JP5875539B2 - Code, code generation device, game system including the same, control method and computer program used therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a code generated in conformity with a predetermined standard.

  There are codes that are generated according to a predetermined standard. Examples of such codes include bar codes and two-dimensional codes. As one of such codes, a game using a barcode is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-301264 A

  In the game machine of patent document 1, other uses other than the game which a game machine provides are not assumed as a barcode of a character card. That is, the use of barcodes is limited. In addition, information used may differ between platforms (terminals) having different execution environments. For example, a game machine may use binary data as information, and a mobile phone may use characters (for example, numbers and alphabets) as information. In such a case, it is difficult to provide two different types of information (for example, binary data and characters) with one barcode. That is, there are many cases where the range of utilization such as the destination or use of information provided by one barcode is limited.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a code or the like that can expand the range of utilization.

The code of the present invention is a code generated in accordance with a predetermined standard, and binary data ( 52) indicating the first information used for providing the first service is converted separately from the predetermined standard. When converted into binary data (53) indicating second information (51) used for providing a second service different from the first service according to a rule and post-conversion information including information on the conversion rule, and it is generated in compliance with the predetermined standard to include binary data indicating the converted information.

  According to the present invention, the code is generated based on the post-conversion information. The post-conversion information includes second information used for the second service. Therefore, the code can be used to obtain the second information first. Furthermore, the post-conversion information is obtained by converting the first information used for the first service. For this reason, for example, if the post-conversion information is inversely transformed, the first information can be obtained. That is, the code of the present invention can provide not only the second information but also the first information. Therefore, the usage can be expanded not only to the second service but also to the first service. Furthermore, if reverse transformation is used, one code can be used to provide different types of information. Therefore, information can be provided to a plurality of platforms having different execution environments by one code. That is, the information providing destination can be expanded. Thus, since it can be utilized for a plurality of providers or a plurality of uses, the utilization range can be expanded.

  Various codes may be adopted as the code of the present invention. For example, the code of the present invention may be configured as a two-dimensional code (AC).

A code generation device according to the present invention is a code generation device that generates a code including various types of information by being generated according to a predetermined standard, and converts character information into binary data. The converted data storage means (31) for storing data (26) and the first information (52) used for providing the first service are used for providing a second service different from the first service. Based on the conversion result of the information conversion means, the information conversion means (30) for converting into the post-conversion information (53) according to a conversion rule different from the predetermined standard so as to include the second information (51), Code generation means (30) for generating a code (AC) in accordance with the predetermined standard so as to include post-conversion information , wherein the first information and the post-conversion information are binary data, information Each of the information conversion means is configured as character information, and the information conversion means is based on a character conversion means (30) for converting the second information into binary data based on the character information conversion data, and on a conversion result of the character conversion means. Conversion execution means (30) for converting the first information into the post-conversion information according to the conversion rule so that the binary information corresponding to the second information and the information of the conversion rule are included in the post-conversion information And .

According to the present invention, a code including the second information obtained by converting the first information according to the conversion rule is generated. That is, it is possible to generate a code that can provide not only the second information but also the first information. Thereby, the code | cord | chord with a wide utilization range which can be used by several uses and several provision destinations can be provided. The character information may include, for example, information indicating numbers, alphabets, symbols, and characters.

  In the code generation device of the present invention, various codes may be adopted as the code. For example, in one aspect of the code generation device of the present invention, the code generation means may generate a two-dimensional code (AC) as the code.

  The game system of the present invention includes a game machine (GM) that functions as the above-described code generation device, and provides a predetermined game through the game machine. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game system which can provide a code | cord | chord with a wide utilization range can be provided.

  As one aspect of the game system of the present invention, a reading device (7) that reads the code, and an information acquisition means (30) that acquires the converted information included in the code based on the code read by the reading device And a restoration means (30) for restoring the post-conversion information to the first information based on the acquisition result of the information acquisition means, wherein the predetermined game is restored by the restoration means. An aspect configured to use information and functioning as the first service may be employed. In this case, since the first information is restored based on the second information, the code can be used to provide a predetermined game. Thereby, a code with a wide utilization range can be utilized more appropriately.

  As one aspect of the game system of the present invention, a server device (2) connected to the game machine via a network (3) is further provided, and the server device includes a user terminal having a different execution environment from the game machine ( 5) is connected via a network (3), and the server device provides a terminal service using the second information to the user terminal via the network, and the terminal service is used as the second service. A functioning aspect may be employed. In this case, for example, a code having a wide utilization range can be utilized for providing information to different platforms such as a game machine and a user terminal.

  Further, in the aspect in which the first information and the converted information of the present invention are configured as binary data, the terminal service allows the user terminal to obtain the second information from the converted information based on the character information conversion data. A service for obtaining may be included. In this case, acquisition of the second information can be assisted through the terminal service. That is, the burden on the user terminal can be reduced. Note that, as such a service, for example, a service that directly provides second information (that is, character information) acquired from post-conversion information to the user terminal may be used. In this case, since the user terminal does not need to convert binary data into character information, the burden on the user terminal can be further reduced. Alternatively, as such a service, for example, a service that provides character information conversion data and a program (including software) that executes processing for converting the converted information into character information based on the character information conversion data is used. Also good. In this case, since a program for converting binary data into character information is provided from the server device, character information conversion can be executed on the user terminal side through this program. Therefore, the dependence of the user terminal on the network environment can be reduced.

The control method of the present invention is a code generation device that generates a code including various types of information by being generated according to a predetermined standard, and is character information conversion data for converting character information into binary data (26) A control method applied to a code generation device (GM) including conversion data storage means (31) for storing first information (52) used for providing a first service. An information conversion procedure for converting into converted information (53) according to a conversion rule different from the predetermined standard so as to include second information (51) used for providing a second service different from one service; A code generation procedure for generating a code (AC) based on the conversion result of the information conversion procedure based on the predetermined standard so as to include the post-conversion information, the first information and the post-conversion Information As the initial data, the second information is configured as character information, and the information conversion procedure includes a character conversion procedure for converting the second information into binary data based on the character information conversion data, and the character conversion. Based on the conversion result of the procedure, the first information is converted into the post-conversion information according to the conversion rule so that binary data corresponding to the second information and the information of the conversion rule are included in the post-conversion information. A conversion execution procedure .

Further, the computer program of the present invention is a code generation device that generates a code including various types of information by being generated according to a predetermined standard, and is character information for converting character information into binary data The computer (30) incorporated in the code generation device (GM) including the conversion data storage means (31) for storing the conversion data (26), the first information (52) used for providing the first service, Information conversion means for converting into converted information (53) according to a conversion rule different from the predetermined standard so as to include second information (51) used for providing a second service different from the first service; And functioning as code generation means for generating a code (AC) in accordance with the predetermined standard so as to include the converted information based on the conversion result of the information conversion means. Is configured, the first information and the converted information as binary data, the second information as character information, is constituted respectively, said information converting means, on the basis of the character information converted data, the second Based on the character conversion means for converting information into binary data, and the conversion result of the character conversion means, the binary data corresponding to the second information and the information on the conversion rule are included in the post-conversion information, The first information is further configured to function as a conversion execution unit that converts the first information into the post-conversion information according to the conversion rule . By executing the control method or the computer program of the present invention, the code generation device of the present invention can be realized.

  In addition, in the above description, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, the reference sign of the accompanying drawing was attached in parenthesis, but this invention is not limited to the form of illustration by it.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a code or the like that can expand the utilization range.

The figure which shows the outline | summary of the whole structure of the game system which concerns on one form of this invention. The figure which shows schematically the external appearance of the game machine which concerns on one form of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the principal part of the game system of FIG. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating cooperation with an arcade card game and a mobile card game. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the flow until a two-dimensional code is produced | generated. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the flow until intrinsic | native address information or monster data is acquired based on a two-dimensional code. The figure which shows an example of the content of the conversion data for user terminals. The figure which shows an example of the content of the conversion data for cases | casings. The figure which shows an example of the flowchart of an encoding process routine. The figure which shows an example of the flowchart of a restoration process routine.

  Hereinafter, a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a center server 2 as a server device and a game machine GM as a code generation device. The game machine GM is connected to the center server 2 via the network 3. The game machine GM is a commercial (commercial) game machine that allows a user to play a game within a range according to the price in exchange for consumption of a predetermined price. As an example, the game machine GM provides a card game (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an arcade game) as a first service in exchange for consumption of a predetermined price. An appropriate number of game machines GM are installed in a commercial facility such as the store 4. A user terminal 5 is connected to the center server 2 via the network 3. The center server 2 is not limited to an example configured by a single physical device. For example, one logical center server 2 may be configured by a server group as a plurality of physical devices. Further, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing. Furthermore, the game machine GM may function as the center server 2.

  The user terminal 5 is a type of network terminal device that exhibits various functions by executing software distributed from the center server 2. Such software includes, for example, a game application for exhibiting a function of providing a game (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a mobile game). In the example of FIG. 1, a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as an example of the user terminal 5. In addition, as the user terminal 5, for example, various network terminal devices that can be connected to the network and are used for personal use of the user, such as a personal computer, a portable game machine, and a portable tablet terminal device, are used. Good. Further, in the present specification, when a user plays a game through the game machine GM or the user terminal 5, the user is particularly referred to as a player.

  As an example, the network 3 is configured to realize network communication using a TCP / IP protocol. Typically, the network 3 is configured by combining the Internet as a WAN and an intranet as a LAN. In the example of FIG. 1, the center server 2 and the game machine GM are connected to the network 3 via the router 3a, and the user terminal 5 is connected to the network 3 via the access point 3b.

  The center server 2 provides various game machine services to the game machine GM or its player. As the game machine service, for example, a service for receiving player identification information from the game machine GM and authenticating the player may be provided. Further, a service may be provided in which the play data of the authenticated player is received from the game machine GM and stored, or the play data to be stored is provided to the game machine GM. Furthermore, the game machine service distributes and updates the game machine GM program or data via the network 3, and matches users when a plurality of users play a common game via the network 3. A matching service or the like may be included.

  The center server 2 also provides various Web services as a terminal service (second service) to the user of the user terminal 5 via the network 3. The web service includes, for example, a game information service that provides various types of information related to an arcade game provided by the game machine GM. The Web service also includes a distribution service that distributes various data or applications to each user terminal 5 (including data update). Further, the Web service includes other services such as a community service that provides a place for information exchange, exchange, and sharing by users, and a service that provides a user ID for identifying each user.

  The game machine GM will be further described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an appearance of a game machine GM according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the game machine GM includes a housing 6. A control panel CP, a monitor MO, and a speaker SP are provided on the top of the housing 6. The monitor MO is disposed above the control panel CP. Further, the speaker SP is disposed further above the monitor MO. In addition to the control panel CP, the game machine GM is provided with various input devices and output devices provided in a normal business game machine such as a volume operation switch, a power switch, and a power lamp. FIG. 2 does not show them.

  The control panel CP is provided with a direction selection operation section CP1 that can select a direction, a button CP2 that can be used for determination, a code reader 7 as a reading device, and a coin insertion slot SO. The code reader 7 is configured to be able to read a two-dimensional code and output a signal according to the read result. A character card KC printed with a two-dimensional code is inserted into the code reader 7. A card discharge port EO1 and a coin discharge port EO2 are provided on the front surface of the housing 6. The card discharge port EO1 is used for discharging the character card KC printed inside the housing 6. The control panel CP is provided with various operation units such as buttons that can be used for determining the operation, etc., but these are not shown.

  The game system 1 will be further described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the game system 1 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the center server 2 includes a control unit 10 and a storage unit 11. The control unit 10 is configured as a computer unit combining a microprocessor and various peripheral devices such as an internal storage device (for example, ROM and RAM) necessary for the operation of the microprocessor. Note that an input device such as a keyboard and an output device such as a monitor can be connected to the control unit 10, but these are not shown.

  The storage unit 11 is connected to the control unit 10. The storage unit 11 is configured by a large-capacity storage medium such as a magnetic tape, for example, so that the storage can be held without power supply. The storage unit 11 stores a server program 15. The server program 15 is a computer program necessary for the center server 2 to provide various services to the game machine GM and the user terminal 5. When the control unit 10 reads and executes the server program 15, a game machine service management unit 16 and a web service management unit 17 are provided inside the control unit 10. The game machine service management unit 16 executes a process for providing the game machine service described above. On the other hand, the web service management unit 17 executes processing necessary to provide the above-described web service. The game machine service management unit 16 and the web service management unit 17 are logical devices realized by a combination of computer hardware and a computer program. Various other logical devices may be provided inside the control unit 10, but these are not shown.

  The storage unit 11 stores various data that can be referred to as the server program 15 is executed. Such various data includes, for example, ID management data for managing the correspondence between various IDs used in the game system 1, play data for storing the game results of each player, and the like. Further, such various data includes case conversion data 25 and user terminal conversion data 26 as character information conversion data. These data are used for conversion of various data. More specifically, the case conversion data 25 is the game machine GM, and the user terminal conversion data 26 is the user terminal 5, which is mainly used for conversion of various data or information. Details of the case conversion data 25 and the user terminal conversion data 26 will be described later.

  The game machine GM is provided with a control unit 30 as a computer, a storage unit 31, the above-described code reader 7, and a printer 32. The storage unit 31, the code reader 7 and the printer 32 are all connected to the control unit 30. The control unit 30 is configured as a computer unit in which a microprocessor and various peripheral devices such as an internal storage device (for example, ROM and RAM) necessary for the operation of the microprocessor are combined. In addition to the control panel CP, the monitor MO, and the speaker SP, various input devices and output devices such as a card reader / writer and a coin authentication device can be connected to the control unit 30 in the same manner as a known game machine. The illustrations thereof are omitted.

  The code reader 7 is a known device for reading a two-dimensional code. The code reader 7 reads the two-dimensional code printed on the character card KC and outputs a signal corresponding to the read result to the control unit 30. The printer 32 is a known printing apparatus for printing images, symbols (including a two-dimensional code), characters, and the like on a predetermined recording medium. The printer 32 generates a character card KC by printing images and characters (including symbols) on a card-like recording medium based on an output signal from the control unit 30.

  The storage unit 31 is configured by, for example, a hard disk, a flash SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like so that the storage can be held even when power is not supplied. A game program 34 is stored in the storage unit 31. The game program 34 is a computer program necessary for the game machine GM to provide a card game. The storage unit 31 also stores various game data that can be referred to as the game program 34 is executed. Such game data includes, for example, image data for displaying an image, sound effect data for reproducing various sounds (including music such as BGM), and the like. Furthermore, the storage unit 31 stores the above-described housing conversion data 25 as part of such game data. The case conversion data 25 is provided from the center server 2 via the network 3 as one of game machine services, for example.

  On the other hand, the user terminal 5 includes a control unit 40 and a storage unit 41. The control unit 40 is configured as a computer unit that combines a microprocessor and various peripheral devices such as an internal storage device (for example, ROM and RAM) necessary for the operation of the microprocessor. The storage unit 41 is connected to the control unit 40. The storage unit 41 is configured by, for example, a hard disk, a flash SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like so as to be able to hold the memory without supplying power.

  The storage unit 41 stores a terminal program 43. The terminal program 43 is a program necessary for the user terminal 5 to exhibit various functions. The terminal program 43 includes, for example, an operation system for providing basic functions of the user terminal 5 or a game application that operates on the operation system to provide a mobile game. The storage unit 41 also stores various data that can be referred to when the terminal program 43 is executed. Such various data includes, for example, application data for game applications. Furthermore, the storage unit 41 also stores user terminal conversion data 26 as part of such various data. The user terminal conversion data 26 is provided from the center server 2 via the network 3 as one of Web services, for example.

  Next, an example of an arcade game and a mobile game will be described. As an example of an arcade game and a mobile game, a common card game (however, games different from each other) are provided. This card game is a type of game that nurtures monsters through battles, missions, and the like. In an arcade game, a monster nurtured during the game can be generated as a character card KC. The generated character card KC includes various kinds of information for defining the cultivated monster. Such information includes monster attributes, levels, attack power, defense power, images, and the like. The character card KC is also printed with a two-dimensional code encoded so as to include information for specifying these monsters. The two-dimensional code is a code created in accordance with a predetermined standard so as to include various information. The character card KC is generated by printing such information in the variable area of the basic format (fixed area). The character card KC is used for the next and subsequent play. Specifically, when the code reader 7 reads the two-dimensional code of the character card KC, the monster defined by the character card KC is reproduced during the game. Therefore, the monster can be continuously raised through the character card KC.

  On the other hand, in the mobile game, the character card KC is not generated. In the mobile game, a card image corresponding to the character card KC is generated instead of the character card KC. The card image is an image corresponding to the composite image printed on the character card KC. Therefore, the card image includes the same information as the character card KC. Such information includes a code image corresponding to the two-dimensional code. That is, the card image includes the display of the code image. For this reason, the monster nurtured by the mobile game can be used also by the game machine GM through the code image.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining cooperation between the arcade game and the mobile game. As shown in FIG. 4, the arcade game of the game machine GM and the mobile game of the user terminal 5 are configured to be able to cooperate with each other via the character card KC and the card image CI. Specifically, the game result of the arcade game, that is, the cultivated monster is handed over to the mobile game via the two-dimensional code AC of the character card KC. That is, the monster corresponding to the character card KC can be reproduced in the mobile game via the two-dimensional code AC. The character can be used during the mobile game. Therefore, the monster nurtured by the arcade game can be further nurtured by the mobile game. Furthermore, the monster nurtured by the mobile game can be converted into a card image CI at the user terminal 5. More specifically, the user terminal 5 generates data for displaying the card image CI, and the card image CI is displayed on the display device MM such as a monitor based on the data. Then, via the code image CG included in the card image CI, the monster that has been trained in the mobile game can be trained again in the arcade game. Thus, the arcade game and the mobile game are provided so as to cooperate with each other.

  As described above, the two-dimensional code AC functions as a medium for reproducing the monster during the game in both the user terminal 5 and the game machine GM. On the other hand, information necessary for the user terminal 5 to reproduce the monster during the mobile game and information necessary for the game machine GM to reproduce the monster during the arcade game are different from each other. For example, in the user terminal 5, a web service is used to reproduce a monster corresponding to the character card KC during a mobile game. More specifically, the center server 2 provides different access destinations (specific access destinations) for each monster of the character card KC as part of the Web service. Then, in the user terminal 5, by accessing the unique access destination via the network 3, the monster corresponding to the unique access destination is reproduced in the mobile game. That is, the two-dimensional code AC functions as a medium for providing access destination information unique to each monster in the user terminal 5.

  On the other hand, in the game machine GM, information that defines each monster that has grown according to the game result (for example, information on the game result) is used to reproduce the monster. More specifically, the game machine GM acquires information that defines a monster from the two-dimensional code AC, and reproduces the monster during the arcade game based on the information. That is, the two-dimensional code AC functions as a medium that directly provides information defining the monster in the game machine GM. As described above, the two-dimensional code AC is configured to be capable of providing two different pieces of information, that is, unique access destination information and information defining a monster.

  Next, the configuration of the two-dimensional code AC will be further described. As described above, the two-dimensional code AC is generated so as to include unique access destination information and information defining a monster. Also, monsters grow uniquely depending on the outcome of the game. That is, the monster is defined based on the information indicating the game result. Therefore, after the game ends, information defining a monster and information on a unique access destination corresponding to the monster are generated based on the game result. Then, one piece of information is converted according to a predetermined procedure so as to include both the information defining the monster and the information on the unique access destination, and the two-dimensional code AC is generated based on the converted information.

  With reference to FIG. 5, an example of a flow until the two-dimensional code AC is generated will be specifically described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a flow until the two-dimensional code AC is generated. As shown in FIG. 5, as an example, the two-dimensional code AC is generated based on unique access destination information 51 as second information and monster data 52 as first information. The monster data 52 is data for defining a monster grown based on the game result. That is, as an example, the monster data 52 functions as information for defining a monster. As an example, the monster data 52 is configured as binary data defined by a binary system. In the example of FIG. 5, the monster data 52 is configured as data including “010010010110”.

  On the other hand, as the unique access destination information 51, for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information indicating a place to be accessed is used. Therefore, for example, as the unique access destination information 51, an array such as alphabets or numbers indicating URLs is used. That is, the unique access destination information 51 and the monster data 52 have different properties (types). Therefore, the unique access destination information 51 is first converted into binary data based on the user terminal conversion data 26. That is, the user terminal conversion data 26 is used to convert the unique access destination information 51 constituted by an array of alphabets and numbers into binary data. Therefore, the user terminal conversion data 26 is described so that, for example, each alphabet or number is associated with a binary number of “0” and “1”. Details of the user terminal conversion data 26 will be described later.

  The example of FIG. 5 shows a case where the unique access destination information 51 is converted into binary data “0100101011000” based on the user terminal conversion data 26. In this case, the binary data corresponding to the unique access destination information 51 and the binary data corresponding to the monster data 52 are different in content. Therefore, the contents of the monster data 52 are converted into post-conversion data 53 as post-conversion information so as to include binary data corresponding to the unique access destination information 51. In the example of FIG. 5, the monster data 52 is converted to binary data including “01001010110000010” at the beginning as the converted data 53. As an example, this conversion is realized by rearranging or replacing binary data corresponding to the monster data 52. The post-conversion data 53 includes binary data indicating a URL and binary data indicating a conversion rule (“0010” in the example of FIG. 5). As the conversion rule, for example, binary data indicating a conversion method such as rearrangement or replacement, and binary data indicating conversion contents such as a rearrangement position (start, end, etc.), the number of rearrangements, or a replacement position are used. The example of FIG. 5 shows a case where binary data indicating a URL is formed at the beginning by rearrangement, and binary data indicating a conversion rule is arranged immediately after that.

  As described above, the monster data 52 may be converted into the converted data 53 by a conversion method called replacement. In this case, for example, in order from the left, the seventh to ninth and eleventh numerical values are inverted to the opposite numerical values, and “0” is added to the twelfth to realize the conversion. In such a case, the binary data indicating the conversion rule may include information such as the added number of digits and numbers. Information indicating the end position of binary data indicating a URL may also be included in binary data indicating a conversion rule.

  Then, the two-dimensional code AC is generated based on the converted data 53. More specifically, the converted data 53 is two-dimensionally encoded. That is, the two-dimensional code AC corresponding to the binary data of the converted data 53 is generated so as to include the converted data 53. In this way, the two-dimensional code AC is generated. As a result, the two-dimensional code AC is configured to be able to provide post-conversion data 53.

  Next, the case where the two-dimensional code AC is used in the game machine GM and the case where it is used in the user terminal 5 will be described. As described above, the post-conversion data 53 is neither the monster data 52 for defining the monster nor the unique access destination information 51. Therefore, neither the game machine GM nor the user terminal 5 can use the converted data 53 as it is for reproducing the monster. For this reason, the game machine GM and the user terminal 5 execute processing for returning the converted data 53 to the unique access destination information 51 or the monster data 52.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the flow until the unique access destination information 51 or monster data 52 is acquired based on the two-dimensional code AC. As described above, the two-dimensional code AC is generated based on the converted data 53. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, both the game machine GM and the user terminal 5 acquire the converted data 53 based on the two-dimensional code AC. In the game machine GM, the post-conversion data 53 is restored to the monster data 52 through the restoration process. The restoration process is a process for returning the converted data 53 to the monster data 52. In this process, the housing conversion data 25 is used to restore the monster data 52. That is, the case conversion data 25 is used for converting (restoring) the converted data 53 into the monster data 52. Details of the case conversion data 25 and the restoration process will be described later.

  On the other hand, in the user terminal 5, the converted data 53 is converted into unique access destination information 51 through URL conversion processing. That is, the user terminal 5 acquires URL information from the post-conversion data 53 through the URL conversion process. The URL process is a process for converting the converted data 53 into URL information. In this process, the user terminal conversion data 26 is used to convert URL information.

  Next, details of the case conversion data 25 and the user terminal conversion data 26 will be described. As described above, the user terminal conversion data 26 is data for converting the URL information into binary data (or conversely, converting the binary data into URL information). FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content of the user terminal conversion data 26. As shown in FIG. 7, the user terminal conversion data 26 includes, for example, a character definition part and a rule part. The character definition part is mainly used for converting URL (character) information into binary numbers (or vice versa). In the character definition section, the correspondence between characters such as alphabets and numbers for indicating URL information and binary data (binary numbers) is described. As an example, in the character definition section, “a” corresponds to “0”, “b” corresponds to “1”, “c” corresponds to “00”, etc. Is described.

  The rule part is mainly used to specify a procedure for conversion. The rule part includes method and content information. These pieces of information are associated with each other. The method is information for defining the conversion method in binary. For example, it is defined by a method so that “0” corresponds to rearrangement and “1” corresponds to replacement. The contents are information for defining the conversion contents such as the rearrangement position, the rearrangement digit number, and the replacement position in binary. Similar to the method information, the contents information associates binary numbers such as “0” and “1” with specific conversion contents such as the rearrangement position and the rearrangement digit number. That is, in the user terminal conversion data 26, information (character definition part) for converting character information into a binary system and a procedure (rule part) used for returning the character information are defined.

  On the other hand, the case conversion data 25 is data for restoring data converted by a predetermined procedure to the original data. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content of the case conversion data 25. As shown in FIG. 8, the case conversion data 25 includes a part corresponding to the rule part of the user terminal conversion data 26, that is, information on the method and contents. Also, the method and content information are associated with each other. The method and contents are the same information as the method and contents included in the rule part of the above-described user terminal conversion data 26. In other words, the case conversion data 25 describes information necessary for specifying the conversion procedure executed to generate the converted data.

  Next, the encoding process and the restoration process will be described. The encoding process is a process for generating a code including two types of different information. Specifically, this is a process of generating a code based on the other information after being converted based on a predetermined procedure so that one of different types of information is included. The encoding process is executed, for example, every time the game play ends (or every time the generation of the character card KC is instructed) by the control unit 30 of the game machine GM. On the other hand, the restoration process is a process for restoring the information converted by a predetermined procedure to the original information. More specifically, the restoration process is executed to restore the other information after conversion acquired from the code generated by the coding process to the original other information. The restoration process is executed each time the two-dimensional code AC of the character card KC is read by the control unit 30 of the game machine GM, for example. Note that the control unit 10 of the center server, the control unit 30 of the game machine GM, and the control unit 40 of the user terminal 5 each perform various other well-known processes independently or in cooperation. For example, such well-known processing includes processing for realizing the above-described Web service and game machine service, and processing for realizing a mobile game and an arcade game. However, these detailed explanations are omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flowchart of the encoding processing routine. When the routine of FIG. 9 is started, the control unit 30 first acquires the monster data 52 in step S11. In subsequent step S <b> 12, the control unit 30 acquires unique access destination information 51. In the next step S13, the control unit 30 converts the unique access destination information 51 acquired in step S12 into binary data. Specifically, the control unit 30 converts the unique access destination information 51 into binary data (binary number) based on the user terminal conversion data 26.

  In subsequent step S14, the control unit 30 converts the monster data 52 in a predetermined procedure based on the monster data 52 acquired in step S11 and the binary data acquired in step S13 (corresponding to the unique access destination information 51). The converted data 53 is generated. Specifically, the control unit 30 first converts the monster data 52 so as to include the binary data acquired in step S13. This conversion is realized by a conversion method such as rearrangement or replacement. Then, binary data indicating a conversion rule such as a conversion method is added to the data after such conversion is performed, that is, the monster data converted to include binary data corresponding to the unique access destination information 51. Add The monster data 52 is converted into post-conversion data 53 by such a procedure. That is, in step S14, the control unit 30 rearranges the monster data 52 so that the converted data 53 including the binary data corresponding to the unique access destination information 51 and the binary data indicating the conversion rule is generated. Convert by. In this way, the converted data 53 is generated in step S14.

  In the next step S15, the control unit 30 encodes the converted data 53 generated in step S14. Specifically, the control unit 30 is based on the post-conversion data 53 generated in step S14, that is, the two-dimensional code conforming to a predetermined standard so that the information of the post-conversion data 53 generated in step S14 is included. AC is generated. When the process of step S15 is completed, the control unit 30 ends the current routine. The two-dimensional code AC generated by this routine is used for generating the character card KC. That is, by this routine, a two-dimensional code AC configured to be able to provide both the monster data 52 and the unique access destination information 51 is generated, and the two-dimensional code AC is used to generate the character card KC. The

  On the other hand, FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flowchart of the restoration processing routine. When the routine of FIG. 10 is started, first, in step S21, the control unit 30 acquires the converted data 53 based on the two-dimensional code AC of the character card KC. This acquisition is executed based on the reading result of the code reader 7 (two-dimensional code AC read by the code reader 7). In subsequent step S <b> 22, the control unit 30 converts the post-conversion data 53 into monster data 52 based on the housing conversion data 25. More specifically, in step S22, the control unit 30 performs inverse conversion on the converted data 53 based on a procedure reverse to the procedure for generating the two-dimensional code AC. This inverse transformation is realized as follows, for example. The control unit 30 first specifies binary data indicating a conversion rule in the converted data 53. Next, based on the housing conversion data 25, the conversion rule (conversion method or the like) indicated by the specified binary data is specified. Then, based on the specified conversion rule, a procedure opposite to the conversion rule is executed on the converted data 53. The post-conversion data 53 is restored to the monster data 52 through such inverse transformation.

  In subsequent step S23, the control unit 30 checks whether or not the monster data 52 has been correctly restored. Specifically, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the data obtained by the inverse conversion in step S22 functions as the monster data 52. If this determination result is a negative result, that is, if the restored data does not function as the monster data 52, the control unit 30 proceeds to step S24. In step S24, the control unit 30 notifies an error as a restoration result. This notification is executed through the monitor MO, for example. In addition, this notification may include a notification that prompts the character card KC to be read again. When the process of step S24 is completed, the control unit 30 ends the current routine.

  On the other hand, when the determination result in step S23 is a positive result, that is, when the restored data functions as the monster data 52 (when correctly restored as the monster data 52), the control unit 30 ends the current routine. . The restored monster data 52 is used for reproducing the monster during a game or the like. That is, by this routine, the converted data 53 included in the two-dimensional code AC of the character card KC is restored to the monster data 52, and the monster corresponding to the character card KC is reproduced during the game.

  As the URL conversion process, a routine similar to FIG. 10 may be executed by the control unit 40 of the user terminal 5. In this case, in step S22, the user terminal conversion data 26 may be used instead of the housing conversion data 25. That is, in step S22, the converted data 53 (binary data) may be converted into URL information (specific access destination information 51) based on the user terminal conversion data 26. Further, software or the like for executing such processing may be provided from the center server 2 to the user terminal 5 as part of a Web service, for example. Thereby, the load on the user terminal 5 can be reduced through the Web service. Alternatively, the URL processing may be executed by the control unit 10 of the center server 2 and the result (that is, URL information) may be notified to the user terminal 5. In this case, the load on the user terminal 5 can be further reduced.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the two-dimensional code AC is generated based on the converted data 53. The converted data 53 is data obtained by converting the monster data 52 so as to include the unique access destination information 51. That is, the post-conversion data 53 includes both monster data 52 and unique access destination information 51. On the other hand, the monster data 52 (binary data) is used for the game machine GM, and the unique access destination information 51 (character information) is used for reproducing the monster, respectively. In other words, the types of information necessary for reproducing monsters are different. However, the two-dimensional code AC is generated based on the converted data 53 including both the monster data 52 and the unique access destination information 51. Therefore, the two-dimensional code AC can be used for reproducing the monster in both the game machine GM and the user terminal 5. That is, the utilization range of the two-dimensional code AC is not limited to one of the game machine GM and the user terminal 5 (that is, one of the arcade game and the mobile game), and can be expanded to both. Further, the cooperation between the arcade game and the mobile game can be more effectively realized through the character card KC including the two-dimensional code AC.

  In the above embodiment, the control unit 30 of the game machine GM functions as the information conversion means, code generation means, character conversion means, and conversion execution means of the present invention by executing the routine of FIG. Further, the control unit 30 of the game machine GM functions as the information acquisition means and the restoration means of the present invention by executing the routine of FIG. The storage unit 31 of the game machine GM functions as the conversion data storage means of the present invention by storing the user terminal conversion data 26.

  This invention is not limited to the above-mentioned form, It can implement with a suitable form. In the above-described form, the game machine GM prints the two-dimensional code AC on the character card KC. However, the present invention is not limited to such a form. For example, a barcode may be printed on the character card KC instead of the two-dimensional code AC. That is, the code generated so as to include the converted data 53 is not limited to the two-dimensional code AC. Various codes generated in accordance with a predetermined standard so as to include various kinds of information such as a barcode may be used as the code.

  In the above-described embodiment, a card game is adopted as an example of an arcade game and a mobile game. However, arcade games and mobile games are not limited to such forms. Various games such as an action game, a role playing game, a simulation game, and a shooting game may be adopted as the arcade game and the mobile game. In addition, games of different genres may be adopted as the arcade game and the mobile game. Therefore, for example, a card game may be employed as an arcade game, and a role playing game may be employed as a mobile game.

  In the above-described form, the game machine GM is configured as a business game machine. However, the game machine GM is not limited to such a form. As the game machine GM, for example, an appropriate form such as a home-use game machine or a portable game machine may be adopted. Moreover, the game system 1 may be comprised only by game machine GM. Alternatively, the control unit 30 and the storage unit 31 of the game machine GM may be logically provided on the network using cloud computing. That is, the game machine GM may be configured as a terminal that displays and provides the processing result of the control unit 30 through a network (in this case, the control unit 10 of the center server 2 or the like is the control unit 30 or the like of the game machine GM). May function as).

  In the above-described form, the first service using the monster data 52 is provided by the game machine GM, and the second service using the unique access destination information 51 is provided by the user terminal 5. The game machine GM uses binary data, and the user terminal 5 uses character information for reproducing the monster. That is, the game machine GM and the user terminal 5 are configured as platforms in which one of execution environments called information to be used is different. Therefore, the first service and the second service are provided between platforms having different execution environments. However, the present invention is not limited to such a form. For example, the first service and the second service may be configured as different services on the same platform, such as the same game machine GM.

  Further, the first service and the second service are not limited to games. Various services may be adopted as the first service and the second service. Therefore, the code generation device is not limited to the game machine GM, and may be realized in various forms.

1 Game system 2 Center server (server device)
3 Network 5 User terminal 7 Code reader (reading device)
30 control unit (computer, information conversion means, code generation means, character conversion means, conversion execution means, information acquisition means, restoration means)
31 Storage unit (conversion data storage means)
26 User terminal conversion data (character information conversion data)
GM game machine (code generator)
AC two-dimensional code (code)

Claims (10)

A method of generating code generated in accordance with a predetermined standard,
Second data used for providing a second service different from the first service according to a conversion rule different from the predetermined standard, wherein the binary data indicating the first information used to provide the first service is when it is converted into binary data indicating the converted information including information of the conversion rule, the method of generating a predetermined code that will be generated in compliance with the standard to include binary data indicating the converted information. The code generation method according to claim 1, wherein the code is configured as a two-dimensional code. A code generation device that generates a code including various information by being generated according to a predetermined standard,
Conversion data storage means for storing character information conversion data for converting character information into binary data;
The first information used for providing the first service is converted according to a conversion rule different from the predetermined standard so as to include second information used for providing the second service different from the first service. Information conversion means for converting to post-information,
Code generation means for generating a code based on the predetermined standard so as to include the post-conversion information based on the conversion result of the information conversion means;
With
The first information and the converted information are configured as binary data, and the second information is configured as character information.
The information conversion means includes character conversion means for converting the second information into binary data based on the character information conversion data, and binary data corresponding to the second information based on a conversion result of the character conversion means. And conversion execution means for converting the first information into the post-conversion information according to the conversion rule so that the information of the conversion rule is included in the post-conversion information. apparatus.   The code generation device according to claim 3, wherein the code generation unit generates a two-dimensional code as the code.   A game system that includes a game machine that functions as the code generation device according to claim 3 and that provides a predetermined game through the game machine. A reader for reading the code;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the post-conversion information included in the code based on the code read by the reader;
Restoring means for restoring the post-conversion information to the first information based on the acquisition result of the information acquisition means,
The game system according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined game is configured to use the first information restored by the restoration unit and functions as the first service. A server device connected to the game machine via a network;
A user terminal having a different execution environment from the game machine is connected to the server device via a network,
The server device provides a terminal service using the second information to the user terminal via the network;
The game system according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the terminal service functions as the second service. The game system according to claim 7 , wherein the terminal service includes a service for the user terminal to acquire the second information from the post-conversion information based on the character information conversion data. A code generation device that generates a code including various types of information by being generated in conformity with a predetermined standard, and converts data storage means for storing character information conversion data for converting character information into binary data A control method applied to a code generation device comprising :
The first information used for providing the first service is converted according to a conversion rule different from the predetermined standard so as to include second information used for providing the second service different from the first service. Information conversion procedure to convert to post-information,
A code generation procedure for generating a code based on the predetermined standard so as to include the post-conversion information based on the conversion result of the information conversion procedure;
With
The first information and the converted information are configured as binary data, and the second information is configured as character information.
The information conversion procedure includes: a character conversion procedure for converting the second information into binary data based on the character information conversion data; and binary data corresponding to the second information based on a conversion result of the character conversion procedure. And a conversion execution procedure for converting the first information into the post-conversion information according to the conversion rule so that the information of the conversion rule is included in the post-conversion information .
A control method. A code generation device that generates a code including various types of information by being generated in conformity with a predetermined standard, and converts data storage means for storing character information conversion data for converting character information into binary data A computer incorporated in a code generation device comprising:
The first information used for providing the first service is converted according to a conversion rule different from the predetermined standard so as to include second information used for providing the second service different from the first service. An information conversion means for converting to post-information, and a function for generating code based on the predetermined standard so as to include the post-conversion information based on the conversion result of the information conversion means And
The first information and the converted information are configured as binary data, and the second information is configured as character information.
The information conversion means includes character conversion means for converting the second information into binary data based on the character information conversion data, and binary data corresponding to the second information based on the conversion result of the character conversion means. And a computer program configured to further function as conversion executing means for converting the first information into the post-conversion information according to the conversion rule so that the information of the conversion rule is included in the post-conversion information .

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