JP2023025097A - Information processor, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique capable of further diversifying development of a match with an opponent with whom a user plays a match in a TCG (Trading Card Game).

SOLUTION: An information processor manages matching rally information regarding a matching rally, and match information of each user who participates in the matching rally, and stores information on plural decks usable by a user in the matching rally as registered deck information in association with the matching rally information. A control part executes the steps of: determining a match opponent user who plays a match with one user; presenting the one user with information regarding registered deck information of the match opponent user before registering win/loss information of one user and the match opponent user; receiving designation of a deck used for a match from one user from among registered deck information of the one user after presentation by the step of presenting to a user; and updating match information to be managed in response to designation of a deck by each match opponent user.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, method, and program.

A TCG is known in which users compete against each other using real cards. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a card game toy in which a plurality of cards with predetermined fighting abilities are used to repeatedly battle opponent cards, and finally the physical strength of the cards is reduced to zero to compete for victory or defeat. It is In TCG, the user collects cards and organizes the cards to be used in battle from among the collected cards. It can be said that it is also common to refer to this organization as "organizing a deck".

TCG users bring together decks of cards organized by each other in the real world and play against each other. In order to liven up such a TCG, businesses that provide TCG cards, stores that sell cards, and the like sometimes hold competitions.

JP-A-2001-204874

Various parameters such as compatibility and card effects are set for the cards organized in the deck. The user considers combinations of multiple cards while considering the parameters set for each of these cards. For example, depending on the types of cards incorporated into the deck, there may be decks that are compatible with a particular deck. It is interesting to organize a deck while considering the advantages and disadvantages of such cards.

In a competition, users may register in advance one deck to be used, and then progress the competition between users. This makes it easier for the manager of the tournament or the like to grasp the winning percentage of the organized decks when the results of winning and losing among users are tallied.

However, when one type of deck is registered in advance and faces a battle, such as a competition, it may be difficult for a certain player to win against another player's deck due to the compatibility of the decks. . In other words, it is possible that the winning/losing trend is roughly determined at the stage where the opponent user is determined through matching.

Therefore, there is a need for a technology that can further diversify the development of battles with matched opponents in competitions in which users bring together decks organized by users to battle against each other.

The present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique for further diversifying the development of competitions in competitions.

According to one embodiment, there is provided an information processing device for supporting management of a TCG (Trading Card Game) competition. The information processing device manages competition information about the competition and competition information of each user participating in the competition, and in association with the competition information, provides information on a plurality of decks that the user can use in the competition. is stored as registered deck information, and the control unit of the information processing device stores the step of determining an opponent user who will play against one user, and the win/loss information of the one user and the opponent user a step of presenting information related to the registered deck information of the opponent user to the one user prior to the registration of the deck; A step of accepting a specification of a deck to be played from one user, and a step of updating managed match information in response to the specification of a deck by each user who will play a match are executed.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to further diversify the development of the battle in a game in which a deck is organized and the battle is played.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a support system 1 according to Embodiment 1; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a situation in which each user uses the support system 1 to progress a TCG match. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a support system 1; FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a terminal device 10 that constitutes a support system 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a server 20; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing data structures of a user information database 281, a matching history database 282, and a battle history database 283 stored by the server 20. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which analyzes the battle|match between users by a terminal, and performs the notification for supporting progress of the battle|match of TCG according to an analysis result. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a situation in which the terminal device 10B notifies the user that an action that does not conform to the rules has been performed during the match; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another arrangement example of arranging the terminal device 10 with respect to the TCG supplies 30 in order to support the progress of the TCG competition. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a process in which each user progresses a TCG competition using a terminal; FIG. 11 shows the data structure of card information 286 and competition database 287. FIG. FIG. 11 shows the data structures of competition meeting entry information 288, matching history database 282C, and competition history database 283C. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the operation of each device in Embodiment 2; It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the terminal device 10 in 2nd Embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are given the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

In the following embodiments, when a user plays a TCG (Trading Card Game) match, the support system 1 assists the progress of the TCG match. Also, a technique will be described for facilitating the management of competitions (competitions, etc.) in which a large number of users compete in TCG competitions by supporting TCG competitions between users in this way. In order to support the progress of the competition in this way, in the following embodiment, the events occurring in the TCG competition between users are specified by sensing the TCG equipment using the mobile terminal held by the user. and notifying the user of predetermined information based on the specified content.

Supporting the progress of TCG matches specifically includes the following.

(1) As a preparatory stage before a match, for example, (i) matching of users to be matched, (ii) guidance to each user of the opponent and the location of the match, and (iii) use of the system When the user performs sensing on the TCG supplies (for example, mats and sheets are used) for arranging the cards, the position of the user terminal suitable for sensing is determined by the user. to notify, etc.

(2) As a stage during the match, for example, (i) notifying the user of the position where the card should be placed in the TCG supplies, (ii) notifying the user of the rules for playing the match in the TCG, and (iii) ) When the user arranges each card to attack the opponent's card, receives an attack, or activates an effect such as increasing the parameter, calculate the change in the parameter of the card and notify the user. (iv) notifying users of the progress of the TCG match (how close each user is to winning conditions, etc.); using a card at a time when other cards cannot be used; using a card that is prohibited by the rules of the tournament, etc.; (vi) Encouragement to observe the norms for playing TCG matches, although it cannot be said that the act does not conform to the rules of the TCG (for example, In the TCG supplies, there is a case where the user is urged not to arrange the cards in a disorderly manner, etc. For example, it is assumed that the positions where the cards should be placed are indicated by a frame or the like in the TCG supplies. Furthermore, when the terminal analyzes the photographed image of the TCG supplies and detects that the user has placed the cards ignoring these frames, the user is notified not to place the cards in a disorderly manner. At this time, the user may be notified that the action will be evaluated by playing a TCG match while following the norm.

(3) As a stage after the end of the match, for example, (i) the user matches the next opponent, and (ii) the play content of each user during the match is evaluated to evaluate the skill level of the user. (evaluation based on the time until the user advances the turn, the degree of familiarity with the rules, etc.), (iii) the contents of the deck registered by the user (a combination of cards used in the TCG match), the user's skill level Based on the evaluation results, etc., recommending the user's opponent, matching the match with the opponent, and (iv) evaluating that the user has played in accordance with the rules for playing a TCG match. (For example, the terminal analyzes the photographed image of the TCG supplies that the user has properly placed the card according to the frame for placing the cards in the TCG supplies. The terminal notifies the user of the evaluation result as, for example, a fair play point, etc.).

<1 Configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a support system 1 according to Embodiment 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a situation in which each user uses the support system 1 to progress a TCG match.

State (A) of FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a situation in which the user uses the support system 1 to prepare for a TCG match. State (B) of FIG. 1 shows a situation in which the user places the user's terminal and the user's card against the TCG supplies and attempts to start a TCG match.

State (A) in FIG. 2 shows a situation in which the user is proceeding with a TCG battle while adding cards from the deck. State (B) in FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a situation in which the terminal device 10B notifies the user of the progress of the TCG competition. State (C) of FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a situation in which the user's terminal notifies the user of the next opponent and the location of the battle when the user finishes the TCG battle.

<1.1 Configuration of TCG article 30>
First, with reference to FIG. 1, various items used by each user in a TCG match will be described. As shown in state (A) of FIG. 1, when a first user (user 5A) and a second user (user 5B) start a TCG match, A TCG article 30 is placed. The TCG supplies 30 are for arranging cards that each user uses in a TCG match.

Each user arranges a card on the TCG supplies and advances the TCG battle while adding the card from the deck to the hand. First, the configuration of the TCG supplies 30 will be described. 32A and preparation card placement unit 32B (hereinafter, also collectively referred to as “preparation card placement unit 32”), win/lose condition card placement unit 33A and win/lose condition card placement unit 33B (hereinafter, “win/lose condition card placement unit 33 ), a battle card placement unit 34A and a battle card placement unit 34B (hereinafter also collectively referred to as a “battle card placement unit 34”), a consumption card placement unit 35A and a consumption card placement unit 35B (hereinafter also collectively referred to as “consumed card placement unit 35”) and two-dimensional code 36.

Also, as shown in FIG. 2, in a TCG battle, each user advances a battle between cards while replenishing cards from the deck. In the example of FIG. 2, the first user (user 5A) has a hand 93A (two cards in the example of FIG. 2). A second user (user 5B) has a hand 93B (three cards in the example of FIG. 2).

The deck arranging portion 31 is an area for arranging the deck among the cards organized as a deck by each user. The deck placement portion 31A is an area for the user 5A to place the deck. The deck placement portion 31B is an area for the user 5B to place the deck.

As shown in state (B) of FIG. 1, when each user starts a TCG battle, first, each user's cards are arranged as a deck in the deck placement section 31 . The deck placement section 31 is an area for the user to place the deck. Each user mixes the cards that make up the deck and arranges the cards face down in the deck placement section 31. - 特許庁The user 5A places the deck 91A in the deck placement section 31A. The user 5B places the deck 91B in the deck placement section 31B.

The preparation card arrangement portion 32 is an area for arranging cards that can battle against opponent's cards. Each user exchanges the cards arranged in the preparation card arrangement section 32 and the cards arranged in the battle card arrangement section 34, and exchanges the cards arranged in the battle card arrangement section 34 with each other to increase the attack power, The battle progresses by correcting the damage amount according to physical strength, card attributes, weaknesses, etc. As shown in the state (B) of FIG. 1, no cards are placed in the preparation card placement section 32 and the battle card placement section 34 before the TCG battle is started. On the other hand, as shown in state (A) of FIG. 2, when the TCG battle progresses, each user places cards in the preparation card placement section 32 and the battle card placement section 34 and battles the cards. Each user arranges cards to be used in a battle from his or her hand in the preparation card arrangement section 32 and the battle card arrangement section 34 while replenishing his or her hand from the deck. The user 5A places cards in the preparation card placement section 32A. The user 5B places cards in the preparation card placement section 32B.

The winning/losing condition card arrangement portion 33 is an area indicating to what extent each player satisfies the winning conditions. In the present embodiment, each player places a predetermined number of cards from the deck face down in the win/lose condition card placement section 33 . As shown in the state (B) of FIG. 1, the user 5A places cards in the win/lose condition card placement section 33A. The user 5B places cards in the win/lose condition card placement section 33B.

The battle card placement section 34 is an area for placing cards that battle against opponent's cards. The user 5A places cards in the battle card placement section 34A. The user 5B places cards in the battle card placement section 34B. In this embodiment, basically, the cards placed in the battle card placement section 34A and the cards placed in the battle card placement section 34B have physical strength, attack power, and physical strength set to each card. Battles are based on character attributes, weak point attributes, and other parameters. When the physical strength set in the card is lost due to being attacked or the like, the character indicated on the card is dismissed from the battle as fainted and placed in a consumption card placement section 35, which will be described later.

The consumption card placement section 35 is an area for placing cards consumed in the TCG battle. For example, a card that has lost physical strength due to a battle loss, a card that activates an effect, and the like are placed in the consumption card placement section 35 . As shown in state (A) of FIG. 2, the user 5A places the card 92A in the consumption card placement section 35A. The user 5B places the card 92B in the consumption card placement section 35B.

The two-dimensional code 36 is information for identifying the place where the battle will be held, and is a two-dimensional code optically readable by the camera of the terminal device 10, for example. The two-dimensional code 36 includes information for specifying an arbitrary table when, for example, a plurality of tables are arranged for each user to compete in a competition. The two-dimensional code 36 is, for example, a character string representing a URL containing information specifying a console. When the user's terminal reads the URL indicated by the two-dimensional code 36 and accesses the URL, the user's identification information held in the user's terminal is transmitted to the access destination device (for example, a server). Then, by collating with the identification information of the user associated with the table in advance, it is determined that the user indicated by the identification information of the user has arrived at the correct table and is ready for the match. obtain. For example, when the terminal device 10A, which is the terminal of the user 5A, or the terminal device 10B, which is the terminal of the user 5B, captures the two-dimensional code 36 with a camera, the information indicated by the two-dimensional code 36 can be transferred to the terminal device 10A or the terminal device 10B. It can be read by device 10B. It should be noted that, for example, not only when presenting the user with a table in which each user will compete in advance at a competition, etc., when the users play a TCG match, the two-dimensional code 36 is photographed by the camera of each user's terminal device. You can do it. As a result, it is possible to specify the table at which the user played the match and the timing (date and time) of the match.

<1.2 Types of cards used in TCG>
In the TCG of this embodiment, the types of cards are (i) a character card that can be used in battle, (ii) a power card (energy card) that is used in association with the character card, and (iii) There is an effect card that exerts a specific effect on

(i) Character cards include cards (also referred to as “unconditional cards”) that can be used in battle by being placed in the battle card placement section 34 after the user draws a card from the deck and adds it to his or her hand. , and cards that can be used in battle by satisfying specific conditions (also called “conditional cards”).

(iA) For example, a conditional card can participate in a battle contingent on using an unconditional card associated with the conditional card. For example, likening to the evolution of a character, first, an unconditional card is presented to the opponent user by placing it on the TCG supplies 30, and then a conditional card related to the unconditional card is placed on the TCG supplies 30. By doing so, conditional cards can participate in the battle. Such conditional cards are sometimes called "evolved characters" as evolved from unconditional cards. In addition, the unconditional card can also be called a "seed character" because it can be said that the "evolution character" is a base character for making the "evolution character" participate in the battle.

(iB) For example, a conditional card can participate in a battle by consuming a specific card and moving it to the consumption card placement section 35 . Specifically, as a specific card, an unconditional card placed in the TCG supplies 30 can be consumed (moved to the consumption card placement unit 35), and a conditional card can participate in the battle. good too.

For example, conditional cards may be entered into battle in exchange for one or more character cards placed by the user on TCG supplies 30 . For example, if each character card has parameters indicating the overall performance of the character (e.g., evolution level, etc.) in addition to individual parameters such as attack power of the character indicated on the card, the user A conditional card having an evolution level corresponding to the value of the evolution level of the arranged character card may be allowed to participate in the battle. For example, in a state where a character of evolution level 1 and a character of evolution level 2 are placed in the TCG supplies 30, a conditional card of evolution level 3 is superimposed on the cards of these characters (or in exchange for these character cards). can be placed.

Alternatively, in exchange for a plurality of character cards determined by the conditional card, the conditional card may be allowed to participate in the battle. At this time, the conditional card may participate in the battle by consuming a later-described auxiliary card different from the character card. For example, as an effect shown in the auxiliary card, in exchange for a specific unconditional card in the battle card placement section 34, the consumption card placement section 35, etc. of the TCG supplies 30, a specific conditional card can be made to participate in the battle. It is defined.

(iC) These cards include those that serve as a plurality of the above character cards, energy cards, and auxiliary cards, which will be described later. For example, a special card that can be used as a character card and also as an auxiliary card may be included. The user can use the special card as a character card when it is placed in a position where a character card should be placed (for example, the preparation card placement section 32 and the battle card placement section 34).

(ii) action power card (energy card), after the user draws a card from the deck and adds it to the hand, places it on the TCG supplies 30 in association with the character card, thereby performing a predetermined action shown on the character card. It is possible to do. The operation of associating the energy card with the character card may be performed during the user's turn, for example. For example, the character card may be associated with the character card by placing the energy card near the character card placed on the TCG supplies 30 . Also, there may be a limit to the number of times a power card can be associated with a character card during a turn. For example, once during the user's turn, one of the character cards placed on the TCG supplies 30 can be placed so as to associate the energy card in the hand. For example, assume that a character card has a first attack action and a second attack action. The first attack action can be used when one energy card is associated with the character card, and the second attack action requires two energy cards because one energy card is not enough. may be available when is associated with a character card.

When a character card leaves the battle due to exhaustion of physical strength, etc., the energy card associated with the character card may also be disabled during the battle.

(iii) Auxiliary cards that assist the battle include card types that the user can use any number of cards during the turn as long as they are in the user's hand, and card types that the user can use only one card during the turn. These auxiliary cards include those that are activated by declaring that the user will use the effect of the auxiliary card.

In addition, as an auxiliary card, it is arranged in advance at a predetermined position of the TCG article 30 (in the present embodiment, the predetermined position is not shown), such as facing down, and the user removes the auxiliary card. It also includes those that demonstrate the effect of the auxiliary card by declaring its use by vocalization or the like.

<1.3 Overview of TCG competition rules>
As described above, the TCG supplies 30 used in the TCG competition and the types of cards have been described. Next, the battle rules of TCG will be described in detail.

In the TCG shown in the present embodiment, as described above, each user attacks or defends (battles) based on the cards placed in the battle card placement section 34A and the battle card placement section 34B to progress the TCG match. do. In the TCG match, the users alternately perform actions on a turn-by-turn basis. For example, when the first user finishes the action of the turn, it becomes the second user's turn. When the second user performs an action in the turn and completes the action, it becomes the first user's turn.

Each user draws a predetermined number of cards from the deck and adds them to their hand each time their turn arrives.

Each user arranges candidates for cards (character cards) to be used for attacking or defending the cards of the opponent's user in the preparation card arrangement section 32 among the cards in the hand.

The user 5A can replace the cards laid out in the preparation card placement section 32A and the cards laid out in the battle card placement section 34A during the turn of the user 5A. In addition, the user 5B can switch the cards arranged in the preparation card placement section 32A and the cards arranged in the battle card placement section 34A during the turn of the user 5B.

The win/lose condition card placement section 33A and the win/lose condition card placement section 33B are areas for notifying each user of how much progress each user has made with respect to the condition for winning the battle, as described above. be. Here, as a condition for the user to win the battle, for example, all the cards placed in the win/lose condition card placement section 33A or the win/lose condition card placement section 33B may be collected. That is, victory or defeat may be determined by collecting all the cards in either the victory condition card arrangement section 33A or the victory condition card arrangement section 33B.

For example, each user arranges a predetermined number of cards from the deck in the win/lose condition card placement section 33A or the win/lose condition card placement section 33B prior to a TCG match. That is, the user 5A extracts a predetermined number of cards from the deck and places them in the winning/losing condition card placement section 33A. The user 5B extracts a predetermined number of cards from the deck and places them in the winning/losing condition card placing section 33B. The character card placed in the battle card placement section 34A by the user 5A is played against the character card placed in the battle card placement section 34B by the user 5B. is subtracted based on the attack power set in the opponent's character card, and the physical strength value set in the opponent's character card is exhausted), it is assumed that the character of the character card has fainted, and the consumption card placement section 35 (also known as "trash" ).

As a result, the user who has won the battle and dismissed the opponent's character card adds the card placed in the win/lose condition card placement section 33A or the win/lose condition card placement section 33B to the hand. For example, when the user 5B leaves the card placed in the battle card placement section 34A by attacking the character card of the user 5A on his/her turn, a predetermined number of cards placed in the victory/loss condition card placement section 33B Take a number of cards and add them to your hand. On the other hand, when the user 5A leaves the cards arranged in the battle card placement section 34B by attacking the character card of the user 5B on his/her turn, a predetermined Take a number of cards and add them to your hand. These operations are repeated until the user 5B collects all the cards placed in the win/lose condition card placement section 33B, or when the user 5A collects all the cards placed in the win/lose condition card placement section 33A. The user who has won the TCG match may be determined as the user who has won the TCG match. In addition, as a victory condition of the match, it may be assumed that the character card is defeated when there is no character card in either the battle card placement section 34 or the preparation card placement section 32 . Also, as a victory condition for the battle, each user may be defeated if he/she cannot draw a deck from the deck placement section 31 on his or her turn.

<1.4 Overview of the system that supports TCG matches>
As shown in the state (B) of FIG. 1, when the user 5A and the user 5B start a TCG match, the terminal device 10A, which is the terminal of the user 5A, and the terminal device 10B, which is the terminal of the user 5B, Establishing a communication connection associates the terminals with each other. As shown, the terminal device 10A is placed outside the TCG article 30. FIG. The terminal device 10A is arranged so that the camera of the terminal device 10A can sense the entire range in which the cards are arranged in the TCG article 30 .

<1.4.1 Method for Determining User Behavior>
(i) Determination of user's behavior by image analysis The terminal device 10A analyzes the captured image of the camera of the terminal device 10A to determine the movement of each user's finger or hand, the user's line of sight, and the position of the TCG article 30. identify the card that The terminal device 10A recognizes the speech content of each user, and extracts a predetermined action in the TCG match. As a result, the terminal device 10A, for example, confirms that the user 5A and the user 5B have performed an operation to place the card on the TCG article 30, identifies the content of the operation (activates the effect of the card, etc.), confirms that the user 5A Alternatively, information regarding the progress of the TCG, such as each user activating a card effect, is discriminated by recognizing the speech content of the user 5B.

Specifically, the terminal device 10A is equipped with, for example, a depth camera capable of detecting distance. The terminal device 10A recognizes a surface such as a table on which the TCG supplies 30 are placed based on the captured image. The terminal device 10A identifies the TCG article 30 placed on a table or the like by image analysis of the captured image, and recognizes it as a planar object. The terminal device 10A identifies the ranges of the deck placement section 31, the preparation card placement section 32, the win/lose condition card placement section 33, the battle card placement section 34, and the consumption card placement section 35 that configure the TCG supplies 30 by image analysis. .

(ii) Detecting that a card is placed in each area of the TCG article 30 The terminal device 10A detects a card used in TCG by image analysis of the captured image. The terminal device 10A identifies the individual cards used in the TCG battle based on the design of the card, the identification code embedded in the card, etc. to identify). Since the design of the card is usually different for each card, the terminal device 10A can detect which card is being used based on the design of the card included in the captured image. Further, for example, when the back surface of each card is different (for example, when an identification code is assigned to the back surface of the card), the terminal device 10A determines which card is used based on the back surface of the card included in the captured image. detect if there is As will be described later, when each user registers information on cards to be used in a TCG battle as a deck, which of the cards registered in these decks is placed on the TCG supplies 30. to detect whether In a situation where many types of cards can be used in TCG battles, the contents of each user's deck are registered in advance in this way, and the above detection is performed from among the cards that make up the deck. Detection accuracy can be further improved.

(iii) Detection of Card Designated by User The terminal device 10A detects specific actions, actions, and postures when the user's body is included in the captured image. For example, when the TCG product 30 detects the user's body in the captured image, it sets skeleton information (bone) based on detecting points that make up the body. For example, when detecting the range of the user's hand in the captured image, the terminal device 10A identifies the fingertip position, the finger joint position, and the wrist position, and sets skeleton information connecting them. As a result, the terminal device 10A detects that the user is moving his or her hand to touch a card placed on the TCG product 30, pointing to a card placed on the TCG product 30, or the like.

<1.4.2 Details to be determined>
In order for the terminal device 10A to discriminate information on the progress of the TCG, for example, (1) discriminating information on the progress of the match and (2) an action that does not conform to the rules of the TCG has been performed as follows. is included.

(1) Discrimination of Information Regarding Progress of Battle (1-1) Discrimination of User's Action Regarding Battle Preparation (i) Replenishment and Consumption of Cards in Hand The terminal device 10A detects that the user's hand has touched the deck arrangement section 31. , detects that the user has taken and held a card from the deck. Thereby, the terminal device 10A detects that a card has been taken from the user's deck, and manages the number of cards in each user's deck. When the user places a card in the consumption card placement section 35 (moves the card to the trash), the terminal device 10A confirms that the card has been placed in the consumption card placement section 35, and the type of the placed card. By specifying , the number of cards (cards consumed in battles) placed in the consumption card placement section 35 by each user is managed. The information managed by the terminal device 10A may be notified to the user during the TCG competition. For example, the terminal device 10B displays the number of cards in each user's deck, the number of cards consumed during the battle, etc. on the display in response to the input operation from each user.

In addition, the terminal device 10A captures the hand of each user (for example, the back side of the card) to capture the contents of each user's hand (that is, which card each user holds as a hand among the cards in the deck). to determine whether the

(ii) Preparation for battle between character cards The terminal device 10A confirms that a card is placed in the battle card placement portion 34 or the preparation card placement portion 32 of the TCG supplies 30, and that the placed card is a character card. That is, which character card is placed in the battle card placement section 34 or the preparation card placement section 32 is specified. As a result, the terminal device 10A updates the information on the character cards that each player has placed in the battle card placement section 34 or the preparation card placement section 32 .

(iii) Associating Action Card When the terminal device 10A detects that the user places a card near the character card and that the arranged card is the action card, the terminal device 10A is associated with the character of the character card. Update the information on the number of energy cards you have. Note that the action power card may be placed on the TCG supplies 30 so as to be superimposed on the character card. In other words, the terminal device 10A detects that the card is a power card based on the design of the power card, even if the entire range of the power card is not included in the captured image.

(iv) Evolution of Character Cards The terminal device 10A detects (evolution) that conditional cards among the character cards have become usable in battle. The terminal device 10A identifies that the cards placed in the battle card placement section 34 or the preparation card placement section 32 are unconditional cards (starting characters) among the character cards. When the user specifies that the card placed in the TCG supplies 30 in association with the unconditional card is a conditional card (evolution character), the terminal device 10A stores the information of the character card used by the user, The character of the unconditional card is updated to the character of the conditional card. At this time, the terminal device 10A determines the number of action power cards (energy cards) associated with the character of the unconditional card, the parameter change of the character of the unconditional card (the amount of damage received from the character of the other user, etc.) Alternatively, the conditional card character may take over and update the data.

As a method of placing the conditional card in association with the unconditional card, for example, the conditional card may be placed over the unconditional card. The terminal device 10A detects a card newly placed in the area where unconditional cards are placed in the TCG supplies 30, and if the card is a conditional card, replaces the unconditional card with a conditional card. is ready for use in battle (the seed character has evolved into an evolved character).

(1-2) Determining Behavior During Battle For example, the terminal device 10A identifies the character card that the user 5A uses in the battle by identifying the card placed in the battle card placement section 34A. The terminal device 10A performs speech recognition of the content of the speech of the user 5A, and detects that the user 5A designates a card to be placed in the battle card placement section 34A with a finger or the like. (For example, if the character card has a plurality of attack methods, which attack method was used) is specified. Thus, the parameters of the character card are calculated based on the parameters of the character card, such as attack power and physical strength.

(1-3) Determining Use of Auxiliary Card The terminal device 10A allows the user to use the auxiliary card by recognizing the contents of the user's utterance and specifying the auxiliary card placed on the TCG article 30 by the user. to detect the use of For example, when the user picks up the auxiliary card, presents it to the opponent user, and declares to use the auxiliary card, the terminal device 10A detects the use of the auxiliary card. The terminal device 10A performs processing such as correcting parameters of each character card according to the effect of the auxiliary card.

(1-4) Determining Whether Victory Condition is Satisfied The terminal device 10A determines which user has won by specifying the number of cards placed in the win/lose condition card placement section 33. FIG. As described above, the user can obtain a card to be placed in the win/lose condition card placement section 33 each time the physical strength value of the character card placed in the battle card placement section 34 of the opponent is exhausted by winning the battle. Therefore, the terminal device 10A determines the winning user by detecting that there are no more cards placed in the win/lose condition card placement section 33 .

As described above, the terminal device 10A records the actions taken by each user for each turn by determining the information regarding the progress of the battle. For each user, the terminal device 10A displays the number of cards in the deck, the characters that can participate in the battle (character cards placed in the preparation card placement section 32 or the battle card placement section 34), and the number of characters that increases or decreases depending on the attack of each character. Information such as the parameters, the effects of auxiliary cards being played, and the total number of cards placed in the winning/losing condition card placement section 33 is recorded.

(2) Determination of actions not conforming to TCG rules By determining actions performed by the user as described above, the terminal device 10A can determine whether the user's actions conform to the rules. .

(2-1) Incompatibility of the number of cards that can be used: For example, the terminal device 10A holds the history of cards used by the user during the turn in which the user can act, thereby violating the upper limit of the number of cards that can be used during the turn. determine that For example, the terminal device 10A determines that the action does not conform to the rules when two auxiliary cards of a card type that can be used in one turn are used in one turn. do.

(2-2) Incompatibility of available actions: (i) The terminal device 10A determines whether or not each user performs a specific action after satisfying the conditions for causing the character of the character card to perform the specific action. determine. For example, assume that a character card has a plurality of attack actions set, and the number of energy cards required to execute each attack action is set. Character cards and behavior cards associated with the character cards are arranged in the TCG supplies 30 . The terminal device 10A determines that the action does not conform to the rules when there are not enough energy cards required to perform the attack action specified by the user among the attack actions set in the character cards.

(ii) The terminal device 10A determines whether or not the conditional card is being used after satisfying the conditions for using the conditional card among the character cards in battle. That is, when the terminal device 10A determines that the conditional card can be used in battle even though the conditions for using the conditional card in battle are not satisfied, the terminal device 10A notifies the user of a warning or the like. .

Also, as described above, some conditional cards can be made to participate in a battle by consuming a specific card and moving it to the consumption card placement section 35 . When such conditional cards participate in a battle, the terminal device 10 detects that the specific card is consumed (moved to the consumption card placement section 35). The terminal device 10A determines that the action does not conform to the rules when the specific card is not moved to the consumption card placement section 35 even though the user is trying to make the conditional card participate in the battle. . In this case, the terminal device 10A notifies the user to move the specific card to the consumption card placement section 35 as a rule for allowing the conditional card to participate in the battle.

In addition, as described above, the conditional cards are placed in the TCG supplies 30 and then participate in the battle without consuming these specific cards (that is, without moving them to the consumption card placement section 35). It also includes things that you are forced to do. The terminal device 10A indicates that the user is consuming these specific cards (that is, the consumption card placement unit 35). In this case, the terminal device 10A notifies the user that it is not necessary to move the specific card to the consumption card placement section 35 as a rule for allowing conditional cards to participate in the battle.

(2-3) Misconformity of Match Progression Procedure: (i) When a procedure for actions that each user can perform during a turn is defined, the terminal device 10A performs an action without following the procedure. detect that For example, assume that each user obtains a predetermined number of cards from the deck at the start of their turn, and then performs other actions. In this case, the terminal device 10A attacks the character cards placed in the battle card placement section 34 without detecting that the cards in the deck of the deck placement section 31 are obtained after the user's turn starts. or using an auxiliary card, it is determined that the action does not conform to the rules.

(ii) The terminal device 10A detects that each user's operation related to the victory conditions has been performed inappropriately. For example, when a character on a card to be placed in the battle card placement section 34 is not a normal character but a special character, and the special character runs out of physical strength in the battle and leaves the field, the user enters the win/lose condition card placement section. It is assumed that the number of cards taken from 33 is larger than in the case of normal characters. In this case, the terminal device 10A identifies whether the character who left the character card battle is a normal character or a special character, and then the number of cards taken from the win/lose condition card placement section 33 is not appropriate. By detecting that, actions that do not conform to the rules are determined. For example, the terminal device 10A specifies that the character leaving the battle is a special character, and the number of cards placed in the win/lose condition card placement section 33 remains the amount of change when a normal character leaves. By detecting that the behavior is

<1.5 Method of Notifying Users of Information Supporting TCG Battles>
As described above, the terminal device 10A detects the content of the TCG match between users and the action that does not conform to the rules. By communicating with the terminal device 10A, the terminal device 10B notifies the user of the content determined by the terminal device 10A based on the result of the image analysis.

As shown in state (B) of FIG. 1, the terminal device 10B displays the progress of the battle on the progress display section 132A of the operation reception section 130 (touch screen). The terminal device 10B notifies the user of, for example, the physical strength information of each character in battle and the number of action cards (energy cards) associated with each character as the progress of the battle. These parameters are calculated by the terminal device 10A according to actions (attack instructions, etc.) performed by the user during the battle, and based on the results of the identification (the physical strength of the character being attacked is calculated). , subtracted according to attack power, etc.). The terminal device 10B displays a button for accepting an input operation for each user to advance the turn on the turn progress button 132B. When the terminal device 10B receives an input operation to the turn progress button 132B from the user, the terminal device 10B transmits a signal indicating that the user's turn has ended to the terminal device 10A.

When the terminal device 10A detects the end of the competition between the users, it transmits that effect to the server and the terminal device 10B, which will be described later. The terminal device 10B receives the information on the result of winning or losing the match from the terminal device 10A or the server. Also, when a TCG match is held at a competition or a tournament, a server, which will be described later, matches users for a match and determines a place (eg, a table in a venue) where the match is to be held. The terminal device 10A or the terminal device 10B communicates with the server and acquires information on the next opponent and information on the battle location for each user.

As shown in the state (C) of FIG. 2, the operation reception unit 130 of the terminal device 10B receives the information of the result of the match and the information of the next opponent (such as the rating value indicating the strength of the opponent). ) and information on the competition location are displayed in the competition information display section 132C. The terminal device 10B displays, on the map display section 132D, a map to the place where the user will play next. The map display unit 132D displays, for example, information on the moving route from the user's current location to the table where the game is to be played in the game venue.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to notify each user of information that assists the users in competing against each other in the TCG, while supporting the operation of competitions and the like.

<1.6 Configuration diagram of the entire system>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the support system 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support system 1 performs a TCG match with a terminal device 10A and a terminal device 10B (hereinafter collectively referred to as "terminal device 10") used by a user who performs a TCG match. It includes a terminal device 11 and a server 20 used by a user on the side of an operator who operates. The terminal device 10 and the server 20 are connected for communication via the network 80 . Further, in the present embodiment, each device (terminal device, server, etc.) can also be understood as an information processing device. In other words, a group of devices can be grasped as one "information processing device", and the support system 1 may be formed as a group of a plurality of devices. The method of distributing a plurality of functions required for realizing the support system 1 according to this embodiment to one or more pieces of hardware depends on the processing capability of each hardware and/or the specifications required for the support system 1. can be determined as appropriate in view of the above.

The terminal device 10 is a device operated by each user. The terminal device 10 is implemented by a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet compatible with a mobile communication system. In addition, the terminal device 10 may be, for example, a stationary PC (Personal Computer) or a laptop PC. As shown as terminal device 10B in FIG. The server 20 includes a communication IF 22 , an input/output IF 23 , a memory 25 , a storage 26 and a processor 29 .

The terminal device 10 is communicably connected to the server 20 via the network 80 . The terminal device 10 is connected to the network 80 by communicating with communication equipment such as a wireless base station 81 compatible with communication standards such as LTE and a wireless LAN router 82 compatible with wireless LAN standards such as IEEE802.11.

The communication IF 12 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals so that the terminal device 10 communicates with an external device. The input/output IF 13 includes an input device (for example, a touch panel, a touch pad, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, etc.) for accepting input operations from the user, and an output device (display, speaker, etc.). The memory 15 temporarily stores programs and data processed by the programs, and is a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The storage 16 is a storage device for storing data, such as a flash memory or HDD (Hard Disc Drive). The processor 19 is hardware for executing an instruction set described in a program, and is composed of arithmetic units, registers, peripheral circuits, and the like.

The terminal device 11 is a device operated by an operator of a TCG competition. For example, the operator uploads competition information to the server 20 . The information of the competition includes the date and time of the competition, the location of the competition (for example, a store or an exhibition hall), the rules of the competition (for example, whether or not to include newly released TCG cards in the deck). or whether or not to allow the use of a specific card), conditions for users who can participate (for example, winning a top prize in a specific competition), and the like. The operator inputs the information of these tournaments and uploads them to the server 20 together with the map data and the like.

In addition, as a competition, (i) there is a competition where a plurality of tables are prepared for users to compete against each other, and the competition is progressed after designating a table for each user. For example, when a league game or a tournament game is held, it is possible that the competition progresses while the operator manages which users are to be played against each other. In addition to this, (ii) there is a competition where the operator prepares the table for the competition, but the competition is progressed without specifying the table for each user to compete. For example, there may be a case in which users who are present at a competition venue have a face-to-face competition and select users who have achieved a certain number of victories. The terminal device 11 receives information from the operator as to which format the competition will be operated (that is, whether each user will designate a table at which the competition will be held, or whether the competition will be held without specifying a table). or both of them). The terminal device 11 transmits to the server 20 information about the competition received from the user.

The server 20 manages information of each user. The server 20 performs matching between users and the like in order to support the TCG competition between users. The server 20 communicates with the terminal device 10 via the network 80, and holds the content of the TCG match determined by the terminal device 10A as a history of the match.

The communication IF 22 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals for the server 20 to communicate with an external device. The input/output IF 23 functions as an interface with an input device for receiving input operations from the user and an output device for presenting information to the user. The memory 25 temporarily stores programs and data processed by the programs, and is a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The storage 26 is a storage device for storing data, such as a flash memory or HDD (Hard Disc Drive). The processor 29 is hardware for executing an instruction set described in a program, and is composed of arithmetic units, registers, peripheral circuits, and the like.

<1.7 Configuration of terminal device 10>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the terminal device 10 that constitutes the support system 1 of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device 10 includes a plurality of antennas (antenna 111, antenna 112), wireless communication units (first wireless communication unit 121, second wireless communication unit 122) corresponding to each antenna, and operation reception unit 130 (including touch-sensitive device 131 and display 132), audio processing unit 140, microphone 141, speaker 142, position information sensor 150, camera 160, storage unit 180, control unit 190, including. The terminal device 10 also has functions and configurations not particularly shown in FIG. 4 (for example, a battery for retaining power, a power supply circuit for controlling power supply from the battery to each circuit, etc.). As shown in FIG. 4, each block included in the terminal device 10 is electrically connected by a bus or the like.

The antenna 111 radiates a signal emitted by the terminal device 10 as radio waves. Antenna 111 also receives radio waves from space and provides a received signal to first wireless communication section 121 .

The antenna 112 radiates a signal emitted by the terminal device 10 as radio waves. Antenna 112 also receives radio waves from space and provides a received signal to second wireless communication section 122 .

The first wireless communication unit 121 performs modulation and demodulation processing for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 111 so that the terminal device 10 communicates with other wireless devices. The second wireless communication unit 122 performs modulation and demodulation processing for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 112 so that the terminal device 10 communicates with other wireless devices. The first radio communication unit 121 and the second radio communication unit 122 are communication modules including a tuner, an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) calculation circuit, a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) calculation circuit, a high frequency circuit, and the like. The first radio communication unit 121 and the second radio communication unit 122 perform modulation/demodulation and frequency conversion of radio signals transmitted/received by the terminal device 10 and provide received signals to the control unit 190 .

The operation accepting unit 130 has a mechanism for accepting user input operations. Specifically, operation accepting unit 130 is configured as a touch screen and includes touch-sensitive device 131 and display 132 . The touch-sensitive device 131 receives input operations of the user of the terminal device 10 . The touch-sensitive device 131 detects the user's touch position on the touch panel by using, for example, a capacitive touch panel. The touch-sensitive device 131 outputs a signal indicating the user's touch position detected by the touch panel to the control unit 190 as an input operation.

The display 132 displays data such as images, moving images, and text under the control of the control unit 190 . The display 132 is implemented by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

The audio processing unit 140 modulates and demodulates an audio signal. Audio processing section 140 modulates the signal supplied from microphone 141 and supplies the modulated signal to control section 190 . Also, the audio processing unit 140 provides an audio signal to the speaker 142 . The audio processing unit 140 is implemented by, for example, a processor for audio processing. Microphone 141 receives a voice input and provides voice signal corresponding to the voice input to voice processing section 140 . The speaker 142 converts the audio signal provided from the audio processing unit 140 into audio and outputs the audio to the outside of the terminal device 10 .

The position information sensor 150 is a sensor that detects the position of the terminal device 10, and is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module. A GPS module is a receiving device used in a satellite positioning system. The satellite positioning system receives signals from at least three or four satellites, and detects the current position of the terminal device 10 equipped with a GPS module based on the received signals. The position detected by the GPS module is used, for example, when the position information of the terminal device 10 when the terminal device 10 performs predetermined notification processing based on the detection result of the sensor device 50 is stored in the memory. can be utilized. For example, the location information sensor 150 can acquire the location of the user in the competition hall of the TCG.

The camera 160 is a device for receiving light with a light receiving element and outputting it as a photographed image. The camera 160 is, for example, a depth camera that can detect the distance from the camera 160 to the subject.

The storage unit 180 is configured by, for example, a flash memory or the like, and stores data and programs used by the terminal device 10 . In one aspect, the storage unit 180 stores user information 181 , tournament entry information 182 , and venue map information 183 .

The user information 181 is information of a user who participates in a TCG match. User information includes information that identifies the user, information about the deck registered by the user when playing a match (information that identifies the deck and information about the cards that make up the deck), and language settings that the user uses. , history information of the user's participation in competitions, tournaments, and the like.

The tournament entry information 182 is information about a tournament entered by the user of the terminal device 10 . The tournament entry information 182 includes, for example, information identifying the tournament, information on the date and time of the tournament, and the like.

The venue map information 183 is map information of venues where TCG competitions such as competitions are held. The venue map information 183 includes information for identifying the tables arranged in the venue where the TCG matches are held, and information on the positions where the tables are arranged.

The control unit 190 controls the operation of the terminal device 10 by reading programs stored in the storage unit 180 and executing instructions included in the programs. The control unit 190 is, for example, an application processor. The control unit 190 functions as an input operation reception unit 191, a transmission/reception unit 192, a data processing unit 193, and a notification control unit 194 by operating according to a program.

The input operation reception unit 191 performs processing for receiving a user's input operation to the input device such as the touch sensitive device 131 . The input operation reception unit 191 determines whether the user's operation is a flick operation, a tap operation, or a drag (swipe) operation based on information on coordinates at which the user touches the touch-sensitive device 131 with a finger or the like. Determines the type of operation such as presence.

The transmission/reception unit 192 performs processing for the terminal device 10 to transmit/receive data to/from an external device such as the server 20 according to a communication protocol.

The data processing unit 193 performs processing according to a program to perform computation on data input by the terminal device 10, and outputs the computation result to a memory or the like. For example, the data processing unit 193 performs a process of associating the terminal device 10 with terminals of other users. The data processing unit 193 determines the progress of the TCG match by analyzing the sensing result (captured image) of the camera 160 . The data processing unit 193 determines the content of notification for notifying the user of information regarding the progress of the battle.

The notification control unit 194 performs processing for displaying a display image on the display 132 , processing for outputting sound to the speaker 142 , and processing for causing the camera 160 to vibrate.

<1.8 Functional Configuration of Server 20>
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the server 20. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 , the server 20 functions as a communication section 201 , a storage section 202 and a control section 203 .

The communication unit 201 performs processing for the server 20 to communicate with an external device.

The storage unit 202 stores data and programs used by the server 20 . The storage unit 202 stores a user information database 281 , a matching history database 282 , a competition history database 283 , and competition venue map information 284 .

The user information database 281 is a database for holding information of each user who participates in TCG matches. Details will be described later.

The matching history database 282 is a database that shows the history of matching of matches between users by the server 20 . Details will be described later.

The match history database 283 is a database for holding the history of TCG match content. The battle history database 283 holds the results of analysis of the user's actions during the process in which the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B support the progress of the TCG battle. Therefore, for example, when the terminal device 10 or the like acquires the information of the battle history database 283, it is possible to reproduce the action performed by each user as a replay based on the history of the battle content held in the battle history database 283. . Details will be described later.

The match venue map information 284 is map information of a venue where a TCG match such as a match is held. The venue map information 183 includes information for identifying the tables arranged in the venue where the TCG matches are held, and information on the positions where the tables are arranged. The server 20 transmits the match venue map information 284 in response to the request from the terminal device 10 .

The control unit 203 exhibits functions shown as various modules when the processor of the server 20 performs processing according to a program.

The operation content acquisition module 2041 acquires the user's operation content when the server 20 receives an input of information such as participation in a competition for the terminal device 10 .

The reception control module 2042 controls processing for the server 20 to receive a signal from an external device according to a communication protocol.

The transmission control module 2043 controls the processing by which the server 20 transmits signals to external devices according to the communication protocol.

A matching module 2044 matches users to compete in the TCG.

The matching module 2044 may, for example, match the users to be played against each other based on the battle history information of each user held in the battle history database 283 . Since each user's winning/losing information is recorded in the battle history information of each user, it is possible to calculate an evaluation value indicating the degree of mastery of the TCG battle for each user. A method of calculating such an evaluation value may be based on rating (for example, Elo rating).

Also, the matching module 2044 may match users based on the battle history database 283 and the time required for each user to advance their turns. If it takes the user until the end of the time limit to advance his/her turn, the user may not be accustomed to the battle. On the other hand, if the time for the user to advance the turn is short, or if the user performs multiple actions without interruption during the turn (for example, using multiple cards one after another), the user may be accustomed to the battle. There is Therefore, the matching module 2044 can match users who are accustomed to fighting against each other based on the fighting history database 283, or match users who are not accustomed to fighting against each other.

Also, the matching module 2044 performs user matching by referring to the history of each user's actions that do not conform to the rules during the match, based on the match history database 283 . A user who performs an action that does not comply with the rules may not be accustomed to the match rules. On the other hand, it can be said that users who rarely perform actions that do not comply with the rules are accustomed to the competition rules. Therefore, the matching module 2044 can match users who are accustomed to the match rules, or match users who are unfamiliar with the match.

Also, when the matching module 2044 matches the participants of the competition meeting, the matching may be performed based on the position of the table where each participant is competing. For users who have finished a match at a table, when determining the opponent to play next, users who are close to each other are matched, and by notifying the user of the new table at the place of the match, the user can move. Since the time is shortened, it is possible to shorten the time until the start of the battle.

The battle behavior analysis module 2045 analyzes the tendency of each user's behavior based on the history of the progress of the battle held by each user held in the battle history database 283 . For example, by analyzing the tendency of each user's deck, the compatibility (win rate) with the opponent's deck, and the like, it is possible to provide the user with information that will serve as a reference when constructing a deck.

<2 Data structure>
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the data structures of the user information database 281, the matching history database 282, and the battle history database 283 stored by the server 20. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, each record of the user information database 281 has an item "registered deck identification information (ID)", an item "registered deck contents", and an item "language setting" for each information identifying a user. and the item "Competition Participation History".

The item "registered deck identification information (ID)" is information for identifying each deck registered by the user.

The item "contents of registered deck" is information indicating the contents of the card that the user registers in the deck.

The item "language setting" is information indicating the setting of the language used by the user.

The item “competition participation history” is information indicating a record of a user entering and participating in a competition. In this embodiment, when participating in a competition, the decks to be used in the competition are reported to the tournament administration before the competition starts. The item "competition participation history" includes information on decks registered by the user by operating the terminal device 10 of each user for each competition in which the user has participated.

Each record in the matching history database 282 includes the item “matching identification information (ID)”, the item “matching date and time”, the item “target user”, and the item “match event type information”.

The item “matching identification information (ID)” is information for identifying each matching performed by the server 20 . In this embodiment, even if the server 20 performs matching, it does not necessarily mean that the matched users will play against each other. It may be held in the database 282 .

The item "matching date and time" indicates the timing (date and time) when the server 20 performed matching.

The item "target user" includes information on the matched user. After matching the users, the server 20 notifies the terminal device 10 of each user to have a battle.

The item "competition type information" includes information for specifying a competition for which matching has been performed. The server 20 may perform matching among the participants of the competition in order to support the operation of the operator who manages the competition. As illustrated, the item "competition type information" includes the name of the competition, the content of the rules of the competition, the date and time of the competition, and other information as information for specifying the competition.

Each of the records in the battle history database 283 includes the item “match identification information (ID)”, the item “match date and time”, the item “target user”, the item “matching ID”, the item “match progress history”, The item "rule non-conforming history" is included.

It includes the item "matching identification information (ID)", the item "matching date and time", the item "target user", and the item "matching event type information".

The item “competition identification information (ID)” is information for identifying each of the competitions in which the user has competed. The server 20 updates the record of the competition history database 283 by accepting the analysis result of the competition between the users by the terminal device 10 using the support system 1 .

The item "match date and time" indicates the timing at which the match between the users was held. Here, the timing at which the battle was held includes the timing (date and time) at which the server 20 performed matching, and the time at which each user started the battle (the time at which the server 20 accepted the start of the battle between users as described later). , the time when each user finished the match (the time when it was determined that one of the users who played the match satisfied the victory condition, as described later).

The item "target user" is information for identifying each user who has played a match.

The item "matching ID" indicates a matching ID when the server 20 performs matching and the users compete against each other based on this matching.

The item "competition progress history" includes the procedure of each user's behavior analyzed by the terminal device 10 sensing the TCG goods. The information on these action procedures includes information on the time required for each user to advance a turn. For example, since the user operates the "turn progress button" on the terminal device 10B to progress the turn, it is possible to measure the time required for each user to progress the turn. In addition, the terminal device 10B may display buttons corresponding to various actions that each user can perform during a turn. In this case, the time required for each user to advance the turn may be measured by operating these buttons. For example, the terminal device 10B provides the operation receiving unit 130 with a button for receiving from the user that a card that can be used only in a predetermined number during a turn (for example, that an auxiliary card with a maximum number of cards that can be used in a turn is used). received from the user). Further, for example, the terminal device 10B displays a button on the operation receiving unit 130 for receiving from the user that the energy card is associated with the character card. Thereby, it is possible to assist each user in proceeding with the turn. For example, it is possible to notify each user that a predetermined number of action cards have already been associated with character cards during a turn, and that no more action cards can be associated during the turn.

A unique action ID is set for each action performed by each user. Since the item "match progress history" includes these pieces of information, how each user progressed the match using his or her own deck can be reproduced based on the information in the item "match progress history". can be done.

The item "rule nonconformity history" indicates a history in which the terminal device 10A determined that the user did an action that did not conform to the rules during the match.

<3 Operation>
Hereinafter, the process of supporting the TCG match played by the user by the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process of analyzing a match between users on a terminal and performing notification for supporting the progress of a TCG match according to the analysis result. In the following example, a situation will be described in which each user repeats the battle while receiving notification of the battle location at a battle meeting or the like.

In step S651, after determining the users to be matched in the competition, the server 20 transmits to each user's terminal information on the opponent and the venue (information on the table) where the competition will be held.

In step S601A, the terminal device 10A operated by the first user (user 5A) displays on the display 132 the information of the opponent and the information of the venue where the battle will be held.

In step S601B, the terminal device 10B operated by the second user (user 5B) displays on the display 132 the information of the opponent and the information of the venue where the battle will be held.

In step S603A, the user 5A reads the two-dimensional code 36 of the TCG article 30 by the photographing function of the terminal device 10A. The two-dimensional code 36 includes information for identifying the table on which the match is to be played, and is, for example, a URL. The terminal device 10A transmits to the server 20 information for identifying the table at which the game is to be played, based on the result of reading the two-dimensional code 36 .

In step S603B, the user 5B reads the two-dimensional code 36 of the TCG article 30 by the photographing function of the terminal device 10B. The terminal device 10B transmits to the server 20 information for identifying the table at which the game is to be played, based on the reading result of the two-dimensional code 36 .

Note that when the user reads the two-dimensional code 36 using the photographing function of the terminal device 10, the terminal device 10 compares the table on which the user should compete with the table indicated by the reading result of the two-dimensional code 36. By doing so, it is detected whether or not the user is at the table for the match. That is, the terminal device 10 detects that the user is going to play at a table different from the table at which the game should be played. The terminal device 10 notifies the user of an error and informs the user of the position of the table at which the competition is to be held, when the table at which the user is to compete does not match the table indicated by the read result of the two-dimensional code 36. Notify guidance. As such guidance, for example, the terminal device 10 displays a route from the table position indicated by the two-dimensional code 36 to the position of the table to be played, or the position of the table to be played is displayed. This includes displaying a surrounding landmark on the terminal device 10, and the like. For example, the terminal device 10 displays landmarks such as the entrance to the competition venue and installations at the competition venue, and information on the position of the table with respect to these markers (e.g., "The table for the competition is the second seat from the entrance"). display).

In step S653, the server 20 receives a signal based on the result of reading the two-dimensional code 36 from each of the terminals of the users participating in the match, and accepts that the users who have performed the matching have started the match. The server 20 transmits to the terminal devices 10A and 10B that the user has started the battle. The server 20 transmits deck information registered by each user to the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B. Each user's terminal receives the deck information of the user who will compete.

In steps S605A and S605B, the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B establish a communication connection with each other. For example, communication connection is established by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and WiFi.

In step S607B, the terminal device 10B notifies the user 5B to place the terminal device 10B on the board of the TCG product 30 (state (A) in FIG. 1). As shown in the state (B) of FIG. 1, the terminal device 10B displays the turn progress button 132B while notifying the user of the progress of the battle, and receives an operation from each user to progress the turn. Therefore, the terminal device 10B is not limited to the arrangement example of state (A) in FIG.

In step S607A, the terminal device 10A notifies the user 5A of the place where the terminal device 10A is arranged with respect to the TCG article 30 by image or voice. Based on the captured image of the camera 160, the terminal device 10A determines whether or not the terminal device 10A is placed in a position where the user can capture the entire range of the card in the TCG article 30. Notify user 5A until 10A is in place. Further, when the terminal device 10B is arranged within the range photographed by the terminal device 10A, the terminal device 10A detects that the terminal device 10B is appropriately arranged based on the photographed image, and detects the terminal device 10B. If not, the user is notified to place the terminal device 10B at an appropriate position. When the terminal device 10A detects that the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B are arranged at appropriate positions, the terminal device 10A notifies the user by voice that the TCG competition can start. Alternatively, the terminal device 10A transmits a signal indicating that the TCG match can be started to the terminal device 10B, and causes the terminal device 10B to notify the user that the TCG match can be started.

In step S<b>609</b>A, the terminal device 10</b>A identifies the progress of the competition based on the image captured by the camera 160 while the user is progressing the TCG competition. Specifically, the terminal device 10A analyzes the captured image of the TCG article 30 captured by the camera 160, thereby specifying the content of the battle of the character card, activation of the effect of the auxiliary card, and the like. The terminal device 10A identifies actions performed by the user during the match by analyzing the user's voice. The terminal device 10A identifies actions performed by the user during the match based on both the captured image and the sound. Based on the result thus specified, the terminal device 10A determines the progress of the battle (for example, the physical strength value of the character on the character card has changed, the effect of the auxiliary card has been activated, etc.), and performs determination. The result obtained is transmitted to the terminal device 10B. In addition, the terminal device 10A analyzes the captured image to identify that the user has performed an action that does not conform to the rules of the battle, and notifies the terminal device 10B that the action has been performed. In addition to analyzing the captured image, or instead of analyzing the captured image, it is possible to analyze the user's voice to identify the progress of the match and to determine whether the user has performed an action that does not conform to the rules of the match. or by accepting an input operation to the terminal device 10B.

In step S609B, the terminal device 10B receives the determination result of the progress of the competition from the terminal device 10A, and notifies the progress of the competition to the user. While the battle is in progress, the terminal device 10B receives an input operation from the user for advancing the turn (for example, notifies as shown in state (B) in FIG. 1). When the terminal device 10B receives from the terminal device 10A that an action that does not conform to the rules has been performed, the terminal device 10B notifies the user by image or sound. The terminal device 10B determines the language used when notifying the user of information according to the user's language setting, which is held as the user information database 281 in the server 20 . The terminal device 10B notifies, for example, according to the language setting of the user who is acting on the turn. For example, a user whose turn has arrived is notified by voice such as "It's your turn" in the language of the user whose turn has arrived. Alternatively, the terminal device 10B notifies the users of the progress of the competition by means of images or sounds in each language of the users participating in the competition. For example, when the terminal device 10B is placed on the TCG supplies 30, in the display 132 of the terminal device 10B, information is displayed in the language setting of the user 5A in an area easily visible from the user 5A in an orientation easily visible from the user 5A. On the other hand, in an area easily visible to the user 5B, information is displayed in the language setting of the user 5B in an orientation easily visible to the user 5A (an orientation different from the information in the language setting of the user 5A). As described above, the terminal device 10A analyzes the captured image to specify the orientation of the terminal device 10B in the TCG article 30, and the terminal device 10B displays information on the display 132 in each language. If the user does not perform an operation to advance the turn within a certain period of time after starting the turn, the terminal device 10B advances the turn and notifies the user that the turn will end. In response to the input operation to the turn progress button 132B, the terminal device 10B transmits to the server 20 and the terminal device 10A that the user has progressed the turn. Thereby, the terminal device 10A can detect that the user's turn has progressed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a situation in which the terminal device 10B notifies the user that an action that does not conform to the rules has been performed during the match. The terminal device 10B displays, on the error detection display section 132E, information indicating that an action that does not conform to the rules has been performed in the operation reception section 130 and the content of the action. The terminal device 10B has a judge calling section 132F that receives an operation for calling a judge who will referee a competition, etc., and a replay reproducing section 132G that receives an operation for displaying an image captured by the terminal device 10A as a replay. is displayed on the operation reception unit 130 .

The terminal device 10B transmits a signal to the server 20 in response to the user's input operation to the judge calling section 132F. As a result, the manager of the tournament can know at which table the act not conforming to the rules has been performed, and can dispatch a referee to that table.

The terminal device 10B transmits a signal to the terminal device 10A or the server 20 in accordance with the user's input operation to the replay reproducing section 132G. As a result, the moving image captured and recorded by the terminal device 10A can be displayed on the terminal device 10B, the terminal of the manager of the tournament, or the like.

Returning to the description of FIG. 7, in step S611A, when the terminal device 10A determines that the competition end condition is satisfied, the terminal device 10A transmits to the server 20 the behavior history of each user determined during the competition.

In step S<b>655 , the server 20 receives from the terminal device 10 the history of progressing the battle and the history of actions not conforming to the rules, and stores them in the battle history database 283 .

In step S657, the server 20 matches the opponent with whom each user will play next, and transmits the information of the opponent and the information of the battle location to the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B.

In step S613A, the terminal device 10A displays on the display 132 the information of the opponent and the information of the venue where the battle will be held.

In step S613B, the terminal device 10B displays the information of the opponent and the information of the venue where the competition is held on the display 132 (state (C) in FIG. 2).

<4 Layout example>
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another arrangement example of arranging the terminal device 10 with respect to the TCG supplies 30 in order to support the progress of the TCG competition.

In the example (A) of FIG. 9, the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B are arranged on both sides of the users who are competing so as to photograph the TCG goods 30 . By photographing the TCG goods 30 with two terminals and performing image analysis, it is possible to further improve the accuracy of determining the progress of the battle.

In example (B), respective terminals are arranged at the hands of the users who will compete. When determining the progress of a match based on the user's voice input, the determination accuracy can be further improved by arranging the terminal at a position close to the speaker.

In example (C), three terminals are arranged. Here, the terminal device 10A is the terminal of the user 5A, and the terminal device 10B is the terminal of the user 5B. In addition, a third party such as the manager of the competition prepares the terminal device 10C and places it on the TCG article 30. FIG. The terminal device 10C can support the progress of the TCG match by performing the same processing as the terminal device 10B in the description of FIG. 7 above. Also, the terminal device 10C may display information (for example, a two-dimensional code) for identifying the table on the display instead of the two-dimensional code 36 described with reference to FIGS. Each user may be able to start a battle at a competition meeting or the like by reading the information displayed on the terminal device 10C with the terminal devices 10A and 10B in a state where the battle place is assigned. That is, if the user is the correct user paired in the match, the match can be started at that table. Thus, when the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B read the two-dimensional code displayed on the terminal device 10C and the server 20 accepts the start of the TCG battle (step S653 in FIG. 7), the server 20 The terminal device 10C is notified that the competition has started. After that, the terminal device 10C plays the role of the terminal device 10B described with reference to FIG. 7 and displays information for supporting the progress of the TCG match (similar to step S609B). Alternatively, each user's terminal may be used to sense the TCG supplies 30 with two terminals, and each terminal may determine the progress of the battle and transmit it to the server 20 . As a result, the integrity of the contents of the battle progress history recorded in the battle history database 283 is enhanced, and fraud in the TCG battle is suppressed.

<5 Case without Matching by Server 20>
In the explanation of FIG. 7, an example in which the server 20 matches opponents in competitions or the like has been explained, but the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a process in which each user progresses a TCG competition using a terminal.

First, it is assumed that each user reads information displayed on each other's terminal at the start of the competition, thereby allowing the terminal to identify the user who will be the opponent.

In step S901A, the terminal device 10A displays information (eg, user ID) for identifying the user of the terminal device 10A in a form (eg, two-dimensional code) readable by the terminal device 10B.

In step S901B, the terminal device 10B acquires information about the opponent user (user 5A) by reading the code displayed on the terminal device 10A.

In step S903B, the terminal device 10B displays information for identifying the user of the terminal device 10B in a manner readable by the terminal device 10A.

In step S903A, the terminal device 10A acquires information about the opponent user (user 5B) by reading the code displayed on the terminal device 10B.

The terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B transmit the information of the opponent read by each to the server 20 .

In step S653A, server 20 accepts that the user has started the battle by receiving information on the user who will start the battle from each terminal.

Since subsequent processing is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 7, description thereof will not be repeated.

<6 Modifications>
(1) In the description of the above embodiment, it is assumed that the terminal device 10A determines that the competition has ended. For example, the terminal device 10A does not determine that the competition has ended, but the user determines whether or not the competition has ended, and ends the TCG competition by performing an input operation to the terminal device 10B to end the competition. It is also possible to let As a result, it is possible to encourage communication between users at the end of the competition while performing a face-to-face TCG competition.

(2) With respect to the arrangement example of the terminals as described in FIG. 9, the arrangement pattern may be specified individually for each competition, or may be set in advance by the operator in the competition.

(3) In the above embodiment, in a battle between character cards, regardless of the orientation of the cards placed in the battle card placement section 34, parameters such as physical strength values are changed by attacks and the like. Not limited to this, considering the direction in which the cards are arranged, the terminal device 10A detects the direction in which the cards are arranged, thereby affecting the progress of the TCG battle (for example, the amount of damage is different). may be

(4) In the description of the above embodiment, the TCG article 30 is photographed by the terminal device 10A of the first user (user 5A), and the terminal device 10B of the second user (user 5B) is placed on the TCG article 30. Then, the information that supports the progress of the TCG match is displayed. Here, the performance of the terminal device used by each user varies, and the performance of the camera, the processing power of the processor, the resolution of the display, etc. may differ. Therefore, for example, the server 20 or the like compares information about the performance of each user's terminal to determine which terminal is to be used for photographing the TCG article 30 (whether to play the role of the terminal device 10A). You can do it. For example, a terminal device, such as the TCG article 30, which has a certain level of sensing accuracy or higher, may be used as the terminal device for photographing. Specifically, since the contents of each user's actions in the TCG match are determined based on the images captured by the camera, a camera with a certain number of pixels or more is installed, and the processing capacity of the processor is high. An expensive terminal device (that is, a terminal device that takes a short time to determine the action content of each user) may be used as the terminal device for photographing. In addition, since the terminal device continues sensing in order to determine the behavior of each user during the TCG match, a terminal device with a sufficient remaining battery level may be used for sensing.

(5) In the above embodiment, it has been described that a replay is displayed on the terminal device 10 when an action that does not conform to the rules is performed. In addition, in the terminal device operated by the referee (judge) of the competition, the image captured by the terminal device 10A or the like may be displayed at any time by responding to the input operation of the referee. This makes it even easier for the referee to grasp the progress of each user's competition.

(6) In a TCG match, when an item other than a card is used to vary the parameters, the terminal device 10A may detect the item based on the sensing result. The terminal device 10 varies various parameters based on the detection results of these articles, and notifies the user of the results. For example, if a character card has a physical strength parameter set, and the physical strength value decreases due to battle or increases due to recovery, etc., an item that indicates the decreasing value is associated with the character card. shall be placed For example, when a character card is damaged, an article printed with a number corresponding to the amount of damage is placed on the card. In this case, the terminal device 10A can recognize the change in the physical strength parameter by detecting the article. As described above, when the user battles using character cards, the terminal device 10A or the like changes and manages parameters such as physical strength based on the parameters of each character card. If the managed parameter differs from the amount of damage indicated on the article, the terminal device 10B may notify the user of the fact.

(7) In the description of the above embodiment, the cards placed in the TCG supplies 30 and the cards in the user's hand are specified based on the sensing result of the terminal device 10A. Alternatively, the sensing result (the type of card determined by the terminal device 10A) may be displayed on the terminal device 10B to prompt the user to confirm whether the sensing result is correct. For example, when the accuracy with which the type of card can be specified differs from card to card (it may be difficult for the terminal device 10A or the like to distinguish a specific card), the user may request any of the cards whose accuracy is below a certain level. It is also possible to receive the input by the terminal device 10B or the like, whether it is a card or not.

<7 Second Embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment will be described. Description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will not be repeated.

In the second embodiment, the server 20 accepts registration of a plurality of decks in advance from a user in a competition at a competition. When the server 20 matches each user in a competition, the server 20 displays information on the deck of the opponent user (partial information on the cards that make up the deck) on the terminal device 10 of each user. Let Each user's terminal device 10 accepts from the user a designation of a deck to be used in a battle among multiple registered decks.

As a result, the user can specify the deck to be used in the battle in consideration of the compatibility of the cards that make up the deck, so that the interest in the TCG battle can be further improved.

<7.1 Data structure in the second embodiment>
In the second embodiment, the storage unit 202 of the server 20 stores card information 286, a competition database 287, competition entry information 288, a matching history database 282C, and a competition history database 283C.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the data structures of the card information 286 and the tournament database 287. As shown in FIG. The card information 286 is a database for holding information on cards used in TCG matches. The tournament database 287 is a database for holding information relating to the management of each TCG tournament.

As shown in FIG. 11, each record of the card information 286 includes an item "card ID", an item "card name", an item "card type", an item "card attribute", an item "parameter", Includes items such as "Regulations".

The item "card ID" is information for identifying each card used in a battle in TCG.

The item "card name" indicates the name of the card. For example, the name of the card includes the name of the character written on the card, the name of the auxiliary card, and the like.

The item "card type" indicates the type of card as already explained in another embodiment. Types of cards include character cards (unconditional cards, conditional cards), action cards, and auxiliary cards (the first card type that allows the user to use any number of cards during the turn, and the second type that allows the user to use only one card during the turn). 2 card types).

The item "card attribute" indicates the attribute set for the card. Here, it is assumed that a plurality of types are prepared in advance as attributes to be set on the card, and compatibility is set for each type. For example, a first type (eg, type "forest"). There are types such as a second type (for example, type “fire”) and a third type (for example, type “water”), and advantageous and disadvantageous trends are set between these types. For example, the card parameters of the first type are corrected so as to be more advantageous than the second type, and compatibility like a three-way deadlock is set between these multiple types. It should be noted that the types of attributes set on the card are not limited to the three types, and there may be a "no" attribute for which no attribute is set.

The item "parameter" includes character parameters such as physical strength and attack power set in the card, parameters defining the amount of effect, and the like.

The item "regulation" is set for each card, and is information that defines whether or not the card can be used in a battle for each type of competition. For example, regulations may be set for each series of cards used in TCG. Depending on the tournament, regulations (that is, the range of types of cards that can be used in the tournament) may be stipulated.

Each of the records in the tournament database 287 has an item "match ID", an item "match name", an item "date and time of the tournament", an item "deck registration acceptance period", and an item "match venue". , the item "deck regulations" and the item "tournament participation qualification".

The item "competition ID" is information for identifying each competition.

The item "competition name" indicates the name of the competition.

The item "date and time of competition" indicates the period during which the competition is held. Some competitions end in one day, and some competitions are held over multiple days.

The item "deck registration acceptance period" is a period for accepting registration of the decks used by each user in the competition in advance before participating in the competition. For example, in some cases, the period for accepting deck registration is closed before the date and time of the tournament, or at the stage of entry (taking procedures to register as a user to participate in the tournament) on the day of the tournament. It is also possible that registrations will be accepted (before the TCG matches at the tournament begin). After the deck registration acceptance period has passed or after the competition has started, the server 20 receives the information of the plurality of decks received from the user as decks to be used in the competition regardless of the user's operation. not change to In other words, the user cannot change the plurality of decks registered in the competition (cannot change the combination of cards that make up the deck) while the competition is starting. Moreover, the server 20 does not change the information of the user's multiple decks regardless of the operations of other users, including the user's opponent, regarding the information of the multiple decks used by the user in the competition.

The item "fight venue" indicates the place where the competition is held.

The item "deck regulation" indicates card regulation when defining the range of cards that can be used in a competition. That is, each user organizes a deck using cards within the range specified as the regulation.

The item "tournament participation qualification" indicates the conditions, if any, for participating in the competition.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the data structures of competition meeting entry information 288, matching history database 282C, and competition history database 283C. The competition entry information 288 is a database for managing deck information of each user registered as a participant in the competition. The matching history database 282C is a database that indicates the history of matches between users performed by the server 20, and includes information on decks used in matches by each user. The match history database 283C is a database for holding the history of TCG match content.

As shown in FIG. 12, each record of the competition entry information 288 is associated with the identification information of each competition, with the item "user ID", the item "first registered deck", and the item "second deck". registration deck", and the item "third registration deck", and so on. When a user enters a competition, it may be possible to enter with a smaller number of decks than the number of decks that can be registered in the competition. In the illustrated example, user "#USER_01" has registered three decks, while user "#USER_02" has registered one deck organized by the user himself. When entering the competition, a dummy deck (dummy deck) may be registered in addition to the deck organized by the user himself/herself. That is, even a card that the user does not own may be registered as a dummy deck. Therefore, the dummy deck can also be said to be a deck (restricted deck) that cannot be used in a battle because it may be associated with cards that the user does not own. On the other hand, it can be said that a deck made up of cards owned by a user is a deck (unrestricted deck) that can be registered in a competition and used in competition.

When the server 20 receives a dummy deck registration from the user, or when the number of decks registered by the user is less than a predetermined number (for example, when registering one deck), the server 20 automatically registers a dummy deck regardless of the user's operation. Alternatively, dummy deck candidates may be automatically generated and presented to the user, and the selection of the dummy deck may be accepted from the user. In other words, the server 20 may generate dummy deck information regardless of the user's operation (the user's operation of selecting cards to form a deck).

The item "user ID" is information for identifying each user participating in the competition.

The item "first registered deck" indicates information of each card that constitutes the first deck among the plurality of decks registered by the user.

The item "second registered deck" indicates information of each card that constitutes the second deck among the plurality of decks registered by the user.

The item "third registered deck" indicates information of each card that constitutes the third deck among the plurality of decks registered by the user.

Each record of the matching history database 282C includes items such as the item “matching ID”, the item “matching date and time”, the item “target user”, the item “table number”, and the item “use deck”.

The item “matching ID” is information for identifying each matching performed by the server 20 .

The item "matching date and time" indicates the timing (date and time) when the server 20 performed matching.

The item "target user" includes information on the matched user.

The item "table number" is information for identifying the table at which each user competed, when tables for competition are arranged at the venue of the competition.

The item "used deck" indicates a deck that each user designates for use in a battle among a plurality of decks when the users play against each other.

Each of the records in the match history database 283C includes the item “match ID”, the item “match date and time”, the item “target user”, the item “matching ID”, the item “match progress history”, and the item “rule non-conformance”. history”, etc.

The item “fight ID” is information for identifying each of the matches in which the user has fought.

The item "match date and time" indicates the timing at which the match between the users was held.

The item "target user" is information for identifying each user who has played a match.

The item "matching ID" indicates a matching ID when the server 20 performs matching and the users compete against each other based on this matching.

The item "competition progress history" includes the procedure of each user's behavior analyzed by the terminal device 10 sensing the TCG goods.

The item "rule nonconformity history" indicates a history in which the terminal device 10A determined that the user did an action that did not conform to the rules during the match.

<7.2 Operation in Second Embodiment>
Next, the operation of each device in the second embodiment will be explained. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the operation of each device in the second embodiment. In the description of FIG. 13, the processes of steps S601A and S601B are the same as those of FIG. 7, so description thereof will not be repeated.

In step S651A, the server 20 matches users to compete against each other, and notifies the terminals (terminal devices 10A and 10B) of each matched user of the information on the competition location. The server 20 transmits information on opponent decks (information on a plurality of decks registered by each user and held in competition entry information 288) to each user's terminal. The server 20 may transmit all the information of the plurality of decks registered by the user of the opponent to each user's terminal, or may transmit a part of the information of the plurality of decks to be registered to each user's terminal. may be When the dummy deck is registered in association with the information of the user, the server 20 transmits the information including the dummy deck as the information of the plurality of decks of the user to the terminal of the user who is the opponent of the user. Alternatively, the server 20 may generate a dummy deck by matching users. That is, when the first user has not registered multiple decks organized by the first user himself (for example, when one deck is registered), the server 20 matches the users who will play against each other. By doing so, a dummy deck to be transmitted to the second user who is the opponent of the first user is generated, and the information of the generated dummy deck and the information of the deck organized by the first user are combined with the information of the deck organized by the first user himself/herself. It may be transmitted to the terminal of the second user.

In step S1303A, the terminal device 10A acquires at least part of the deck of the matched opponent from the server 20, and displays the acquired part of the deck. The terminal device 10A accepts the user's specification of the deck to be used in the battle. It should be noted that even if the information of the deck of the opponent who is to play against the user includes the information of the dummy deck, it is difficult for the user to determine which deck information belongs to the dummy deck. That is, in the terminal device 10, the decks (non-restricted decks) formed by the cards owned by the opponents and registered in the competition and the dummy decks (restricted decks) are presented to the user without discrimination. On the other hand, by organizing one deck in advance, the user of the opponent can participate in the competition without organizing a plurality of decks, which makes it easier to participate in the competition.

In step S1303B, the terminal device 10B acquires at least part of the deck of the matched opponent from the server 20, and displays the acquired part of the deck. The terminal device 10B accepts the user's designation of the deck to be used in the battle. Here, when the user organizes one deck instead of multiple decks, the user's terminal device 10 is assumed to use the one deck without accepting the designation of the deck to be used in the battle. processing may be performed. Also, information on the dummy deck displayed on the terminal device 10 of the opponent user may be displayed on the terminal device 10 of the user. In other words, the user may be able to confirm the information of the dummy deck presented to the opponent. When displaying the information of the dummy deck presented to the opponent, the terminal device 10 may perform processing so that the dummy deck cannot be designated as the deck to be used in the battle (for example, a Hide buttons, etc., notify an error when performing an operation to specify a dummy deck, etc.).

In steps S1303A and S1303B, respectively, the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B receive the specification of the deck to be used in the match from each user within a certain period of time. Any one of a plurality of decks to be registered may be specified as the deck to be used in the battle regardless of the user's designation. The terminal devices 10A and 10B transmit to the server 20 information on the decks designated by the respective users to be used in the battle.

In step S1353, the server 20 updates the database (item "use deck" of the matching history database 282C) based on the information of the deck designated by each marching user. The server 20 accepts the start of competition between users. The server 20 transmits the registration contents of each user's deck to each user's terminal device. In other words, the server 20 transmits at least information on the deck designated by each user in step S1303A or step S1303B among information on a plurality of decks registered by each user to the terminal device of each matched user. Thereby, each terminal device can hold the information of the deck of the opponent user.

As described above, the server 20 performs a process of matching each user who will play a TCG match, and in response to the completion of matching between the users who will play a match, each user is provided with information on the opponent's deck. present it. The server 20 does not present the information of each user's deck to each user until the matching is completed in the terminal device 10 . In other words, each user receives a partial presentation of the information of a plurality of decks of the opponent by determining the opponent through matching. As a result, it becomes difficult to plan countermeasures based on knowing the information of each user's deck in advance before matching. In other words, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a user who has prepared countermeasures in advance has an advantage.

<7.3 Screen example in the second embodiment>
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a screen example of the terminal device 10 according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 14(A), the terminal device 10 displays information on the matched opponent on the display 132 . The terminal device 10 displays, on the display 132, information about the user who will be the opponent, information about the location of the competition, information about the remaining time until the competition is over, and the like.

The information display section 132P2 of the terminal device 10 displays part of the information of the plurality of decks registered by the opponents in the competition.

Here, displaying a part of the information of the plurality of decks by the terminal device 10 includes displaying information of each card constituting the deck (information of each item shown in the card information 286). Specifically, the terminal device 10 may display information (or information about the names of cards) about the types of cards included in the opponent's deck (item "card type" of the card information 286). As a result, for example, it is possible to provide information for making a decision, such as selecting a deck in which countermeasures against the character card are selected after knowing information about the main character card of the opponent.

The terminal device 10 may display information about the attributes of the cards included in the opponent's deck (for example, display information about the most common attribute among the attributes of each card included in the deck). As a result, it is possible to provide the user with information for selecting a deck to select a deck that includes cards with attributes that are more advantageous than those of the opponent's deck.

The terminal device 10 may display information so that the user can recognize that the information displayed on the information display section 132P2 is part of the information of the opponent's deck.

The terminal device 10 accepts the specification of the deck to be used in the match by the user in the specification acceptance section 132P3. The designation reception unit 132P3 displays information indicating each deck registered by the user in the competition (first deck 132P4, second deck 132P5, third deck 132P6) and receives user designation.

The server 20 displays a part of the information of the plurality of decks of the opponents to each matched user, and the range of cards to be presented to the users of the opponents is specified by the organizer of the tournament. It may be accepted. For example, the tournament organizer may specify in advance that the server 20 displays information about the types of cards that make up a plurality of registered decks for each matched user. This makes it possible to set the range for presenting the deck information to the opponent according to the deck configuration of the user participating in the competition or according to the ability of the user participating in the competition. In addition, in the terminal device 10, the matched user may specify the range of the plurality of decks of the opponent for which information is to be presented. As a result, it is possible to bargain for deck selection before starting a match according to the range of presentation agreed between users.

FIG. 14(B) shows a situation in which the competing user designates a range of information to be presented for a plurality of opponent's decks.

In the terminal device 10, the server 20 provides the information display unit 132P with an operation reception unit 132P10 for receiving presentation of the types of cards in the opponent's deck, and presentation of the tendency of the attributes of the cards that make up the opponent's deck. An operation receiving section 132P11 for receiving is displayed.

The terminal device 10 accepts an operation specifying the operation accepting unit 132P10 or the operation accepting unit 132P11 from the user, thereby accepting a specification of a range for displaying part of the information of the opponent's deck. In response to the designation, the terminal device 10 displays information on a part of the opponent's deck.

FIG. 14(C) shows another example of displaying information on a part of the opponent's deck.

As shown in FIG. 14(C), the terminal device 10 causes the designation receiving section 132P3 to display information for supporting the user's decision-making as to which of the plurality of decks to designate on the information display section 132P7. . In the information display unit 132P7, the terminal device 10 estimates the win/loss probability between the decks based on the information of the decks of the opponent and the information of the decks registered by the user of the terminal device 10, and displays the estimation result. Display information based on For example, as shown in the figure, information suggesting the advantage or disadvantage when playing against the opponent user's deck with a deck registered by the user of the terminal device 10 (a combination of cards that make up the deck) is It may be displayed in the information display section 132P7. The server 20 refers to the battle history database 283C to estimate the win/loss probability between decks as described above. This is done by generating a learned model based on the information on the result of a match based on the information on the specified deck. The learned model receives as input the information on the decks of the users competing against each other, and outputs the probability that any user will win (probability of losing). As described above, the server 20 determines the compatibility of the decks based on the combination of cards arranged in the deck or the history of the results of battles performed using the decks.

FIG. 14D shows an example of displaying an error when the user uses a card not included in the deck regardless of the deck specified by the user. The terminal device 10 displays in the information display section 132P8 that a card not included in the designated deck is being used (a reason that the match may be interrupted in the match). The server 20 or the terminal device 10 refers to the information of the deck designated by each matched user to be used in the battle. On the other hand, as described in the first embodiment, the picture of the card placed on the TCG supplies 30 is photographed by the camera, and the image recognition is performed, thereby recording the history of the progress of the battle. . As a result, the server 20 or the terminal device 10 causes the terminal device 10 to display an error when a card not included in the deck specified by the user is used.

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In the description of the second embodiment above, in response to the server 20 performing matching, the process of displaying a part of the information of the opponent's deck on the terminal device 10 of each matched user, The processing for accepting the user's operation of designating the deck to be used in the match has been described.

In addition, information on a plurality of decks of other users may be presented to the user at the terminal device 10 of each user, regardless of success or failure of matching. The server 20 transmits information on multiple decks of each user to the terminal device 10 of each user. The terminal device 10 presents information on a plurality of decks of other users to the user, and receives specification of information on decks of other users from the user. In other words, the terminal device 10 accepts from the user of the terminal device 10 an operation of designating another user's deck. In response to the other user's deck designation operation, the terminal device 10 performs a process of requesting a battle against the other user. The server 20 receives from the terminal device 10 a signal for applying for a competition to another user, and transmits a signal indicating that there is an application for competition to the terminal device 10 of the other user. The server 20, in response to receiving from the terminal device 10 a signal for applying for a competition to another user, determines the location of each user's competition, and sends information on the location of the competition to the terminal device 10 of each user. Send.

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.

<Appendix>
The items described in the above embodiments will be added below.

(Appendix 1)
An information processing device (20) for supporting management of a TCG (Trading Card Game) competition, comprising competition information about the competition (287) and competition information of each user (288) participating in the competition. (282C, 283C), and is configured to store information on a plurality of decks that the user can use in the competition as registered deck information (288) in association with competition information. The control unit (203) of the processing device performs a step of determining an opponent user who will play against the one user, and before registering the win/loss information of the one user and the opponent user, the registered deck of the opponent user. After the step of presenting information related to information to one user (S651A, S1303A, S1303B) and the step of presenting information to the user, a deck to be used in a match is designated from among the registered deck information of one user. a step of accepting from one user (S1301A, S1303B, S1353), a step of updating the managed battle information in response to the designation of a deck by each user who will compete, and a step of updating (S1353), Information processing equipment.

(Appendix 2)
The tournament information includes information about the holding period (287), and the control unit responds to the step of accepting the registered deck information from the user at a timing before the holding period (287) and storing the deck information. and causing the storage unit to store the information of the registered deck in association with the user (288), and after a predetermined condition is met, the registered deck information is changed to the user regardless of the user's operation. The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 1), wherein

(Appendix 3)
The control unit does not allow the one user's registered deck information to be changed regardless of the operations of other users including the user who is the opponent of the one user (Appendix 2). The information processing device according to .

(Appendix 4)
Acquire sensed data from the sensing mechanism that senses the range in which the cards used in the TCG match are placed (10A), and the control unit uses the result of analysis of the sensed data as registered deck information. The information processing apparatus according to any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 3), causing execution of a step of detecting that a card different from the cards included in the stored deck has been used.

(Appendix 5)
In response to the completion of the matching between the competing users, the control unit causes each user to present the information of the opponent's deck to the user, and the information of the opponent's deck is kept by each user until the matching is completed. The information processing apparatus according to any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 4), which is not presented to the

(Appendix 6)
The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 5), wherein in the step of presenting information related to the registered deck information to the user, the control unit presents partial information of each of the plurality of decks.

(Appendix 7)
The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 6), wherein the partial information of each of the plurality of decks is a specific type of card in the cards arranged in each of the plurality of decks (286, FIG. 14, 132P2).

(Appendix 8)
The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 6) or (Appendix 7), wherein a part of the information of each of the plurality of decks is designated by an administrator of the competition and/or a competing user.

(Appendix 9)
The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 6), wherein the partial information of each of the plurality of decks is a portion of the information indicated by the cards arranged in each of the plurality of decks.

(Appendix 10)
The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 6), wherein the partial information of each of the plurality of decks is information of compatibility between each of the plurality of decks and other decks.

(Appendix 11)
The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 10), wherein the control unit determines compatibility based on a combination of cards arranged in a deck or a history of past battle results of the deck.

(Appendix 12)
The control unit acquires deck information of another user and presents it to the user; and applies a battle to the other user in response to the user specifying the presented deck information; The information processing apparatus according to any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 4), which executes

(Appendix 13)
The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 1), wherein updating the match information includes holding information of a deck designated by each user for use in the match.

(Appendix 14)
The registered deck information includes information on at least one non-restricted deck that can be used in a match and information on at least one restricted deck that cannot be used in a match. The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 1), which presents the limited deck and the limited deck without distinction.

(Appendix 15)
The information processing apparatus according to (Appendix 14), wherein the information on the restricted deck is generated without a card selection operation by a user's operation.

5A, 5B user, 10A, 10B terminal device, 12 communication IF, 13 input/output IF, 15 memory, 16 storage, 19 processor, 20 server, 22 communication IF, 23 input/output IF, 25 memory, 26 storage, 29 processor, 30 TCG supplies (mat), 31A, 31B deck placement part, 32A, 32B preparation card placement part, 33A, 33B win/loss condition card placement part, 34A, 34B battle card placement part, 35A, 35B consumption card placement part, 80 network , 81 wireless base station, 82 wireless LAN base station, 130 operation reception unit (touch screen), 132 display, 181 card information, 182 deck information, 281 user information database, 282, 282C matching history database, 283, 283C battle history database , card information 286 , tournament database 287 , tournament entry information 288 .

Claims (17)

An information processing device for supporting the operation of a TCG (Trading Card Game) tournament,
Managing competition information about the competition and competition information of each user participating in the competition,
information of a plurality of decks that the user can use in the competition is stored as registered deck information in association with the competition information,
The control unit of the information processing device,
determining an opponent user to play against the one user;
a step of presenting information related to the registered deck information of the opponent user to the one user before registering win/loss information of the one user and the opponent user;
a step of receiving from the one user, after the presentation by the step of presenting to the user, a deck to be used in the battle among the registered deck information of the one user;
an information processing apparatus for executing a step of updating the managed battle information in response to the designation of the deck by each user who plays the battle. The competition information includes information about the holding period,
a step in which the control unit receives the registered deck information from the user at a timing before the holding period;
causing a storage unit to store the registered deck information in association with the user in response to storing the deck information;
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said registered deck information is not changed by said user after a predetermined condition is established, regardless of said user's operation. 3. The control unit does not change the registered deck information of the one user, regardless of operations of other users including users who are opponents of the one user, regarding the registered deck information of the one user. 3. The information processing device according to 2. Acquiring sensed data from a sensing mechanism that senses the range in which the cards used in the battle of the TCG are arranged,
1 to 4, wherein the control unit detects that a card different from a card included in a deck stored as registered deck information has been used, based on an analysis result of the sensed data. 4. The information processing apparatus according to any one of items 3. The control unit, in response to completion of matching between the competing users, causes each user to present information on the opponent's deck to the user,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information on the opponent's deck is not presented to each user until the matching is completed. In the step of presenting information related to the registration deck information to the user,
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said control unit presents partial information of each of said plurality of decks. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said partial information of each of said plurality of decks is a specific type of card in cards arranged in each of said plurality of decks. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a part of the information of each of said plurality of decks is specified by a competition organizer and/or a competing user. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the partial information of each of the plurality of decks is a portion of information indicated by cards arranged in each of the plurality of decks. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the partial information of each of the plurality of decks is information of compatibility between each of the plurality of decks and other decks. 11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said control unit determines said compatibility based on a combination of cards organized in said deck or a history of past match results of said deck. The control unit
obtaining information on decks of other users and presenting them to the user;
5. The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in response to the user specifying the information of the presented deck, the step of requesting the other user to compete against the other user is executed. Device. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein updating said match information includes holding information of a deck designated by each user for use in a match. The registered deck information includes information on at least one non-restricted deck that can be used in the battle and information on at least one restricted deck that cannot be used in the battle,
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of presenting to the user, the unrestricted deck and the restricted deck are presented to the opponent user without distinction. 15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the information on the restricted deck is generated without a card selection operation by a user's operation. a method,
An information processing device for supporting the operation of a TCG (Trading Card Game) competition,
managing match information of each user participating in the match meeting;
It is configured to store a plurality of pieces of information on a deck, which is a combination of trading cards used by the user in the competition,
In the method, the control unit of the information processing device
a step of presenting information related to the plurality of decks of the opponent to the user based on the information of the plurality of decks of the opponent user who plays against the user;
a step of receiving from the user a designation of a deck to be used in the battle among the information of the plurality of decks of the user;
and updating the managed match information in response to each user who plays the match specifying the deck. A program for operating an information processing device for supporting the management of a TCG (Trading Card Game) tournament,
The information processing device is
managing match information of each user participating in the match meeting;
It is configured to store a plurality of pieces of information on a deck, which is a combination of trading cards used by the user in the competition,
The program, in the control unit of the information processing device,
a step of presenting information related to the plurality of decks of the opponent to the user based on the information of the plurality of decks of the opponent user who plays against the user;
a step of receiving from the user a designation of a deck to be used in the battle among the information of the plurality of decks of the user;
a step of updating the managed battle information in response to the designation of the deck by each user who plays the battle.

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