JP3144347U - Online game participation system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an online game participation system that reduces the work required to participate in an online game and is easy for even a beginner Internet user to participate.
A game participation system that participates in content such as an online game where a virtual person lives in a virtual space created by a computer program is connected to the game participation system via a computer network. The first company side system 104, the game participation side system 102 via the computer network, the second company side system 106 connected to the first company side system 104, and the game participation side system 102 via the computer network. And a game provider side system 108 connected to the second company side system 106.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an online game participation system using a computer network.

  In recent years, a network-compatible online game in which a plurality of players participate at the same time using a computer network and play together or cooperate is increasing (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). For example, Second Life (hereinafter, simply referred to as “SL”) manufactured by Linden Lab is known as a multiplayer simultaneous online game. In such an online game, a computer player called an avatar lives in a 3D world.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-190752 JP 2003-154757 A

  By the way, in order for a player to participate in SL, it is necessary to download SL dedicated browser software and register with Linden Lab. Such work includes multi-item input work and highly difficult work for setting the avatar's skin, body shape, etc., so participation in SL requires a certain degree of internet skill. For this reason, there was a problem that the beginner user of the Internet felt inconvenience when participating in SL.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an online game participation system that reduces the work required when participating in an online game and is easy for even an Internet beginner user to participate.

  An online game participation system according to claim 1 includes a game participation side system for participating in an online game in which a virtual person (hereinafter referred to as an avatar) lives in a virtual space created by a computer program, and a computer network. Participating in a game via a computer network, a first company side system connected to the game participation side system, a game participation side system, a second company side system connected to the first company side system, and the computer network And a game provider side system connected to the second company side system.

  The game participation side system includes a plurality of personal computers for game participants, and the personal computer for game participants transmits a first communication connection unit that connects the computer main body to a computer network, and registration request information transmission that requests a game participation. First login information receiving unit that receives login information from the login information transmitting server in response to a user operation, and first login information that transmits the login information received by the first login information receiving unit to the game environment distribution server A transmission unit and a game environment reception unit that receives the game environment from the game environment distribution server.

  The first company-side system includes a registration request information receiving server that receives registration request information from the registration request information transmitting unit, a registration request information transmitting server that transmits registration request information received by the registration request receiving server to the second company, The login information receiving server that receives the login information from the second login information transmitting unit, the login information management server that stores the login information received by the login information receiving server, and the login information stored in the login information management server And a login information transmission server for transmitting to the side system.

  The second company side system includes a plurality of second company personal computers. The second company personal computer has a second communication connection unit for connecting the computer main body to the computer network, a registration request information receiving unit for receiving registration request information from the first company side system, and in response to reception of the registration request information. A registration form reception unit that receives a registration form from the registration form storage server, a game environment reception unit that receives a game environment from the game environment distribution server, and a registration form received by the registration form reception unit that shows an appearance of an avatar Registration information setting unit for setting registration information including information and location information indicating the initial position of the avatar at the start of the game, and registration form transmission for transmitting the registration form set by the registration information setting unit to the registration form storage server And login information from the login information distribution server Comprising a second log-in information receiving unit, and a second log-in information transmitting unit that transmits the login information received by the second login information receiving unit to the first enterprise side system.

  The game providing system includes a registration form storage server that stores a registration form in which registration information of game participants can be set in association with login information for participating in an online game, and the login information is stored in the second company side system. And a game environment distribution server for distributing the game environment to the second company side system and the game participation side system based on the registration information corresponding to the login information.

  In the online game participation system according to the present invention, the second company-side system manually or automatically performs game registration based on the login information and changes in setting contents.

  In the game environment that the game participant system receives from the game provider system using the login information, the initial position of the avatar used by the participant in the virtual space is the company building that the first company built in advance in the virtual space. It is before it.

  In the online game participation system according to the present invention, the initial position of the avatar in the virtual space is in front of the company building built in advance in the virtual space by the second company.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the work required when participating in an online game can be reduced, and the online game participation system which can be easily participated even if it is a beginner user of the Internet can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an online game participation system of the present invention. The online game participation system of the present embodiment is connected to the first company side system 104, the second company side system 106, and the game provider side system 108 via the Internet (computer network) (not shown). A game participant side system 102 that participates in an online game that forms a virtual space for avatars to live, and a first company side system 104 that is connected to the game participant side system 102 and the second company side system 106 via the Internet. And the second company side system 106 connected to the game participant side system 102, the first company side system 104, and the game provider side system 108 via the Internet, and the game participant side system 102 and the first company via the Internet. 2 In the company side system 106 And a game provider system 108 to be continued.

  The game participation side system 102 includes a plurality of game participant personal computers (hereinafter, PCs) 10-c (c = 1 to n, where n is 2 or more). Note that items that apply to any of the game participant PCs will be referred to as game participant PCs 10-c below.

  The first company-side system 104 includes a Web server 12, a registration request information reception server 14, a registration request information transmission server 16, a login information reception server 18, and a login information management server that are connected to each other via a LAN. 20 and a login information transmission server 22. The web server 12 stores the home page of the first company. The login information receiving server 18 receives login information from the second company side system 106. The login information management server 20 stores the login information received by the login information receiving server 18. The login information transmission server 22 transmits the login information stored in the login information management server 20 to the game participant system 102.

  The second company side system 106 is operated by an advanced user of the Internet, for example, and a plurality of second company personal computers (hereinafter referred to as PCs) 24-c (c = 1 to n, n) connected to each other via a LAN. Has 2 or more). Note that items that apply to any of the second company PCs are hereinafter referred to as second company PCs 24-c.

  The game providing system 108 includes a Web server 26, a registration form storage server 28, a login information distribution server 30, and a game environment distribution server 32 that are connected to each other via a LAN (Local Area Network). Yes. The web server 26 stores a home page on the online game provider side. In the registration form storage server 28, a registration form in which registration information of game participants can be set is stored in association with login information for participating in an online game, and the registration form is stored in accordance with a request from the second company side system. Deliver to the second company side system. The login information distribution server 30 waits for the registration form transmission from the second company side system, and distributes the login information to the second company side system 106. The game environment distribution server 32 distributes the game environment to the game participant system 102 based on the registration information corresponding to the login information.

  FIG. 2 shows details of the game participant PC 10-c. The game participant PC 10-c includes a CPU 42-c, a hard disk 44-c, a RAM 46-c, a sound processing unit 48-c, a display 50-c for displaying images, which are connected to each other via a bus 40-c. Drive device 52-c, communication interface unit 54-c (first communication connection unit) for connecting the computer main body to the Internet 110, interface unit 56-c, input for inputting commands, numerical values, etc. from users participating in the online game Part 58-c.

  FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the first company side system.

  FIG. 4 shows the details of the second corporate PC 24-c. The second corporate PC 24-c is connected to each other via a bus 60-c, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 62-c, a hard disk 64-c, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 66-c, and a sound processing unit 68. -C, display 70-c for displaying images, drive device 72-c, communication interface unit 74-c (second communication connection unit) for connecting the computer main body to the Internet 110, interface unit 76-c, from an advanced user An input unit 78-c for inputting commands and numerical values is provided.

  FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the game providing side system.

  FIG. 6 shows an operation of transmitting registration request information in one embodiment of the online game participation system of the present invention. The operation shown in the figure is performed by executing a program stored in the hard disk 44-c by 10-c (registration request information transmission unit, game environment reception unit, first login information reception unit, and first login information transmission unit). Realized.

  First, in step S100, the CPU 42-c determines whether or not the communication interface unit 54-c is connected to the Web server 12 (first company side system 104) in order to transmit registration request information to the first company side 104. To detect. Step S100 is repeated until a connection is detected.

  In step S102, the CPU 42-c waits for the operation of the input unit 58-c by the game participant. When an input operation (request for registration request information transmission) by a game participant is detected, the process proceeds to step S104. Step S102 is repeated until a reception request is detected.

  In step S104, the CPU 42-c transmits the registration request information to the registration request information receiving server 14 in the first company side system. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S106.

  In step S106, the registration request information receiving server 14 waits to receive registration request information from the PC 10-c (CPU 42-c) to transmit the registration request information. Step S106 is repeated until reception is detected. Then, the process proceeds to step S108.

  In step S108, the CPU 62-c receives the registration request information received by the registration request information reception server 14 transmitted by the registration request information transmission server 16, and transmits the registration request information to the CPU 62-c by the login information transmission server 22. To do. And the transmission operation | movement of the registration request information in one Embodiment of the online game participation system of this invention is complete | finished.

  FIG. 7 shows a login information transmission operation in one embodiment of the online game participation system of the present invention. In the operation shown in the figure, 62-c (registration request information reception unit, registration form reception unit, registration information setting unit, registration form transmission unit, second login information reception unit, and second login information transmission unit) operates on the hard disk 64-c. This is realized by executing the program stored in the.

  First, in step S200, the CPU 62-c determines whether or not the communication interface unit 74-c is connected to the web server 26 (game providing system 108) in order to receive the registration form from the registration form storage server 28. To detect. If connection to the Web server 26 is detected, the process proceeds to step S202. Step S200 is repeated until a connection is detected.

  In step S202, the CPU 62-c waits for an operation of the input unit 78-c by an advanced user. If an input operation (registration form reception request) by an advanced user is detected, the process proceeds to step S204. Step S202 is repeated until a reception request is detected.

  In step S <b> 204, the CPU 62-c receives the registration form from the registration form storage server 28. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S206.

  In step S206, the CPU 62-c sets the registration information of the game participant in the registration form according to the operation by the advanced user. In this example, appearance information indicating the appearance of the avatar (skin, body shape, etc.), the place where the avatar is first located in the virtual space at the start of the online game (in front of the company building that the first company built in advance in the virtual space) Registration information including location information indicating) is set. In this way, in the present invention, a highly difficult task for setting the avatar's skin, body shape and the like by an advanced user is performed in advance. Then, the process proceeds to step S208.

  In step S208, the CPU 62-c transmits the set registration information to the registration form storage server 28. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S210.

  In step S210, the CPU 62-c waits to receive login information from the login information distribution server 30. When the login information is received, the process proceeds to step S212. If the login information is not received, the process proceeds to step S208 in order to retransmit the registration information to the registration form storage server 28.

  In step S212, the CPU 62-c detects whether or not the communication interface unit 74-c is connected to the Web server 12 in order to transmit the received login information to the first company side system 204. If connection to the Web server 12 is detected, the process proceeds to step S214. Step S212 is repeated until a connection is detected.

  In step S214, the CPU 62-c transmits login information to the login information receiving server 18. And the transmission operation | movement of the login information in one Embodiment of the online game participation system of this invention is complete | finished.

  FIG. 8 shows an operation for storing login information in one embodiment of the online game participation system of the present invention.

  First, in step S300, the login information receiving server 18 waits to receive login information from the second corporate PC 24-c (CPU 62-c) in order to store the login information in the login information management server 20. Step S300 is repeated until reception is detected.

  In step S302, the login information management server 20 stores the login information received by the login information receiving server 18. Then, the login information storing operation in the embodiment of the online game participation system of the present invention is completed.

  FIG. 9 shows a game environment reception operation in an embodiment of the online game participation system of the present invention. The operation shown in the figure is realized by the CPU 42-c executing a program stored in the hard disk 44-c.

  First, in step S400, the CPU 42-c detects whether or not the communication interface unit 54-c is connected to the Web server 12 (first company side system 104) in order to start an online game. When connection to the Web server 12 is detected, the process proceeds to step S402. Step S400 is repeated until a connection is detected.

  In step S402, the CPU 42-c waits for, for example, an input operation (an online game start request) of the input unit 58-c by a beginner user on the Internet. If a start request is detected, the process proceeds to step S404. Step S402 is repeated until a start request is detected.

  In step S404, the CPU 42-c waits for the login information receiving server 18 to receive the login information in order to transmit the login information to the game providing system 108. When the login information is received, the process proceeds to step S406. Step S404 is repeated until reception is detected.

  In step S <b> 406, the CPU 42-c transmits login information to the game environment distribution server 32. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S408.

  In step S <b> 408, the CPU 42-c waits to receive a game environment from the game environment distribution server 32. When the game environment is received, the process proceeds to step S410. If the game environment is not received, the process proceeds to step S406 in order to retransmit the login information to the game environment distribution server 32.

  In step S410, the avatar is positioned in front of the company building built in advance in the virtual space by the first company, and the online game is started. In this way, the avatar can be placed in front of the first company's own building at the start of the game. For this reason, it is possible to appeal the presence of the first company to the participants of the online game, and it is possible to pursue the effect of advertising by the customers.

  And the reception operation of the game environment in one embodiment of the online game participation system of the present invention ends.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a highly difficult task for setting the avatar's skin, body shape, and the like by an advanced user is performed in advance. For this reason, the work required when participating in an online game can be reduced, and it is possible to provide an online game participation system that is easy for even a beginner Internet user to participate.

  The design of the avatar may be set in accordance with the corporate style of the first company, for example, the skin may be Japanese-style and unified with Japanese-specific costumes for each era. A wide variety of customized avatars may be set in advance and may be selected by a beginner user. In this case, it can be transformed into a customized avatar by touching a touch ball or the like in the virtual space.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail, said embodiment and its modification are only examples of invention, and this invention is not limited to this. Obviously, the present invention can be modified without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a block diagram showing one embodiment of an online game participation system of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of PC for game participants. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a 1st company side system. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of PC for 2nd companies. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a game provision side system. It is a flowchart which shows the transmission operation | movement of the registration request information in one Embodiment of the online game participation system of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the transmission operation | movement of login information in one Embodiment of the online game participation system of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the storing operation | movement of the login information in one Embodiment of the online game participation system of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the reception operation | movement of the game environment in one Embodiment of the online game participation system of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10-c Personal computer for game participants 12, 24 Web server 14 Registration request information receiving server 16 Registration request information transmitting server 18 Login information receiving server 20 Login information management server 22 Login information transmitting server 26-c Personal computer for second company 28 registration form storage server 30 login information distribution server 32 game environment distribution server 40-c, 60-c bus 42-c, 62-c CPU
44-c, 64-c Hard disk 46-c, 66-c RAM
48-c, 68-c Sound processing unit 50-c, 70-c Display 52-c, 72-c Drive device 54-c, 74-c Communication interface unit 56-c, 76-c Interface unit 58-c, 78-c input unit 100 online game participation system 102 game providing side system 104 first company side system 106 second company side system 108 game participation side system 110 Internet

Claims (3)

A game-participating system that participates in content such as an online game where a virtual person lives in a virtual space created by a computer program (hereinafter referred to as “online game”);
A first company side system connected to the game participation side system via a computer network;
A second company side system connected to the game participation side system and the first company side system via the computer network;
An online game participation system comprising a game provider side system for providing an online game connected to the game participant side system and the second company side system via the computer network,
The game participant system is
It has a personal computer for multiple game participants,
The personal computer for game participants is
A registration request information transmission unit;
A first communication connection for connecting a computer body to the computer network;
A first login information receiving unit that receives login information from a login information transmission server in response to a user operation;
A first login information transmitting unit that transmits the login information received by the first login information receiving unit to the game providing system;
A game environment receiving unit for receiving a game environment from the game providing system;
A registration request information receiving server for receiving registration request information from the registration request information transmitting unit;
A registration request information transmission server for transmitting the registration request information received by the registration request information reception server to the second company side system;
A login information receiving server for receiving login information from the second company side system;
A login information management server for storing login information received by the login information receiving server;
A login information transmission server for transmitting login information stored in the login information management server to the game participation system;
The second company side system is
A plurality of second company personal computers,
The second corporate personal computer is
A second communication connection for connecting a computer body to the computer network;
A registration request information receiving unit that receives the registration request information received from the registration request information transmission server;
A registration form receiving unit for receiving a registration form from the game provider side system when receiving registration request information from the first company side system;
A game environment receiving unit for receiving a game environment from the game providing system;
Registration for setting registration information including appearance information indicating the appearance of the virtual person and location information indicating an initial position of the virtual person at the start of the game in the registration form received by the registration form receiving unit An information setting section;
A registration form transmission unit that transmits the registration form set by the registration information setting unit to a registration form storage server;
A second login information receiving unit for receiving login information from the login information distribution server;
A second login information transmitting unit that transmits the login information received by the second login information receiving unit to the first company side system or the game participation side system;
The game providing system is
A registration form storage server for storing registration information of game participants by associating a configurable registration form with login information for participating in the online game;
A login information distribution server for distributing the login information to the second company side system;
An online game participation system comprising a game environment distribution server for distributing a game environment to the game participation system and the second company side system based on registration information corresponding to the login information. 2. The online game participation system according to claim 1, wherein the second company-side system manually or automatically performs game registration based on the login information and changes of setting contents. In the game environment that the game participant system receives from the game provider system using the login information, the initial position of the avatar used by the participant in the virtual space is determined by the first company in the virtual space. An online game participation system characterized by being in front of a company building built in advance.

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