information can be performed using a known method, so detailed description thereof will be omitted. Moreover, you may derive the regularity of sleep information and biometric information by machine learning.

The determination unit 254 determines whether or not the biological information acquired by the sensor unit 225 corresponding to the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 matches 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 period corresponding to the sleep pattern indicating the bedtime and the wake-up time is matched with the regularity extracted by the extraction unit 253 determine whether to The determination unit 254 determines that the biometric information matches the extracted regularity if the biometric information matches the regularity in the time period when the biometric information is measured, or if the values are within a predetermined range. 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 made by the determination unit 254 that the information is suitable. Moreover, 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 period 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, which are not illegally input, and the determination unit 255 makes the determination with higher accuracy. be able to.

As described above, the determination unit 255 determines whether the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 is the sleep information of the user based on the biological information accumulated in the storage unit 240 . In other words, a user who wants to progress in the game to an advantage may input false information about their bedtime and wake-up time when they are not actually asleep, or have a third party wear a wearable terminal to measure their sleep information and input the game data. 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 biological information.

For example, in response to the input of false sleep information, regularity during sleep and during activity is extracted from changes in the user's biological information over time, and the biological information corresponding to the sleep information is based on the extracted regularity. By determining whether or not the information matches, it is possible to determine whether or not it is the sleep information of the user. That is, when false sleep information is input even though the user is not actually sleeping, the measured biological information shows the regularity during activity and does not match the regularity of the biological information during sleep. , it can be determined that it is not the user's sleep information.

In addition, with respect to the input of sleep information by a third party, the biological information in the sleep pattern (time period) indicated by the sleep information is a rule extracted from the biological information associated with the sleep history similar to the sleep pattern By determining whether the information matches the sex, it is possible to determine whether 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 biometric information during sleep.

In addition to the determination based on the above-described biological information, the determination unit 255 determines whether the acquired sleep information is based on the processing content of the user terminal 200 executed during the time period of the sleep pattern indicated by the acquired sleep information. You may make it judge whether it is a thing of For example, if an application that requires active user operation is running on the user terminal 200 during the time period, it is highly probable that the input sleep information is false or that of a third party. to decide. This makes it 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. As shown in FIG. An example of processing in the user terminal 200 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the user terminal 200 may use the user's input operation to go to bed as a trigger for starting the process. In addition, the user terminal 200 constantly performs sensing by the sensor unit 225, and can detect the user's going to bed from sensing data (for example, movement of the terminal, ambient brightness, voice, etc.).

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

In step S<b>402 , the sleep information acquisition unit 252 determines whether or not a sleep pattern indicating bedtime and wakeup time can be calculated based on the sensing data sent from the sensor unit 225 . When sleep information acquisition unit 252 determines that sufficient sensing data has not been acquired to calculate a sleep pattern (N in step S402), the process returns to step S401. Otherwise (Y in step S402), in step S403, the sleep information acquisition unit 252 calculates a sleep pattern and acquires it as sleep information. Note that when the sleep information acquisition unit 252 acquires sleep information from the user's input via the input unit 220, the processing of steps S402 and S403 may be skipped.

In step S<b>404 , the extraction unit 253 extracts predetermined regularities from the biometric information accumulated in the biometric information 242 of the storage unit 240 . For example, from the current date and time using the system clock acquired by the processing unit 250, changes over time in the biometric information are analyzed. Specifically, changes over time such as changes in heart rate, pulse rate, and sleep state are analyzed.

In step S405, the determination unit 254 determines whether or not the biological information measured by the sensor unit 225 corresponding to the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252 matches 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 user's sleep information (in step S405, Y), the process proceeds to step S406. On the other hand, if the determination unit 254 determines that it does not conform to the regularity, 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 (N in step S405), Processing proceeds to step S407.

In step S406, the game execution unit 251 executes game processing 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 belong to the user, the sleep information may be incorrect, or the like may be displayed, or an audio notification may be given. In addition to or instead of the warning, the progress of the game may be interrupted, or a penalty process may be performed that makes the progress of the game disadvantageous to the user.

(Explanation of effect)
In the present embodiment, in a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information, it is determined whether or not the obtained sleep information belongs to the user when executing the game processing. That is, the game is prevented from proceeding advantageously to users who illegally use sleep information, such as by inputting false sleep information or measuring sleep information of others. Since the user's own accurate sleep information can be acquired, the fairness of the game can be ensured, and the user can achieve the purpose of increasing health awareness by the game that reflects the sleep information.

Further, in the present embodiment, whether or not the obtained sleep information belongs to the user is determined based on the measured biological information. The determination can be made with high accuracy based on the biological information sensed without the user being particularly conscious of it.

Further, in the present embodiment, 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 matches the extracted regularity. By using the regularity of biometric information with individual differences to determine the suitability, the above determination can be performed with higher accuracy.

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

<Modification 1 of Embodiment 1>
In Modified Example 1 of Embodiment 1, the user terminal 200 is configured to cause the user to play a sleep game by executing a game program stored in advance in the storage section 240 . The game program stored in the user terminal 200 may be configured to be updated via a recording medium or the like. Thereby, the user can enjoy the sleep game even in an environment where the game server is not connected via the network.

<Modification 2 of Embodiment 1>
In Modified Example 2 of Embodiment 1, the game server 100 is a server device that executes a game progress process based on the sleep information of the user, acquires the sleep information from the user terminal 200, and the acquired sleep information is It is the structure which judges whether it is a user's sleep information. That is, the game server 100 performs game processing and sleep information determination performed by the user terminal 200, and the user terminal 200 transmits the measured biological information to the game server. The user terminal 200 receives the game progress processing result from the game server 100 and presents it to the user. Note that the determination of the sleep information is the same as the processing in the user terminal 200, so the description is omitted. Thereby, the user can enjoy the sleep game by accessing the game server 100 .

<Embodiment 2>
In the game system 1 according to Embodiment 1, it is determined whether or not the sleep information belongs to the user based on the user's biological information. On the other hand, the game system 2 (not shown) according to the second embodiment is different in making the determination based on the recognition result of the image captured by the camera. The game system 2 includes a user terminal 300 instead 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 this embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the constituent elements (each unit) in FIG. 5 are omitted. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the component which is common in the user terminal 200 which concerns on Embodiment 1, and description of repetition is abbreviate|omitted.

The user terminal 300 differs 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 in place of the processing unit 250 of the user terminal 200 and a storage unit 340 in place of the storage unit 240 .

The camera 322 corresponds to an image acquisition unit and captures images of objects 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, it may be provided on the surface of the user terminal 300 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 (for example, bedside, etc.) where the sleeping user can take an image.

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 when the images were captured. Note that the captured images include still images and moving images.

In the processing unit 350 , the image recognition unit 356 recognizes objects appearing in the captured image stored in the image 344 . For example, in the image 344, the user's head, face, sleeping position, or the user's bedding, sleepwear, etc. are registered in advance, and the image recognition unit 356 uses these registered images as a template to obtain the captured image. , template matching may be performed to recognize the object. Further, the image recognition unit 356 may recognize the user's sleeping pattern from the captured image stored in the image 344 .

In addition to the processing of the determination unit 255, the determination unit 355, based on the result of the recognition by the image recognition unit 356 of the image captured during the time period corresponding to the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 252, the sleep information is the user determine if it is yours. For example, if a person different from the user is recognized in the time period corresponding to the acquired sleep information, or if the person is not reflected in the user's bed, the determination unit 355 determines that the acquired sleep information is not the user's sleep information. Further, for example, if the recognition result is that the user's face is reflected in the time zone corresponding to the acquired sleep information, the user's sleeping pattern is reflected, or the pattern of the sleeping pattern matches, the determination unit 355 It is determined that the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user.

Note that the determination unit 355 may use both the image recognition result and the biometric information to determine whether the acquired sleep information belongs to the user himself or not, that is, whether it has been used illegally. Thereby, the said judgment can be performed accurately.

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

<Embodiment 3>
The game system 3 according to Embodiment 3 determines whether the sleep information belongs to the user based on the position information.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the game system 3. As shown in FIG. A configuration of the game system 3 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, below, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the component which is common in Embodiment 1 and 2, and description of repetition is abbreviate|omitted.

The game system 3 includes a game server 100 and a user terminal 400, which are 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 user's biological information and transmits the measured biological 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.

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

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

The sensor unit 525 measures biological information of the user wearing 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 .

Positional information detection unit 526 detects positional information of wearable terminal 500 . In this 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 (eg, GPS module). Further, the position information detection unit 526 may calculate information indicating the altitude of the user (for example, information indicating which floor of the building the user is on) by calculating a change in altitude based on the detection result of the atmospheric pressure sensor. . The communication unit 510 transmits the detected location 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. Note that the user terminal 400 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the constituent elements (each section) in FIG. 8 are omitted.

The location information detection unit 426 of the user terminal 400 detects location information of the user terminal 400 . In this 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 (eg, GPS module). Any position detection method may be used in the position information detection unit 426, and the position information detection unit 426 may detect the position using, for example, a beacon. Also, the sensor unit 425 may detect location information that can be acquired from an access point, for example, when the user terminal 400 communicates with a specific access point. Further, the sensor unit 425 may detect the estimated location of the user terminal 400 based on identification information (IP address, etc.) 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 which floor of the building the user is on) by calculating a change in altitude based on the detection result of the atmospheric pressure sensor. .

Also, 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.

Also, the positional 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 positional information of the wearable terminal 500 and the positional 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 associates and acquires the sleep information calculated as described in the first embodiment and the position information detected during the time period corresponding to the sleep information. For example, the sleep information acquisition unit 452 acquires position information detected during the corresponding time period from the position information 444 of the storage unit 440, and associates it with the sleep information.

The extraction unit 453 refers to the sleep history 241 and the location information 444 of the storage unit 440 to extract the regularity of the sleep time period and the location of the sleep (place where the user slept). For example, 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 during sleep hours, the position of the terminal and the regularity of the positional relationship between the terminals are extracted. . 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 match 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 the distance extracted from the regularity. This is because when the positions of the user terminal 400 and the wearable terminal 500 are not at the distance extracted from the regularity, it is highly likely that a third party other than the user is wearing the wearable terminal 500. be.

The determination unit 455 determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information based on the determination by the determination unit 454 . That is, in response to determination by the determination unit 454 that the regularity of the position information is met, the determination unit 455 determines that the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user. When the determination unit 454 determines that the regularity of the position information is not met, the determination unit 455 determines that the acquired sleep information is not the user's sleep information.

Note that the determination unit 455 may use both the position information and the biometric information to determine whether the acquired sleep information belongs to the user himself, that is, whether it has been used illegally. For example, based on biological information measured by the sensor unit 525 of the wearable terminal 500, removal of the wearable terminal 500 from the human body and the frequency of removal may be calculated to estimate wearing by a third party.

In addition, the determination unit 455 causes the user terminal 400 to input the processing executed in the wearable terminal 500, and 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 a character, and the user inputs the display contents to the user terminal 400 . Also, the wearable terminal 500 is vibrated a predetermined number of times, and the user terminal 400 is caused to input the number of vibrations. If the processing content instructed by the user terminal 400 to the wearable terminal 500 matches the content input by the user, the determination unit 455 determines that the wearer of the wearable terminal 500 and the owner of the user terminal 400 are the same. I judge. Thereby, the said judgment can be performed accurately.

If the determination unit 455 determines that the acquired sleep information is not the user's sleep information based on the position information, the game execution unit 451 responds by saying, "You are sleeping in a different place than usual today, are you traveling? , etc., to inquire of the user whether the sleep information is correct or not.

The game system according to this embodiment determines whether or not the obtained sleep information belongs to the user based on the position information. Whether or not the user is asleep can be determined based on the position where the user usually sleeps and the positional relationship with the wearable terminal, so it is possible to accurately determine whether the sleep information belongs to the user. can.

<Modification of Embodiment 3>
As a modification of the third embodiment, it is determined based on the ambient illuminance whether the acquired sleep information belongs to the user himself/herself.

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

Then, in the processing unit 450, the regularity between the sleep information and the illuminance is extracted from the sleep history 241 stored in the storage unit 440 and the detected illuminance, and the illuminance detected during the time period of the acquired sleep information is extracted. It is determined whether it conforms to the specified regularity. If determined to match, the acquired sleep information is determined to belong to the user.

In addition, the processing unit 450 uses other information such as biological information, images, and position information in combination to determine whether the acquired sleep information is the user's own, that is, whether it has been used illegally. may Thereby, the said judgment can be performed accurately.

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 based on the illuminance around the user terminal. Generally, since the light is often turned off during sleep, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the input of false sleep information is based on the illuminance of the surroundings.

The above embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are intended to be included in the invention described in the claims and their equivalents as well as included in the scope and gist of the invention.

Further, the method described in the above embodiment can be executed by a computer as a program (software means) such as a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, MO, etc.), It can be stored in a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc.), or can be transmitted and distributed via a communication medium. The programs stored on the medium also include a setting program for configuring software means (including not only execution programs but also tables and data structures) to be executed by the computer. A computer that realizes this server reads a program recorded on a recording medium, and in some cases, constructs software means by a setting program, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation by this software means. It should be noted that the recording medium in this specification is not limited to those for distribution, and includes storage media such as magnetic disks and semiconductor memories provided inside computers or devices connected 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 for executing game progress processing based on sleep information of a user, the computer comprising:
a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires the sleep information;
A program that functions as a judgment unit that judges whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user. further functions as a biometric information acquisition unit that acquires biometric information of the user;
The program according to claim 1, wherein said determination unit makes said determination based on said 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 biometric information;
Further functioning as a determination unit for determining whether the biological information acquired by the biological information acquiring unit corresponding to the acquired sleep information matches 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 made by the determination unit that the information is suitable. 4. The program according to claim 3, wherein said biometric information is information capable of identifying said user. 5. The program according to claim 4, wherein said biometric information is snoring and/or voice. 6. The program according to claim 4, wherein the biological information is at least part of pulse, heartbeat, heart sound, blood pressure, and pulse wave, or a combination thereof. an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of an object;
further functions as an image recognition unit that recognizes the imaged object;
7. The program according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the determination unit makes the determination based on the recognition result of the object in the image captured during the time period corresponding to the sleep information. . 8. The program product of claim 7, wherein the object is a sleeping user's head and/or sleeping position. Further functions as an illuminance information acquisition unit that acquires surrounding illuminance information,
The sleep information acquisition unit associates and acquires the acquired illuminance information together 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 obtained sleep information and the associated illuminance information. further functions as a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information,
The sleep information acquisition unit associates and acquires the sleep information and 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,
11. The program according to claim 10, wherein said location information includes the location of said wearable terminal. 12. The program according to claim 11, wherein said position information includes a positional relationship between said wearable terminal and said computer. In a game server that executes game progress processing based on user sleep information,
a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires the sleep information;
a determination unit that determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information;
A game server with An information processing terminal that executes a game progress process based on sleep information of a user,
a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires the sleep information;
An information processing terminal comprising: a determination unit that determines whether the acquired sleep information is the sleep information of the user. A method for executing a game progress process based on sleep information of a user,
obtaining the sleep information;
a step of determining whether the obtained sleep information is the sleep information of the user;
How to prepare. A game system that executes game progress processing based on sleep information of a user,
a wearable terminal worn by the user;
An information processing terminal that communicates with the wearable terminal,
The wearable terminal is
including a sensor unit that measures the user's biological information,
The information processing terminal
a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires the sleep information;
a biological information acquisition unit that acquires the biological information measured by the sensor unit;
A determination unit that determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information,
The game system, wherein the determination unit makes the determination based on the biometric information.

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