JP5366461B2 - Game card management sharing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game card management and sharing system for sharing the card frequency of each card in a game.
Here, the card registration device that constitutes the system according to the present invention is defined as including a device that incorporates a card registration device function in the game machine or is provided together therewith.

Conventional game machines using card information use cards in the following manner.
When a card is purchased, each card has a predetermined frequency (for example, 100 degrees), and the card can be used by registering the purchased card in the server device using a registration machine or the like. For example, it can be used for a game until the frequency becomes 0 by decreasing the card frequency by 1 game, for example, by 1 game.
In this conventional card-using system, even if a large number of cards are owned, the frequency is used individually. In order to play a game, all the cards with the remaining frequency must be carried around. You can't put the frequency on one card.

In addition, the card count cannot be used for anything other than the play count, and each card count cannot be restored except for takeover. That is, the frequency set initially decreases by playing, and once the frequency decreases, the frequency cannot be increased.
In order to expand the range of use of cards, it is assumed that it will be possible to purchase items and games cars other than playing with card frequency, but depending on the item and vehicle, purchase requires a high frequency Some cards cannot be purchased with the frequency of one card.

Patent Document 1 relates to a network card system. When a card registration request is received from a user's terminal, if it is determined that the registration state of the card related to the registration request is an unregistered occupancy state, The identification information of the user terminal and the identification information of the card related to the registration request are associated with each other and stored in the storage device.
For example, when a card transfer request is received from the user's terminal, when it is determined that the association between the identification information of the user or the user's terminal and the card identification information related to the transfer request is registered, The association between the identification information of the terminal of the transfer destination user and the identification information of the card related to the transfer request is registered in the storage device.
International Publication No. 03-103790 Pamphlet

  In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the association between the card identification information and the user or the user terminal is necessary when the card of the card game is transferred or transferred. It is not a system that uses the sum of frequencies on a card.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to use a card with a number of cards without using a large number of cards. An object of the present invention is to provide a game card management and sharing system that enables purchase of items other than play items that can be purchased with high frequency.

To achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention comprises a card registration device, a server device, and a communication means between the card registration device and the server device, and a game is played on a game machine using a card registered by the card registration device. In the system for playing a game by reducing the frequency per play with respect to the frequency of the card ID, the card registration device has a card insertion slot and is stored in the inserted card. Card information reading means for reading a card ID and frequency, means for inquiring the server apparatus whether or not the card ID read from the card information reading means is registered, and the card ID inquired to the server apparatus are registered. If not, enter the new registration information to enter the card name or character name for new registration. The player associates the means with the means for displaying a screen for allowing the player to select whether or not to associate with the inserted card when the inserted card has already been registered or has received registration. And a database means for storing a registered card ID, a frequency corresponding to the card ID, and a table for storing association information in the server device, and card registration. When a registration inquiry is received from the device, a database verification unit that refers to the table of the database unit and confirms whether or not the inquired card is registered, and card registration results that are not registered by the verification of the database verification unit Card name sent from the card registration device to the card ID when returned to the device Or, if the card inserted by the card registration means that writes the character name in the table and is registered, and the card inserted next by the card registration device is not registered, the card registration device After entering the information of the next inserted card and registering it in the table, or when the next inserted card is registered, the association is performed according to the association request from the card registration device. And an associating unit configured to write the card ID of the card inserted first as the association information of the card ID of the next inserted card when an association request is made.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first aspect , when the card ID of the next inserted card is registered in the table, the card registering device has another card inserted. And a means for requesting the server device to associate the next card when it is not associated with another card.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first or second aspect, the association means writes the card ID of the first inserted card as the association information to the card ID of the next inserted card and inserts it first. A combined frequency obtained by adding the frequency of the next inserted card is written in the item of the frequency of the inserted card.
According to claim 4 of the present invention, in the invention of claim 1, 2 or 3, the table has items of remaining frequency and association information for each registered card ID, and further includes items of card name or character name . It is characterized by having in the same table or another table.
A fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first, second, third or fourth aspect of the present invention, each configuration of the card registration device is attached to a game machine.

According to the above configuration, by writing association information of another card on one registered card, the card frequency associated with one registered card can be charged in addition to the card frequency of one registered card in addition to the card takeover. For example, by writing association information, the remaining number of other cards associated is also charged.
When items and the like can be purchased with the frequency of cards, it has been impossible to add the frequencies of individual cards in the past, so it is possible to purchase items that require a large frequency for purchase.
You can share the same information with multiple cards, so you don't have to carry multiple cards.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A is a block diagram showing an outline of a game card management sharing system according to the present invention.
The game machines 5a to 5n, the card registration device 10 and the server device 30 are connected via a network line 2 such as the Internet.
The player can make an inquiry for registering or associating the card 6 by inserting the card 6 into the card registration device 10 and accessing the server device 30 through the network line 2.

For example, when the card 6a shown in FIG. 1B is associated with another card 6n, the ID Axxx of the card 6a is written and associated with the association item of the card 6n. Either the card 6a or the card 6n can use the total number of remaining 200 degrees, and if the number of degrees for one play, for example, 1 degree is subtracted from the 200 degrees, the number of degrees can be deducted. The remaining frequency of the card 6a or the card 6n is 199 degrees.
Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the card 1 is associated with the card 2 and the card 2 is associated with the card 3, any card inserted into the game machines 5a to 5n looks like a 300-degree card. , You can play using this frequency. When the card 1 or 2 is inserted into any of the game machines 5a to 5n, the ID of the card is read and sent to the server device 30, and the database table is referred to for the sent card ID. At this time, if there is a remaining frequency in the inserted card ID, this frequency is used. If there is no remaining frequency, the association information of the inserted card ID is referred to, and the frequency of the card associated with this card ID is used. When three or more cards are associated, and there is no remaining frequency in the inserted card or the card associated with the inserted card, the frequency of the next associated card is used.
As a card management method, conventionally, a single card is attached to one piece of information. However, as illustrated in FIG. 8A, a plurality of cards can be attached to the same piece of information.

Moreover, in the game machine using the conventional game card, the card frequency is mainly used as the card life by the play count. However, in the present invention, the frequency can be used for other purposes.
Consumption of card frequency can be used in the following cases in addition to consumption of 1 frequency per play.
・ When you make a free setting in the game chassis ・ When you use the web once a hour ・ When you buy a car ・ When you buy an item.
A garage with an ID and password as usual can be created for operation on the WEB. In this case, registration is OK with only one of the cards. An unusable flag “1” can be attached to the card in case the card is lost. When the card with the unusable flag “1” is inserted into the game machines 5a to 5n, an invalid indication is made on the screen of the game machine.

In the case of purchasing a car by inserting a card into the game machines 5a to 5n, a car selection screen to be purchased is displayed on the display screen of the game machines 5a to 5n as shown in FIG. Is selected, the display screen displays a screen of “100 degrees is required to purchase NSX. Do you want to purchase?” (FIG. 7B). Further, when the car BGM1 is selected, the display screen displays a screen of “25 degrees is required to purchase BGM1. Do you want to purchase?” (FIG. 7C). In this way, it is possible to purchase a vehicle having a maximum frequency of one card.
Also, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), if the card 2 with the remaining frequency 10 is associated with the card 1 with the remaining frequency 30, the total is 40 degrees. You can use the data that owns the car XX and the car XX.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the circuit of the card registration device and server device of the game card management sharing system according to the present invention.
In the card registration device 10, the operation unit 11 is a button for inputting and determining characters, and information input through the operation unit 11 is sent to the CPU 15 via the input control unit 12. When the card shown in FIG. 1B is inserted from the card insertion slot 13, the card information read / write control unit 14 reads the card ID and frequency. The read card information is sent to the CPU 15.
The ROM 19 stores a control program for controlling the entire registration machine, a program for card registration and association, and a communication program. The RAM 20 is used as a work area for each control unit and stores temporary data associated with card registration and association control.

The image processing unit 16 displays a registration / association standby screen on the display unit 17 under the control of the CPU 15, and displays a registration screen or a screen for associating when a report is received from the server device inquiring the server device by inserting the card. Is displayed.
The CPU 15 reads the control program, the card registration and association program, and the communication program from the ROM 19 to realize the functions of the device control unit 15a, the card registration control unit 15b, the card association control unit 15c, and the communication control unit 15d.
The device control unit 15a controls the entire device such as device standby screen display processing, input signal reception processing from the operation unit, data transmission processing to the server device, and data reception processing from the server device.

The card registration control unit 15b inquires the server device 30 whether the card ID read by the card information read / write control unit 14 is registered (sends a card ID, frequency information, etc.) or inquires the server device 30. As a result, when information indicating that the card ID is not registered is transmitted, a screen for inputting a card name or a character name is displayed for new registration, and the player enters the card name or character according to the screen. When input, this input information is sent and control for registering the new card in the server device 30 is performed.
The card association control unit 15c receives a report sent from the server device when the inserted card has already been registered or received registration, and determines whether or not to associate with the inserted card. Displays a screen for letting you select. If the player selects to associate, a screen requesting the next card insertion is displayed.
The communication control unit 15d receives information to be transmitted from each of the control units 15b and 15c when communicating with the server device based on the control of the card registration control unit 15b and the card association control unit 15c. Information is transmitted to the device 30.

In the server device 30, the database 31 stores a card data table 31a and a character data table 31b as illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B, respectively.
The card data table 31a has items of remaining frequency, association information, and unusable flag for the registered card ID. For example, a registered card with a card ID of B222 has a remaining frequency 99 of 0 and association information C333 is written. In addition, the registration card with the card ID C333 has a remaining frequency 100 of 0, and association information A111 is written therein. The card IDs A111, C333, and B222 are associated with each other, and the total frequency is the remaining frequency 100 of A111, the remaining frequency 99 of the card ID B222 and the remaining frequency 100 of the card ID C333 are added to obtain the remaining frequency 299. .

  In this example, a plurality of characters can be registered in one card, and the character data table 31b has items of character type and name for each card ID. The character type and name are the character type and name input when the player registers the card. For example, a card ID A111 contains a plurality of merchants whose names are XXX and villagers whose names are △△ □□.

The ROM 34 has a data collation program for collating whether or not the card ID information sent from the card registration device 10 is registered, associated with the card, a card registration program for registering the card, and a card for associating the card. An association program and a communication program are stored.
The CPU 33 reads out the data collation program, the card registration program for registering the card, the card association program for associating the card and the communication program, thereby reading the database collation unit 33a, the card registration unit 33b, the card association unit 33c and the communication. Each function of the control unit 33d is realized.

When the database verification unit 33a receives a registration inquiry from the card registration device, the database verification unit 33a refers to the table 31a of the database 31 and confirms whether or not the inquired card is registered. When the card registration unit 33b returns the result of the registration not verified by the database verification unit 33a to the card registration device, the card type and the name of the character sent from the card registration device are written in the table 31b for the card ID. sign up.
If the card inserted next is not registered as a result of the database collation for the card inserted next for card association, the card association unit 33c is sent from the card registration device when the card inserted next is not registered. The card registration unit 33b inputs the information and registers the information in the table, or when the next inserted card is registered, the card ID to be associated in accordance with the association request from the card registration device is Write in the association item of the inserted card ID.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the card association processing centering on the processing on the card registration device side, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart centering on the processing on the server device side.
First, the outline of the card association process will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 3, A111 is used as the card 1 and C333 is used as the card 2 to be associated. When the card A111 is inserted (step (hereinafter referred to as “S”) 001), the card registration device 10 sends the card information to the server device 30. (S002). In FIG. 4A, when the card ID is transmitted from the card registration device 10 (S101), the server device 30 collates with the database (S102). If there is a record (registration), the card information is returned (S103, S104). On the other hand, if there is no record, NULL is returned (S103, S105).

In FIG. 3, when registration is made in the server device 30, the registered card information is returned to the card registration device 10, so the player determines whether to associate another card with this card (S <b> 006). ). If there is no registration in the server device 30, the player inputs new card registration information (S 004), requests a new registration to the server device 30 (S 005), and whether or not to associate another card with the newly registered card. Is determined by the player (S006).
In FIG. 4, when a new registration is requested, the server device 30 transmits a card ID as shown in FIG. 4B (S201), collates with a database (S202), and determines whether there is a record. (S203), if there is no record, a new record is added (S204). Since the process in this case is based on the premise that there is no record, when there is a record in the process of S203, the process of failure is performed (S205).

In FIG. 3, if the player does not associate in S006, if no operation is performed or if an operation that does not associate is performed, the process for association ends at that time.
If the player inserts the next card C333, the intention is to associate the card C333, and the server device 30 is inquired about the card ID of the card C333.
The server device 30 performs the process of FIG. 4A, and if there is a record of this card, returns the card information (S104).

If there is no record, NULL is returned (S105).
In FIG. 3, when the card registration device 10 receives a reply indicating that registration has been made, the card registration device 10 determines whether or not the card C333 is already associated with another card (S009, S012). On the other hand, when there is no registration, the server apparatus 30 is requested for new registration (S009, S010).
The server apparatus performs the process shown in FIG. 4B and adds a new record (S204). In FIG. 3, when the card registration device 10 receives the newly added information, the card registration device 10 requests the server device 30 to make an association (S011).
If it is determined in S012 that the card has already been associated with another card, the process ends at that point because the card cannot be associated. If it is not associated with another card, the server device 30 is requested for association (S011).

  In FIG. 4C, when the server device 30 receives the IDs A111 and C333 of the cards 1 and 2 (S301), it collates with the database (S302), and sets the A111 of the card 1 in the item of the association information of the card 2. Write association (S303). Then, the frequency of the card 2 is added to the remaining frequency of the card 1 (S304).

FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are divided into the player operation, the card registration device processing, the Internet line transmission / reception, and the server device processing in FIG. 3 and FIG.
Player -P1 Card insertion device Card registration device -C1 Card information reading -C2 Card information IDXXX is sent to the server device for inquiry Server device -S1 Card ID XXX is received -S2 Check card ID XXX with database table ・ S3 not registered ・ S4 reply to report ・ S5 registered ・ S6 reply to report

Card registration device ・ Display registration screen in response to C3 unregistered report Player ・ Enter P2 registration information Card registration device ・ C4 Send registration information to server device Server device ・ S7 Receive registration information ・ S8 Card ID x in table Write information of XXX-S9 Report reply Card registration device-C5 Screen display for receiving and associating Player-P3 Enter association OK Card registration device-C6 Screen display prompting insertion of card to be associated

Player ・ P4 card insertion Card registration device ・ C7 Card information read ・ C8 Card ID ○○○○ sent and inquired server device ・ S10 Card ID ○○○○ received ・ S11 Card ID ○○○○ registered in table・ S12 No registration ・ S13 Report reply ・ S14 Registration ・ S15 Also report the association of the report reply and other cards Card registration device ・ C9 Display registration screen in response to report of no registration Player ・ P5 information input

Card registration device-Send C10 registration information to server device-Server device-S16 Receive registration information-Write information of card ID XXX into S17 table-S18 Report reply Card registration device-C11 Receive report-C12 Other cards・ C13 If there is no other card association, request the server device to associate the card ID XXX with the card ID XXX Server device ・ S19 Card ID XX in the table Put association of card ID XXX into ○○ ・ S20 Report reply Card registration device ・ C14 End with report reception

In the above embodiment, the case of using a card registration device that exclusively performs card registration and association has been described. However, the card registration and association can also be performed from the game machine by incorporating or incorporating the function of the card registration device in the game machine. It can be performed. In such a case, when a card is inserted, the game machine displays an image for selecting whether to start the game with the card inserted in the standby screen or to register or associate with the inserted card. The player can select either game play, registration, or association.
Further, in the card registration, the example of inputting the character type and the name for registering a plurality of characters with one card has been described. However, the data structure is such that the card name and character name are registered as input information. You can also. In such a case, the card name and character name items may be created in the card data table without creating the character data table 31b.

  This is a system for registering and associating cards in a game machine that uses cards.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of the management sharing system of the game card by this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating correlation of a card | curd. It is a block diagram which shows embodiment of the circuit of the card registration apparatus and server apparatus of the management sharing system of the game card by this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the card | curd association process centering on the process by the card registration apparatus side. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the process by the side of a server apparatus. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are divided into operation of the player, processing of the card registration device, transmission / reception of the Internet line and processing of the server device, and the details are shown in time series, and the first half part is shown. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are divided into operation of the player, processing of the card registration device, transmission / reception of the Internet line and processing of the server device, and the details are shown in chronological order, and the latter half is shown. It is a figure which shows an example of the card data table stored in the database of a server apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the character data table stored in the database of a server apparatus. It is an example of a car selection screen for performing a car race using the card concerning the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the correlation of a some card | curd, and the purchase example by card | curd frequency, (a) has shown the example with which a some card | curd is linked | related, (b) has each shown the example which purchases a vehicle with the linked | related card | curd. .

Explanation of symbols

2 Network line
5a, 5n game machine
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Card registration apparatus 11 Operation part 12 Input control part 13 Card insertion slot 14 Card information read / write control part 15,33 CPU
16 Image processing unit 17 Display unit 18, 32 Communication unit 19 ROM
20 RAM
30 server device 31 database

Claims (5)

When a game is played on a game machine using a card registration device, a server device, and a communication means between the card registration device and the server device, and a card registered by the card registration device is used, the number of times that a card ID has per game In a system for playing games by reducing the frequency of
In the card registration device,
A card information reading means having a card insertion slot for reading the card ID and frequency stored in the inserted card;
Means for inquiring of the server apparatus whether or not the card ID read from the card information reading means is registered;
A new registration information input means for inputting a card name or a character name to perform a new registration when the card ID inquired to the server device is not registered;
Means for displaying a screen for allowing the player to select whether or not to associate with the inserted card when the inserted card has already been registered or has received registration;
Means for requesting the next card insertion if the player chooses to associate,
On the server device,
Database means for storing a registered card ID and a table for storing frequency and association information corresponding to the card ID;
When a registration inquiry is received from the card registration device, a database verification means for referring to the table of the database means and confirming the presence or absence of registration of the inquired card; and
A card registration means for writing a card name or a character name sent from the card registration apparatus to the card ID and registering it in a table when the result of the registration not returned by the database verification means is returned to the card registration apparatus;
Next, if the inserted card is not registered as a result of database verification for the card inserted by the card registration device, the information of the next inserted card sent from the card registration device is input. After registering in the table or when the next inserted card has been registered, it has an association means for associating according to the association request from the card registration device,
When the association request is made, the association means writes the card ID of the card inserted first as the association information of the card ID of the next inserted card. The card registration device determines whether the next inserted card is associated with another card when the card ID of the next inserted card is registered in the table. 2. The game card management sharing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for requesting the server device to associate the next card when it is not associated. The association means writes the card ID of the first inserted card as the association information in the card ID of the next inserted card and sets the frequency of the next inserted card in the item of the frequency of the first inserted card. 3. The game card management sharing system according to claim 1, wherein the added frequency is written. The table includes items of remaining frequency and association information for each registered card ID, and further includes items of card name or character name in the same table or other tables. 3. The management sharing system for game cards according to 3.   5. The game card management sharing system according to claim 1, wherein each of the components of the card registration device is provided in a game machine.

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