JP5696245B1 - System and method for sharing quiz sequences - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To share a quiz sequence of a quiz game provided by executing an application program with another computer device not mounted with the application. A server according to an embodiment of the present invention asks a question of a predetermined quiz so that the first application program can execute a quiz sequence for one or a plurality of predetermined quizzes of the plurality of quizzes. Quiz information including information and correct answer information is provided to the first client terminal. The server also sends quiz package information generated based on question information and correct answer information of the predetermined quiz to the second client terminal so that a second application program can execute the quiz sequence. provide. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The disclosure herein relates to a system and method for sharing a quiz sequence, and more particularly, to a system and method that enables a quiz sequence executed by an application program to be shared with a computer device that does not have the application installed therein.

  A game system that provides a quiz game to a user by executing a predetermined quiz sequence is known. In this game system, a quiz game is provided by executing a quiz sequence on a game-dedicated machine or a general-purpose computer device such as a smartphone capable of executing a quiz game application. The quiz sequence usually presents a predetermined question to the user, accepts an answer to the question from the user, judges whether the answer is correct, and gives the result of the judgment (correct answer if correct or incorrect) A series of processes required for the user to enjoy the quiz, which is presented to the user, is included.

  An example of such a quiz game is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-178442 (Patent Document 1). As disclosed in Patent Document 1, a quiz game may be provided as an online game that can be played simultaneously by a plurality of players. In the online quiz game disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the user's answers are transmitted and received among a plurality of game-dedicated machines (arcade game machines), so that the users can share each other's answers.

JP 2008-178442 A

  However, when an application is executed on a general-purpose computer device such as a smartphone to provide a predetermined quiz game, the other quiz game application is not necessarily installed on the other computer device. Even if game data such as the answer to the above is shared between computer devices, the computer device that receives the game data cannot reproduce the quiz.

  Conventionally, in order to share the contents of a quiz game, a game screen (for example, a screen for presenting a question or a screen for notifying a user of a determination result) The captured screen is shared with other computer devices. Since the image data is usually generated in a general-purpose format such as a GIF format or a bitmap format, even if the sharing destination computer device cannot execute the application for the quiz game, the computer device receives the contents of the received game. An image showing can be displayed.

  In this sharing method, a captured image showing the contents (a part of) of the quiz game can be viewed on the sharing destination computer device, but a quiz sequence cannot be executed. The user still cannot enjoy the quiz. For example, if you share a screen on which only questions or questions and answer options are displayed, you cannot know the correct answer from that screen, and you want to share a screen on which correct answers are displayed in addition to the questions. The correct answer is known at the time of reading the question, and does not make a body as a quiz game.

  Accordingly, one of the objects of the present invention is to allow a quiz sequence executed by an application program to be shared with a computer apparatus that does not have the application mounted thereon. Other objects of the present invention will become apparent by referring to the entire specification.

  One embodiment of the present invention provides a first client terminal that executes a first application program that provides a quiz game and a second client terminal that executes a second application program different from the first application program. The present invention relates to a server that is connected to be able to communicate. The server includes one or more processors and a storage. In one embodiment, the server stores question information indicating a question and correct answer information indicating a correct answer to the question for each of the plurality of quizzes. The storage may store option information indicating answer options for the question.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the one or more processors include, for one or more predetermined quizzes of the plurality of quizzes, quiz information including the question information and the correct answer information of the predetermined quiz. Provide to the first client terminal. The first application program executes a quiz sequence for the predetermined quiz based on quiz information from the server. The quiz sequence in one embodiment includes a process of presenting a question of a predetermined quiz, a process of accepting an answer to the question, and a process of presenting a correct answer to the predetermined question. The quiz sequence may include a process for determining whether or not the accepted answer matches the correct answer. When the predetermined quiz is an alternative quiz, the quiz sequence can include a process of providing a plurality of options for answering the question. By executing the first application program on the first client terminal, the user can be presented with a quiz question, answer the question, and know whether the answer is correct or incorrect.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the storage can store at least the question information and the quiz sequence information generated by structuring the correct answer information for the predetermined quiz.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the one or more processors are generated based at least on the question information and the correct answer information of the predetermined quiz so that the second application program can execute the quiz sequence. The quiz package information is provided to the second client terminal. The second client terminal can execute a quiz sequence for the predetermined quiz using the package information even when the first application program for the quiz game is not installed. For example, the second application program can present the question information to the user based on the acquired quiz package information, and then can present the correct answer information to the user after accepting the presentation of the answer from the user, for example. As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, a quiz sequence executed by the first application program for providing a quiz game is also executed in a second client terminal that does not have the first application installed. Can be reproduced. That is, in one embodiment of the present invention, the quiz sequence executed by the first application program can be shared with a client terminal that does not have the first application installed.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the second application is a browser, and the quiz package information is a script that can be executed by the browser. In one embodiment of the present invention, the quiz package information is generated based on quiz sequence information, and the quiz sequence information is information in a data format in which at least the question information and the correct answer information are structured, for example, JSON. It is described in a format or XML format. When the quiz package information is a script that can be executed by the browser, the quiz sequence can be executed by the second application (browser) by reading the question information and correct answer information of the quiz to be shared into the variable of the script. The quiz package information can be easily generated. In particular, the quiz package information can be easily generated from the quiz sequence information by describing the quiz sequence information in the JSON format or the XML format.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the one or more processors are configured to provide link information identifying a storage location of the quiz package information to the first client terminal. As a result, the user of the first client terminal can easily share the link information with others by posting the link information to the SNS or sending the link information by e-mail, for example. When the second client terminal acquires the link information from the first client terminal, the link information can be specified and a quiz acquisition request can be transmitted to the server. The server can provide the quiz package information to the second client terminal in response to an acquisition request including the link information from the second client terminal. Thus, according to an embodiment of the present invention, sharing of quiz package information for executing a quiz sequence is facilitated.

  Since most browsers currently used support the ability to interpret and execute scripts such as Javascript, a wide range of clients with browsers can be created by writing quiz package information in scripts that can be executed by the browser. A quiz sequence can be shared with the terminal.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the one or more processors are configured to provide information for obtaining the first application program to the second client terminal. Without the first application program, the second client terminal performs all of the functions of the quiz game provided by the first application program (for example, a battle function, a correct answer rate management function, a correct answer rate ranking function, etc.). It cannot be provided. A part of the first application program by providing information (for example, a link to the download page of the first application program) for acquiring the first application program to the second client terminal It is possible to prompt the user of the second client terminal who has experience of using the function to acquire the first application program.

  A system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first client terminal and a server that is communicably connected to the first client terminal. In one embodiment of the present invention, the first client terminal executes a first application program to execute a quiz sequence for a predetermined quiz, and at least the question information and the correct answer for the predetermined quiz. The quiz sequence information generated by structuring the information is generated, and the quiz sequence information is transmitted to the server. The server provides the second client terminal with quiz package information generated based on the quiz sequence information so that the second application program can execute the quiz sequence. According to the embodiment, the quiz sequence executed by the first application program can be shared with a client terminal that does not have the first application installed.

  A method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method executed by executing a predetermined computer-readable instruction by one or a plurality of processors, the question information indicating a question for each of a plurality of quizzes, and Storing the correct answer information indicating the correct answer to the question, and so that the first application program of the first client terminal can execute a quiz sequence for one or more predetermined quizzes of the plurality of quizzes. Providing the first client terminal with quiz information including the question information of the predetermined quiz and the correct answer information, and the question of the predetermined quiz so that the second application program can execute the quiz sequence Information and the quiz package generated based on at least the correct answer information Comprising a di-information, comprising: providing a second client terminal to execute the second application program, the.

  As described above, according to various embodiments of the present invention, a quiz sequence of a quiz game provided by executing an application program can be shared with other computer devices (for example, client terminals) that do not have the application installed. it can.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the example of the management table which manages question information etc. in one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a process flow for sharing a quiz sequence, according to one embodiment of the invention The figure which shows an example of the display image of the quiz game in one Embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the display image of the quiz game in one Embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the display image of the quiz game in one Embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the display image of the quiz game in one Embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the link information shared in SNS according to one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the package information displayed on the browser according to one Embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the package information displayed on the browser according to one Embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the package information displayed on the browser according to one Embodiment of this invention

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In addition, the same referential mark is attached | subjected to the component which is common in drawing.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, a system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a server 10, a client terminal 30A, and a client terminal 30B. In this specification, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the client terminal 30A and the client terminal 30B, they may be simply referred to as the client terminal 30. In FIG. 1, two client terminals, the client terminal 30 </ b> A and the client terminal 30 </ b> B, are illustrated. However, three or more client terminals can be connected to the server 10 so as to communicate with each other.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the server 10 is communicably connected to the client terminal 30 via the network 20 such as the Internet, and provides various online game services to the client terminal 30. For example, the server 10 processes the game message received from the client terminal 30 according to a predetermined game logic (or a program for realizing the game logic), and transmits the processing result to the client terminal 30. Further, the server 10 provides the client terminal 30 with various game data necessary for the progress of the game.

  As illustrated, the server 10 includes a processor 11, a main memory 12, a user I / F 13, a communication I / F 14, and a storage 15. These components are electrically connected to each other via a bus (not shown). The processor 11 loads instructions included in various programs for realizing an operating system and game logic from the storage 15 into the main memory 12, and executes the instructions included in the loaded program. The main memory 12 is used for storing instructions to be executed by the processor 11, and is constituted by, for example, a DRAM.

  The user I / F 13 includes, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard and a mouse that accepts an operator's input, and an information output device such as a liquid crystal display that outputs the calculation result of the processor 11. The communication I / F 14 is implemented as hardware, firmware, communication software such as a TCP / IP driver or a PPP driver, or a combination thereof, and is configured to be able to communicate with the client terminal 30 via the network 20.

  The storage 15 is composed of a magnetic disk drive, for example, and stores various programs such as a game control program for realizing a game logic. The storage 15 can also store various data used in the game. Various data that can be stored in the storage 15 may be communicably connected to the server 10 and may be stored in a database server that is physically separate from the server 10. In FIG. 1, the storage 15 is illustrated as a single unit, but the storage 15 may be a collection of a plurality of physically separate storages. That is, in this specification, the data stored in the storage 15 may be stored in a single storage or may be distributed and stored in a plurality of storages.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the game application program 60 and the server 10 cooperate to provide an online game by executing the game application program 60 on an execution environment such as an OS or middleware in the client terminal 30. be able to. The game application program 60 is stored in the storage 15 or the storage 25, for example, and is downloaded to the client terminal 30 in response to a request from the client terminal 30. This game application program includes an instruction set for processing game data provided from the server 10 when executed on the client terminal 30. Various data such as image data referred to when the instruction set is executed is also downloaded to the client terminal 30. The game application program 60 may be stored in a storage (not shown) other than the storage 15 and the external storage 25. By executing the game application program 60 on the client terminal 30, a predetermined quiz sequence is executed and a quiz game is provided to the user. The game application program 60 may execute a quiz sequence as a part of another game such as an action game, a role playing game, or a baseball game. For example, by executing the game application program 60 for a baseball game, it is possible to provide a user with a quiz related to a real baseball player appearing in the baseball game. The types of games realized by the server 10 and the client terminal 30 (or the game application program 60 executed on the client terminal 30) are not limited to those specified in this specification.

  The game application program stored in the storage such as the storage 15 is distributed to the client terminal 30 in response to a distribution request from the client terminal 30. The distributed game application program is received at the client terminal 30 via the communication I / F 34 under the control of the processor 31. The received game application program is stored in the storage 35, for example. This application software is activated in response to an operation of the client terminal 30 by the player, and is executed on a platform such as an OS or middleware installed in the client terminal 30.

  The game application program 60 activated on the client terminal 30 can transmit a game message to the server 10. The server 10 can control the progress of the game by processing a message from the game application program according to a predetermined game logic and returning various information indicating the processing result to the game application program. For example, when the quiz game takes a battle form between users or between a user and a non-player character, the battle can be processed according to a predetermined battle logic.

  Although FIG. 1 shows the server 10 as a single unit, the server 10 may be a collection of a plurality of physically separate servers. That is, in FIG. 1, the configuration included in the server 10 may be distributed among a plurality of different servers. Further, the functions described as being executed by the server 10 in relation to FIG. 1 may be executed in a distributed manner by a plurality of servers. As described above, the server 10 is not limited to a server having a physically single configuration, but can also refer to a collection of physically separate servers.

  Next, the client terminal 30 will be described. The client terminal 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention is an arbitrary information processing apparatus in which an application execution environment for executing the game application program 60 is installed. For example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, an electronic device Includes but is not limited to book readers, wearable computers, and gaming consoles.

  A client terminal 30A according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor 31A, a main memory 32A, a user I / F 33A, a communication I / F 34A, and a storage 35A as shown in the figure, and each of these components. Are electrically connected to each other via a bus (not shown). The client terminal 30B according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor 31B, a main memory 32B, a user I / F 33B, a communication I / F 34B, and a storage 35B. They are electrically connected to each other via the illustrated bus. In this specification, it is not necessary to distinguish between the hardware configuration of the client terminal 30A and the hardware configuration of the client terminal 30B, and therefore, the hardware configuration of the client terminal 30A will be described below. A description of the hardware configuration is omitted.

  The processor 31A loads various programs such as an operating system from the storage 35A to the main memory 32A, and executes instructions included in the loaded program. The main memory 32A is used for storing instructions executed by the processor 31A, and is configured by, for example, a DRAM.

  The user I / F 33A is an information input device that receives input from the player and an information output device that outputs the calculation result of the processor 31A, and includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display including a touch screen. The communication I / F 34A is implemented as hardware, firmware, communication software such as a TCP / IP driver or a PPP driver, or a combination thereof, and is configured to be able to communicate with the server 10 via the network 20.

  The storage 35A is constituted by, for example, a magnetic disk drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores various programs such as an operating system. Further, when the game application program 60 is received from the server 10 via the communication I / F 34A, the storage 35A stores the received game application program 60.

  The client terminal 30 executes a browser in the processor 31A, interprets an HTML file (HTML data), generates a display screen, and displays the generated display screen on a display unit such as a touch panel provided in the client terminal. Can be displayed. With this browser function, the HTML data acquired from the server 10 can be interpreted and a web page corresponding to the received HTML data can be displayed. Further, the browser can interpret a script described in the HTML data and execute processing according to the script. The browser 75 illustrated in relation to the client terminal 30B in FIG. 1 has such a function. Processing and functions unique to the present invention executed by the browser 75 will be described later.

  In the client terminal 30A, the game application program 60 is activated in response to the player's operation and is executed on the platform installed in the client terminal 30A. When the game application program is executed on the client terminal 30A, for example, an animation or an operation icon instructed by the program is displayed on the screen of the client terminal 30A. The player can input an instruction to advance the game using the user I / F 33A of the client terminal 30A.

  Next, functions of the server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention can realize functions related to the embodiment of the present invention by executing various instruction sets by the processor 11. In one embodiment of the present invention, the instruction set executed by the processor 11 includes a quiz information providing module 41, a sequence information generating module 42, a package information generating module 43, a link information generating module 44, and a game control module. 45.

  The quiz information providing module 41 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides quiz information about a predetermined quiz to the first client terminal 30A so that the game application program 60 for the quiz game can execute a quiz sequence. Provided to the client terminal 30A.

  As described above, the server 10 provides an online quiz game service in cooperation with the game application program 60, and stores information necessary for executing the quiz game in the storage 15. FIG. 2 shows an example of a management table for managing information necessary for providing a quiz game in one embodiment of the present invention. This management table is stored in the storage 15, for example. As shown in the figure, the management table according to an embodiment includes, for each of a plurality of quizzes, text information indicating the question of the quiz in association with an ID (quiz ID) for identifying each quiz, and an answer to the question. Second information, quiz sequence information generated by structuring data including at least the question information and the correct answer information, the option information indicating the plurality of options, the correct answer information indicating the correct answer to the question, and the quiz sequence of the quiz Stores link information including a URL indicating a storage location of quiz package information to be executed by the client terminal 30B or a storage location of HTML data including the quiz package information. Information regarding an arbitrary number of quizzes can be stored in the management table. The storage 10 can store various information regarding the quiz other than the above. For example, when a part or all of a quiz question, option, or correct answer is expressed using an image, an image file corresponding to the image is also stored.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the quiz information providing module 41 can provide not only the quiz information but also the link information described above to the first client terminal 30A.

  The quiz information providing module 41 is a part or all of the information managed in the management table based on the request from the first client terminal 30A or according to the progress of the quiz game managed by the server 10. Is provided to the first client terminal 30A.

  The sequence information generation module 42 according to an embodiment of the present invention generates quiz sequence information by structuring at least question information and correct answer information of a quiz for a predetermined quiz. The quiz sequence information is information in a data format in which at least the question information and the correct answer information are structured, and is described in, for example, JSON format or XML format. For example, when the quiz sequence information is generated in the JSON format, a data file in the JSON format (file whose extension is represented by .json) is generated. The generated quiz sequence information (for example, JSON format file) is stored in the storage 15, for example. When quiz sequence information is generated for a predetermined quiz, a JSON-format file of the generated quiz sequence information is managed in the management table described above in association with the quiz ID of the predetermined quiz. The quiz sequence information can be generated at an arbitrary timing. For example, quiz sequence information may be generated when a new quiz is registered in the management table, or, as described later, when a sharing request for a predetermined quiz is received from the first client terminal 30A, You may make it produce | generate the quiz sequence information about the said quiz. Since the number of quizzes managed by the server 10 becomes enormous, by generating quiz sequence information in response to a sharing request or other requests, the quiz sequence information is generated each time a new quiz is registered. , Memory area can be saved.

  The package information generation module according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured so that the quiz question information and the correct answer of the predetermined quiz can be executed in an application program other than the game application program 60 for the predetermined quiz. Quiz package information is generated based on at least the information. In one embodiment, the quiz package information is described in a script format that can be executed by a browser such as JavaScript. In one embodiment of the present invention, the quiz package information for a predetermined quiz is described in, for example, JavaScript, and when executed by the browser 75, the question information of the predetermined quiz is displayed and an answer to the question information is displayed. Accepted and described so as to present correct answer information included in the package information. In one embodiment of the present invention, script format quiz package information can be easily generated by reading data described in quiz sequence information described in JSON format or XML format into a variable.

  The quiz package information generated with respect to the predetermined quiz and / or the data including the quiz package information (for example, HTML data including the generated script) is stored in the storage 15, for example. The link information generation module 44 according to an embodiment of the present invention generates link information including the quiz package information and / or a URL specifying a storage location of data including the quiz package information. The link information (or URL) about the predetermined quiz generated in this way is stored in the management table in association with the quiz ID of the predetermined quiz, as shown in FIG.

  The game control module 45 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides the client terminal 30 with various game data for executing a quiz game other than the quiz information provided by the quiz information providing module 41. The game data provided to the predetermined user by the game control module 41 includes various data relating to the quiz game such as correct answer rate information indicating the correct answer rate of the predetermined user. Further, when the quiz game is a battle format between users, data related to the opponent (correct answer rate, etc.), data related to the battle history, and the like may be included. The game control module 41 can also provide a chat function and a messaging function in order to promote communication between players.

  Subsequently, functions executed in the client terminal 30A will be described. The client terminal 30A according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide the user with a quiz game by executing the game application program 60. The game application program 60 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, for example, a plurality of modules, and includes a quiz sequence module 61, a request reception module 62, a package information generation module 63, a transmission module 64, and an SNS sharing module 65. . The function of the client terminal 30A is realized by executing part or all of these modules by the processor 31A.

  The quiz sequence module 61 according to an embodiment of the present invention can execute a quiz sequence for a predetermined quiz that is given to the user. In one embodiment, the quiz sequence presents a process for presenting a question for a predetermined quiz, a process for accepting an answer to the question, a process for determining whether the accepted answer is a correct answer, and a correct answer for the predetermined question. Processing is included.

  The request reception module 62 according to an embodiment of the present invention can receive a request for sharing the content of the quiz (quiz sequence) with other users, for example, for a quiz that the user has answered. For example, the user can request sharing of a quiz related to a question answered immediately before. In addition, when a plurality of quizzes are included in one round and a game sequence of a plurality of games included in the round is sequentially executed when a predetermined round is started, a part of the plurality of quizzes included in the round is included. Or you can share everything with other users. Furthermore, the quiz selected by the user from the quiz list can be shared with other users. The selection method of the quiz to be shared described in this specification is merely an example, and the quiz to be shared can be selected by a method other than the method explicitly described in this specification.

  The package information generation module 63 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured such that the quiz requested to be shared by the request reception module 62 and / or a quiz shared with a client terminal other than the client terminal 30A (“shared object” The quiz sequence information described above can be generated for the “quiz”), and the quiz package information described above can be generated based on the quiz sequence information. As described above, when the quiz sequence information and the quiz package information are generated in the server 10, the game application program 60 may not include the package information generation module 63.

  The transmission module 64 according to an embodiment of the present invention can notify the server 10 of the sharing request when sharing is requested for a predetermined quiz in the request receiving module 62. As described above, the sequence information generation module 42 of the server 10 can generate the quiz sequence information for the quiz when receiving the sharing request for the predetermined quiz from the first client terminal 30A.

  Further, the transmission module 64 according to an embodiment of the present invention may transmit the quiz package information generated by the package information generation module 63 to the server 10. Upon receiving the quiz package information from the first client terminal 30A, the server 10 can store the quiz package information in the storage 15 and manage the quiz package information using the management table.

  The SNS sharing module 65 creates a message including the quiz package information acquired from the server 10 and link information indicating the storage location of the HTML data including the quiz package information, and uses the created message for the SNS. Can be shared with other users.

  Next, functions of the client terminal 30B will be described. The client terminal 30B according to the embodiment of the present invention can execute the SNS application 70 and the browser 75 by the processor 31B.

  The SNS application 70 is an application program for using a predetermined SNS, and in particular, an application program for using the SNS to which the SNS sharing module 65 of the client terminal 30A has posted link information. The user can browse the message posted by the SNS sharing module 65 of the client terminal 30 </ b> A by executing the SNS application 70.

  As described above, the browser 70 can interpret the HTML data and display a web page corresponding to the received HTML data. When the HTML data includes a script (for example, the above-described quiz package information described in a script format), the script can be executed. When link information included in a message posted by the SNS sharing module 65 is selected, quiz package information specified by the link information and / or HTML data including the quiz package information is acquired from the server 10 and the quiz package is acquired. Execute information (script format).

  As will be described later, the client terminal 30B can execute the game application program 60 by downloading the game application program 60 from the server 10, for example. By executing the quiz package information with the browser 75, the quiz sequence can be executed.

  Next, referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 11, a flow of processing for sharing a quiz sequence executed by the game application 60 with other client terminals not having the game application 60 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Will be explained.

  First, in step S102, for each of a plurality of quizzes, in association with a quiz ID that identifies each quiz, question information indicating the question of the quiz, option information indicating answer options for the question, and a correct answer to the question are displayed. Information necessary for providing a quiz game such as correct answer information is stored. Information necessary for providing this quiz game is managed by, for example, the management table shown in FIG. These pieces of information are stored in the storage 15, for example.

  Next, in step S104, for example, in response to a request from the first client terminal 30A (or the game application program 60), quiz information about a predetermined quiz is provided to the first client terminal 30A. For example, when the game application program 60 is activated on the client terminal 30A, for example, a display screen showing a list of quiz genres is generated, and the display screen is displayed on the display unit of the client terminal 30A. The client terminal 30A includes, for example, a touch panel, and can display a display screen on the touch panel. When a user selects a desired genre from among the displayed genres, information specifying the selected genre is transmitted to the server 10, so that a plurality of quizzes classified into the selected genre are selected. A predetermined quiz is selected from among them, and quiz information relating to the selected quiz is provided to the first client terminal 30A. The provision of the quiz information is executed by, for example, the quiz information providing module 41 described above.

  Next, in step S106, the game application program 60 is executed by the client terminal 30A, and a quiz sequence for a predetermined quiz is executed based on the quiz information received from the server 10. The process in step S106 is executed by the above-described quiz sequence module 61, for example.

  4 to 6 show an example of a display screen when a quiz sequence for quizzes belonging to the genre of “overseas travel” is executed in the client terminal 30A. When a quiz belonging to the genre of “overseas travel” is selected as described above, quiz information related to the selected quiz is acquired from the server 10 and included in the quiz information as shown in FIG. A display screen 80 including the question 81 and options 82a to 82d for the question 81 is generated, and the generated display screen 80 is displayed on the display unit of the client terminal 30A. In the example shown in FIG. 4, a question 81 “What is a tourist attraction in Singapore?” Is displayed, and options 82 a to 82 d including correct answers to the question 81 are displayed.

  The user can select, as an answer, an option that he considers to be a correct answer from the options 82a to 82d. For example, the client terminal 30A includes a touch screen, and the display screen 80 is displayed on the touch screen. The touch screen can detect a position touched by the user, and can determine which of the options 82a to 82d is selected by the user according to the touch position. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the user selects an answer from the options 82a to 82d, but more or less than four options may be displayed. Further, a free input area where the user can freely enter text may be displayed together with the question 81. In this case, the user can input an answer to the question 81 in the free input area.

  When one of the choices 82a to 82d is selected as an answer by the user, it is determined whether or not the answer of the user is a correct answer. For example, when the user selects the option 82d (“Merlion”) for the question 81 shown in FIG. 4, the answer is determined to be a correct answer, and as shown in FIG. A message 83 indicating that the answer is correct is displayed. On the other hand, when the user selects the option 82b ("Goddess of Liberty"), since the answer is incorrect, as shown in FIG. 6, a message 84 ("" "Incorrect.") Is displayed. The message 84 may include information indicating a correct answer (for example, “correct answer is Merlion”).

  As described above, when the quiz sequence is executed for the predetermined quiz, the process proceeds to step S108. In step S108, a request for sharing the quiz sequence executed in step S100 with other users of the SNS is accepted from the user. FIG. 7 shows a display example of a display image for accepting sharing of link information in SNS. On the client terminal 30A, for example, after the quiz sequence is executed in step S106 (for example, after displaying whether the user's answer is correct or incorrect), “Share via SNS” is displayed as shown in FIG. Button 85 is displayed. When the button 85 is selected by the user, a message including the link information acquired from the server 10 is created in step S104, and the created message is shared with other users of the SNS using the SNS function. it can. The creation and transmission of the message including the link information is executed by, for example, the SNS sharing module 65 described above.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a message posted to the SNS and shared with other users. FIG. 8 shows an example in which a message posted to the SNS from the client terminal 30A is displayed on the client terminal 30B. As illustrated, the message 91 transmitted by the client terminal 30A is displayed on the SNS display screen 90 in the client terminal 30B. This message 91 includes a question 92 for the quiz to be shared and link information 93.

  Subsequently, in step S110, when the link information 93 on the touch panel is selected by the user, the quiz package information specified by the link information 93 or the HTML data including the quiz package information is transferred from the server 10 to the client terminal 30B. be delivered.

  Next, in step S112, the quiz package information (script) acquired from the server 10 is executed, and the quiz package information included in the quiz sharing HTML data is executed. When this quiz package information is executed, as shown in FIG. 9, based on the quiz package information specified by the selected link information, the question 101 and the question of the quiz to be shared based on the question information and option information The display screen 100 including the options 102a to 102d including the correct answer to the above is generated, and the generated display screen is displayed on the display screen of the client terminal 30B. Acquisition and execution of quiz package information are executed by the browser 75 described above, for example. The display screen 100 shown in FIG. 9 includes the same information (questions and options) as the display screen 80 shown in FIG. 4, but the display screen 80 of FIG. It should be noted that the display screen 100 of FIG. 9 is generated by an application (for example, the browser 75) different from the game application program 60. The management table in FIG. 2 can manage various information related to the quiz such as the name of the quiz creator (nickname, etc.), the correct answer rate of the quiz, and the number of answerers of the quiz. it can. In step S112, information managed in the management table can be displayed on the client terminal before, during or after execution of the quiz sequence information. For example, when presenting a question for a given quiz, the number of users who have answered the quiz so far (number of respondents), the correct answer rate of the quiz so far, etc. Can be displayed. Thereby, the popularity and difficulty level of the quiz can be transmitted to the user.

  The quiz package information is described so that selection of the option 102a to the option 102d can be accepted. That is, by executing the quiz package information with the browser 75, it is detected that the user has touched the area where the options 102a to 102d are displayed on the display unit (touch panel) of the client terminal 30B, and the user touches the area. It can be determined that the selected option has been selected.

  When the user selects the option 102d (“Merlion”), the answer is determined to be a correct answer by the determination logic described in the game script, and the user's answer is the correct answer as shown in FIG. A message 103 indicating that is displayed. Although illustration is omitted, when an incorrect answer option is selected, a display screen corresponding to FIG. 6 is displayed under the control of the browser 75. As shown in FIG. 11, a link 104 to a download screen for downloading the game application 60 is displayed on the display screen after the user selects an answer in accordance with the command described in the game script. Also good. The user of the client terminal 30B can download the game application 60 by selecting the link 104.

  As described above, a game sequence for a predetermined game executed in the game application 60 in the client terminal 30A can be executed in the client terminal 30B that does not include the game application 60.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 1, some or all of the functions of the processor 11 may be realized by the processor 31 of the client terminal 30 or a processor of another device. It may be executed by the processor 11 of the server 10 or a processor of another device.

  In the processing procedure described in this specification, particularly in the processing procedure described with reference to the flowchart, a part of the steps (steps) constituting the processing procedure is omitted, and the steps constituting the processing procedure are as follows. It is possible to add a process that is not explicitly specified and / or to change the order of the process, and the processing procedure in which such omission, addition, or change of the order is performed does not depart from the spirit of the present invention. It is included in the scope of the invention. For example, the step of displaying the button 85 displayed as “Share via SNS” (step S108) can be executed at various timings other than the timing after the execution of the quiz sequence. As an example, when the quiz is user generated content (UGC), “Share via SNS” is displayed when the user creates the quiz and registers the quiz created on the server 10 as an opportunity. The button 85 may be displayed. When a user transmits a quiz created by himself / herself to register in the server 10, the quiz is stored in the storage 15, and the quiz related to the user's creation is also quiz sequence information, quiz, like the other quizzes described above. Package information and link information are generated and managed by, for example, the management table shown in FIG. The user who created the quiz acquires the link information corresponding to the quiz from the server 10 after registering the quiz in the server 10 and posts a message including the link information to the SNS. Can be shared with users.

  In the present specification, when the constituent elements of the invention are described as one or a plurality, or when they are described without being limited to one or a plurality of cases, they should be understood separately in context. The component may be either singular or plural.

10 Server 11, 31A, 31B Processor 15, 25, 35A, 35B Storage 30A, 30B Client terminal 41 Quiz information provision module 42 Package information management module 43 Shared data generation module 44 Link information generation module 45 Game control module 60 Game application 61 Quiz Sequence module 62 Request reception module 63 Package information generation module 64 Transmission module 65 SNS sharing module 70 SNS application 75 Browser

Claims (13)

A first client terminal that executes a first application program that provides a quiz game and a second client terminal that executes a second application program different from the first application program are communicably connected,
One or more processors;
For each of a plurality of quizzes, storage for storing question information indicating a question and correct answer information indicating a correct answer to the question;
With
The one or more processors execute predetermined computer readable instructions,
The quiz information including the question information and the correct answer information of the predetermined quiz so that the first application program can execute a quiz sequence for one or more predetermined quizzes of the plurality of quizzes. To client terminals,
Providing the second client terminal with quiz package information generated based on at least the question information and the correct answer information of the predetermined quiz so that the second application program can execute the quiz sequence;
Server configured.   The server according to claim 1, wherein the quiz sequence includes a process of presenting a question of the predetermined quiz, a process of accepting an answer to the question, and a process of presenting a correct answer to the predetermined question.   The server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the storage stores quiz sequence information generated by structuring at least the question information and the correct answer information for the predetermined quiz.   The server according to claim 3, wherein the quiz sequence information is described in a JSON format or an XML format.   The server according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the quiz package information is generated based on the quiz sequence information.   The server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second application program is a browser, and the quiz package information is a script that can be executed by the browser.   The server according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the quiz package information for the predetermined quiz is generated in response to receiving a sharing request from the first client terminal.   8. The one or more processors according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to provide link information specifying a storage location of the quiz package information to the first client terminal. 9. Server.   The server according to claim 8, wherein the quiz package information is provided to the second client terminal in response to an acquisition request including the link information from the second client terminal.   10. The one or more processors according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the one or more processors are configured to provide information for obtaining the first application program to the second client terminal. Server.   11. The server according to claim 10, wherein the information for acquiring the first application program is provided to the second client terminal in association with link information that specifies a storage location of the quiz package information. A system comprising a first client terminal and a server communicably connected to the first client terminal,
The first client terminal executes the first application program,
Run a quiz sequence for a given quiz,
For the predetermined quiz, generate quiz sequence information generated by structuring at least question information and correct answer information ,
Sending the quiz sequence information to the server;
Configured as
The server provides the second client terminal with quiz package information generated based on the quiz sequence information so that a second application program can execute the quiz sequence.
system. A method performed by executing predetermined computer readable instructions by one or more processors, comprising:
Storing, for each of the plurality of quizzes, question information indicating a question and correct answer information indicating a correct answer to the question;
A quiz including the question information and the correct answer information of the predetermined quiz so that the first application program of the first client terminal can execute a quiz sequence for one or a plurality of predetermined quizzes among the plurality of quizzes. Providing information to the first client terminal;
The second application program executes the second application program using the quiz package information generated based on at least the question information and the correct answer information of the predetermined quiz so that the second application program can execute the quiz sequence. Providing to the client terminal;
A method comprising: