JP3964905B2 - オンラインセッションにおける参加者装置を管理する方法及びシステム - Google Patents
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410,412…、クライアントコンピュータ
420,422…専用サーバコンピュータ、
430,1020…コンピュータネットワーク、
440…マルチユーザアプリケーション、
445…ネットワークソケット、
500…テーブル、
600,600a…セッションマスタ、
1000…コンピュータ、
1002…中央処理装置(CPU)、
1004…キーボード及びコンピュータマウス、
1006…ディスプレイ、
1008…直接アクセス記憶装置(DASD)、
1010…メモリ、
1012…プログラム製品読取装置、
1014…プログラム製品記憶装置、
1018…ネットワークインターフェース、
1022…接続、
1100…ビデオゲームシステム、
1105…メインメモリ、
1110…グラフィックス処理装置(GPU)、
1115,1125…専用バス、
1120…入力/出力プロセッサ(IOP)、
1122…入力コントローラ、
1130…IOPメモリ、
1140…メモリカード、
1145…ユニバーサルシリアルバス(USB)、
1150…IEEE1394シリアルバス、
1155…バス、
1160…OS ROM、
1165…サウンドプロセッサ装置(SPU)、
1175…ディスク制御装置、
1180…ハードディスクドライブ(HDD)。
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- マルチユーザアプリケーションのオンラインセッションにおける参加者装置を管理する方法であって、上記方法は、
上記マルチユーザアプリケーションのオンラインセッションを開始することを含み、上記オンラインセッションは、コンピュータネットワークに対して通信可能であるようにリンクされたネットワークコンピュータでそれぞれ構成される2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置を含み、
上記方法は、
第1の参加者装置が上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを検出することを含み、上記第1の参加者装置は、上記マルチユーザアプリケーションの実行に関連付けられた所定の管理者機能を管理することに責務を有するセッションマスタであり、
上記方法は、
上記オンラインセッションに存在する参加者装置に上記コンピュータネットワークを介して通知メッセージをブロードキャストし、これにより、上記第1の参加者装置が上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを上記存在する参加者装置に通知することと、
上記セッションマスタに関連付けられた上記管理者機能を上記オンラインセッションに存在する1つの参加者装置に再割り当てすることとを含み、
上記第1の参加者装置の切断を検出することは、1つの既存の参加者装置が更新メッセージをブロードキャストし、予め決められた時間内に上記第1の参加者装置から応答が受信されない場合に、上記第1の参加者装置が切断したと決定するステップを含む方法。 - 上記オンラインセッションから切断した上記第1の参加者装置の代替となる新規な参加者装置を非セッションマスタとして補充することをさらに含む請求項1記載の方法。
- 上記新規な参加者装置は人間によって制御されるネットワークコンピュータである請求項2記載の方法。
- 上記新規な参加者装置はネットワークコンピュータであり、当該ネットワークコンピュータ自体によって制御される請求項2記載の方法。
- 上記マルチユーザアプリケーションはゲームを行うアプリケーションであり、上記管理者機能はスコアの保持を含む請求項1記載の方法。
- オンラインセッションにおける参加者装置を管理する方法であって、上記方法は、
インデックス識別番号によって識別されるネットワークコンピュータでそれぞれ構成される2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置を含むオンラインセッションを開始することを含み、上記各ネットワークコンピュータはコンピュータネットワークに対して通信可能であるようにリンクされ、上記2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置のそれぞれは、上記各ネットワークコンピュータにインストールされたマルチユーザアプリケーションを実行するように構成され、
上記方法は、
第1の参加者装置が上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを検出することを含み、上記第1の参加者装置は、上記マルチユーザアプリケーションの実行に関連付けられた所定の管理者機能を管理することに責務を有するセッションマスタであり、上記第1の参加者装置の切断を検出することは、第2の参加者装置が更新メッセージをブロードキャストし、予め決められた時間内に上記第1の参加者装置から応答が受信されない場合に、上記第1の参加者装置が切断したと決定するステップを含み、
上記方法は、
上記オンラインセッションに存在する他の参加者装置に上記コンピュータネットワークを介して参加者装置切断通知メッセージをブロードキャストし、これにより、上記第1の参加者装置が上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを上記存在する他の参加者装置に通知することを含み、上記ブロードキャストは、上記第1の参加者装置の後に連続する次のインデックス識別番号を有するネットワークコンピュータによって開始され、
上記方法は、
上記第1の参加者装置に関連付けられた上記管理者機能を上記オンラインセッションのもう1つの参加者装置に再割り当てすることと、
上記オンラインセッションから切断した上記第1の参加者装置の代替となる新規な参加者装置を非セッションマスタとして補充することとを含む方法。 - 上記新規な参加者装置は人間によって制御されるネットワークコンピュータである請求項6記載の方法。
- 上記新規な参加者装置はネットワークコンピュータであり、当該ネットワークコンピュータ自体によって制御される請求項6記載の方法。
- 上記第1の参加者装置に関連付けられた上記管理者機能を上記オンラインセッションのもう1つの参加者装置に再割り当てすることは、上記存在する参加者装置の帯域幅性能に基づく請求項6記載の方法。
- 上記第1の参加者装置に関連付けられかつ上記オンラインセッションのもう1つの参加者装置に再割り当てされる上記管理者機能は、ランダムに上記もう1つの参加者装置に再割り当てされる請求項6記載の方法。
- オンラインセッションにおける参加者装置を管理するシステムであって、上記システムは、
マルチユーザアプリケーションを備えた1つ又はそれよりも多くのネットワークコンピュータを備え、上記マルチユーザアプリケーションはオンラインセッションを開始するように構成され、上記オンラインセッションは、コンピュータネットワークに対して通信可能であるようにリンクされたネットワークコンピュータで構成される2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置を含み、上記2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置のうちの少なくとも1つは、上記マルチユーザアプリケーションの実行に関連付けられた所定の管理者機能を管理するように構成されたセッションマスタであり、
上記システムは、
上記セッションマスタによって生成された更新メッセージを備え、上記オンラインセッションにおいて上記更新メッセージを受信しなかった参加者装置は、上記セッションマスタが上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを検出し、
上記システムは、
上記オンラインセッションに存在する参加者装置のうちの1つによって上記オンラインセッションに存在する他の参加者装置に上記コンピュータネットワークを介してブロードキャストされる通知メッセージを備え、上記ブロードキャストされる通知メッセージは、上記セッションマスタが上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを上記存在する他の参加者装置に通知し、
上記1つ又はそれよりも多くのネットワークコンピュータにおけるマルチユーザアプリケーションは、上記セッションマスタに関連付けられた上記管理者機能を上記オンラインセッションに存在する1つの参加者装置に再割り当てするシステム。 - 上記マルチユーザアプリケーションは、上記オンラインセッションから切断したセッションマスタの代替となる新規な参加者装置を非セッションマスタとして補充するようにさらに構成された請求項11記載のシステム。
- 上記新規な参加者装置は人間によって制御されるネットワークコンピュータである請求項12記載のシステム。
- 上記新規な参加者装置はネットワークコンピュータであり、当該ネットワークコンピュータ自体によって制御される請求項12記載のシステム。
- 上記マルチユーザアプリケーションはゲームを行うアプリケーションであり、上記管理者機能はスコアの保持を含む請求項11記載のシステム。
- コンピュータ可読媒体に記録されたプログラムステップを計算機に実行させることにより、オンラインセッションにおける参加者装置を管理する方法であって、上記プログラムステップは、
インデックス識別番号によって識別されるネットワークコンピュータでそれぞれ構成さ れる2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置を含むオンラインセッションを開始することを含み、上記各ネットワークコンピュータはコンピュータネットワークに対して通信可能であるようにリンクされ、上記2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置のそれぞれは、上記各ネットワークコンピュータにインストールされたマルチユーザアプリケーションを実行するように構成され、
上記プログラムステップは、
第1の参加者装置が上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを検出することを含み、上記第1の参加者装置は、上記マルチユーザアプリケーションの実行に関連付けられた所定の管理者機能を管理することに責務を有するセッションマスタであり、上記第1の参加者装置の切断を検出することは、存在する1つの参加者装置が更新メッセージをブロードキャストし、予め決められた時間内に上記第1の参加者装置から応答が受信されない場合に、上記第1の参加者装置が切断したと決定するステップを含み、
上記プログラムステップは、
上記オンラインセッションに存在する参加者装置に上記コンピュータネットワークを介して通知メッセージをブロードキャストし、これにより、上記第1の参加者装置が上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを上記存在する参加者装置に通知することを含み、上記ブロードキャストは、上記第1の参加者装置の後に連続する次のインデックス識別番号を有するネットワークコンピュータによって開始され、
上記プログラムステップは、
上記セッションマスタに関連付けられた上記管理者機能を上記オンラインセッションに存在する1つの参加者装置に再割り当てすることを含み、上記存在する参加者装置のうちの1つにおける上記マルチユーザアプリケーションが上記管理者機能の再割り当てを行う方法。 - 上記プログラムステップは、上記オンラインセッションから切断した上記第1の参加者装置の代替となる新規な参加者装置を非セッションマスタとして補充することをさらに含む請求項16記載の方法。
- 上記新規な参加者装置は人間によって制御されるネットワークコンピュータである請求項17記載の方法。
- 上記新規な参加者装置はネットワークコンピュータであり、当該ネットワークコンピュータ自体によって制御される請求項17記載の方法。
- 上記マルチユーザアプリケーションはゲームを行うアプリケーションであり、上記管理者機能はスコアの保持を含む請求項16記載の方法。
- オンラインセッションにおける参加者装置を管理するシステムであって、上記システムは、
マルチユーザアプリケーションを備えた1つ又はそれよりも多くのネットワークコンピュータを備え、上記マルチユーザアプリケーションはオンラインセッションを開始するように構成され、上記オンラインセッションは、コンピュータネットワークに対して通信可能であるようにリンクされたネットワークコンピュータで構成される2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置を含み、上記2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置のうちの少なくとも1つは、上記マルチユーザアプリケーションに関連付けられた所定の管理者機能を管理するように構成されたセッションマスタであり、
上記システムは、
上記セッションマスタによって生成された更新メッセージを備え、上記オンラインセッションにおいて上記更新メッセージを受信しなかった参加者装置は、上記セッションマスタが上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを検出し、
上記システムは、
上記オンラインセッションに存在する参加者装置のうちの1つによって上記オンラインセッションに存在する他の参加者装置に上記コンピュータネットワークを介してブロードキャストされる通知メッセージを備え、上記ブロードキャストされる通知メッセージは、上記セッションマスタが上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを上記存在する他の参加者装置に通知し、
上記存在する参加者装置のうちの1つにおける上記マルチユーザアプリケーションはさらに、上記セッションマスタに関連付けられた上記管理者機能を上記オンラインセッションに存在する他の1つの参加者装置に再割り当てし、上記オンラインセッションから切断したセッションマスタの代替となる新規な参加者装置を非セッションマスタとして補充するように構成されたシステム。 - コンピュータ可読媒体に記録されたプログラムステップを計算機に実行させることにより、オンラインセッションにおける参加者装置を管理する方法であって、上記プログラムステップは、
インデックス識別番号によって識別されるネットワークコンピュータでそれぞれ構成される2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置を含むオンラインセッションを開始することを含み、上記各ネットワークコンピュータはコンピュータネットワークに対して通信可能であるようにリンクされ、上記2つ又はそれよりも多くの参加者装置のそれぞれは、上記各ネットワークコンピュータにインストールされたマルチユーザアプリケーションを実行するように構成され、
上記プログラムステップは、
第1の参加者装置が上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを検出することを含み、上記第1の参加者装置は、上記マルチユーザアプリケーションの実行に関連付けられた所定の管理者機能を管理することに責務を有するセッションマスタであり、上記第1の参加者装置の切断を検出することは、存在する1つの参加者装置が更新メッセージをブロードキャストし、予め決められた時間内に上記第1の参加者装置から応答が受信されない場合に、上記第1の参加者装置が切断したと決定するステップを含み、
上記プログラムステップは、
上記オンラインセッションに存在する参加者装置に上記コンピュータネットワークを介して参加者装置切断通知メッセージをブロードキャストし、これにより、上記第1の参加者装置が上記オンラインセッションから切断したことを上記存在する参加者装置に通知することを含み、上記ブロードキャストは、上記第1の参加者装置の後に連続する次のインデックス識別番号を有するネットワークコンピュータによって開始され、
上記プログラムステップは、
上記セッションマスタに関連付けられた上記管理者機能を上記オンラインセッションのもう1つの参加者装置に再割り当てすることと、
上記オンラインセッションから切断した上記第1の参加者装置の代替となる新規な参加者装置を非セッションマスタとして補充することとを含む方法。
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