JP6945705B2 - Program and server system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program or the like for causing a computer system to execute a game.

Typical online game businesses that support the profit structure are in-game billing, which charges for the acquisition of items used in the game, and in-game advertising, which displays advertisements such as banners on the game screen. Is well known.

One of the attractions of online games is that anyone can play them at any time as long as they have a computer that can connect to them, and the player base is diverse, regardless of age or gender. It is difficult for children to determine the use of in-game billing that suits the player's own financial situation, and sometimes minor players randomly purchase what they want, resulting in high charges to the parent who is the paying contractor. Such a case occurs. In addition, even with in-game advertisements, there is a problem that inappropriate advertisements are displayed to minor players.

One of the solutions to these problems is the age limit. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which an age limit is set for advertisement data, an age is required to be declared at the time of user registration, and an advertisement permitted for the player's age is selectively displayed (for example,). (See paragraphs [0064] and [0071] of Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-107292

It seems that the technique of Patent Document 1 can be expected to have a certain effect. However, since the age declared by the user at the time of user registration does not always match the actual age, it is unclear whether the age limit function can be surely exhibited as expected. In addition, as a form of using online games at home, it is conceivable that parents and children play the same online games using one account as a family. Even if a child player is assumed, if the game setting is fixed for children, the billing content will be narrowed down. In addition, when the in-game advertisement in consideration of a child player is used, the types of advertisements that can be displayed are restricted, and profitability is impaired. Further, regarding the game content, for example, the violent production display and the sexual production display may be restricted, so that the appealing power to the adult player may be impaired.

If the method of Patent Document 1 is applied to solve the above problem, the player may set his / her correct age (which can be said to be reset) each time he / she plays, but this is troublesome and time-consuming. It is not always the correct age to set, and there is a possibility of playing without setting (resetting) itself in the first place, so there is a big problem in terms of effectiveness.

The present invention has been devised based on such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a highly effective age-restricting technique related to a game executed by computer control.

The first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a program for causing a computer system to execute a game based on operation input to a touch panel through a login process with a set account.
Analytical means for analyzing the operation input tendency to the touch panel after the login process each time the login process is performed to determine the physical attributes of the player including at least the age category (hereinafter referred to as "player attributes used"). (For example, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 11, the analysis unit 218, the play data 700 in FIG. 17, the player operation input tendency data 760 used, the player attribute 722 used, steps S26 and S34 in FIG. 22, and step S52 in FIG. 23).
When a plurality of the used player attributes are determined by the analysis means for the same account, the setting variable means (for example, the server of FIG. 11) is used to make the billing setting different for each determined used player attribute. Processing unit 200s, setting variable unit 220, billing setting changing unit 221, step S54 in FIG. 23),
It is a program for making the computer system function as.

According to the first invention, the operation input tendency to the touch panel is analyzed, the physical attribute of the player currently playing the game is determined from the operation input tendency, and the charge is made according to the determined physical attribute. You can change the settings of. Physical attributes include at least age categories (eg, adult / child categories, age groups under 12 / 12-18 / 18-60 / 60+, etc.). Is done. In other words, even when the same account is used by multiple players (for example, a father and his / her child), or when a child is registered as an adult user, the age limit for billing can be correctly realized. There is no need to manually switch the declared age and age limit settings each time you play.

The second invention is the program of the first invention in which the setting variable means sets a charge upper limit amount and / or a charge number of times.

According to the second invention, the maximum charge amount and the number of charges can be set according to the player attribute used. As for the setting of the maximum number of charges and the number of charges mentioned here, it is of course possible to set the maximum amount and the maximum number of times to be referred to each time a charge is made, and the charge menu that may be displayed can be selected according to the charge amount. It also includes counting the number of selections of one billing menu to limit it.

The third invention is a program for causing a computer system to execute a game based on operation input to a touch panel through a login process with a set account.
Analytical means for analyzing the operation input tendency to the touch panel after the login process each time the login process is performed to determine the physical attributes of the player including at least the age category (hereinafter referred to as "player attributes used"). , When a plurality of the used player attributes are determined by the analysis means for the same account, the setting of the advertisement display to be displayed during the execution of the game is set to be different for each determined used player attribute. This is a program for operating the computer system as variable means (for example, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 11, the setting variable unit 220, the advertisement display setting changing unit 223, and step S54 in FIG. 23).

According to the third invention, the operation input tendency to the touch panel is analyzed, the physical attribute of the player currently playing the game is determined from the operation input tendency, and the advertisement is made according to the determined physical attribute. You can change the display settings. In other words, even in cases where the same account is used by multiple players, or when a child is registered as an adult user, the age limit for displaying advertisements can be correctly realized. There is no need to manually switch the declared age and age limit settings each time you play.

The fourth invention is a program for causing a computer system to execute a game based on operation input to a touch panel through a login process with a set account.
Analytical means for analyzing the operation input tendency to the touch panel after the login process each time the login process is performed to determine the physical attributes of the player including at least the age category (hereinafter referred to as "player attributes used"). When a plurality of the used player attributes are determined by the analysis means for the same account, the setting variable means (for example, the server of FIG. 11) is used to make the game settings different for each determined used player attribute. It is a program for making the computer system function as a processing unit 200s, a setting variable unit 220, a game setting changing unit 225, and step S54) in FIG.

According to the fourth invention, the operation input tendency to the touch panel is analyzed, the physical attribute of the player currently playing the game is determined from the operation input tendency, and the game is determined according to the determined physical attribute. You can change the settings. In other words, even in cases where the same account is used by multiple players, or when a child is registered as an adult user, the age limit for game settings can be correctly realized. Of course, unlike in the past, there is no need to manually switch the declared age and age limit settings each time you play.

A fifth invention is a program of the fourth invention in which the setting variable means sets at least one of a lottery probability related to a lottery process in the game, a setting of a continuous lottery number, and a game difficulty level. ..

According to the fifth invention, the setting of the lottery in the game can be changed according to the determined used player attribute.

The sixth invention is a collecting means for collecting the operation input tendency for each account (for example, the server processing unit 200s of FIG. 11, the operation input information collecting unit 214, the collected operation input information 730 of FIG. 17, and the step of FIG. 22. As S22), the computer system is further functioned.
It is said that the analysis means performs the login process with the account including the collected operation input tendency for the account related to the login process this time and the operation input tendency related to the game after the login process this time. It is a program of any one of the first to fifth inventions which determines the present and past used player attributes that can be determined.

According to the sixth invention, by collecting and analyzing the operation input tendency for each account, the current and past used player attributes using the account can be determined. That is, it becomes possible to determine whether the same account is used by a plurality of players having different physical attributes.

The seventh invention further functions the computer system as a collecting means for collecting the player attributes used for the game after the login process determined by the analysis means for each account related to the login process. The first to fifth steps of the setting variable means determine whether or not a plurality of the used player attributes have been determined by the analysis means for the same account based on the collected data by the collecting means. It is a program of any of the inventions.

According to the seventh invention, by collecting the determination result of the used player attribute for each account and comparing the collected past used player attribute with the current used player attribute, the same account has different physical attributes. It becomes possible to judge whether it is used by multiple players.

In the eighth invention, the analysis means includes 1) the distance between touches in the multi-touch operation, 2) the touch area of the fingers, 3) the deviation between the input target position and the touch position, and 4) the vector information of the swipe operation. This is a program according to any one of the first to seventh inventions, wherein at least one of the above is included in the operation input tendency and the analysis is performed.

According to the eighth invention, the determination accuracy of the attribute of the player used can be further improved by analyzing by paying attention to the operation input tendency of 1) to 4) in which the habit of the operation input is likely to appear among the operation inputs to the touch panel of the player. Can be enhanced.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the analysis means performs the analysis by including the activation frequency of a special action activated by performing an operation input of a specific pattern combining a plurality of types of operation inputs in the operation input tendency. It is a program of 8 inventions.

According to the ninth invention, for example, in games such as fighting action games and role-playing games in which a player character can activate a special attack or technique by inputting an operation of a specific pattern, the tendency of the operation input becomes more pronounced. You will be able to analyze clearly.

The tenth invention is a first non-operation information collecting means for collecting the play date and time for each login process (for example, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 11, the non-operation information collecting unit 216, and the collected non-operation information in FIG. 17). 740, step S22) of FIG. 22, further functioning the computer system, the analysis means determining the player attribute used based on the operation input tendency and the play date and time, any of the first to ninth. This is the program of the invention.

Players develop habits regarding the date and time of play, such as which day of the week and at what time of day the game is played. For example, commuting time, school hours, lunch break, toilet time, before bedtime, free time before dinner, and so on. In other words, at the date and time of play, a personality that reflects physical attributes appears. Therefore, according to the tenth invention, the accuracy of determining the used player attribute can be further improved.

The eleventh invention is a second non-operation information collecting means (for example, server processing unit 200s in FIG. 11, non-operation information collecting unit 216, FIG. 11) for collecting game play settings set by the player for each login process. The computer system is further made to function as the collected non-operational information 740 of 17, and step S22) of FIG. 22, and the analysis means further determines the player attribute used based on the game play setting. It is a program of any tenth invention.

Adults and children tend to have different levels of play adaptability, such as different difficulty levels of game stages that can be fully enjoyed, and selection of player characters and equipment items in consideration of compatibility with enemy characters. The player attributes used tend to appear in these gameplay settings. Therefore, according to the eleventh invention, the accuracy of determining the used player attribute can be further improved.

The twelfth invention is the program of any one of the first to eleventh inventions, wherein the analysis means determines the used player attribute based on the information about the place where the login process is performed.

According to the twelfth invention, it becomes possible to determine the used player attribute based on at least the information about the place where the login process is performed.

A thirteenth invention is an input requesting means for requesting a given touch operation input from a player (for example, a server processing unit 200s in FIG. 11, an input request control unit 210, provisional determination data 720 in FIG. 17, and a step in FIG. 22. S6), provisional analysis means for provisionally determining the player attribute used by the player based on the player's touch operation input in response to the request (for example, the server processing unit 200s of FIG. 11, the provisional analysis unit 212, and FIG. 22). Step S8), the program of any one of the first to twelfth inventions for further functioning the computer system.

According to the thirteenth invention, the attributes of the player to be used can be tentatively determined and provisional measures can be taken until the operation input tendency is analyzed.

In the fourteenth invention, a preset means (for example, the server processing unit 200s of FIG. 11) for presetting the player attribute to be used for each player who can perform the login process in the account for each account (for example, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 11). The computer system is further functioned as the preset information 605) of the unit 204 and FIG. 16, and the analysis means determines from the preset player attributes used for the account related to the login process. It is a program of any one of the first to thirteenth inventions.

According to the fourteenth invention, it is possible to have the player declare and preset the used player attribute for each player who is scheduled to use the account. Then, the player attribute to be used can be determined from among the presets. The criteria for determining the used player attributes based on the operation input tendency are based on statistical criteria derived from the sample set, and there is no guarantee that any player can determine 100% accurately. Therefore, if the player attributes used by the player who uses the account are provided by presetting, even if the operation input tendency of the player group using the account does not meet the statistically obtained standard, it is predetermined. By using the settings, the player attributes used can be determined correctly.

In the fifteenth invention, the analysis means makes the determination using a database that stores the relationship between the operation input tendency machine-learned by a predetermined machine learning process and the player attribute used. It is a program of invention.

According to the fifteenth invention, a criterion for determining the used player attribute from the operation input tendency can be determined by machine learning, and this can be predicted from the result of machine learning. Therefore, it becomes possible to determine the player attribute used by using more types of operation input tendencies.

The sixteenth invention is a server system that communicates with a user terminal, performs a login process with a set account, and controls execution of a game based on an operation input to the touch panel of the user terminal.
Each time the login process is performed, an analysis means (for example, FIG. 1) that analyzes the operation input tendency to the touch panel after the login process and determines the physical attributes of the player (hereinafter referred to as "player attributes used"). Server system 1100, control board 1150, server processing unit 200s in FIG. 11, analysis unit 218, play data 700 in FIG. 17, player operation input tendency data used 760, player attributes used 722, steps S26, S34 in FIG. 22, FIG. 23 S52) and
At least one of the billing setting, the advertisement display setting to be displayed during the execution of the game, and the game setting when a plurality of the used player attributes are determined by the analysis means for the same account. Setting variable means (for example, server system 1100 in FIG. 1, control board 1150, server processing unit 200s in FIG. 11, setting variable unit 220, billing setting changing unit 221) for differentiating one setting according to the determined player attribute used. It is a server system including step S54) of FIG. 23.

According to the sixteenth invention, it is possible to realize a server system having the same effect as that of the first invention.

The figure which shows an example of the structure of a game system. A conceptual diagram for explaining the principle of display control. The figure for demonstrating the analysis of the operation input tendency to affect the pinch operation. The figure for demonstrating the analysis of the operation input tendency based on the touch operation with respect to the input target position. The figure for demonstrating the analysis of the operation input tendency based on a swipe operation. The figure for demonstrating the contact area of a finger holding a user terminal. The figure for demonstrating the example of the display about the charge according to the determination result of the use player attribute. The figure for demonstrating the example of the advertisement display according to the determination result of the use player attribute. The figure for demonstrating the example of the display based on the game setting according to the determination result of the player attribute used. The figure which shows the example of the input screen for provisional judgment. The functional block diagram which shows the functional configuration example of the server system in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the program and data which the server storage part stores in 1st Embodiment. The figure following FIG. The figure which shows the data structure example of the game initial setting data. The figure which shows the example of the dictionary data for judgment of the player attribute used about the pinch distance. The figure which shows the data structure example of the user management data. The figure which shows the data structure example of the play data. The figure which shows the data composition example of the collected operation input information. The figure which shows the data structure example of the use player operation input tendency data. The figure which shows the data composition example of the judgment star chart. The functional block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the user terminal in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the process which concerns on the game play in the server system in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart which continues from FIG. The functional block diagram which shows the functional configuration example of the server system in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the program and data which the server storage part stores in 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the process which concerns on the game play in the server system in 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart which continues from FIG. The functional block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the user terminal in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the program and data which the terminal storage part stores in 3rd Embodiment. The functional block diagram which shows the functional configuration example of the server system in 2nd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
As the first embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of users including a user corresponding to a physical attribute requiring an age limit (a child requiring an age limit as referred to in the present specification) log in using the same account. The case of playing an online game based on the operation input to the touch panel will be described as an example. The genre of the game does not matter.

[Description of the game system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a game system according to the present embodiment. The game system of the present embodiment includes a server system 1100 capable of connecting to the communication line 9 and a user terminal 1500.

In the actual operation mode, a plurality of user terminals 1500 communicate with the server system 1100, but in the present embodiment, since the description is made on the assumption that a plurality of users use the same user terminal 1500, only one is shown. There is.

Further, the communication line 9 means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication line 9 includes a telephone communication network, a cable network, a communication network such as the Internet, as well as a LAN (Local Area Network) using a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection and Ethernet (registered trademark). It is meaningful, and the communication method may be wired or wireless.

The server system 1100 is configured to include one or more server systems, storage devices, and the like, and realizes various services for operating a membership registration-based community-type website such as SNS (social networking service).

Specifically, a unique account (which can be read as a user ID, handle name, and player name) is issued to each user who has completed membership registration, and the server system 1100 manages the information related to the registered user. Centrally manage data. Then, various services on the website are provided based on the user management data. The online game of this embodiment is also provided and realized as a part of a service to registered users. That is, each player is a registered user, and uses each user terminal 1500 to access the server system 1100 and enjoy the game of the present embodiment.

Needless to say, the operation mode of the online game may be a form operated as a single online game service instead of the SNS service.

The server system 1100 includes a main unit 1101, a keyboard 1106, a touch panel 1108, and a storage 1140. A control board 1150 is mounted on the main body device 1101. The control board 1150 includes various microprocessors such as CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1151, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), DSP (Digital Signal Processor), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and various ICs such as VRAM, RAM, and ROM. A memory 1152 and a communication device 1153 are mounted. Some or all of these may be realized by ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (field-programmable gate array), and SoC (System on a Chip).

Then, in the server system 1100, the control board 1150 performs arithmetic processing based on a predetermined program and data, so that the server system 1100 performs arithmetic processing.
1) A user management function that assigns a unique account to a player who has undergone a predetermined user registration procedure, sets up a virtual account for electronic payment, and manages the user's registration data such as deposits and withdrawals to and from the virtual account.
2) Electronic payment function for electronic payment of payment and collection such as item purchase after login,
3) A game management function that performs calculations and provides data to the user terminal 1500 to realize an online game.
Realize various functions such as.

In the illustrated example, the server system 1100 is described as a single unit, but the server system 1100 is equipped with a plurality of blade servers, and the user management function, the electronic payment function, the game management function, etc. are shared among them, and they are mutually shared. It may be configured so that data communication is possible via the internal bus. Alternatively, the server system 1100 may be configured to function as a whole by causing data communication between a plurality of independent servers installed at remote locations via the communication line 9.

The user terminal 1500 is a computer and an electronic device (electronic device) capable of connecting to the communication line 9 and accessing the server system 1100. The user terminal 1500 of the present embodiment is a device called a so-called smartphone, and is a portable game device, a stationary home-use game device, a game controller of a stationary home-use game device, a commercial game device, a personal computer, a tablet computer, and the like. It may be a device such as.

The user terminal 1500 in the present embodiment includes a direction input key 1502, a button switch 1504, a touch panel 1506 that functions as an image display device and a contact position input device, a speaker 1510, a built-in battery 1509, a microphone 1512, and a control board. It includes a 1550 and a memory card reader 1542 that can read and write data from a memory card 1540, which is a computer-readable storage medium. In addition, a power button, a volume control button, etc. (not shown) are provided. The touch panel 1506 is multi-touch compatible so that a plurality of contact positions can be identified and detected at one time.

The control board 1550 wirelessly communicates with various microprocessors such as CPU 1551, GPU, and DSP, various IC memories 1552 such as ASIC, VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a mobile phone base station or wireless LAN base station connected to the communication line 9. A wireless communication module 1553 for communication, a 3-axis acceleration sensor 1554, and a positioning module 1555 are mounted.

The position measurement module 1555 can receive the signal provided by the position measurement system and output the position measurement information at a predetermined cycle (for example, every second). In this embodiment, GPS (Global Positioning System) is used as the position measurement system. Therefore, as the position measurement module 1555, a known "GPS module", "GPS receiver" or the like can be used. The "position measurement information" includes the positioning date and time (UTC: Coordinated Universal Time), the position coordinates (latitude, longitude, altitude), and the like. The position coordinates obtained by the position measurement module 1555 are hereinafter referred to as "player position".

The system used for position measurement is not limited to GPS, and other satellite navigation systems such as Galileo may be used. Further, a position measurement system using a wireless LAN or a base station of a mobile phone may be used. Further, the position measurement may be replaced by receiving a signal from the host station of wireless communication and specifying that the host station is located within the communication range of the host station.

In addition, the control board 1550 includes a driver circuit of the touch panel 1506, a circuit for receiving signals from the direction input key 1502 and the button switch 1504, an output amplifier circuit for outputting an audio signal to the speaker 1510, and an audio collected by the microphone 1512. An interface circuit 1557 and the like such as an input signal generation circuit for generating a signal and a signal input / output circuit for a memory card reader 1542 are mounted. Each element mounted on the control board 1550 is electrically connected via a bus circuit or the like, and is connected so as to be able to read / write data and send / receive signals. In addition, a part or all of these may be realized by ASIC, FPGA, and SoC.

The control board 1550 temporarily stores the game client program and data acquired from the server system 1100 in the IC memory 1552. Then, the program is executed to execute the arithmetic processing, and each part of the user terminal 1500 is controlled according to the operation input from the direction input key 1502, the button switch 1504, and the touch panel 1506 to enable the game play. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 1500 is configured to acquire necessary programs and various setting data from the server system 1100, but it may be configured to be read from a separately obtained memory card 1540.

[Explanation of the principle]
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the principle of display control in the present embodiment.
In the present embodiment, an adult player 2a that does not require an age limit and a child player 2c that requires an age limit use the same user terminal 1500 and the same account (“papa” in the illustrated example) to play an online game. Enjoy.

In the present embodiment, information on touch operation input as a game play operation is collected for each game play on the user terminal 1500, and the input tendency of the touch operation is analyzed using the collected information as a sample. Then, by comprehensively comparing the operation input tendency of the player used (the player currently using the user terminal 1500) with a large number of operation input tendencies collected in the past, the physical attributes of the player used ( The player attribute used) is determined, and the accuracy of the determination is improved by taking into consideration the information related to the operation input other than the game play operation (non-operation information).

Specifically, in this embodiment, the age category is adopted as a physical attribute. More specifically, there may be three or more age categories, but in the present embodiment, for the sake of simplification of explanation, there are two categories, adults and children. Then, in the present embodiment, the result of the determination of the player attribute used is displayed for adults if it is an adult and displayed for children if it is a child.

First, the determination of the used player attribute based on the input tendency of the touch operation input will be described.
In the present embodiment, as various operation input tendencies related to touch operation input to the touch panel 1506, 1) pinch operation, 2) touch operation with respect to the instructed input target position, and 3) swipe operation are analyzed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an analysis of an operation input tendency related to a pinch operation.
The pinch operation is an operation in which the touch panel 1506 is brought into contact with the touch panel 1506 at the same time or substantially at the same time with the thumb and index finger separated, and both fingers are slid so as to narrow the space between the fingers while maintaining the contact. It can be said that the operation is as if the invisible objects on the touch panel 1506 are pinched with both fingers. The type of finger is not limited to this.

In this embodiment, as parameters related to the pinch operation, attention is paid to the pinch operation contact area (index finger contact area Ap1, thumb contact area Ap2) and the pinch distance Dp between the two fingers at the start of the pinch operation, and with an adult. Focus on the frequency of appearance of the pinch distance Dp for a plurality of player groups in which children are mixed. As a result of statistical analysis of these, the following was found.

First, it was found that the appearance position of the peak of the pinch distance Dp differs depending on the player. That is, the individuality of the pinch operation of the player is reflected in the state in which the fingers are spread for the pinch operation represented by the pinch distance Dp. Therefore, even for the same account, the existence of a plurality of users who use the account can be known by sampling and comparing the pinch distance Dp.

Secondly, since the size of the hand is different between adults and children, it was found that a clear difference is created when the index finger and thumb are fully spread out and expanded in the L shape of the alphabet and touch-operated. .. That is, an adult and a child can be discriminated from the pinch distance Dp.

Thirdly, it was found that each player has a characteristic in the contact area of the fingertip during the pinch operation. That is, when the contact area Ap1 of the index finger and the contact area Ap2 of the thumb are sampled and the appearance frequency of the statistical value (for example, the average value) is focused on, the individuality of the operation input of the player is reflected in the peak of the appearance frequency. I found out that there is.

Fourth, since the thickness of the fingers is naturally different between adults and children, it was found that adults and children can be distinguished by paying attention to the statistical values of the contact area Ap1 of the index finger and the contact area Ap2 of the thumb.

Based on the first to fourth findings relating to such a pinch operation, in the present embodiment, the operation input rule at the time of game play is designed so as to include the pinch operation. Then, in the present embodiment, information on the pinch operation during game play is collected, the statistical value of the pinch distance Dp and the statistical value of the contact area Ap1 of the index finger and the contact area Ap2 of the thumb are sampled, and the sampling result is obtained. By comparing with the judgment threshold and the judgment range, the existence of a plurality of users who use the account is detected, and the player attribute used is determined whether the player used is an adult or a child.

The dictionary data (specifically, the threshold value and the determination range) referred to for determining the attribute of the player used is the screen size of the touch panel 1506 of the assumed user terminal 1500 and the size and shape of the touch panel 1506. It changes depending on whether to set the operation input detection range of. Therefore, the dictionary data is obtained by preparing a statistically sufficient sample in advance before releasing the game, or by collecting information on the user's operation input from the release of the game and performing machine learning. ..

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an analysis of an operation input tendency based on a touch operation with respect to an input target position.
In the case of a music game, the "input target position" referred to here corresponds to a marker for promoting a touch operation whose appearance and display is controlled according to a music tempo or the like, a so-called musical score or a touch marker. In the case of a shooting game, the attack target (for example, an enemy aircraft) corresponds to this, and the selection candidate of the action target of the player character in the RPG or the action game (for example, the numeric keypad in the situation where the PIN is entered) corresponds to this. ..

Then, as a result of statistical investigation, when the player performs a touch operation aiming at the input target position, the deviation distance Dt between the input target position and the actual touch detection position is determined by the individuality of the operation input for each player. It was found that there is a boundary that separates adults and children.

More specifically, the habit of the player's operation input and the personal tendency appear in the peak value of the appearance frequency of the deviation distance Dt and the variance of the deviation distance Dt. It is also considered that the reason is that the player has individuality in the play style such as how to hold the user terminal 1500 and how to play it, and that is reflected in the play style. Alternatively, it may be because the difference in personality, such as whether to touch the input target position as accurately as possible or whether to touch it regardless of the accuracy, is reflected. In the case of children who require age restrictions, the accuracy of finger movements may be inferior to that of adults depending on the degree of growth.

Regardless of the reason, in the online game of the present embodiment, the operation input rule of the game play is designed so as to include the touch operation aimed at the input target position. Then, in the present embodiment, by collecting information on the touch operation during play, sampling the deviation distance Dt, and comparing the sampling result with the judgment threshold and the judgment range, a plurality of users who use the account. Is detected, and the player attribute used is determined whether the player used is an adult or a child.

The dictionary data referred to for determination changes depending on the screen size of the touch panel 1506 of the user terminal 1500 assumed, the size and shape of the operation input detection range set in the touch panel 1506, and the like. Therefore, before releasing the online game, statistically sufficient samples are prepared in advance and prepared in advance, or information on the user's operation input is collected from the release of the online game and obtained by machine learning. ..

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an analysis of an operation input tendency based on a swipe operation.
The swipe operation is a series of operations for releasing the touch after sliding the touched finger by a certain distance, and is also called a "payment operation".
In this embodiment, attention is paid to the swipe operation direction Wd, the swipe operation length Wl, and the swipe operation speed Ws as the parameters related to the swipe operation. As a result of statistically investigating these, it was found that a unique appearance distribution for each player appears in a three-dimensional space centered on these three dimensions. It was also found that there is a boundary between adults and children.

Therefore, in the game of the present embodiment, the operation input rule is designed to include the swipe operation. Then, by collecting information on the swipe operation during play, sampling the swipe operation direction Wd, the swipe operation length Wl, and the swipe operation speed Ws, and comparing the sampling result with the threshold value for judgment and the judgment range, the said Detects the existence of multiple users who use the account, and determines the player attribute used whether the player used is an adult or a child.

The dictionary data referred to for determination changes depending on the screen size of the touch panel 1506 of the user terminal 1500 assumed, the size and shape of the operation input detection range set in the touch panel 1506, and the like. Therefore, before releasing the game, a statistically sufficient sample is prepared and set in advance, or information on the user's operation input is collected from the release of the game and obtained by machine learning.

Next, the principle of determining the used player attribute based on the information related to the operation input other than the operation for game play will be described.
In the present embodiment, as non-operation information which is an operation input other than the game play operation, 4) the contact area of the finger holding the user terminal 1500, 5) the irrelevant operation input, and 6) the difficulty distribution of the technique operation input and The success rate, 7) the acceleration change detected by the user terminal during game play, 8) the parameter value related to the game result, 9) the play date and time, and 10) the game play setting are used.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the contact area of the fingers holding the user terminal 1500. In order to facilitate understanding, the appearance model of the user terminal 1500 is changed to a tablet computer style.

The contact area Ah (the area hatched by the broken line ellipse in the figure) of the "terminal holding finger", which is the finger holding the user terminal 1500, is the contact area detected during the touch operation (for example, the contact at the start of the pinch operation). It is more stable than the areas Ap1 and Ap2; see FIG. 3). Therefore, the contact area Ah of the terminal holding finger can be said to be a parameter value suitable for determining whether it is an adult finger or a child finger. Therefore, in the present embodiment, attention is paid to the time change for each touch position, and when the change does not exceed the predetermined "terminal holding hand certification time", the touch position is regarded as the contact by the terminal holding hand. Then, as in the case of the contact areas Ap1 and Ap2 at the start of the pinch operation, by comparing with the threshold value or the judgment range obtained statistically or by machine learning from the difference in the size of the fingers of an adult and a child. , Used to determine whether the player used is an adult or a child.

When the touch panel 1506 is provided on both the front surface and the back surface of the user terminal 1500, the fingers detected by the touch panel on the back surface may be selectively determined to identify the terminal holding fingers.

"Unrelated operation input" means an operation input unrelated to the operation input.
For example, a touch operation to a place far away from the input target position, or a touch operation at a timing when the state of the opponent's turn is displayed in a turn system and the operation input from the player used is not accepted corresponds to this. Comparing adults and children, it was found that children had a higher frequency of irrelevant operation inputs. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the frequency of irrelevant operation input during play is used to improve the determination accuracy of the player attribute used by comparing it with the dictionary data.

The "skill operation input" is a continuous specific pattern of operation input for invoking a special technique (special action) on a player character in a fighting game, an action game, or the like. A plurality of techniques that require technique operation input are prepared for the player character, and an operation input pattern is set for each technique. The operation input pattern is also complicated according to the skill level (which can be said to be the difficulty level) such as the amount of damage given to the opponent.

Comparing adults and children, adults tend to activate relatively difficult techniques (success rate) more frequently due to differences in skills. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the information of the technique operation input during play is sampled and compared with the dictionary data for determination, which is used to improve the determination accuracy of the used player attribute.

The "acceleration change detected by the user terminal during game play" is an index of how stable the user terminal 1500 is being played while maintaining a constant posture during game play. Comparing adults and children, adults tend to hold the user terminal 1500 firmly and play in a relatively stable posture. Children tend to be more agitated and restless than adults, which is more likely to appear in changes in acceleration during play. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the acceleration sensor built in the user terminal 1500 samples the acceleration change detected during game play and compares it with the dictionary data, which is used to improve the determination accuracy of the used player attribute.

"Parameter value related to game results" can be set such as the stage clear rate of each of multiple stages (game stages) with different difficulty levels, the statistical value of the reaction speed of the game that requires reflexes, etc. can. Comparing adults and children, the stage clearing rate tends to be higher for adults, and the reaction rate statistics tend to be lower for children. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the game is designed to include a plurality of stages having different difficulty levels, and the game is designed to include a scene requiring operation input requiring reflexes. Then, the information of the technique operation input during play is sampled, and these parameter values are compared with the corresponding dictionary data to be used for improving the determination accuracy of the used player attribute.

The "play date and time" is the date and time and the day of the week from login to logout using the account. Children are generally considered to be in school during certain hours on weekdays and less likely to play. Also, it is unlikely that you will play during the midnight hours. In addition, habits are created on the days and times of play by individuals. Therefore, by comparing the play date and time with the corresponding dictionary data, it is used to improve the determination accuracy of the player attribute used.

"Gameplay settings" are the game difficulty level that is selected and set before the game starts, the combination of character attributes in the team formation of player characters (corresponding to the deck depending on the game title), and the character attributes and item attributes of player character 4. The degree of compatibility in the combination, etc.

As for the game difficulty, children tend to choose a relatively low difficulty.
The combination of character attributes in team formation is a game element that can advance the game advantageously by considering compatibility with the game stage, for example, but it is difficult for children to understand even if it is easy for adults. Therefore, if it is biased toward a specific character attribute or if the organization is incompatible with the stage attribute, it can be considered that the player used is likely to be a child.

Similarly, when compatibility is set for the combination of the character attribute and the item attribute of the player character 4, selecting an item so as to realize a compatible combination can advance the game advantageously. While it is easy for adults to select such items, it is often difficult for children. Therefore, when the player character 4 is equipped with an item that is incompatible with the player character 4, it can be considered that the player used is likely to be a child.

[Explanation of display control contents]
Next, the contents of the display control according to the determination result of the used player attribute will be described.
In the present embodiment, 1) display related to billing, 2) advertisement display, and 3) game setting are changed according to the determination result of the player attribute used.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of display related to billing according to a determination result of a player attribute used. The screen layout of the game screen W4 can be appropriately set according to the game content. For example, in the case of an action RGP, the main screen portion 21 in which the player character 4 (4a, 4b, ...) Fights against the enemy character 6 (NPC), the selection of the player character 4 to act, and the state of each character are displayed. Even if the character icon display unit 22 for displaying the character icon 5 for representing the above, the action operation icon display unit 23 for displaying the selection icon for each action that the player can select in the game, and the general-purpose display unit 24 are included. good. Then, the general-purpose display unit 24 displays the billing according to the determination result of the used player attribute.

Specifically, when the player to be used is determined to be an adult, a billing menu 30 showing options for purchasing items or the like by billing and a privilege provision offer 32 offering benefits related to billing such as coupons are displayed. do. The billing menu 30 is provided with a purchase operation icon 34 for calling or jumping to the corresponding purchase screen.

The example of the billing menu 30 is not limited to the purchase of items as shown in the figure, but the purchase of lottery rights for continuous lottery, the purchase of characters that can be selected as the player character 4, and the character composition of the player character 4 that requires billing. It can be set appropriately according to the game content, such as skill acquisition, item composition and growth of items that require billing.

On the other hand, when the player to be used is determined to be a child, the contents of the billing menu 30 and the privilege providing offer 32 are restricted, or a display irrelevant to the billing is performed instead. For example, a strategy hint 36 that displays hints for strategy, an item exchange menu 37 that shows options for obtaining items by bartering with currently owned items, and an upper limit set for the charge amount and the number of charges. The billing menu 38 with is selectively displayed.

The example of the item exchange menu 37 is not limited to the exchange of items as shown in the figure, and can be appropriately set according to the game content without charging. For example, exchange between an item and a character that can be used as a player character 4, exchange between an item and an exchange of execution rights for continuous lottery, and acquire execution rights and skills for character composition between items and player character 4. It may be exchanged with. Regarding the continuous lottery, when it is determined that the player used is a child, it is preferable to suppress the upper limit of the number of consecutive lottery with a charge to be smaller than that of an adult.

In the upper limit billing menu 38, the billing amount per time or a predetermined period (for example, one day, one month), the number of billing times per predetermined period, etc. are higher for children than the billing menu 30 for adults. It is restricted to be less. One or both of the upper limit of the billing amount and the number of billing times can be appropriately adopted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of advertisement display according to the determination result of the used player attribute. The advertisement display is displayed on, for example, the general-purpose display unit 24 (see FIG. 7). Then, the advertisement 40 for adults, which is displayed when the player used is determined to be an adult, is displayed without age restrictions as long as the content is within the socially acceptable range. On the other hand, the advertisement 42 for children, which is displayed when the player used is determined to be a child, has an age-restricted content. For example, restrictions are placed on alcohol, investment, religion, sexual labeling, politics, violent expressions, discriminatory expressions, and so on. As shown, for example, advertisements for children's magazines and advertisements for toys, sweets, etc. may be displayed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of a game setting according to a determination result of the used player attribute. The type of game setting to be changed can be appropriately selected according to the game content. For example, the enemy character 6 (so-called boss character) appearing at the end of the stage is selected and set according to the judgment result of the player attribute used. do. When it was determined to be an adult, it was determined to be a child with a high-level and strong adult-oriented enemy character 6a (character of level "20" in the example in the figure) in order to produce strength for adults. In this case, it is selected as the enemy character 6c for children (character of level "10" in the example of the figure) whose level is relatively lower than that of the enemy character 6a for adults. Then, the character design is applied so that the enemy character 6a for adults and the enemy character 6c for children are of the same family but have different levels from the outside. As a result, on the game screen, the display based on the game setting according to the determination result of the used player attribute is performed.

Of course, the setting type is not limited to the enemy character 6, and may be effects such as explosion, impact, and blood splash, character motion, and blinking pattern of flash expression.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the input tendency related to the touch operation is sampled to determine the physical attribute of the player used (player attribute used; adult / child in the present embodiment), and the determination accuracy is based on information other than the touch operation. Can be enhanced. Then, it is possible to automatically detect that a child / adult is playing based on the determination of the player attribute used, and display for children / adults.

However, in order to make a judgment based on the input tendency related to the touch operation, sampling is required to a statistically significant degree. Therefore, it may not be possible to determine the used player attribute based on the above-mentioned principle until sufficient sampling is performed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a specific touch operation input is urged before the start of the game, and the physical attribute of the player to be used is provisionally applied from the result of the specific touch operation until sufficient sampling is performed.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the provisional determination input screen W6 is displayed on the touch panel 1506. The provisional determination input screen W6 is a screen displayed before the start of the game, and is a screen that requests special operation input that can obtain information highly correlated with the physical attributes of the player used. The game cannot be advanced unless the operation input is made to the provisional determination input screen W6. In the present embodiment, the touch panel 1506 is touched with the index finger and the thumb to request that the touch panel 1506 be opened wide in a substantially L shape. Request a touch operation close to a pinch operation. Since the distance DL (corresponding to the pinch distance Dp (see FIG. 3)) between the touch positions of the two fingers obtained at this time has a high positive correlation with the physical difference between the adult / child, the player used from the distance DL. Attributes can be provisional.
Then, when the game is started and sufficient sampling is performed, the used player attribute is determined based on the sampled data again, and the provisional result is replaced.

[Explanation of function configuration]
Next, a functional configuration for realizing the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server system 1100 according to the present embodiment. The server system 1100 in the present embodiment includes an operation input unit 100s, a server processing unit 200s, a sound output unit 390s, an image display unit 392s, a communication unit 394s, and a server storage unit 500s.

The operation input unit 100s is a means for inputting various operations for managing the server. The keyboard 1106 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The server processing unit 200s is realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or IC memory, and inputs / outputs data to and from each functional unit including an operation input unit 100s and a server storage unit 500s. Take control. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on a predetermined program and data, an operation input signal from the operation input unit 100s, and data received from the user terminal 1500, and the operation of the server system 1100 is controlled in an integrated manner.

The server processing unit 200s of the present embodiment includes the user management unit 202, the input request control unit 210, the provisional analysis unit 212, the operation input information collection unit 214, the non-operation information collection unit 216, and the analysis unit 218. , Setting variable unit 220, operation input tendency collection unit 230, attribute determination result collection unit 232, game management unit 240, billing processing unit 242, timekeeping unit 244, sound generation unit 290s, and image generation unit. 292s and communication control unit 294s are included. Of course, functional parts other than these can be included as appropriate.

The user management unit 202 performs processing related to the user registration procedure and storage management of data associated with the account (user ID).
In this embodiment, 1) account grant control, 2) virtual account setting and deposit / withdrawal control associated with the account used for in-game billing, control related to electronic payment, and 3) login / logout management. And 4) Registration and management of personal information about users. Of course, management of other data can be included as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, the user management unit 202 has a preset unit 204. The preset unit 204 accepts the input of the preset of the player attribute used for each player that can be logged in with the account for each account, and stores it in association with the account.

The input request control unit 210 controls the player to request a given touch operation input for tentatively determining the physical attribute of the player to be used. In the present embodiment, the display control of the provisional determination input screen W6 (see FIG. 10) is performed.

The provisional analysis unit 212 provisionally determines the player attribute used by the player based on the player's touch operation input in response to the request by the input request control unit 210.

The operation input information collecting unit 214 collects operation input information for obtaining various parameters for statistically finding the operation input tendency related to the touch operation for each account.
Specifically, the following control can be performed as operation input information.
1) The pinch distance Dp and the pinch operation contact areas Ap1 and Ap2 related to the pinch operation are obtained and collected.
2) When a touch is detected within a predetermined period and within a predetermined range after the input target position is displayed, the deviation distance Dt from the input target position is calculated and collected.
3) The position change for each touch position is observed, the position of the terminal holding finger holding the user terminal 1500 is determined, and the contact area Ah of the terminal holding finger is calculated and collected.
4) Every time a swipe operation is detected, the swipe operation direction Wd, the swipe operation speed Ws, and the swipe operation length Wl are calculated and collected.

The non-operation information collecting unit 216 controls to collect information other than the touch operation input for each game play. In the present embodiment, irrelevant operation input, difficulty distribution and success rate of technique operation input, acceleration change detected by the user terminal during game play, parameter values related to game results, play date and time, and game play Collect settings and.
That is, the non-operation information collecting unit 216 collects the first non-operation information collecting means for collecting the play date and time for each login process, and the second non-operation information for collecting the game play settings set by the player for each login process. Functions as a collecting means.

Each time the login process is performed, the analysis unit 218 analyzes the operation input tendency to the touch panel 1506 after the login process, and determines the physical attributes of the player including at least the age group of the player.

Specifically, the analysis unit 218 performed the login process with the account including the operation input tendency collected for the account related to the login process this time and the operation input tendency related to the game after the login process this time. Determines the current and past used player attributes that can be determined to be.

More specifically, the analysis unit 218
1) Distance between touches in multi-touch operation (pinch distance Dp in FIG. 3),
2) Finger touch area Ap (touch operation contact area Ap1, Ap2 in FIG. 3),
3) Misalignment between the input target position and the touch position (deviation distance Dt in FIG. 4),
4) Vector information of swipe operation (swipe operation direction Wd in FIG. 5, swipe operation length Wl, swipe operation speed Ws),
At least one of these operation input tendencies is analyzed.

In addition, the analysis unit 218 analyzes the operation input tendency including the activation frequency of the special action that is activated by performing the operation input of a specific pattern that combines a plurality of types of operation inputs. In the present embodiment, as a special action, a special technique activated by the player character 4 is adopted, and attention is paid to a technique operation input for activating the technique as an operation input of a specific pattern.

Further, the analysis unit 218 can determine the player attribute to be used based on the non-operational information such as the play date and time and the game play setting as well as the operation input tendency.
In addition, the analysis unit 218 can determine from the used player attributes preset for the account related to the login process. In the present embodiment, the number of adults and the number of children can be preset by the user as information on the player attributes used that may be played using the same account, and is used from the operation input tendency. This is referred to when determining player attributes.

Then, the analysis unit 218 accumulates and manages the operation input tendency information, and updates the reference data for determining the used player attribute in response to the addition of new operation input tendency information.

The setting variable unit 220 changes various settings according to the analysis result of the analysis unit 218 so as to be suitable for the physical attributes of the player to be used. Specifically, the setting variable unit 220 includes a billing setting changing unit 221, an advertisement display setting changing unit 223, and a game setting changing unit 225.

When a plurality of used player attributes are determined by the analysis unit 218 for the same account, the billing setting changing unit 221 changes the billing setting so as to be different for each determined used player attribute. In this embodiment, it is realized by selecting the billing menu 30, the privilege provision offer 32, the capture hint 36, the item exchange menu 37, and the upper limit billing menu 38 (see FIG. 7).

The advertisement display setting change unit 223 determines the advertisement display setting to be displayed during the execution of the game when a plurality of used player attributes are determined by the analysis unit 218 for the same account. Change it so that it is different. In the present embodiment, when the advertisement display timing arrives, the selection of the advertisement 40 for adults or the advertisement 42 for children corresponds to this (see FIG. 8).

When a plurality of used player attributes are determined by the analysis unit 218 for the same account, the game setting changing unit 225 changes the game settings so as to be different for each determined used player attribute. In the present embodiment, this corresponds to selecting and appearing the enemy character 6a for adults or the enemy character 6c for children at the appearance timing of the enemy character 6 (see FIG. 9).

The operation input tendency collecting unit 230 collects the operation input tendency for each account.

The attribute determination result collection unit 232 collects the player attributes used for the game after the login process determined by the analysis unit 218 for each account related to the login process.

The game management unit 240 executes various arithmetic processes for enabling the game of the present embodiment to be played on the user terminal 1500 and processes related to the provision of various data. Speaking of this embodiment, it is responsible for basic processing as a game server for online games.

The billing processing unit 242 executes processing related to the provision of services subject to various billing acts such as item purchase and paid lottery, and the collection of consideration thereof. Electronic payment is also executed as appropriate when collecting consideration.

The timekeeping unit 244 uses the system clock to measure the current date and time, the time limit, and the like.

The sound generation unit 290s is realized by executing IC or software that generates and decodes voice data, and generates or decodes voice data such as operation sounds and BGM related to system management and game play of the server system 1100. Then, the audio signal related to the system management is output to the sound output unit 390s.

The sound output unit 390s emits an audio signal. In the example of FIG. 1, a speaker (not shown) included in the main unit 1101 and the touch panel 1108 corresponds to this.

The image generation unit 292s can generate an image or the like related to the system management of the server system 1100 and output it to the image display unit 392s.

The image display unit 392s displays various images for system management based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 292s. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, and a head-mounted display. In the example of FIG. 1, the touch panel 1108 corresponds.

The communication control unit 294s executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 394s.

The communication unit 394s connects to the communication line 9 to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, and the like. In the example of FIG. 1, the communication device 1153 corresponds.

The server storage unit 500s stores programs, various data, and the like for realizing various functions for causing the server processing unit 200s to control the server system 1100 in an integrated manner. Further, it is used as a work area of the server processing unit 200s, and temporarily stores the calculation results and the like executed by the server processing unit 200s according to various programs. This function is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as RAM or ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or DVD, or online storage. In the example of FIG. 1, the IC memory 1152 mounted on the main unit 1101, a storage medium such as a hard disk, and the storage 1140 correspond to this.

12 and 13 are diagrams showing examples of programs and data stored in the server storage unit 500s according to the present embodiment.
The server storage unit 500s in the present embodiment includes the server system program 501, the server program 503, the distribution game client program 505, the game initial setting data 510, the used player attribute determination dictionary data 530, and the used player attributes. Billing setting data 561, privilege provision offer setting data 562 by player attribute used, strategy hint setting data 563 by player attribute used, item exchange menu setting data 564 by player attribute used, and billing menu setting with upper limit by player attribute used Data 565, advertisement setting data 566 for each player attribute used, game setting data 567 for each player attribute used, and lottery setting data 568 for each player attribute used are stored in advance.

Further, as the data to be sequentially generated and managed, the operation input tendency sample database 540, the non-operation information sample database 542, the user management data 600, the play data 700, and the current date and time 812 are stored. In addition, information such as timers, counters, and various flags can be stored as appropriate.

The server system program 501 is a system program for realizing the basic input / output functions required as a computer in the server system 1100 by reading and executing the server processing unit 200s.

The server program 503 is a program for realizing the functions of the user management unit 202 to the timekeeping unit 244 by reading and executing the server processing unit 200s.

The distribution game client program 505 is an original game client program provided to the user terminal 1500.

The game initial setting data 510 stores various initial setting data necessary for executing the game. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the game initial setting data 510 of the present embodiment is
1) Game title 511 and
2) Player character initial setting data 512 and
3) Enemy character initial setting data 513 and
4) Item initial setting data 514 and
5) Technique setting data 515 and
6) Stage initial setting data 516 and
7) Billing menu definition data 520 and
8) Benefit offer offer definition data 521 and
9) Strategy hint definition data 522 and
10) Item exchange menu definition data 523 and
11) Upper limit billing menu definition data 524 and
12) Adult advertisement definition data 525 and
13) Includes advertisement definition data 526 for children.
Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The player character initial setting data 512 is prepared for each character type that can be used as the player character 4, and defines the initial setting of the character. One player character initialization data 512 stores the character type and the character attribute in association with each other. In addition, data for displaying the character on the game screen, various ability parameter values such as the character's attack power and defense power, and a list of techniques that can be activated are appropriately included.

The enemy character initial setting data 513 is prepared for each type of enemy character 6 that can appear in the game, and defines the initial setting of the enemy character.

Item initial setting data 514 is prepared for each item type that can be used in the game, and defines the initial setting of the item. One item initial setting data 514 stores the item type and the compatibility setting with the character attribute in association with each other. In addition, data for displaying the item on the game screen, various ability parameter values such as the effect of the item, and the like are appropriately included.

The technique setting data 515 defines a technique that can be activated by the player character 4. One technique setting data 515 stores the technique name, the technique difficulty level, and the operation input pattern for activating the technique in association with each other. In addition, the effect of the technique, the motion data of the technique, the effect display data at the time of activating the technique, etc. are stored in association with each other as appropriate.

One stage initial setting data 516 includes a stage ID unique to the game stage, a game difficulty level, background setting data for configuring and displaying a game space that is a stage of game play, and an NPC appearing at the stage. Data that defines the appearance position, type, and number of (non-playable characters) and determines the difficulty level of the stage is stored in association with each other.

The billing menu definition data 520 is prepared for each type of billing menu 30 (see FIG. 7). One billing menu definition data 520 includes a unique billing menu ID, menu contents, and a billing amount. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The privilege provision offer definition data 521 is prepared for each type of privilege provision offer 32 (see FIG. 7). One benefit offer offer definition data 521 includes a unique offer ID and offer content. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The capture hint definition data 522 is prepared for each type of capture hint 36 (see FIG. 7). One capture hint definition data 522 includes a unique hint ID, an application condition which is a condition on which the hint should be displayed, and a hint content. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

Item exchange menu definition data 523 is prepared for each type of item exchange menu 37 (see FIG. 7). One item exchange menu definition data 523 includes a unique exchange menu ID, an acquired item type that is an item that the player acquires when the exchange is completed, a consideration item type that is an item that is the consideration for the exchange, and a consideration item required for the exchange. Includes the consideration quantity, which is the number of types. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

It is prepared for each type of the upper limit billing menu definition data 524 and the upper limit billing menu 38 (see FIG. 7). One upper limit billing menu definition data 524 includes a unique upper limit charge menu ID, menu contents, a charge upper limit amount related to the menu, and a charge upper limit number of times related to the menu. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The adult advertisement definition data 525 is prepared for each type of adult advertisement 40 (see FIG. 8). One adult advertisement definition data 525 includes a unique advertisement ID, a menu content, and an advertisement content. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The children's advertisement definition data 526 is prepared for each type of the children's advertisement 42 (see FIG. 8). One destination advertisement definition data 526 includes a unique advertisement ID, a menu content, and an advertisement content. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, since the determination of adult / child is performed as the physical attribute of the player to be used, there are two types of advertisement definition data, the adult advertisement definition data 525 and the child advertisement definition data 526. When determining 3 or more as a physical attribute, it is preferable to prepare definition data of advertisements according to the number.

Returning to FIG. 12, the dictionary data 530 for determining the attribute of the player used is prepared for each type of operation input tendency related to the touch operation and for each type of non-operation information, and the physical attribute of the player used is based on the parameter. Define the criteria for determining.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of dictionary data 530 for determining the attribute of the player used for the pinch distance Dp (see FIG. 3) in the present embodiment.
The used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 includes an applicable game title 531 indicating a game title to which the data is applied, an applicable model list 532 defining a model of the user terminal 1500 to which the data is applied, and an operation input tendency type. Stores 533, the correlation 534 between the value of the operation input tendency and the player attribute used (age in this embodiment), and the judgment attribute 536 associated with the judgment range 535 that defines the range of the value of the parameter. do. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

The operation input tendency type 533 defines the types of parameters handled in the dictionary data. In the present embodiment, each type of operation input tendency (for example, a statistical value of a pinch distance Dp, a statistical value of a pinch operation contact area Ap1, Ap2, a statistical value of a deviation distance Dt, ...) And each of the non-operation information included. Any one of the types (for example, the statistical value of the contact area Ah of the terminal holding finger, the frequency of irrelevant operation input, the difficulty distribution of the technique operation input, the success rate by the difficulty level of the technique operation input, ...) Is stored.

In the correlation 534, "1 (positive correlation)" is stored when there is a correlation that the larger the value of the parameter of the operation input tendency type 533, the higher the age of the player used, and the age of the player used is If it has a low correlation, "0 (negative correlation)" is stored. For example, there is a positive correlation between the age of the player used and the pinch distance Dp, but there is a negative correlation with the deviation distance Dt (see FIG. 4) from the input target position as described above.

The determination attribute 536 is either an adult or a child in the present embodiment, but when a finer age division is set, it shall be followed. In the illustrated example, the pinch distance Dp sampled from the operation input information of the player in use is statistically analyzed, and when the peak falls within any of the determination ranges 535, the player in use determines the determination attribute 536 corresponding to the determination range 535. Will be considered likely to be. In addition, "no peak" can be appropriately included in the determination range 535. The determination range 535 can also be defined as a determination threshold.

Such a plurality of used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 is prepared in advance based on a large amount of pre-sampling information in the development stage before the release of the game title. Then, after the release of the game title, the operation input tendency collected for the account related to the login process obtained after the actual operation started, and the operation input tendency related to the game after the login process this time are included. Comprehensive analysis and optimization.

It is preferable that the dictionary data 530 for determining the player attribute used is created in advance before the game is released by machine learning processing based on a large number of sample data in which the operation input tendency type and the player attribute used for the correct answer are associated with each other. .. In this case, the used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 functions as a database that stores the relationship between the operation input tendency machine-learned by the machine learning process and the used player attribute.

Returning to FIG. 12, the operation input tendency sample database 540 and the non-operation information sample database 542 store sample data for statistically comprehensive analysis of dictionary data for determining the used player attribute.
In the present embodiment, every time the game play ends, the operation input tendency information and the non-operation input tendency information of the player used in the game play are duplicated and accumulated in these. Since the age of the user is registered in the new registration procedure of the user registration, it is associated with the registered age information when accumulating. In the present embodiment, the analysis unit 218 (see FIG. 11) statistically obtains a range for determining the player attributes used by adults / children by adding newly accumulated sample data after the game play is completed. The dictionary data 530 for determining the attributes of the player used is optimized according to the current player layer (details will be described later).

The billing setting data 561 for each used player attribute is prepared for each physical attribute of the used player, and defines the billing setting permitted to the used player determined by the physical attribute. That is, it is one of the data that defines the billing setting suitable for the player attribute used. Then, one charge setting data 561 for each player attribute includes a target attribute and a permitted charge menu ID (corresponding to the charge menu definition data 520; see FIG. 14). Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, two billing setting data 561 for each player attribute used, one for adults and one for children, are prepared, and the billing menu IDs allowed for adults include the IDs of all billing menus 30, and are allowed for children. The billing menu ID does not include the ID of the billing menu 30, or includes the ID of the limited billing menu 30 with a relatively small amount.

The privilege providing offer setting data 562 according to the used player attribute defines the privilege providing offer 32 prepared for each physical attribute of the used player and permitted to the used player determined by the physical attribute (see FIG. 7). The privilege provision offer setting data 562 for each player attribute used includes the target attribute and the permitted offer ID (corresponding to the privilege provision offer definition data 521; see FIG. 14). Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, two usage player attribute-specific privilege provision offer setting data 562 for adults and children are prepared, and the offer ID allowed for adults includes a privilege provision offer offer related to billing such as a coupon. , Is not included in the offer IDs allowed for children, or is limited to include offers related to relatively small charges.

The capture hint setting data 563 for each used player attribute is prepared for each physical attribute of the used player, and defines the capture hint 36 permitted to the used player determined by the physical attribute (see FIG. 7). That is, the data is also one of the data that defines the game settings suitable for the player attributes used. Then, one capture hint setting data 563 for each player attribute includes the target attribute and the permitted hint ID (corresponding to the capture hint definition data 522; see FIG. 14). Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

In this embodiment, two strategy hint setting data 563 for each player attribute used, one for adults and one for children, are prepared, and the hint ID allowed for adults indicates an item that cannot be obtained unless nothing is set or a charge is made. The hint IDs of the content capture hints 36 are also included, but they are not included in the hint IDs allowed for children.

The item exchange menu setting data 564 for each used player attribute is prepared for each physical attribute of the used player, and defines an item exchange menu 37 permitted to the used player determined by the physical attribute (see FIG. 7). The item exchange menu setting data 564 for each player attribute used includes the target attribute and the permitted exchange menu ID (corresponding to the item exchange menu definition data 523; see FIG. 14). Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, two item exchange menu setting data 564 for each player attribute used, one for adults and one for children, are prepared, and the exchange menu ID allowed for adults is not limited or set. The exchange menu ID allowed for the child includes the ID of the item exchange menu 37 that does not include the billing element.

Moving to FIG. 13, the upper limit billing menu setting data 565 for each used player attribute is prepared for each physical attribute of the used player, and defines the upper limit billing menu 38 permitted to the used player determined by the physical attribute. (See FIG. 7). That is, the data is also one of the data that defines the billing setting suitable for the player attribute used. Then, one upper limit billing menu setting data 565 for each player attribute includes the target attribute and the permitted upper limit billing menu ID (corresponding to the upper limit billing menu definition data 524; see FIG. 14). Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, two upper limit billing menu setting data 565 for each player attribute used, one for adults and one for children, are prepared, and there is no limit or no setting for the upper limit billing menu ID allowed for adults.

The advertisement setting data 566 for each used player attribute is prepared for each physical attribute of the used player, and defines an advertisement that is permitted to be displayed by the used player determined by the physical attribute. That is, the data is data that defines advertisement settings suitable for the player attribute used. Then, one advertisement setting data 566 according to the player attribute used includes the target attribute and the permitted advertisement ID (corresponding to the advertisement definition data 525 for adults and the advertisement definition data 526 for children; see FIG. 14). Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, two advertisement setting data 566 for each player attribute used, one for adults and one for children, are prepared, and the advertisement IDs allowed for adults include the advertisement IDs of all the advertisement definition data 525 for adults. The advertisement ID of the advertisement definition data 526 for children may be included. On the other hand, the advertisement ID allowed for the child includes only the advertisement ID of the advertisement definition data 526 for children.

The game setting data 567 for each used player attribute is prepared for each physical attribute of the used player, and defines the content of the game setting applied to the used player determined by the physical attribute. The game setting data 567 for each player attribute used is the target attribute and the contents of the game setting (for example, a list of permitted enemy character types, a list of stage IDs of game stages where play is permitted, conditions for clearing the stage, etc.). And are included. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, two game setting data 567 for each player attribute used, one for adults and one for children, are prepared, and the adult game is set to be more diverse and difficult than the child game.

The lottery setting data 568 for each used player attribute is prepared for each physical attribute of the used player, and defines the content of the lottery applied to the used player determined by the physical attribute. When the lottery is regarded as one of the game elements, the data is one of the data that defines the game setting suitable for the player attribute used. The lottery setting data 568 for each player attribute used includes the target attribute, the number of consecutive lottery allowed, the item ID of the item to be the winning item, and the like. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, two lottery setting data 568 for each player attribute used, one for adults and one for children, are prepared. The number of consecutive lottery allowed is set higher for adults than for children.

The user management data 600 is prepared for each registered user and stores various data associated with the account, which is unique identification information.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, one user management data 600 includes an account 601, a registration age 602, a virtual account balance 603, preset information 605, and past play operation input tendency data 607. , Past play used player attribute 609 and game save data 610. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The preset information 605 is set by the user by declaring in advance information about the attributes of the player who is scheduled to use the account. In the present embodiment, the number of adults and the number of children among the planned players are stored. Of course, the age of each planned player may be stored.

The past play operation input tendency data 607 is a copy of the operation input tendency analyzed with respect to the game play after logging in using the account.
The player attribute 609 used in the past play is a copy of the player attribute used determined with respect to the game play after logging in using the account.
The game save data 610 includes a list of possessed items.

Returning to FIG. 13, the play data 700 is prepared for each game play, and stores various data describing the progress of the game and various setting information related to the display of the game screen.
As shown in FIG. 17, for example, one play data 700 includes a play start date and time 701, an account 703, a player position history data 704, a player selection game setting data 712, an automatic selection game setting data 714, and a provisional determination. Data 720, used player attribute 722, collected operation input information 730, collected non-operation information 740, input target position display history data 750, used player operation input tendency data 760, judgment star chart 770, and Includes game performance data 780. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The player selection game setting data 712 stores the content selected by the player himself / herself before the start of the game for the game setting type to which the player has the selection right. For example, the difficulty level of the game, the stage ID to play, and the like correspond to this. The contents set here are to be collected as non-operational information.

The automatic selection game setting data 714 stores the contents automatically selected by the computer before the start of the game for the types of game settings for which the player is not given the selection right.

The provisional determination data 720 displays information on the operation input prompted by the player by displaying the provisional determination input screen W6 (see FIG. 10). In this embodiment, for example, a distance DL is stored.

The collected operation input information 730 is historical data of all operation inputs to the touch panel 1506. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, in the present embodiment, the touch operation history data 731 is included as the information regarding the touch operation for the play operation. Every time a touch operation is detected, it is generated and accumulated. One touch operation history data 731 includes a touch start timing 732, a position coordinate history 733 from the touch start which is a history of changes in the touch position, and a contact area from the touch start which is a change history of the contact area around the touch position. The history 734 and the touch end timing 735 are included. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

Returning to FIG. 17, the collected non-operational information 740 stores various collected non-operational information. The present embodiment includes a play date and time 741, an irrelevant operation input history 742, a game play acceleration change statistical value 743, and a game result 744 (for example, a stage clear rate). Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The input target position display history data 750 is generated and accumulated every time the input target position is displayed on the game screen. One input target position display history data 750 includes an input target position display start tying 751, an input target position coordinate history 752, and an input target display end timing 753. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The player operation input tendency data 760 used stores various data describing the operation input tendency analyzed from the operation input in the game play. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the pinch distance statistical value 761, the pinch operation contact area statistical value 762, the deviation distance statistical value 763, the swipe operation direction statistical value 764, the swipe operation length statistical value 765, and the swipe operation. The speed statistical value 766, the technique input difficulty distribution 767, the success rate 768 for each technique input difficulty, and the sampling number list 769 for each type are included. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate. The sampling number list 769 by type is a list listing the sampling numbers of the operation input information for each type of operation input tendency. The number of samples in the list is incremented by "1" each time the corresponding type of statistic is updated.

Returning to FIG. 17, the determination star chart 770 stores the determination results for each type of operation input tendency. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the type-specific determination results 772 are stored in association with each operation input tendency type 771. In the present embodiment, the type-specific judgment result 772 is determined with reference to the used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 for each operation input tendency type 771, and the used player attribute 722 (see FIG. 17) is determined by a majority vote of the type-specific judgment result 772. To determine.

[Explanation of functional configuration of user terminal]
FIG. 21 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 1500 according to the present embodiment. The user terminal 1500 of the present embodiment includes an operation input unit 100, a terminal processing unit 200, a sound output unit 370, an image display unit 372, a communication unit 374, and a terminal storage unit 500.

The operation input unit 100 outputs an operation input signal to the terminal processing unit 200 in response to various operation inputs made by the player. For example, it can be realized by a push switch, a joystick, a touch pad, a trackball, an accelerometer, a gyro, a CCD module, or the like. The directional input key 1502, the button switch 1504, the touch panel 1506, and the 3-axis acceleration sensor 1554 in FIG. 1 correspond to this.

The terminal processing unit 200 is realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or IC memory, and inputs / outputs data to / from each functional unit including the operation input unit 100 and the terminal storage unit 500. Take control. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on predetermined programs and data, operation input signals from the operation input unit 100, and various data received from the server system 1100 to control the operation of the user terminal 1500. The control board 1550 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this. The terminal processing unit 200 in the present embodiment includes a user terminal calculation unit 260, a timekeeping unit 264, a positioning unit 266, a sound generation unit 270, an image generation unit 272, and a communication control unit 274.

The user terminal calculation unit 260 includes an operation signal transmission control unit 261 and a game screen display control unit 262.

The operation signal transmission control unit 261 executes a process for transmitting various data and requests to the server system 1100 in response to an operation performed on the operation input unit 100.

The game screen display control unit 262 controls to display the game screen based on various data received from the server system 1100. In this configuration, the game space image (for example, 3DCG, etc.) is generated by the server system 1100, but the game space image can be generated by the user terminal 1500. In that case, the game screen display control unit 262 includes control of an object arranged in a virtual three-dimensional space for generating, for example, 3DCG.

The positioning unit 266 can process information related to the position measurement of the user terminal 1500 and output the position measurement information one by one.

The sound generation unit 270 is realized by, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as an audio synthesis IC, an audio codec capable of reproducing an audio file, and the like, and an effect related to the game based on the processing result by the game screen display control unit 262. Sound signals of sound, BGM, and various operation sounds are generated and output to the sound output unit 370.

The sound output unit 370 is realized by a device that outputs sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 270. The speaker 1510 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The image generation unit 272 is realized by, for example, a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC or a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, or the like.
Then, the image generation unit 272 generates an image of one game screen in one frame time (for example, 1/60 second) based on various data received from the server system 1100, and images the generated image signal of the game screen. Output to the display unit 372.

The image display unit 372 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 272. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, and a head-mounted display. In this embodiment, the touch panel 1506 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The communication control unit 274 executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 374. The communication unit 374 connects to the communication line 9 to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, and the like, and the wireless communication module 1553 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The terminal storage unit 500 stores a system program for realizing various functions for causing the terminal processing unit 200 to control the user terminal 1500 in an integrated manner, a program necessary for game play, various data, and the like. Further, it is used as a work area of the terminal processing unit 200, and temporarily stores the calculation result executed by the terminal processing unit 200 according to various programs, the input data input from the operation input unit 100, and the like. Such a function is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as RAM or ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or DVD, or the like. The IC memory 1552 and the memory card 1540 mounted on the control board 1550 of FIG. 1 correspond to this.

The terminal storage unit 500 of the present embodiment stores the terminal system program 502 and the game client program 504. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

The terminal system program 502 is a program for realizing the basic functions of input / output of the user terminal 1500 as a computer.

The game client program 504 is application software for realizing the function as the user terminal calculation unit 260 by being read and executed by the terminal processing unit 200, but has a configuration incorporated as a part of the terminal system program 502. You may. In the present embodiment, it is a copy of the distribution game client program 505 (see FIG. 12) provided by the server system 1100.

The game client program 504 may be a dedicated client program depending on the technical method for realizing an online game, or may be configured by a web browser program, a plug-in that realizes an interactive image display, or the like.

[Explanation of operation]
Next, the processing flow in the server system 1100 will be described. The processing flow described here is executed by the server processing unit 200s executing the server system program 501 and the server program 503.

22 to 23 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of processing related to game play in the server system 1100. It shows the processing related to one game play on the user terminal 1500.

As shown in FIG. 22, first, the server system 1100 executes a process related to the login process (step S2). Along with this, new play data 700 is generated in the server storage unit 500s. The current date and time 812 is copied to the play start date and time 701, and the account 703 used for login is stored. Further, since the positioning information measured by the user terminal 1500 is continuously transmitted to the server system 1100 thereafter, the server system 1100 stores this in the player position history data 704.

Next, the server system 1100 accepts an input of a player selection game setting, which is a type of game setting given to the player (step S4). This includes the difficulty level of the game, the selection of the game stage to be played, the selection of the player character 4 as the player team, the equipment of items such as weapons for each player character 4, and the like. This input result is stored in the play data 700 as the player selection game setting data 712.

Next, the server system 1100 displays the provisional determination input screen W6 (see FIG. 10) on the touch panel 1506, and prompts the operation input for provisionally determining (provisioning) the player attribute to be used (step S6). .. This input result is stored in the play data 700 as provisional determination data 720.

Next, the server system 1100 obtains a specific operation input tendency (distance DL in this embodiment) based on the provisional determination data 720, and provisionally determines the player attribute used 722 (step S8).
Specifically, the input tendency based on the provisional determination data 720 is obtained and compared with the predetermined player attribute determination dictionary data 530 (in the present embodiment, the player attribute determination dictionary data 530 having a pinch distance Dp). The player attribute 722 to be used is determined.

Next, the server system 1100 determines a game setting item for which the player is not given the selection right based on the used player attribute 722 (step S10).
Specifically, from the game setting data 567 (see FIG. 12) for each player attribute used, data in which the player attribute 722 used and the target attribute match is selected. Then, the automatic selection game setting data 714 is determined according to the definition.

Next, the server system 1100 starts gameplay progress control (step S20). Then, the collection of the operation input information and the non-operation information is started, and the collected operation input information 730 and the collected non-operation information 740 are stored and stored in the play data 700, respectively (step S22). Further, the recording of the display history of the input target position is started, and the input target position display history data 750 is accumulated (step S24).

Next, the server system 1100 starts the analysis of the operation input tendency of the player used in the current game play and the analysis of a part of the non-operation information based on the collected operation input information 730 (step S26).

Specifically, various operation input tendencies are obtained with reference to the collected operation input information 730 as shown below, and the used player operation input tendency data 760 is updated one by one.
1) Every time a pinch operation is detected, the pinch distance Dp, the pinch operation contact areas Ap1 and Ap2 are calculated, and the respective statistical values are updated. As statistical values, in the present embodiment, the median value is obtained for the pinch distance Dp, and the average value thereof is obtained for the pinch operation contact areas Ap1 and Ap2. These are the operation input tendencies of the player used related to the "pinch operation".
2) Every time a touch operation with respect to the displayed input target position is detected, the deviation distance Dt is calculated, statistical sampling is performed, and the statistical value is updated. In the present embodiment, the median value of the deviation distance Dt is obtained. This is the operation input tendency of the player used for "touch operation aimed at the input target position".
3) Each time a swipe operation is detected, the swipe operation direction Wd, the swipe operation length Wl, and the swipe operation speed Ws are calculated. Then, statistical sampling is performed for each, and each statistical value is updated. In the present embodiment, the median value is obtained as these statistical values. Then, they become the operation input tendency of the player used for the "swipe operation".

In addition, the collected operation input information 730 is referred to to obtain the non-operation information related to the terminal holding finger. That is, the position change is observed for each touch position, the contact area of the touch position that does not change the position or the position change is considered to be small for a certain period of time or more is obtained, and statistical sampling is performed as the contact area Ah of the terminal holding finger to obtain the statistical value. Update.

Next, the server system 1100 refers to the sampling number list 769 by type to determine whether or not sampling is statistically sufficient to determine the used player attribute (step S30).
If negative (NO in step S30), the server system 1100 maintains the used player attribute 722 as a provisional state and starts display control according to the used player attribute 722 (step S32). That is, the application of each setting of billing, advertising, and game settings (for example, selection of the enemy character 6 to appear, contents of the lottery, etc.) according to the player attribute 722 used is started.

More specifically, on the general-purpose display unit 24 of the game screen W4, the billing menu 30 is displayed with reference to the billing setting data 561 for each player attribute of the target attribute that matches the attribute indicated by the player attribute 722 (FIG. 7. See FIG. 12).
Similarly, the privilege provision offer 32 is displayed with reference to the privilege provision offer setting data 562 for each player attribute to which the target attribute matches (see FIGS. 7 and 12).
Similarly, the capture hint 36 is displayed with reference to the capture hint setting data 563 for each player attribute to which the target attribute matches (see FIGS. 7 and 12).
Similarly, the item exchange menu 37 is displayed with reference to the item exchange menu setting data 564 for each player attribute to which the target attribute matches (see FIGS. 7 and 12).
Similarly, the upper limit charging menu 38 is displayed with reference to the upper limit charging menu setting data 565 for each player attribute to which the target attribute matches (see FIGS. 7 and 12).
Similarly, the advertisement 40 for adults or the advertisement 42 for children is displayed with reference to the advertisement setting data 566 for each player attribute to which the target attribute matches (see FIGS. 8 and 12).
Similarly, various game settings are reflected in the game progress, such as selecting and displaying the enemy character 6 that appears by referring to the game setting data 567 for each player attribute to which the target attribute matches (see FIGS. 9 and 12). ).
Further, in the scene where the lottery is executed, the lottery is executed with reference to the lottery setting data 568 for each player attribute to which the target attribute matches (corresponding to the game setting data for each player attribute for the second player).

On the other hand, when statistically sufficient sampling is performed to determine the used player attribute (YES in step S30), the server system 1100 uses the used player operation input tendency data 760 and the collected non-operation information at that time. The player attribute 722 used is updated based on 740 (step S34).

Specifically, for each type of operation input tendency of the used player operation input tendency data 760, the determination attribute 536 is selected by collating with the corresponding used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 (see FIG. 15), and the result is determined. It is stored in the star chart 770 (see FIG. 20). Similarly, the determination attribute 536 is selected by collating with the corresponding used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 for each type of the collected non-operation information 740, and the result is stored in the determination star chart 770. Then, the server system 1100 updates the player attribute 722 used by a majority vote from the determination star rating table 770.

The dictionary data 530 for determining the attribute of the player used reflects the result of the player operation input tendency data 760 collected regardless of the account by the periodic optimization process (details will be described later), and the operation input tendency is reflected one by one. Represents the comprehensive analysis results of. Therefore, the account including the operation input tendency (collected for past play) collected for the account related to the login process this time and the operation input tendency related to the game after the login process this time by the step. It means that the current and past used player attributes that can be determined as the used player attributes that have been logged in in are determined.

Moving on to FIG. 23, the server system 1100 then refers to the user management data 600 corresponding to the account 703 of the player used, and confirms the presence or absence of the preset information 605 (step S40; see FIG. 16). Specifically, as the preset information 605, if the attribute information (adults / children in this embodiment) for each player who is expected to use the account is stored for the number of people, it is determined to be "yes". If it is not set by the user in the first place, it indicates a predetermined value (for example, NULL) indicating undecided, and in that case, it is determined as "none".

Then, when the preset information 605 is present (YES in step S40), the server system 1100 determines the possibility of use by a plurality of players of the same account (step S46).

Specifically, the used player operation input tendency data 760 is obtained from the user management data 600 of the used player account 703, and the past play operation input tendency data 607 (the used player operation collected in the past game play logged in with the account). The player who uses the same account is identified by comparison with the data including a copy of the input tendency data 760).

More specifically, the difference is obtained and compared for each type of the player operation input tendency data 760 used, and the number of types whose difference satisfies the predetermined same player certification standard is counted. Then, if the number of types counted is equal to or greater than the reference value, it is assumed that the compared data belongs to the same player. Conversely, if the number of types counted is less than the reference value, it is considered to be from a different player. If the number of different players is "2" or more, it is determined that the same account is used by a plurality of players. In other words, it means that a plurality of used player attributes have been determined for the same account.

Alternatively, it is determined by comparing the used player attribute 722 updated in step S34 with the past play used player attribute 609 of the user management data 600 of the used player. That is, the used player attributes related to the game after the login process this time are compared with the used player attributes collected in the past for each account related to the login process, and a plurality of used player attributes are assigned to the same account. It is determined whether or not it has been determined.

Then, when it is determined affirmatively that the account is used by a plurality of players (YES in step S46), the server system 1100 further determines the number of players who are estimated to have used the account in the past in the preset information 605. It is determined whether or not the number of people required from the above has been reached (step S48). Specifically, if the number of the plurality of players is less than the number of player attributes used (in this embodiment, the setting of adults / children for the number of people) indicated by the preset information 605 of the account, it is denied or reached. If it is judged to be affirmative.

Then, in the case of affirmation (YES in step S48), the server system 1100 further includes the configuration of the player attribute used (for example, 2 adults and 1 child) indicated by the preset information 605 and the player used in the past play of the account. It is determined whether or not the configuration of the used player attribute included in the attribute 609 matches (step S50).

Then, if they do not match (NO in step S50), it is determined that the used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 may not match the plurality of players using the account, and the server system 1100 preliminarily determines that the used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 does not match. From the configuration of the used player attribute indicated by the setting information 605, the used player attribute 722 is redetermined (step S52).

In re-judgment, specifically, the server system 1100 pays attention to a predetermined type of operation input tendency, and from among the player attributes used for each player that can log in with the account indicated by the preset information 605, The attribute of the player used this time is determined, and the player attribute 722 used is updated.

More specifically, attention is paid to, for example, the pinch distance statistical value 761 as a predetermined type. Then, the player operation input tendency data 760 used and the past play operation input tendency data 607 recognized as another player are sorted by the size of the pinch distance statistical value 761. Since the pinch distance Dp has a positive correlation with the age, the number of children set in the preset information 605 is displayed in ascending order of the pinch distance statistical value 761 with the player operation input tendency data 760. It is assigned in order to the past play operation input tendency data 607 recognized as another player. As a result, if a child is assigned to the used player operation input tendency data 760, the used player attribute 722 is updated to "child", and if an adult is assigned, it is updated to "adult".

The type of operation input tendency of interest is not limited to the pinch distance statistical value 761, and other types may be used. If the correlation between the value of the operation input tendency of that type and the age is negative, after sorting, the player operation input tendency data 760 used in descending order of the magnitude of the value of the operation input tendency, and another player. It may be assigned in order to the past play operation input tendency data 607 recognized as.

In addition, there may be a plurality of types of operation input tendencies to be focused on. In that case, for each of the plurality of types, the number of used player attributes 722 may be redetermined based on the results of sorting and assignment of the used player attributes in descending / ascending order according to the correlation.

Then, when the used player attribute 722 is reset, the server system 1100 starts the display control according to the reset used player attribute 722 (step S54).

Steps S30 to S54 are repeated until the game ends (NO in step S60).

When the game is completed (YES in step S60), the server system 1100 generates / adds the past play operation input tendency data 607 which is a copy of the contents of the used player operation input tendency data 760 to the user management data 600 of the used player. (Step S62). Further, a new past play used player attribute 609, which is a copy of the used player attribute 722, is added to the user management data 600 of the used player (step S64).

Next, the server system 1100 updates the operation input tendency sample database 540 and the non-operation information sample database 542 (step S66; see FIG. 12).
Specifically, the registered age 602 (see FIG. 16) of the user management data 600 of the player used is associated with the player operation input tendency data 760 (see FIG. 19), and the operation input tendency sample database 540 is used as new sample data. Add / update to. Similarly, the collected non-operational information 740 (see FIG. 17) is associated with the registered age 602 of the player used, and is added / updated to the non-operational information sample database 542 as new sample data.

Next, the server system 1100 saves the save data (step S68) and executes the dictionary data optimization process (step S70).

The dictionary data optimization process is a process of comprehensively statistically analyzing the collected operation input tendency and fine-tuning the dictionary data 530 for determining the attribute of the player used so as to match the substance of the current player layer. Optimization is performed for each used player attribute determination dictionary data 530. More specifically, the sample data stored in the operation input tendency sample database 540 and the non-operation information sample database 542 are sample values / ages for the operation input tendency type 533 (see FIG. 15) of the dictionary data to be processed. / Take statistics in the 3-axis coordinate system of the number of occurrences. Then, the range of the sample value including the adult sample is set as the new adult determination range. Similarly, a range of sample values including a predetermined ratio of children's samples is used as a new range for determining children. It is preferable to adjust the range setting so that the adult determination range and the child determination range do not overlap.

Then, when the dictionary data is optimized, a series of processes is completed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even if the same account is used by a plurality of players (for example, a father and his / her child), or if the child is registered as an adult, the charge will be correct. It is possible to realize age restrictions regarding advertisement display and game settings. Of course, unlike in the past, there is no need to manually switch the declared age and age limit settings each time you play.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
This embodiment basically has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, except that the attribute determination of the player to be used is performed by directly using the machine learning result. In the following, the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 24 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server system 1100B according to the present embodiment. The analysis unit 218 of the present embodiment has a machine learning unit 219.

The machine learning unit 219 is a sample data group including a large number of operation input tendency information and non-operation information collected during game play by a large number of players, and the age of the player who performed the operation input. Machine learning. Specifically, the machine learning unit 219 provides a known machine learning system with the types of operation input tendency information and non-operation information (corresponding to the operation input tendency type 533 in the dictionary data 530 for determining the attribute of the player used) and the player. When the potential relationship with the physical attribute (adult or child in this embodiment) is learned (predictive model is constructed) and the value of the type of operation input tendency information and non-operation information of the player used is input, It is configured to predict the physical attributes of the player in use.

The types of data used for machine learning by the machine learning unit 219 are not limited to these, and can be added as appropriate.
For example, the player position history data 704 of the play data 700 can be added. In this case, the analysis unit 218 can determine the used player attribute at least based on the information about the location of the player who has performed the login process.
Further, for example, if information on the model of the user terminal 1500 and the type of communication line 9 used (for example, the type of WiFi, mobile phone carrier line, FTTH, cable TV line, etc.) can be obtained for each player. Those data can also be used as appropriate. In this case, the analysis unit 218 can determine the used player attribute based on the information about the communication line used by the player.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of a program and data stored in the server storage unit 500s in the present embodiment. The server storage unit 500s of the present embodiment stores the prediction model data 544 that accumulates various data related to the prediction model (decision tree) constructed by the machine learning unit 219.

26 to 27 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of processing related to game play in the server system 1100 in the present embodiment.
The processing flow in this embodiment is basically the same as that in the first embodiment, but instead of step S34, the used player operation input tendency data 760 is input to the machine learning result, and the used player attribute 722 is set. Predict and set (step S36).

According to this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The present embodiment basically has the same configuration as the first or second embodiment, except that the processing subject of the display control is the user terminal 1500. Hereinafter, the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described based on the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals will be given to the same components as those of the first or second embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. do.

FIG. 28 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the user terminal 1500C according to the present embodiment. The user terminal 1500C of the present embodiment has a function carried out by the server system 1100 in the first embodiment in addition to the functional unit carried out by the user terminal 1500 (see FIG. 21) of the first embodiment.

That is, the terminal processing unit 200 of the user terminal 1500C includes an input request control unit 210, a provisional analysis unit 212, an operation input information collection unit 214, a non-operation information collection unit 216, and an analysis unit 218 (see FIG. 11). It has a first analysis unit 218A, a setting variable unit 220, and a game management unit 240, which are a part of the first analysis unit 218A.

The first analysis unit 218A
1) Among the functions realized by the analysis unit 218 of the first embodiment, the operation input tendency analysis unit 250 that realizes the function of analyzing the operation input tendency, and the operation input tendency analysis unit 250.
2) A dictionary data acquisition control unit 252 that acquires dictionary data 530 for determining the attributes of the player used from the server system 1100C (see FIG. 30) of the present embodiment, and
3) Among the functions realized by the analysis unit 218 of the first embodiment, there is an attribute determination unit 254 that realizes a function of determining the physical attribute of the player used.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of programs and data stored in the terminal storage unit 500 of the user terminal 1500C of the present embodiment.
The terminal storage unit 500 of the present embodiment uses the terminal system program 502, the game program 506, the game initial setting data 510, the duplicate use player attribute determination dictionary data 530C, and the usage player attribute-specific billing setting data 561. Benefit offer offer setting data 562 by player attribute, strategy hint setting data 563 by player attribute used, item exchange menu setting data 564 by player attribute used, billing menu setting data 565 with upper limit by player attribute used, player attribute used Separate advertisement setting data 566, game setting data 567 for each player attribute used, lottery setting data 568 for each player attribute used, and play data 700 are stored.

The game program 506 is a program for realizing the above-mentioned user terminal calculation unit 260 to the game management unit 240 in the terminal processing unit 200.

FIG. 30 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server system 1100C according to the present embodiment. The server system 1100C includes a user management unit 202, a second analysis unit 218B which is a part of the analysis unit 218 (see FIG. 11), an operation input tendency collection unit 230, an attribute determination result collection unit 232, and a billing processing unit. It has 242 and a time measuring unit 244.

The second analysis unit 218B
1) Among the functions realized by the analysis unit 218 of the first embodiment, the machine learning unit 256 that realizes the machine learning function and
2) Of the functions realized by the analysis unit 218 of the first embodiment, the function of updating the original used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 is added to the copy of the used player attribute determination dictionary data 530 to the user terminal 1500C of the present embodiment. In addition to the function of providing the above, the dictionary data management unit 258 and the like are provided.

Then, the server storage unit 500s of the present embodiment includes the server system program 501, the server program 503, the dictionary data 530 for determining the attribute of the player used, the operation input tendency sample database 540, the non-operation information sample database 542, and the present. The date and time 812 and are stored.

The server program 503 is a program for realizing the functions from the user management unit 202 to the timekeeping unit 244 described above in the server processing unit 200s.

The processing flow in the present embodiment is basically the same as the processing flow of the server system 1100 in the first embodiment (see FIGS. 22 and 23), and the division of functional units shown in FIGS. 28 and 30 is shown. Depending on the situation, the execution body of each step may be appropriately read as the server system 1100C or the user terminal 1500C.

According to this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

Although the present embodiment has been described based on the first embodiment, it can also be realized based on the second embodiment in the same manner. Further, the division of the functional unit between the server system 1100C and the user terminal 1500C can be configured in another embodiment which is an intermediate division between the first embodiment and the present embodiment.

[Modification example]
Although the embodiment to which the present invention is applied has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment of the present invention, and components can be added, omitted, or changed as appropriate.

[Part 1]
The settlement of the billing act is not limited to the settlement by virtual currency, and may be any of in-game currency, real currency, and virtual currency.

[Part 2]
Further, in the above embodiment, the billing setting according to the determined used player attribute is realized by selecting the billing menu 30 (see FIG. 7) that may be displayed or the billing menu 38 with an upper limit that may be displayed. However, it is not limited to this. For example, in the play data 700, the upper limit of billing amount and the upper limit number of times per unit time are set according to the player attribute 722 used, and each time an operation input accompanied by billing is detected, the limit is set by referring to these. May be good.

[Part 3]
Further, in the above embodiment, the operation input tendency is obtained based on the touch position detected by the touch panel 1506, but when the touch panel 1506 is configured to be capable of detecting the contact pressure, the touch operation is appropriately performed according to the operation input tendency. The pressure sensitive value of may be used. For example, in the case of a pinch operation, the statistical value of the pressure sensitive value at the time of the pinch operation can be added to the operation input tendency.

[Part 4]
Further, in the above embodiment, the age category has been described as an example of the physical attribute of the player, but if it is a physical attribute that can be determined by analyzing the operation input tendency to the touch panel, other attributes (for example, gender) If it is possible to determine the race, the determination may include those).

2a ... Adult player 2c ... Child player 4 ... Player character 24 ... General-purpose display 30 ... Billing menu 32 ... Benefit offer offer 36 ... Strategy tips 37 ... Item exchange menu 38 ... Limited billing menu 40 ... Adult advertising 42 ... For children Advertisement 200 ... Terminal processing unit 200s ... Server processing unit 202 ... User management unit 204 ... Preset unit 210 ... Input request control unit 212 ... Provisional analysis unit 214 ... Operation input information collection unit 216 ... Non-operation information collection unit 218 ... Analysis unit 218A ... 1st analysis unit 218B ... 2nd analysis unit 219 ... Machine learning unit 220 ... Variable setting unit 221 ... Billing setting change unit 223 ... Advertisement display setting change unit 225 ... Game setting change unit 230 ... Operation input tendency collection unit 232 ... Attribute judgment result collection unit 240 ... Game management unit 250 ... Operation input tendency analysis unit 252 ... Dictionary data acquisition control unit 254 ... Attribute judgment unit 256 ... Machine learning unit 258 ... Dictionary data management unit 500s ... Server storage unit 503 ... Server program 504 … Game client program 506… Game program 510… Game initial setting data 520… Billing menu definition data 521… Bonus offer offer definition data 522… Strategy hint definition data 523… Item exchange menu definition data 524… Upper limit billing menu definition data 525… Advertisement definition data 526 ... Advertisement definition data 530 ... Dictionary data for determining player attributes used 533 ... Operation input tendency type 535 ... Judgment range 536 ... Judgment attribute 540 ... Operation input tendency sample database 542 ... Non-operation information sample database 544 ... Prediction model Data 561 ... Billing setting data for each player attribute used 562 ... Benefit offer setting data for each player attribute used 563 ... Strategy hint setting data for each player attribute used 564 ... Item exchange menu setting data for each player attribute used 565 ... With upper limit for each player attribute used Billing menu setting data 566 ... Advertisement setting data by player attribute used 567 ... Game setting data by player attribute used 568 ... Lottery setting data by player attribute used 600 ... User management data 601 ... Account 602 ... Registration age 605 ... Preset information 607 ... Past play operation input tendency data 609 ... Player attribute used in past play 700 ... Play data 701 ... Play start date and time 703 ... Account 712 ... Player selection game setting data 714 ... Automatic selection game setting data 720 ... Provisional judgment data 722 ... Player attribute used 730 ... Collected operation input information 740 ... Collected non-operation information 750 ... Input target position display history data 760 ... Used Player operation input tendency data 761 ... Pinch distance statistical value 762 ... Pinch operation contact area statistical value 763 ... Misalignment distance statistical value 764 ... Swipe operation direction statistical value 765 ... Swipe operation length statistical value 766 ... Swipe operation speed statistical value 767 ... Technique Input difficulty distribution 768 ... Success rate by skill input difficulty 769 ... Sampling number list by type 770 ... Judgment star chart 1100 ... Server system 1150 ... Control board 1500 ... User terminal 1550 ... Control board Ah ... Terminal holding finger contact area Ap1, Ap2 ... Touch operation Contact area DL ... Distance Dp ... Pinch distance Dt ... Misalignment distance W4 ... Game screen W6 ... Temporary judgment input screen Wd ... Swipe operation direction Wl ... Swipe operation length Ws ... Swipe operation speed

Claims (13)

It is a program for the computer system to execute a game based on the operation input to the touch panel after the login process with the set account.
An analytical means for analyzing an operation input tendency using vector information related to a movement called swipe related to a swipe operation on the touch panel, and determining a player's physical attributes (hereinafter referred to as "used player attributes") including at least an age category.
A setting variable means for making the billing setting different for each of the determined used player attributes when a plurality of used player attributes are determined by the analysis means for the same account.
A program for operating the computer system as. The setting variable means sets the upper limit of billing and / or the number of billing.
The program according to claim 1. It is a program for the computer system to execute a game based on the operation input to the touch panel after the login process with the set account.
An analytical means for analyzing an operation input tendency using vector information related to a movement called swipe related to a swipe operation on the touch panel, and determining a player's physical attributes (hereinafter referred to as "used player attributes") including at least an age category.
When a plurality of the used player attributes are determined by the analysis means for the same account, the setting of the advertisement display to be displayed during the execution of the game is changed according to the determined used player attributes. means,
A program for operating the computer system as. It is a program for the computer system to execute a game based on the operation input to the touch panel after the login process with the set account.
An analytical means for analyzing an operation input tendency using vector information related to a movement called swipe related to a swipe operation on the touch panel, and determining a player's physical attributes (hereinafter referred to as "used player attributes") including at least an age category.
A setting variable means for causing the game settings to differ according to the determined used player attributes when a plurality of used player attributes are determined by the analysis means for the same account.
A program for operating the computer system as. The setting variable means sets at least one of a lottery probability related to the lottery process in the game, a setting of the number of continuous lottery, and a game difficulty level.
The program according to claim 4. A collection means that collects the operation input tendency for each account,
To further function the computer system as
It is said that the analysis means performs the login process with the account including the collected operation input tendency for the account related to the login process this time and the operation input tendency related to the game after the login process this time. Determine current and past used player attributes that can be determined,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A collection means that collects the player attributes used for the game after the login process, which are determined by the analysis means, for each account related to the login process.
To further function the computer system as
The setting variable means determines whether or not a plurality of the used player attributes have been determined by the analysis means for the same account based on the collected data by the collecting means.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The first non-operation information collecting means for collecting the play date and time for each login process,
To further function the computer system as
The analysis means determines the player attribute used based on the operation input tendency and the play date and time.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A second non-operational information collecting means that collects gameplay settings set by the player for each login process.
To further function the computer system as
The analysis means further determines the player attribute used based on the gameplay settings.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The analysis means determines the player attribute used based on information about the location where the login process was performed.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A preset means for a player to preset the player attribute to be used for each player for each account and for each player who can perform the login process with the account.
To further function the computer system as
The analysis means determines the account related to the login process from the preset player attributes used.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 10. The analysis means makes the determination using a database that stores the relationship between the operation input tendency machine-learned by a predetermined machine learning process and the player attribute used.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 11. A server system that communicates with a user terminal, performs a login process with a set account, and controls game execution based on operation input to the touch panel of the user terminal.
An analysis means for analyzing an operation input tendency using vector information related to a movement called swipe related to a swipe operation on the touch panel, and determining a player's physical attribute including at least an age category (hereinafter referred to as "used player attribute").
When a plurality of the used player attributes are determined by the analysis means for the same account, at least one of the billing setting, the advertisement display setting to be displayed during the execution of the game, and the game setting. A setting variable means for making one setting different according to the determined player attribute used, and
Server system with.

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