JP3984904B2 - Server and game system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a server for providing a program such as a multiplayer game to a terminal used by a game player connected via a communication line such as the Internet, and a program provided from the server for the terminal. The present invention relates to an external storage medium to be executed above, a program, and a control method for executing a game based on the program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, the Internet has spread due to the development of communication technology, and data related to various information is provided to terminals such as personal computers in each home. Such information exchange via the Internet is performed through a provider that manages information provided to each terminal and controls information transmission / reception with the terminal. In this provider, for example, e-mail management that allows text to be exchanged between specific terminals is performed. In addition, the provider is connected to a plurality of servers that provide various types of information, and performs control that enables connection between the server selected in response to a request from each terminal and the terminal and transmission / reception of information-related data. ing.
[0003]
Some of the above-mentioned servers provide a conversation site called so-called chat, which is capable of carrying out a text conversation with a partner using another terminal in real time. Some of them provide voice chat that allows users to enjoy a conversation while inputting via the Internet. In such text and voice chat, since the person's appearance and personality are almost unknown, the conversation is enjoyable, including violent words that insult the opponent, discriminatory terms, and terms that violate public order and morals such as obscene terms. There are many cases where irresponsible terms that cannot be used are used. Proposals have been made to treat such terms that are used to hinder happily chatting as prohibited terms and perform appropriate processing.
[0004]
That is, Patent Document 1 describes a system that rejects posting when prohibited terms are used on an electronic bulletin board using a network, and Patent Document 2 prohibits display of prohibited terms in chat. A network server is described, and Patent Document 3 further describes a system for prohibiting deletion or display of prohibited terms on a chat or electronic bulletin board. On the other hand, conventionally, a game is played by a home game machine using an external storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a cassette, or a game is paid by a commercial game machine installed in a game center or the like. However, at present, there are many servers that enable the above-described battle game over the Internet, and it is possible to play a battle game with an unfamiliar opponent in another place in each home.
[0005]
And it has been proposed to use the chat described above also in a battle game using the Internet. That is, according to Patent Document 4, it is disclosed that a plurality of players in a remote place exchange voice conversations between players when playing a game on a game terminal.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 11-259389 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2002-41430 A
[Patent Document 3]
JP 2002-108760 A
[Patent Document 4]
JP 2001-204973 A
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when playing such a battle game on the Internet, depending on the progress of the game, there is a possibility that the player may use the above-mentioned prohibited terms without suppressing their emotions. In such a case, the subsequent game It is easy to make it fun and smooth.
[0008]
In addition, when playing a game using chat, when prohibited terms are used in the middle of the game in real time, prohibited terms are displayed or prohibited as described in the above publication. If you refuse to do so, the progress of the game will be interrupted and the game will temporarily stop, etc., and other players will be kept waiting for the progress of the game during that time, stress will easily accumulate and the fun will be halved . However, there is no penalty for using prohibited terms, and if the game is played repeatedly, players who use prohibited terms will be encouraged to perform such actions repeatedly, and the prohibited terms will be linked to this. While there is a possibility that the number of players to be used increases, there is a possibility of creating a vicious circle in which a player who has an aversion to a game using such prohibited terms does not participate.
[0009]
In addition, unlike the player's speculation during the game, there is a possibility that the prohibited terms are used by mistake. For such a good player, it is terrible to treat it like a malicious player who is amused and uses prohibited terms, and conversely, a good player is stimulated to become a malicious player. It must be handled with care.
[0010]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention prevents a player who uses prohibited terms or the like from obstructing the progress of the game when the terminal is used to play a game by communication using the Internet or the like. Provided are a server capable of performing a warning, an external storage medium for progressing the game using the terminal, a program, and a game control method.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, the present invention stores a communication history, that is, a log of using the prohibited term when the game is progressed while chatting by voice or text via a communication line such as the Internet. During the game, the game is advanced as it is so that the game is not interrupted, and a warning that the prohibited term is used for the terminal used by the player in which the log is stored when the game is finished By transmitting the data related to the warning, the display related to the warning is displayed on the display screen of the terminal of the player.
[0012]
  Hereinafter, specific means of the present invention will be described.
The invention according to claim 1 is provided from a plurality of terminals connected to a communication line and having a chat function using voice or text connected to the communication line.BattleMonitors data related to conversations entered by the chat function while the game is in progressHowever, if the data contains prohibited words or words that are set in advance, a warning is given to the terminal in which the prohibited words are entered.A server,SaidProhibited terms andSaidUse of prohibited termsTo advise the banFirst storage means for storing data relating to warnings;While the battle game is in progress,First determination means for determining whether data of the conversation by voice or characters input from the terminal corresponds to data relating to the prohibited term stored in the first storage means; and the first When it is determined by the determining means that the conversation data from the terminal corresponds to the data related to the prohibited term, the usage history of the prohibited term is associated with the terminal., Temporarily until the processing of the warning is completedSecond storage means for storing; andBattleThe game, A predetermined game in which the game result is issued to a plurality of terminals participating in the battleA second determination means for determining whether or not an end state has been reached;BattleAmong a plurality of terminals participating in the game, a terminal in which the use history of the prohibited term is stored in the second storage meansSaidwarningI doA terminal identification means for identifying the terminal as a power terminal,For the terminal specified by the terminal specifying means,The second determining meansBattleThe gameThe predetermined gameWhen it is determined that it has reached the end stateOnly when the device is being accessedAnd a warning transmission means for transmitting data related to the warning stored in the first storage means via the communication line.
The invention according to claim 2 is the server according to claim 1, wherein the usage history of the prohibited term includes the number of times of use, and the terminal specifying means is stored in the second storage means. In addition, a terminal having a usage history in which the number of times the prohibited term is used is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times set in the usage history of the prohibited term is identified as a terminal to be warned.
A third aspect of the present invention is the server according to the first or second aspect, wherein the server is connected via the terminal.BattleNational language judging means for judging the language used in each terminal based on user information of players participating in the game is further provided, and the first storage means includes prohibited words in each language corresponding to a plurality of countries. And warning data is stored, and the warning transmission unit is configured to transmit the national language out of the warning data stored in the first storage unit to the terminal specified by the terminal specifying unit. Data relating to a warning in Japanese corresponding to the terminal determined by the determining means is transmitted.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the server according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein message data relating to the presence of a player who uses the prohibited term is further stored in the first storage means. The warning transmission means is further configured to transmit the terminal to the terminal specified by the terminal specifying means.BattleThe message data stored in the first storage means is transmitted to a terminal that has not been specified by the terminal specifying means among a plurality of terminals participating in the game..
ContractClaim5The invention described in claim 1 to claim 14The server according to any one of the above, wherein the warning uses the prohibited termBattleIt is characterized in that it is a content that informs that the game cannot be played.
According to the server of the present invention,BattleOf the voices or characters entered during the game, voices or sentences corresponding to prohibited terms are entered.BattleBy temporarily storing a communication record, that is, a log that a voice or a sentence corresponding to a prohibited term has been input without temporarily stopping the progress of the game,BattleThe gamePredetermined gameFinishBecame a stateLater, for a player who has input speech or text corresponding to the prohibited term, the prohibited term must not be used for the terminal used by the player, or the prohibited term will be used in the future.BattleBy sending data about warnings such as the inability to play games,BattleA healthy player who has not entered voice or text about prohibited terms while the game is in progressBattleThe enjoyment of the game is not halved due to the interruption of the game, etc.BattleIt is possible to advise not to use prohibited terms in the game.
In addition, according to the server of the present invention, by controlling data related to prohibited terms exclusively, the control can be simplified and the cost can be greatly reduced.
In addition, according to the server of the present invention, malicious players who intentionally input speech or text corresponding to prohibited terms tend to use the prohibited terms multiple times, and the number of times the log is stored exceeds a predetermined number. Since the warning data is transmitted only to the terminal of the player, the warning is issued only to such a malicious player, and the prohibited term is not intentionally used. A good player who has input voice or text corresponding to prohibited terms, such as once or a few times, such as once or a few times. It is possible not to issue a warning as described above.
Claim6The invention according to claim 1 is a communication line, a plurality of terminals having a chat function by voice or text connected to the communication line, and connected to the communication line and transmitted from any of the plurality of terminals. Data relating to game progress including conversation data is transmitted to other terminals, and the players of the plurality of terminals perform conversations with each other.BattleIn a game system comprising a server for controlling a game, the server uses preset speech or character prohibited terms and use of the prohibited termsTo advise the banFirst storage means for storing data relating to warnings;While the battle game is in progress,First determination means for determining whether or not the voice or character conversation data input from the terminal corresponds to data relating to the prohibited term stored in the first storage means; and When it is determined by the determining means that the conversation data from the terminal corresponds to data relating to the prohibited term, a history of use of the prohibited term is associated with the terminal., Temporarily until the warning processing for the use of the prohibited term is completedSecond storage means for storing; andBattleThe game, A predetermined game in which the game result is issued to a plurality of terminals participating in the battleA second determination means for determining whether or not an end state has been reached;BattleA terminal specifying means for specifying, as a terminal to be warned, a terminal whose usage history of the prohibited term is stored in the second storage means among a plurality of terminals participating in the game;For the terminal specified by the terminal specifying means,The second determining meansBattleThe gameThe predetermined gameWhen it is determined that it has reached the end stateOnly when the device is being accessedWarning transmission means for transmitting data relating to the warning stored in the first storage means via the communication line, and the terminal transmits data relating to the warning from the server via the communication line. Is a game system comprising output means for outputting the data upon receiving.
NaThe prohibited terms in the present invention are:BattleWhile the game is in progress, against the opponent player by voice or text chat,BattleTerms that hinder the progress of the game, terms that insult, terms that violate public order and morals, orBattleTerms that violate the rules of the game can be set as appropriate according to the game content.
Furthermore, at the end of the game in the present invention,BattleIt means any point in time after the progress of the game is stopped and a certain game result is obtained. In particular, if the content related to the warning is displayed on the display unit immediately after the game result is issued, the warning effect is high because it is a time when the player has just used the prohibited term.
In addition, regarding the setting of prohibited terms in the present invention,BattleBefore a game is played, prohibited terms that should not be used may be automatically set according to the result of user registration of personal information or the like by the player.
In addition, in the present invention, the destination of data related to warnings may be only for terminals used by players using prohibited terms, and prohibited terms for other opponent players as well. The message data relating to the presence of the player using the message may be transmitted to the terminal used by the other player, and the effect that the prohibited term should not be used can be objectively understood.
In addition, when the opponent player is a foreigner, translated terms in various languages corresponding to prohibited terms preset in the server are stored, and data relating to warnings also depends on the user information of the player It can be translated into the determined national language and transmitted to the terminal of the player. Of course, for terms used for chatting by voice or text other than prohibited terms, the translated terms in the national language corresponding to the terms used in the server are stored, and each term used during the chat is used by the player. It is possible to make a conversation by being translated into Japanese.
In the present invention, all data related to speech or characters received within a predetermined time is temporarily stored, and data related to speech or characters corresponding to preset prohibited terms is stored among the data related to speech or characters once stored. Can be sequentially controlled by the control unit so as to be stored in the temporary storage means. If all the data related to the received voice or character is stored, the amount of data becomes very large and the storage capacity is likely to be exceeded. Therefore, only the voice or character corresponding to the prohibited term is stored by storing the data related to all the voices or characters only for a predetermined time. After the data related to the characters are sequentially stored in the temporary storage means, it can be controlled by the control unit so as to be deleted sequentially.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
[0014]
Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case where a player plays a battle game while using a terminal and performing voice dialogue with other players via the Internet will be described as an example.
[0015]
The server 1 used in the present embodiment advances the game while transmitting voices or characters input by a plurality of players using the terminal 2 while the game is in progress via the Internet line (communication line) 3. Connected to the game server 4 to be executed.
[0016]
FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining a configuration of a game system in the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a computer center on the game provider or broker side. The game server 4 in the computer center 5 is provided with various servers and various databases connected to these servers, and includes the following types of servers.
[0017]
The front server 6 is provided with a transmission control unit 6 a that performs control for transmitting and receiving data to and from each terminal 2 via the communication line 3. This transmission control unit is configured by a modem (MODEM: MOdulator / DEModulator), a terminal adapter (Terminal Adapter), or a router, and is connected to a network via a communication line such as a telephone line, an ISDN line, or a dedicated line. Controls to communicate with external devices. In order to communicate with an external device such as the terminal 2 via the communication line 3 such as a telephone line, the modem has digital data processed by various servers of the game server 4 in the frequency band of the telephone line. It is a device that modulates an analog signal and demodulates an analog signal input via a telephone line into a digital signal. A terminal adapter is a device that converts an existing interface into an interface corresponding to ISDN in order to communicate with the external device via an ISDN line, and a router is a communication terminal connected via a dedicated line. Is a device for connecting between a LAN on the provider side including a chat server 14 (to be described later) and a LAN including a distribution chat server when a local area network (LAN) is configured.
The front server 6 serves as a window when the player accesses the computer center 5 using the terminal 2, and receives information data input by voice or text in the terminal 2, while allowing the game to progress. It has a function of transmitting information data to the terminal 2.
[0018]
When playing a game using this game system, various information data relating to a user as a player who participates in a pre-registered game is stored in a user database (hereinafter referred to as a user DB) 7 to be described later, and the state of the game Is provided with a user server 8 that performs control to appropriately use information data stored in the user DB 7. In addition, in the user DB 7, information related to the individual of the game member, in the case of the present embodiment, member voice feature data, game progress, hobby / preference data, member name and address, and the like are registered.
[0019]
In addition, an image server 9 is provided that transmits various images to the terminal device 2 during demonstrations and explanations before the game, or according to the progress of the game. The image database (hereinafter referred to as an image DB) 10 stores data relating to the various images, and data relating to images selected as appropriate under the control of the image server 9 is read.
[0020]
Match making is also performed to control the game progress when the selected players who want to play a game by accessing the computer center 5 are played against each other, and to change the game situation according to the game progress. A server 11 is provided.
[0021]
Further, in addition to the player who is playing the battle game with the matchmaking server 11, the player who waits for the turn and who can access the computer center 5 who wants to participate in the battle game, but cannot play the battle game, There is provided a lobby server 12 in which a game waiting control is performed such that another game is played and the time is killed. In the lobby database (lobby DB) 13, when the lobby server 12 performs the above control, each handling of the players waiting for the battle according to various progress of the battle game being progressed by the matchmaking server 11 is performed. The data about is stored.
[0022]
Various servers (front server 6, user server 8, image server 9, matchmaking server 11, and lobby server 12) as described above are provided in game server 4.
[0023]
Next, it is a characteristic part of the present invention, which controls the handling of voices or characters input by the player during the progress of the game, and in particular, appropriate processing for data relating to voices or characters corresponding to the transmitted prohibited terms The server 1 which performs is demonstrated.
[0024]
The server 1 receives a voice message input from the player using the terminal 2 and transmitted via the communication line 3, so that the player 1 can exchange voice to perform a chat service using voice. The voice recognition program is installed and the chat server 14 recognizes the voice input from the client in units of words, and the voice message (voice) to be transmitted in response to a plurality of words. A chat database (hereinafter referred to as chat DB) 15 in which data is stored is provided.
[0025]
In addition, the server 1 receives data related to speech or characters corresponding to preset prohibited terms from any one of the terminals 2 among the data related to speech or characters input during the game on each terminal 2. Temporary storage means (to be described later) for temporarily storing a log as a communication history at the time of reception as data, and data relating to warnings to terminals used by players related to the log stored in the temporary storage means In order to transmit, a control unit (described later) that performs control to transmit information data to the game server 4 is provided. Details of the server 1 will be described below.
[0026]
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining the internal configuration of the chat server 14 and the chat DB 15. As shown in FIG. 2, the chat server 14 includes a CPU 20 as a control unit, an input unit 21, a RAM 22, and a display unit 23, and each unit is connected by a bus 25. The chat DB 15 includes a storage unit 27 having a storage medium 26 and is connected to the chat server 14 via a bus 25.
[0027]
A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20 controls each unit in the chat server 14 based on a control program stored in the storage unit 27 to realize a function as the chat server 14.
[0028]
In the present embodiment, the CPU 20 provides a chat screen to the terminal 2 that can access the front server 6 and play a match game with the matchmaking server 11 and displays the chat screen on the chat screen. Then, it is determined whether or not the voice or voice data transmitted from the terminal 2 includes a prohibited term. When it is determined that the prohibited term is included, a temporary process described later is performed by referring to the user DB 7 under the control of the user server 8. The game server 4 executes the temporary storage of the log as a history in the storage means, and transmits the warning data to the terminal used by the player related to the log stored in the temporary storage means. The control to transmit information data to is executed.
[0029]
The input unit 21 includes a keyboard having kana / alphanumeric input keys, cursor keys, various function keys, and the like, and a mouse that is a pointing device. Is output to the CPU 20 as an input signal.
[0030]
A RAM (Random Access Memory) 22 temporarily stores programs, input or output data, parameters, and the like corresponding to various processes read from the storage unit 27 in the speech display process and the prohibited term use process controlled by the CPU 20. A work memory 22a serving as a storage area is formed.
[0031]
The display unit 23 is configured by a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), or the like, and performs screen display of various display data according to instructions of a display signal input from the CPU 20.
[0032]
The storage unit 27 includes a storage medium 26 in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and the storage medium 26 includes a magnetic or optical recording medium or a nonvolatile memory such as a semiconductor. The storage medium 26 is fixedly attached to the storage unit 27 or detachably mounted. The storage medium 26 has a system program corresponding to the chat server 14 and a data transmission process corresponding thereto. Various processing programs such as programs, and data and files processed by these programs are stored. Each of these processing programs is stored in the form of a readable program code, and the CPU 20 sequentially executes operations according to the program code.
[0033]
Further, a part or all of the programs, data, etc. stored in the storage medium 26 are received from an external device such as a server from the transmission control unit 6a in the front server 6 via a transmission medium such as the communication line 3. The storage medium 26 may be a storage medium of a server constructed on the communication line 3. Furthermore, the program may be transmitted to a server via a transmission medium such as the communication line 3 and installed in these devices.
[0034]
In addition, the storage unit 27 includes a prohibited term memory 30 including a semiconductor device in which predetermined prohibited terms that are prohibited from being used during the game are stored. Further, as described above, in the storage unit 27, the data related to the voice or the character corresponding to the preset prohibited term out of the data related to the voice or the character input during the progress of the game is one of the terminals 2. A RAM 31 is provided as temporary storage means for temporarily storing a log as received as a history by referring to the user DB 7 under the control of the user server 8. The log is stored in a dedicated storage area in the RAM 31.
[0035]
In addition, the storage unit 27 includes a prohibited term counter memory 32 that counts the number of times the log is stored in the RAM 31 for each terminal. When the number of times stored in the prohibited term counter memory 32 becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the CPU 20 in the chat server 14 stores data related to a warning that the prohibited term should not be used in the future in the log stored in the RAM 31. Referring to FIG. 4, control is performed so that the front server 6 transmits to the corresponding terminal 2.
[0036]
Next, functions of the terminal 2 in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the terminal 2 in the present embodiment.
[0037]
The terminal 2 includes a game server 4 that performs control to advance the above-described battle game, and a server 1 that performs control so that chat can be performed by inputting voice or characters while the game is in progress. Data can be transmitted to and received from the center 5 via the communication line 3 and has the following configuration.
[0038]
The terminal 2 includes a display unit 2a having a liquid crystal display panel for displaying game content, voice input means 2b1 that allows the player to input voice during the game, and the player using the voice during the game. An input unit 2b having a character input unit 2b2 that enables input, a transmission unit 2c1 that transmits voice or character data input by the player through the input unit 2b to the computer center 5 through the communication line 3, and a computer Transmission / reception means 2c having reception means 2c2 for receiving various data from the center 5, ROM 2d storing a program serving as a base for performing various different games, execution of programs stored in the ROM 2d and transmission / reception of data CPU 2e as a control unit for performing control and the like, and ROM by execution of CPU 2e Based on the data transmitted from the computer center 5, the RAM 2f having a work memory area for executing the program stored in d, and playing the music, sound effects, etc. as the game progresses in addition to the opponent's voice in the battle game Audio reproduction means 2g comprising a speaker capable of recording, and an external storage medium such as a CD-ROM or FD (flexible disk) storing programs such as various different contents can be detachably mounted. A storage medium reading device 2h such as a CDD (CD drive) or FDD (flexible disk drive) provided to be able to read various data stored in the mounted external storage medium is provided. The external storage medium G provided detachably with respect to the storage medium reader 2h stores a program for playing a battle game while chatting by voice or text as described above. Various data such as image data and audio data used in the battle game are stored.
[0039]
As shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. 4, the voice input means 2b1 described above receives a microphone 51 for the player to input voice while the game is in progress, and recognition data for various voices input from the player. A ROM 52 that stores a program for storing conversion data corresponding to data related to the voice and executing recognition of the voice and conversion into the conversion data, and a microphone 51 based on the recognition data stored in the ROM 52 are stored. The voice recognition means 53 for recognizing the player's voice inputted via the voice, the voice data conversion means 54 for converting the recognition data stored in the ROM 52 into converted data, and the player's voice described above for recognition and conversion into converted data. CPU 55 as a control unit for performing control, and RO And a RAM56 having a work memory area for executing the program stored in the 52.
[0040]
Next, the external storage medium of this embodiment will be described. As described above, it has a form corresponding to the storage medium reading device 2h provided in the terminal 2. For example, when the storage medium reading device 2h is a CD drive, it takes the form of a CD-ROM and stores it. In the case where the medium reading device 2h is an FDD, a device in the form of an FD is used. The external storage medium G is chatted using characters input via the character input means 2b2 such as a voice or a keyboard input by the player via the microphone 51 of the terminal 2 during the game. A program for making it possible to play a battle game is stored, image data corresponding to an image displayed on the display unit 2a during the battle game, and music played back through the audio playback means 2g And sound data corresponding to sound effects are stored. The external storage medium G transmits data related to voices or characters input during the progress of the game from the transmission means 2c1 to the computer center 5 via the communication line 3, while the computer 5 responds to the progress of the game. It has a function of receiving necessary data from the receiving means 2c2. Further, when data related to speech or characters corresponding to a predetermined prohibited term prohibited from being used by the player during the game is transmitted to the external storage medium G, the server 1 in the computer center 5 is used. Has a function of causing the receiving means 2c2 to receive data relating to a warning at the end of the game to be transmitted based on data relating to speech or characters corresponding to prohibited terms stored as a history.
[0041]
In the present embodiment, the external storage medium G is attached to the storage medium reader 2h in the terminal 2 and the game is advanced based on various data and programs. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to download a program stored in the external storage medium G previously described from the computer center 5 before playing, and play a battle game while chatting based on the downloaded program and various data. The downloaded program and various data can be temporarily stored in the RAM 2f of the terminal 2.
[0042]
That is, the program to be downloaded receives a function for causing the computer center 5 to transmit data related to voice or characters input during the progress of the game to the computer center 5 from the transmission means 2c1, and receives necessary data according to the progress of the game from the computer center 5. When the server 2 in the computer center 5 receives the function received from the means 2c2 and data related to the voice or characters corresponding to a predetermined prohibited term prohibited from being used by the player during the game. Based on data related to speech or characters corresponding to prohibited terms stored as a history in the RAM 31 of the chat DB 15, it has a function of causing the receiving means 2 c 2 to receive data related to a warning at the end of the game. Then, the downloaded program and temporarily stored in the RAM 2f of the terminal 2 are executed by the CPU 2e, and the game proceeds.
[0043]
Next, the server 1 and the game server 4 in the computer center 5 when the player plays the game while inputting voice or characters using the terminal 2 while the game is in progress using the server 1 of the present embodiment. The control flow will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the battle game in this embodiment is a mahjong game played by four players. If the number of registered registrants is four or less, the game server 4 acts as an opponent for the game server 4 as a substitute. Is controlled.
[0044]
First, the fact that the terminal 2 has accessed the computer center 5 via the communication line 3 is received (step S1). Next, data is transmitted to the terminal 2 for user registration, and the user personal information received from the terminal 2 is stored in the user DB 7 under the control of the user server 8 to complete the user registration. (Step S2). Further, data that prompts the terminal device 2 to answer whether or not the player wants to play the battle game is transmitted (step S3), and data related to the response that the player wants to play the battle game is received from the terminal device 2. Sometimes, the lobby server 12 once memorizes the participation registration of the battle game in the lobby DB 13 (step S4). On the other hand, in step S3, when the data related to the reply that the player does not wish to play the battle game is received from the terminal 2, the battle game mode is ended. If registration of a competitive game is made in the lobby DB 13, whether there is a vacant seat participating in the competitive game while taking into account the progress of the competitive game under the control of the matchmaking server 11 by the lobby server 12. Is determined (step S5). If it is determined in this step S5 that there is a vacant seat in the battle game, the battle game is started as a member of the battle game by the matchmaking server 11 (step S6). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S5 that there are no vacant seats in the battle game, the lobby server 12 performs control for waiting for the battle game (step S7). The waiting order of the battle game is stored in consideration of the priority with the player (step S8). The lobby server 12 periodically checks the progress of the battle game under the control of the matchmaking server 11, and when the battle game ends, the player who is currently participating hopes to participate in the next battle game. As a result of the confirmation, a vacant seat is created, and a command signal is received from the matchmaking server 11 (step S9), and the process returns to step S5.
[0045]
Further, when the match game is started by the matchmaking server 11 and the game is in progress, when data related to voice or text by chat is received from the terminal device 2 participating in the battle game via the front server 6. (Step S10), the chat server 14 compares the received data with the prohibited terms stored in the prohibited term memory 30 (Step S11), and determines whether or not the received data corresponds to the prohibited terms ( Step S12). If it is determined in step S12 that the prohibited term does not correspond to the prohibited term, the process returns to step S10 and the battle game proceeds. However, if it is determined that the prohibited term is applicable, the user for the player using the prohibited term Information is referred to by the user DB 7 (step S13), and the chat server 14 stores a log as a communication history using prohibited terms in the RAM 31 of the chat DB 15 together with the user information (step S14). Then, the chat server 14 determines whether or not the game has ended. When it is determined that the game has not ended, the process proceeds to the next step (step S15).
[0046]
Next, when it is determined that the game is over, it is determined whether or not a log is stored in the RAM 31 (step S16). In step S16, the chat server 14 determines that a log is stored. Sometimes, the terminal recorded in the log is specified (step S17), and it is determined whether or not the specified terminal is accessing the computer center 5 (step S18). If it is determined in step S18 that the access has been confirmed, the chat server 14 warns that the prohibited term is used during the battle game and that the prohibited term is not used in the future via the transmission control unit 6a. Control is performed so that data relating to the content to be transmitted is transmitted to the identified terminal 2 (step S19). After this control is performed, the game end process is completed. In step S16, when the chat server 14 determines that no log is stored in the RAM 31, and in step S18, it is determined that the terminal 2 for which the chat server 14 is specified has not already accessed the computer center 5. When it is done, the game end process is completed.
[0047]
In step S18, it is determined whether or not the identified terminal 2 is accessing the computer center 5. However, this may cause the player to stop access during the battle game. However, when the player stops accessing in the middle of the game in this way, the user information of the player whose log is stored is stored in the user DB, and when the player accesses again, It is also possible to perform control so that the above-described warning-related data is transmitted to the terminal device 2 before playing the battle game.
[0048]
Next, the terminal machine 2 when the battle game is progressed under the control of the server 1 and the game server 4 of the above-described embodiment and the player plays the game while inputting voice or characters using the terminal machine 2. The game control flow on the side will be described with reference to the game control flows in FIGS. 8 to 10 and the game screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal 2 shown in FIGS.
[0049]
As described above and as shown in FIG. 3, the terminal 2 can transmit / receive data to / from the server 1 and the game server 4 in the computer center 5 that controls the progress of the game via the communication line 3. The game content is displayed on the display unit 2a composed of a liquid crystal display panel, etc., and the player can input voice or characters using the input means 2b during the game, and the player can input voice or characters using the input means 2b. Is controlled by the CPU 2e as a control unit to transmit data based on the contents of the input to the computer center 5 from the transmission means 2c1 via the communication line 3 while receiving data from the computer center 5 by the reception means 2c2. The game is controlled according to the following game control flow.
[0050]
First, as shown in FIG. 8, the player completes access to the computer center 5 using the terminal 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the user's name and address name are displayed on the display unit 2a of the terminal 2 that receives the data from the computer center 5 via the transmission / reception means 2c and is controlled by the CPU 2e. And a screen for prompting user information such as a personal identification number (step S20). Next, in response to the fact that user registration is performed by the player using the input means 2b in step S20, a battle as shown in FIG. A screen urging participation of the game (Mahjong game) is displayed on the display unit 2a (step S21). Further, in step S21, it is determined whether or not the player has performed an input operation for participating in the battle game using the input means 2b in the computer center 5 (step S22). In step S22, the player plays the battle game. When data indicating participation in the game is transmitted to the computer center 5, as shown in FIG. 13, based on the data received from the computer center 5, a screen showing the content of completion of participation registration in the battle game is displayed on the display unit 2a. Is displayed (step S23). In the computer center 5, it is determined whether or not there is a vacant seat for playing the battle game, and waits for permission to play the battle game to be given according to the situation of the battle game of other players. Then, it is determined whether or not data indicating that there is a vacant seat for playing the competitive game is received from the computer center 5 under the control of the CPU 2e (step S24), and it is determined that there is no vacant seat for playing the competitive game. When this is done, as shown in FIG. 14, in order to play the battle game, the display unit 2a is displayed with a content indicating that some other players must wait for the battle game to be played (step S25). On the other hand, in step S24, when data indicating that the battle game is vacant is received from the computer center 5 from the transmission / reception means 2c, the battle game screen as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the display unit 2a under the control of the CPU 2e. (Step S26). Note that this battle game is a mahjong game played by four players as described above.
[0051]
Next, the game control flow in the terminal 2 when the battle game is being performed will be described with reference to FIG. 9. In addition to the battle game screen as shown in FIG. A chat screen using characters is displayed (step S27). In FIG. 16, a chat screen of characters is displayed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the content that the player inputs his / her voice using the voice input means 2 b 1 of the terminal 2 is sent to the computer center 5. It is of course possible to perform a voice chat by transmitting data related to the voice to the other player's terminal via the computer center 5 and listening to the voice of the other player. The contents input in the above may be displayed as characters on the display unit 2a of the terminal 2 of the player and the terminal 2 of another player under the control of the computer center 5.
[0052]
Then, the player receives a chat screen on the display unit 2a, and determines whether or not voice or text is input by chat using the input means 2b (step S28). In step S28, the voice or text is input. If it is determined that the chat has been performed, the voice or character input data from the chat is transmitted to the computer center 5 via the transmission means 2c1 (step S29). Further, it is determined by the control of the CPU 2e whether or not voice or character input data by chat of another player has been received from the computer center 5 via the receiving means 2c2 (step S30). When it is determined that the character input data has been received, the chat is established by displaying characters on the display unit 2a as shown in FIG. 17 or by reproducing with the voice reproducing means 2g (step S31). And it is judged by control of CPU2e whether the chat screen as mentioned above was complete | finished (step S32). Note that when it is determined in step S28 that no voice or character is input by chat in step S28 under the control of the CPU 2e, it is determined in step S30 that data related to voice or character by chat is not received, or chat in step S32. When it is determined that the screen has not ended, the process returns to step S27.
[0053]
Next, a game control flow in the terminal device 2 when the ongoing battle game is ended will be described with reference to FIG. In step S33, it is determined whether or not the battle game has ended under the control of the CPU 2e. If it is determined that the battle game has not ended, the process returns to step S27 in FIG. 9 to advance the battle game, and the battle game ends. When it is determined that the game has ended, an end screen as shown in FIG. 18 indicating that the battle game has ended is displayed on the display unit 2a (step S34). When a term used as a prohibited term by the player in the computer center 5 is used by the input means 2b while the battle game is in progress, data relating to a warning about the use of the prohibited term is received from the computer center 5. In step S35, it is determined by the control of the CPU 2e whether or not the data relating to the warning is received from the computer center 5 via the receiving means 2c2 (step S35). When it is determined in step S35 that the data related to the warning is received, the display of the content related to the warning as shown in FIG. 19 is displayed on the display unit 2a (step S36), and the game is ended. Note that when it is determined in step S35 that data relating to a warning has not been received, the game is ended as it is.
[0054]
In the server 1 in the present embodiment, a log when data related to speech or characters corresponding to preset prohibited terms is received from any terminal 2 is temporarily stored in the RAM 31 as a temporary storage unit as a history. The CPU 20 is provided as a control unit that performs control to transmit information data to the game server 4 in order to transmit data related to warning to the terminal 2 used by the player related to the log and stored. The server of the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and a server having the following configuration is also applicable.
[0055]
FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram illustrating a server according to another embodiment. As shown in FIG. 20, the server 41 controls a game system in which a plurality of players use the terminal 42 to input the voice or characters while the game is in progress via the communication line 43 and advance the game. Receiving means 44 for receiving data relating to voices or characters input during the game in each terminal 42 via a communication line 43 as an Internet line using a telephone line, etc., and each terminal 42 is provided with a transmission means 45 that can transmit necessary data to 42 according to the progress of the game. The server 41 includes the functions of the user server 8, the image server 9, the matchmaking server 11, and the lobby server 12 described in the game server 4 of the present embodiment. A ROM 46 that stores various data such as information and image data used when the game progresses, a CPU 47 that executes a battle game program based on the data stored in the ROM 46, and a work memory area in which the CPU 47 executes the program. And a RAM 48.
[0056]
And in this server 41, ROM46 has a function as the prohibition term memory 30 of the memory | storage part 27 in chat DB15 demonstrated with the server 1 of the said embodiment. That is, the ROM 46 has a function as a storage unit that stores in advance data related to speech or characters corresponding to a predetermined prohibited term that is prohibited from being used by the player while the game is in progress. In the server 41, the RAM 48 as temporary storage means has a function as the RAM 31 of the storage unit 27 in the chat DB 15 described in the server 1 of the present embodiment. That is, the RAM 31 temporarily stores, as a history, a log when data related to speech or characters corresponding to the prohibited terms stored in the ROM 46 is received from any terminal. Then, the transmission means 45 is controlled by the CPU 47 to transmit data related to the warning at the end of the game to the terminal 42 used by the player related to the log of the terminal 42 at the end of the game.
[0057]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, a log is temporarily stored when a voice or a sentence corresponding to a prohibited term is inputted among voices or letters inputted during the game. After the game is over, a player who has input voice or text corresponding to the prohibited terms is sent to the terminal used by the player, so that a healthy player can interrupt the game. Thus, the fun of the game is not halved, and it is possible to warn the player using the prohibited terms not to use the prohibited terms.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining a configuration of a game system in the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of a chat server 14 and a chat DB 15;
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating functions of a terminal 2 in the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of voice input means 2g.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control flow of a server and a game server in the present embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control flow of the server and the game server in the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control flow of the server and the game server in the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a game control flow using the terminal in the present embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a game control flow using the terminal in this embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a game control flow using the terminal in the embodiment.
FIG. 11 shows a display unit displaying contents for prompting the user to register with the player in the terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 12 shows a display unit on which content prompting participation in a battle game is displayed in the terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 13 shows a display unit that displays that a player has participated in a battle game in the display unit of the terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a display unit showing the contents of the battle game that are waiting without being vacant in the display unit of the terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 15 shows a display unit that displays that a battle game has started on the display unit of the terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 16 shows a display unit displaying a chat screen during a battle game in the display unit of the terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 17 shows a display unit in which a chat conversation with characters is performed on a chat screen during a battle game in the display unit of the terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 18 shows a display unit for displaying that the battle game has ended on the display unit of the terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 19 shows a display unit for displaying a warning-related content at the end of the game for the use of prohibited terms in the display unit of the terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram illustrating a server according to another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 41 ... Server 2, 42 ... Terminal
3, 43 ... Communication line 4 ... Game server
5 ... Computer center 6 ... Front server
7 ... User DB 8 ... User server
11 ... Make-up server 12 ... Lobby server
13 ... Lobby DB 14 ... Chat server
15 ... Chat DB 20 ... CPU
30 ... Prohibited term memory G ... External storage medium

Claims (6)

It is connected to a communication line, and monitor data relating to a conversation input by the chat function in the course of the competition game from a plurality of terminals with a chat function by the connected speech or text to the communication line, in advance in the data When a prohibited word with a set voice or text is included, it is a server that issues a warning to the terminal in which the prohibited word is input ,
First storage means for storing data relating to the effect of the warning to advise the use prohibition of the banned words and the banned words,
A first judgment is made as to whether or not the speech or character data input from the terminal corresponds to the prohibited term data stored in the first storage means while the battle game is in progress . Means of judging,
When it is determined by the first determination means that the conversation data from the terminal corresponds to the data related to the prohibited term, the usage process of the prohibited term is associated with the terminal and the warning process is performed. Second storage means for temporarily storing until completion ;
Second determination means for determining whether or not the battle game has reached a predetermined game end state in which the game result is output to a plurality of terminals participating in the battle ;
Among a plurality of terminals participating in the competition game, the second specific to terminal identifying unit the terminal use history is stored in the banned words in the storing means as the terminal to perform the warning When,
When the terminal device specified by the terminal device specifying means is determined by the second determining means that the battle game has reached the predetermined game end state , the terminal device is being accessed. Warning transmission means for transmitting data relating to the warning stored in the first storage means only via the communication line;
A server characterized by comprising: The usage history of the prohibited term includes the number of uses,
The terminal specifying unit includes a terminal having a usage history in which the number of times of use of the prohibited term is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times, among the usage history of the prohibited term stored in the second storage unit. 2. The server according to claim 1, wherein the server is specified as a terminal to be warned. Further comprising a language determination means for determining a language used by each terminal based on the user information of the player to participate in the competition game via the terminal,
The first storage means stores data relating to prohibited terms and warnings in each language corresponding to a plurality of countries,
The warning transmission means sends the terminal specified by the terminal specifying means to the terminal determined by the national language determination means among the data relating to the warning stored in the first storage means. The server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein data relating to a warning in a corresponding national language is transmitted. The first storage means further stores message data regarding the presence of a player who uses the prohibited term,
When transmitting to the terminal specified by the terminal specifying means, the warning transmitting means is not specified by the terminal specifying means among a plurality of terminals participating in the battle game. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the message data stored in the first storage means is transmitted to the terminal. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the warning is a content for notifying that a battle game cannot be performed if the prohibited term is used. Game progress including a communication line, a plurality of terminals having a chat function by voice or text connected to the communication line, and conversation data connected to the communication line and transmitted from any of the plurality of terminals In a game system comprising a server that controls a battle game that is transmitted to other terminals, and that the players of the plurality of terminals have a conversation with each other,
The server
First storage means for storing data relating to warnings that advise the prohibition of use of prohibited words and the prohibited words set in advance by voice or text;
A first judgment is made as to whether or not the voice or character conversation data input from the terminal corresponds to the data relating to the prohibited term stored in the first storage means during the battle game. Judgment means,
When the first determination means determines that the conversation data from the terminal corresponds to data relating to the prohibited term, the usage history of the prohibited term is associated with the terminal and used for the prohibited term. Second storage means for temporarily storing the warning process until completion ;
Second determination means for determining whether or not the battle game has reached a predetermined game end state in which the game result is output to a plurality of terminals participating in the battle ;
A terminal identifying unit that identifies a terminal whose usage history of the prohibited term is stored in the second storage unit as a terminal to be warned, among a plurality of terminals participating in the battle game;
When the terminal device specified by the terminal device specifying means is determined by the second determining means that the battle game has reached the predetermined game end state , the terminal device is being accessed. Warning transmission means for transmitting data related to the warning stored in the first storage means via the communication line only when
The terminal is
A game system comprising: output means for outputting data related to the warning from the server via the communication line.

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