JP6982265B2 - How to manage computer systems and competitions - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to computer systems and how to manage competitions.

Conventionally, a system for allowing spectators to watch a tournament such as a game or a sport has been known. Patent Document 1 discloses a video distribution service that distributes video data of a game as the game tournament progresses.

Japanese Patent No. 6522209

In competitions such as games and sports, the competition is carried out by the organizer of the competition. The organizer of the tournament includes, for example, a scorer who records the tournament and a referee who progresses the game (competition).

The purpose of this disclosure is to provide a computer system that facilitates the operation of the Games and a method of managing the Games.

The first invention is a computer system that manages a tournament in which a game is played via a computer.
The reception department that accepts user participation registration in the tournament,
A management unit that manages identification information used to identify the user and tournament information that is information used to identify the tournament.
Equipped with
The management unit associates the identification information with the tournament information according to the participation registration, and advances the tournament using the identification information associated with the tournament information.
The user who has received the participation registration includes a player who plays the game and another player different from the player.
The computer system is
When starting a game play, a first authentication unit that authenticates the player, which authenticates whether or not the player participating in the game play is the player participating in the game play.
Further prepare
The first authentication unit uses, in the authentication of the player, other player identification information indicating the other player himself / herself among the identification information of the user associated with the identification information of the player in the game play. It is a computer system characterized by this.

The second invention is a computer system that manages a tournament in which a game is played via a computer.
The reception department that accepts user participation registration in the tournament,
A management unit that manages identification information used to identify the user and tournament information that is information used to identify the tournament.
Equipped with
The management unit associates the identification information with the tournament information according to the participation registration, and advances the tournament using the identification information associated with the tournament information.
The user who has received the participation registration includes a player who plays the game and a participant who participates in the tournament other than the player.
The computer
When starting a game play, a first authentication unit that authenticates the player, which authenticates whether or not the player participating in the game play is the player participating in the game play.
Further prepare
The first authentication unit uses, in the authentication of the player, the participant identification information indicating the participant himself / herself among the identification information of the user associated with the identification information of the player in the game play. It is a computer system characterized by.

Further, in the first invention or the second invention,
An output unit that outputs result information indicating the result of the game, and
Further provided with a second authentication unit that authenticates that the result information is the result of the gameplay without fraud.
The management unit can further advance the tournament by using the result information.

Further, in the first invention or the second invention,
The user who has been accepted for participation registration includes participants in the tournament other than the player.
The second authentication unit can use the participant identification information indicating the participant himself / herself among the identification information of the user in the authentication of the result information.

The third invention is a tournament management method for managing a tournament in which a game is played via a computer.
By the computer
The step of accepting the user's participation registration in the tournament and
A step of associating the identification information used to identify the user with the tournament information, which is the information used to identify the tournament, according to the participation registration.
Using the identification information associated with the tournament information, the step of proceeding with the tournament is executed.
The user who has received the participation registration includes a player who plays the game and another player different from the player.
By the computer
When starting the gameplay, a step of authenticating the player, which authenticates whether or not the player participating in the gameplay is the player participating in the gameplay, is further executed.
The tournament is characterized in that, in the authentication of the player, the other player identification information indicating the other player himself / herself is used among the identification information of the user associated with the identification information of the player in the game play. It is a management method.

According to the present invention, it becomes easy to manage a tournament such as a game or a sport.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the game system in this embodiment. The schematic diagram of the game system in this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus in this embodiment. The conceptual diagram which shows the specific DB in this embodiment. The conceptual diagram which shows the management DB in this embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the combination of the battle in this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the game apparatus in this embodiment. The figure which shows the game image displayed on the display in this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the player terminal in this embodiment. The figure which shows the QR code (registered trademark) displayed on the display in this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the referee terminal in this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the whole processing of this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the 3rd authentication process of this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the 1st authentication process of this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the fraud determination process of this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the other configuration of the game system in this embodiment.

Hereinafter, the game system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The computer system of the present disclosure is realized as a game system. The method of operating the tournament disclosed in the present disclosure is implemented as a function of the game system.

The game system described in this embodiment includes, for example, a personal computer, a PlayStation (registered trademark), an XBox (registered trademark), a PlayStation Vita (registered trademark), and other game devices.

In a game using this game system, a player character is activated in a three-dimensional virtual game space (hereinafter, simply referred to as a virtual space) in response to a player's operation, and various actions are performed on a player character's companion. do.

The game described in the present embodiment is a competitive action game in which a player character is played against another player character or a non-player character in a game space in response to an operation of a game player.

As a fighting action game, for example, a so-called fighting game can be mentioned. In a fighting game, each player selects and operates one character (player character), and plays a one-on-one fighting game with another character (player character or non-player character) as an opponent. In a fighting game, the victory or defeat is determined when the physical strength value of any of the fighting characters becomes 0.

This game system is used, for example, to run an e-sports (Electric Sports) tournament. In an e-sports tournament, the winner of the tournament is determined by, for example, a tournament method. That is, in an e-sports tournament, the combination of players to be matched is determined by the result of one match.

Here, in e-sports (particularly a game), a battle is performed via a computer (game device). Therefore, there is a possibility that various frauds such as a third party different from the player scheduled to play the match may impersonate the player, or the data during the match may be falsified. As an illegality, the value of the attack power of the player character operated by the player himself may be increased more than the specified value.

In a general e-sports competition, the presence or absence of the fraud is determined by, for example, the operator or the referee of the match. In other words, "people" intervene to determine the presence or absence of fraud. As a result, it takes time and effort for humans, and the ease of operation is lost.

On the other hand, this game system has various functions for facilitating the management of e-sports competitions.

In the following description, the "game" means an activity to achieve some purpose according to a predetermined rule and is carried out by using a computer. In some of the games, a plurality of participants compete with each other (which determines the outcome), and in some cases, each participant is evaluated based on some index such as score and time. Participants here include both individuals and teams.

Further, in the following description, the "user" means a person who uses the game system 1. Specifically, the "user" includes a "player" who plays a game, an "assistant" who supports the player, a "referee" who progresses a match, and an "operator" who manages a tournament. ..

Examples of assistants include coaches, directors, physical trainers, mental trainers, dietitians, and teammates to which users belong. Examples of operators include equipment personnel, promoters, cameramen, team owners, sponsors, and the like.

In addition, the "referee" means a person who advances and judges the competition in accordance with the rules of the competition. An example of the progress made by the referee is the start and end of the game. As an example of the judgment made by the referee, there is a judgment as to whether or not the player is playing according to the rules.

In particular, the "participant in the tournament" means a person who is permitted to participate in the tournament by the game system 1, and includes a player who plays a game in the tournament, its assistant, a tournament operator, a referee, and the like. ..

<Overview of the game system>
The game system 1 includes a server device 2, a player terminal 3, a referee terminal 4, a game device 5, an information collecting device 7, and an operator terminal 8. The server device 2 is configured to be communicable with a player terminal 3, a referee terminal 4, a game device 5, an information collecting device 7, and an operator terminal 8 via a communication network 6.

The player terminals 3 (3a, 3b) are used by the players P (P1, P2) who play a match. The referee terminal 4 is used by the referee J who makes a referee for the match. The operator terminal 8 is used by the operator M who manages the tournament.

The server device 2 stores the game program and the game data, and manages the game data of the game device 5. Further, the server device 2 stores various programs and data for managing the e-sports tournament, and manages the e-sports tournament.

The game device 5 executes a game (here, a competitive action game) based on the operation of the player P. The game device 5 receives (specifically, downloads and installs) a game program and game data from the server device 2 via the communication network 6.

When the game device 5 receives data necessary for the progress of the game (data related to the progress of the game) from the server device 2, the game device 5 plays a game while outputting game images and sounds to the display 61 and the speaker 62 based on the operation of the player P. To proceed.

The game device 5 starts a battle by a battle-type action game based on the operation of the player P. When the battle is completed, the game device 5 transmits the result information indicating the battle result to the server device 2. The result information includes information about the result of the match, such as the winner or loser in the match.

<Hardware configuration>
Hereinafter, each hardware configuration of the server device 2, the player terminal 3, the referee terminal 4, the game device 5, the information collecting device 7, and the operator terminal 8 will be described.

<Configuration of server device 2>
As shown in FIG. 3, the server device 2 has a network interface 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23. The network interface 21 and the storage unit 22 are electrically connected to the control unit 23 via the bus 29.

The network interface 21 is communicably connected to the player terminal 3, the referee terminal 4, the game device 5, the information collecting device 7, and the operator terminal 8 via a communication network 6 such as the Internet and LAN.

The storage unit 22 is composed of an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, and the like. The storage unit 22 stores game data and various programs including a part of the game program according to the present embodiment. In addition, various programs and data for holding an e-sports competition are stored in the storage unit 22. In particular, the storage unit 22 stores the ID information of the player P, the ID information of the referee J, the specific DB, and the management DB.

The specific DB is a database used for specifying the ID information of the player P and the ID information of the referee J. As shown in FIG. 4, a QR code is associated with the specific DB for each ID information of the player P. Further, a QR code is associated with the specific DB for each ID information of the referee J.

The management DB is a database used when managing the tournament. As shown in FIG. 5, in the management DB, the ID information of the players P1 and P2 who perform the match, the ID information of the referee J who judges the match, and the ID information of the referee J who judges the match are stored in the management DB for each match identification information for identifying the match. The result information showing the result is associated with the fraudulent information about the fraud in the match. In the following description, information including information indicating a combination of players in a match (ID information of players P1 and P2) and information indicating a referee of a match (ID information of referee J) is referred to as match information.

The server device 2 manages the database. QR code information is stored in this database for each ID information given to the user of the game system 1. The server device 2 associates the ID information of the user who applied for the participation registration with the tournament information, which is the information for specifying the tournament.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the specific DB is a list of the ID information of the user associated as the player P and the ID information of the user associated with the referee J in the same tournament information. Using this specific DB, battle information in the management DB indicating a combination of users who play a battle and a user who judges a battle is generated.

The server device 2 uses the specific DB and the management DB to advance the tournament described below.

The control unit 23 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the own device 2.

<Functional configuration of the control unit 23 in the server device 2>
As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 23 executes various programs, and as shown in FIG. 3, the information processing unit 231, the first authentication processing unit 232, the third authentication processing unit 234, the replay data generation unit 235, and the fraud estimation unit 236. It functions as a determination confirmation unit 237, a notification processing unit 238, a management DB update unit 239, an electronic certificate issuance processing unit 240, a battle information update unit 241 and a QR code distribution unit 242.

The information processing unit 231 transmits / receives data necessary for distribution of the game program to / from the game device 5. Examples of the data received by the information processing unit 231 include download request information of a game program. The data transmitted by the information processing unit 231 includes information for confirming whether or not the game device 5 has received the game program. The information processing unit 231 distributes the game program and the game data in response to the download request information from the game device 5.

Further, the information processing unit 231 functions as a reception unit that accepts participation registration from the user. For example, the information processing unit 231 accepts registration for participation in the tournament transmitted from the player terminal 3 and the referee terminal 4. The server device 2 associates the user's ID information with the tournament information, which is information for identifying the tournament, according to the participation registration. As a result, the server device 2 registers the user's participation in the tournament.

In addition, the information processing unit 231 transmits and receives various data necessary for managing the tournament to and from the player terminal 3, the referee terminal 4, the game device 5, the information collecting device 7, and the operator terminal 8.

The first authentication processing unit 232 executes the first authentication processing described later.

The third authentication processing unit 234 executes the third authentication process described later.

The replay data generation unit 235 generates replay data that reproduces the battle after the battle is completed. Specifically, the replay data generation unit 235 generates replay data based on the input history information (described later) received from the game device 5. For example, the replay data is video data that reproduces the battle based on the input history information.

The fraud estimation unit 236 compares the result information received from the game device 5 with the result information based on the replay data, and estimates the presence or absence of fraud in the match. The fraud estimation unit 236 transmits the replay data to the referee terminal 4 when it is presumed that there is fraud.

The determination confirmation unit 237 confirms the determination of the presence or absence of fraud in the match based on the fraud information (described later) received from the referee terminal 4.

The alarm processing unit 238 generates alarm information indicating a warning according to the authentication result in the first and third authentication processes and the determination result of the determination confirmation unit 237. The information processing unit 231 transmits the generated alarm information to the operator terminal 8.

The management DB update unit 239 updates the management DB according to the authentication results in the first and third authentication processes and the determination result of the determination confirmation unit 237. For example, the management DB update unit 239 updates the result information in the management DB.

When the management DB is updated, the digital certificate issuance processing unit 240 issues an electronic certificate for the updated information. For example, when the result information in the management DB is updated, the digital certificate issuance processing unit 240 issues an electronically signed electronic certificate for the updated result information.

The battle information update unit 241 updates the battle information based on the updated management DB after the battle is completed. For example, when an e-sports tournament is held in a tournament format as shown in FIG. 6, the combination of players in other battles is determined according to the result of the battle. In this case, the battle information update unit 241 determines the combination of the players P that has not been determined when the result information is updated. For example, in FIG. 5, when the result information of the first round is updated, the ID information of the player P2 of the second round is updated by the management DB update unit 239.

When the information processing unit 231 receives the QR code download request (QR code request information) from the player terminal 3, the QR code distribution unit 242 transmits the QR code information associated with the QR code of the player P to the player terminal 3. (To deliver. Further, when the information processing unit 231 receives the QR code download request (QR code request information) from the referee terminal 4, the QR code distribution unit 242 accompanies the referee terminal 4 with the QR code of the referee J. Send (deliver) QR code information.

<Configuration of game device 5>
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 7, the game device 5 has a display 61 (61a, 61b), a speaker 62, and a controller 63 (63a, 63b) externally connected or built-in. The display 61a and the controller 63a are used for the player P1. The display 61b and the controller 63b are used for the player P2.

The game device 5 includes a network interface 51, a graphic processing unit 52, an audio processing unit 53, an operation unit 54, a storage unit 55, and a control unit 56. The network interface 51, the graphic processing unit 52, the audio processing unit 53, the operation unit 54, and the storage unit 55 are electrically connected to the control unit 56 via the bus 59.

The network interface 51 is communicably connected to the communication network 6 in order to transmit and receive various data between the game device 5 and the server device 2.

The graphic processing unit 52 draws a game image including various objects related to the virtual space in a moving image format according to the game image information output from the control unit 56. The graphic processing unit 52 is connected to, for example, a liquid crystal type display 61 (61a, 61b), and a game image drawn in a moving image format is displayed on the display 61 as a game screen.

The audio processing unit 53 is connected to the speaker 62, and when the game sound is reproduced and synthesized according to the instruction of the control unit 56, it is output from the speaker 62.

The operation unit 54 is connected to the controller 63 (63a, 63b) and transmits / receives data related to the operation input to / from the controller 63. The player inputs an operation signal to the game device 5 by pressing various buttons of the controller 63.

The storage unit 55 is composed of an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, and the like. The storage unit 55 stores game data downloaded from the server device 2, various programs including a part of the game program, and the like.

The control unit 56 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the own device 5.

<Functional configuration of the control unit 56 in the game device 5>
By executing various programs, the control unit 56 functions as a communication unit 561, a game progress unit 562, an input history information generation unit 563, and a result information generation unit 564.

The communication unit 561 is a function of communicating with the server device 2 via the network interface 51. The communication unit 561 transmits account information, a game program, a download request for new game data, and the like to the server device 2 in response to various operation signals received from the controller 63 by the operation unit 54. Further, the communication unit 561 receives the game data sent from the server device 2 in response to the download request from the server device 2.

The game progress unit 562 reads data such as objects and textures included in the game data and executes a game program according to the operation of the player to generate two-dimensional or three-dimensional game image information. By processing the game image information by the graphic processing unit 52, the processed game image is displayed on the display 61. For example, the game progress unit 562 displays the game image Sc as shown in FIG. 8 on the display 61.

Further, when the game progress unit 562 receives the permission notification from the server device 2 to start the battle, the game progress unit 562 starts the battle by the battle-type action game. The game progressing unit 562 ends the battle when the victory or defeat of the battle is decided (for example, when the physical strength value of the character becomes 0).

The input history information generation unit 563 generates input history information indicating the history of operation inputs made to the controller 63 during the battle. The communication unit 561 transmits the generated input history information to the server device 2.

The result information generation unit 564 generates result information indicating the battle result when the battle is completed. The communication unit 561 transmits the generated result information to the server device 2.

<Configuration of player terminal 3>
As shown in FIG. 9, the player terminal 3 includes a display 321, a speaker 331, a touch pad 341, and a camera 351. For example, the player terminal 3 is an operation terminal such as a smartphone. In FIG. 2, the player terminal 3a is used for the player P1. The player terminal 3b is used for the player P2.

Further, the player terminal 3 has a network interface 31, a graphic processing unit 32, an audio processing unit 33, an operation unit 34, a shooting unit 35, a storage unit 36, and a control unit 37. The network interface 31, the graphic processing unit 32, the audio processing unit 33, the operation unit 34, the photographing unit 35, and the storage unit 36 are electrically connected to the control unit 37 via the bus 39.

The network interface 31 is communicably connected to the communication network 6 in order to transmit and receive various data between the player terminal 3 and the server device 2.

The graphic processing unit 32 is connected to the display 321. The graphic processing unit 32 displays various images on the display 321 according to the image information output from the control unit 37.

The audio processing unit 33 is connected to the speaker 331. The audio processing unit 33 outputs (reproduces) the voice from the speaker 331 according to the voice information output from the control unit 37.

The operation unit 34 is connected to the touch pad 341. An operation signal from the player P is input to the operation unit 34 via the touch pad 341. By operating the touch pad 341, the player P can execute various programs stored in the storage unit 36.

The photographing unit 35 is connected to the camera 351. Based on the image taken by the camera 351 outside the player terminal 3, the shooting unit 35 performs image processing or the like to generate image information. The photographing unit 35 causes the control unit 37 to input the image information.

The storage unit 36 is composed of an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, and the like. The storage unit 36 stores various programs including a part of the programs used for managing the tournament.

The control unit 37 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the own device 3.

<Functional configuration of the control unit 37 in the player terminal 3>
The control unit 37 functions as a communication unit 371 and a QR code display control unit 372 by executing various programs.

The communication unit 371 is a function of communicating with the server device 2 via the network interface 31. The communication unit 371 transmits a program, a data download request, or the like to the server device 2 in response to various operation signals received from the touch pad 341 by the operation unit 34. Further, the communication unit 371 receives the data sent from the server device 2 in response to the download request from the server device 2.

The QR code display control unit 372 displays the QR code on the display 321. The QR code corresponds to the ID information of the player P who uses the player terminal 3.

A program for downloading QR code information of the player P is installed in the control unit 37 via the server device 2. By the time the tournament begins, this program will run. As a result, the player terminal 3 receives the QR code information corresponding to the ID information of the player P from the QR code distribution unit 242 of the server device 2, and the Q received in the storage unit 36.
Stores R code information.

Further, a program that generates a QR code from the QR code information is installed in the control unit 37. The QR code display control unit 372 causes the display 321 to display the QR code generated by this program in response to a predetermined operation on the touch pad 341. As shown in FIG. 10, the QR code C1 is displayed on the display 321.

<Structure of referee terminal 4>
As shown in FIG. 11, the referee terminal 4 includes a display 421, a speaker 431, a touch pad 441, and a camera 451. For example, the referee terminal 4 is an operation terminal such as a smartphone. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the referee terminal 4 is used by the referee J.

Further, the referee terminal 4 has a network interface 41, a graphic processing unit 42, an audio processing unit 43, an operation unit 44, a photographing unit 45, a storage unit 46, and a control unit 47. The network interface 41, the graphic processing unit 42, the audio processing unit 43, the operation unit 44, the photographing unit 45, and the storage unit 46 are electrically connected to the control unit 47 via the bus 49.

The network interface 41 is communicably connected to the communication network 6 in order to transmit and receive various data between the referee terminal 4 and the server device 2.

The graphic processing unit 42 is connected to the display 421. The graphic processing unit 42 displays various images on the display 421 according to the image information output from the control unit 47.

The audio processing unit 43 is connected to the speaker 431. The audio processing unit 43 outputs (reproduces) the voice from the speaker 431 according to the voice information output from the control unit 47.

The operation unit 44 is connected to the touch pad 441. An operation signal from the referee J is input to the operation unit 44 via the touch pad 441. By operating the touch pad 441, the referee J can execute various programs stored in the storage unit 46.

The photographing unit 45 is connected to the camera 451. Based on the image taken by the camera 451 outside the referee terminal 4, the photographing unit 45 performs image processing or the like to generate image information. The photographing unit 45 causes the control unit 47 to input the image information.

The storage unit 46 is composed of an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, and the like. The storage unit 46 stores various programs including a part of the programs used for managing the tournament.

The control unit 47 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the own device 4.

<Functional configuration of the control unit 47 in the referee terminal 4>
By executing various programs, the control unit 47 functions as a communication unit 471, a QR code display control unit 472, a replay data reproduction unit 473, and a determination reception unit 474.

The communication unit 471 is a function of communicating with the server device 2 via the network interface 41. The communication unit 471 transmits a program, a data download request, or the like to the server device 2 in response to various operation signals received from the touch pad 441 by the operation unit 44. Further, the communication unit 471 receives the data sent from the server device 2 in response to the download request from the server device 2.

The QR code display control unit 472 displays the QR code on the display 421. The QR code corresponds to the ID information of the referee J who uses the referee terminal 4.

A program for downloading the QR code information of the referee J is installed in the control unit 47 via the server device 2. By the time the tournament begins, this program will run. As a result, the referee terminal 4 receives the QR code information corresponding to the ID information of the referee J from the QR code distribution unit 242 of the server device 2, and stores the received QR code information in the storage unit 46.

Further, a program that generates a QR code from the QR code information is installed in the control unit 47. The QR code display control unit 472 causes the display 421 to display the QR code generated by this program in response to a predetermined operation on the touch pad 441. As shown in FIG. 10, the QR code C1 is displayed on the display 421.

When the replay data reproduction unit 473 receives the replay data from the server device 2, the replay data reproduction unit 473 reproduces the replay data. Specifically, the replay data reproduction unit 473 sequentially outputs the moving image data included in the replay data to the graphic processing unit 42, and displays the moving image data on the display 421. Further, the replay data reproduction unit 473 sequentially outputs the audio data included in the replay data to the audio processing unit 43, and outputs the audio from the speaker 431.

When the determination reception unit 474 receives the replay data from the server device 2, the determination reception unit 474 receives an operation related to the determination of the presence or absence of fraud in the match from the referee J. When the judgment reception unit 474 receives an operation related to the judgment of the presence or absence of fraud in the battle from the referee J, the judgment reception unit 474 transmits the fraud information indicating the judgment result to the server device 2.

<Configuration of information collecting device 7>
For convenience of explanation, the code reader 71 and the camera 72 are collectively referred to as an information collecting device 7. The code reader 71 and the camera 72 are connected to the communication network 6 by individual interfaces.

The code reader 71 has a function of reading a QR code. In this embodiment, the code reader 71 is installed near each game device 5. Each player P1 and P2 holds the QR code displayed on the display 321 of each player terminal 3 over the code reader 71, so that the code reader 71 can read the QR code. The code reader 71 outputs the QR code information associated with the read QR code to the server device 2.

The cameras 72 are provided so as to be one for each of the players P1 and P2. In FIG. 2, the camera 72a photographs the player P1, and the camera 72b photographs the player P2. The camera 72 outputs an image including at least the faces of the individual players P1 and P2 as image information to the server device 2.

<Configuration of operator terminal 8>
The operator terminal 8 is composed of a personal computer having a built-in display 81. In FIG. 2, the operator terminal 8 is used by the event operator M.

The operator terminal 8 is connected to the communication network 6. The operator terminal 8 receives various information from the server device 2 via the communication network 6 and displays it on the display 81. Specifically, the display 81 displays the alarm information when the operator terminal 8 receives the alarm information generated by the alarm processing unit 238.

<About the first authentication process>
The first authentication process is that the first authentication processing unit 232 authenticates the result information output from the game device 5 after the end of the battle. The first authentication processing unit 232 compares the QR code information read by the code reader 71 with the battle information read from the storage unit 22, and compares the authentication of the player P, the authentication of the referee J, and the fraud determination of the referee J. Authenticate and authenticate the result information.

Specifically, first, when the first authentication processing unit 232 receives the result information indicating the battle result from, for example, the game device 5, the first authentication processing unit 232 reads the battle information from the storage unit 22.

Next, the first authentication processing unit 232 causes the code reader 71 to read the QR code of the player P. Specifically, when the player P performs a predetermined operation on the touch pad 341 of the player terminal 3, the QR code display control unit 372 causes the QR code of the player P to be displayed on the display 321. When the code reader 71 reads the QR code, the code reader 71 transmits the information of the code (QR code information) to the server device 2.

The first authentication processing unit 232 compares the received QR code information with the QR code information of the player P included in the read battle information. When the first authentication processing unit 232 determines that the compared QR code information does not correspond to each other, the notification processing unit 238 generates the notification information indicating a warning. As a result, the warning information indicating the warning is displayed on the display 81 of the operator terminal 8.

On the other hand, when the first authentication processing unit 232 determines that the compared QR code information are in a corresponding relationship, the code reader 71 causes the code reader 71 to read the QR code of the referee J. Specifically, when the referee J performs a predetermined operation on the touch pad 441 of the referee terminal 4, the QR code display control unit 472 displays the QR code of the referee J on the display 421. When the code reader 71 reads the QR code, it transmits the QR code information of the code to the server device 2.

However, if the referee J determines that the player P is cheating during the battle, the referee J does not perform the operation of reading the QR code displayed on the display 421. Examples of fraud here include cases where the referee J cannot confirm that the player P who is playing the match is the player P himself, or when an inappropriate act such as abusive words by the player P or the use of a modified controller is performed. Applies to.

Further, the first authentication processing unit 232 compares the received QR code information with the QR code information of the referee J included in the read battle information. When the first authentication processing unit 232 determines that the compared QR code information does not correspond to each other, the notification processing unit 238 generates the notification information indicating a warning. As a result, the warning information indicating the warning is displayed on the display 81 of the operator terminal 8.

Even when the first authentication processing unit 232 determines that the QR code information of the referee J has not been read by the code reader 71, the issuing processing unit 238 generates the issuing information indicating a warning. The condition for determining that the reading operation is not performed includes, for example, a case where a predetermined time elapses without reading the QR code information after the code reader 71 reaches a readable state.

On the other hand, when the first authentication processing unit 232 determines that the compared QR code information are in a corresponding relationship, the first authentication processing unit 232 authenticates the result information output from the game device 5. As a result, the management DB update unit 239 stores the authenticated result information in the storage unit 22 as the result information in the management DB.

In summary, the first authentication process is performed after the match is over. In the first authentication process, the player P is authenticated according to the QR code of the player P read by the code reader 71. Further, it is determined whether or not the player P may have committed an illegal act depending on whether or not the code reader 71 has read the QR code of the referee J. Further, according to the QR code information of the referee J read by the code reader 71, the result information is authenticated while the player P and the referee J are authenticated. That is, the first authentication process performs player P authentication, referee J authentication, referee J fraud determination authentication, and result information authentication. As a result, the judgment of the referee J can be reflected in the competition result of the tournament (progress the tournament).

<About the third authentication process>
The third authentication process is that the third authentication processing unit 234 performs the authentication of the player P, the authentication of the referee J, and the authentication of the referee J's fraud determination before the start of the battle. The third authentication processing unit 234 compares the QR code information read by the code reader 71 with the battle information in the storage unit 22 to authenticate the player P.

Specifically, first, the third authentication processing unit 234 reads out the battle information from the storage unit 22, for example, in response to a battle start request from the referee terminal 4.

Next, the third authentication processing unit 234 causes the code reader 71 to read the QR code of the player P. Specifically, when the player P performs a predetermined operation on the touch pad 341 of the player terminal 3, the QR code display control unit 372 causes the QR code of the player P to be displayed on the display 321. When the code reader 71 reads the QR code, it transmits the QR code information of the code to the server device 2.

The third authentication processing unit 234 compares the received QR code information with the QR code information of the player P included in the read battle information. When the third authentication processing unit 234 determines that the compared QR code information does not correspond to each other, the notification processing unit 238 generates the notification information indicating a warning. As a result, the warning information indicating the warning is displayed on the display 81 of the operator terminal 8.

On the other hand, when the third authentication processing unit 234 determines that the compared QR code information are in a corresponding relationship, the code reader 71 causes the code reader 71 to read the QR code of the referee J. Specifically, when the referee J performs a predetermined operation on the touch pad 441 of the referee terminal 4, the QR code display control unit 472 displays the QR code of the referee J on the display 421. When the code reader 71 reads the QR code, it transmits the QR code information of the code to the server device 2.

However, if the referee J determines that the player P is cheating before the start of the battle, the referee J does not perform the operation of reading the QR code displayed on the display 421. Examples of fraud here include cases where the referee J cannot confirm that the player P who is playing the match is the player P himself, or when an inappropriate act such as abusive words by the player P or the use of a modified controller is performed. Applies to.

Further, the third authentication processing unit 234 compares the received QR code information with the QR code information of the referee J included in the read battle information. When the third authentication processing unit 234 determines that the compared QR code information does not correspond to each other, the notification processing unit 238 generates the notification information indicating a warning. As a result, the warning information indicating the warning is displayed on the display 81 of the operator terminal 8.

Even when the third authentication processing unit 234 determines that the QR code information of the referee J has not been read by the code reader 71, the issuing processing unit 238 generates the issuing information indicating a warning. The condition for determining that the reading operation is not performed includes, for example, a case where a predetermined time elapses without reading the QR code information after the code reader 71 reaches a readable state.

On the other hand, when the third authentication processing unit 234 determines that the compared QR code information are in a corresponding relationship, the third authentication processing unit 234 authenticates the player P.

When the third authentication processing unit 234 authenticates all the players P (P1, P2) who play a match, the information processing unit 231 of the server device 2 transmits a permission notification for starting the match to the game device 5. ..

As a result, on the game device 5 side, the characters "STAND BY" are displayed on the display 61 before the permission notification is received, and the standby state in which the game progresses (competition) is not performed is maintained. After receiving the permission notification, the characters "READY?" Are displayed on the display 61 on the game device 5 side, and then the game progress (competition) is automatically started.

In summary, the third authentication process is performed before the start of the match. In the third authentication process, the player P and the referee J are authenticated according to the QR code of the player P and the referee J read by the code reader 71. Further, it is determined whether or not the player P may have committed an illegal act depending on whether or not the code reader 71 has read the QR code of the referee J. That is, while the player P and the referee J are authenticated by the third authentication process and the referee J's fraudulent judgment is authenticated, the judgment of the referee J is reflected in the start of the match (the tournament is advanced). Can be done.

<About fraud judgment processing by fraud estimation unit 236 and judgment confirmation unit 237>
After the match is completed, the fraud estimation unit 236 and the determination confirmation unit 237 determine whether or not there is fraud in the match (fraud determination process) based on the replay data that reproduces the match and the fraud information received from the referee terminal 4. ..

Specifically, when the match is over, the input history information generation unit 563 generates the input history information. The input history information is information indicating the history of operation input performed to the controller 63 during the battle. In addition, the result information generation unit 564 generates result information indicating the battle result. The communication unit 561 transmits the generated input history information and result information to the server device 2. The replay data generation unit 235 generates replay data that reproduces the battle based on the received input history information.

The fraud estimation unit 236 compares the received result information with the result information based on the replay data, and if there is no difference between the two result information, it is estimated that there is no fraud in the match. In this case, the determination confirmation unit 237 determines that there is no fraud in the match.

For example, the fraud estimation unit 236 determines that there is a difference between the two result information when the player P1 wins in the received result information but the player P2 wins in the result information based on the replay data. do.

On the other hand, the fraud estimation unit 236 presumes that there is fraud in the match when there is a difference between the two result information. In this case, the information processing unit 231 transmits the replay data to the referee terminal 4.

The replay data reproduction unit 473 reproduces the replay data when the referee terminal 4 receives the replay data. For example, the replay data reproduction unit 473 displays (reproduces) a moving image on the display 421 based on the moving image data included in the replay data. Further, the replay data reproduction unit 473 causes the speaker 431 to output (reproduce) audio based on the audio data included in the replay data.

The determination reception unit 474 receives an operation related to the determination of the presence or absence of fraud from the referee J. For example, the determination reception unit 474 displays on the display 421 so as to perform an operation regarding the presence or absence of fraud on the touch pad 441. For example, the judgment reception unit 474 presses the A button of the touch pad 441 when the fraudulent activity is found, and the B button of the touch pad 441 when the fraudulent activity is not found. Please display it on the display 421.

When the determination reception unit 474 receives an operation related to determination of the presence or absence of fraud, the determination reception unit 474 generates fraud information indicating the operation content for the touch pad 441. The communication unit 471 transmits the generated fraudulent information to the server device 2.

When the server device 2 receives the fraudulent information, the determination confirmation unit 237 confirms the presence or absence of fraud according to the content of the received fraudulent information. Specifically, when the content of the received fraudulent information indicates that there was no fraud in the match, the determination confirmation unit 237 determines that there is no fraud in the match.

On the other hand, when the content of the received fraudulent information indicates that the fraudulent information was found in the match, the determination determination unit 237 determines that the match is fraudulent. In this case, the alarm processing unit 238 generates alert information indicating a warning. The information processing unit 231 transmits the alarm information generated by the alarm processing unit 238 to the operator terminal 8. When the operator terminal 8 receives the alarm information, the operator terminal 8 displays the alarm information on the display 81.

As described above, in e-sports, since the battle is performed via the computer (game device 5), the data during the battle is falsified (for example, the value of the attack power of the player character is increased more than the specified value). There is a risk of fraud such as.

By the fraud determination process, the content of the match is verified based on the replay data that reproduces the match, so that the reliability of the result of the tournament can be improved.

<Flow of a series of processes in the game system>
The flow of processing of the game system will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the entire process.

The server device 2 reads out the battle information from the storage unit 22 (step S1).

After step S1, the third authentication processing unit 234 performs the third authentication process (step S3). In step S3, the process of FIG. 13 is performed. Specifically, the QR code display control unit 372 of the player terminal 3 displays the QR code of the player P on the display 321 when a predetermined operation is performed via the touch pad 341 (step S301).

The code reader 71 reads the QR code displayed on the display 321 (step S302). The code reader 71 transmits the QR code information associated with the read QR code to the server device 2.

The third authentication processing unit 234 of the server device 2 determines whether or not the received QR code information corresponds to the QR code information of the ID information of the player P included in the battle information (step S303). If it is determined that the received QR code information corresponds to the QR code information of the player P (Yes in step S303), step S304 is performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the received QR code information does not correspond to the QR code information of the player P (No in step S303), the alarm processing unit 238 generates alert information indicating a warning. The alarm information is transmitted to the operator terminal 8. The operator terminal 8 displays the received alarm information on the display 81 (step S307).

The QR code display control unit 472 of the referee terminal 4 displays the QR code of the referee J on the display 421 when the touch pad 441 receives a predetermined operation (step S304).

The code reader 71 reads the QR code displayed on the display 421 (step S305). The code reader 71 transmits the QR code information associated with the read QR code to the server device 2.

The third authentication processing unit 234 of the server device 2 determines whether or not the received QR code information corresponds to the QR code information of the ID information of the referee J included in the battle information (step S306). When it is determined that the received QR code information corresponds to the QR code information of the referee J (Yes in step S306), the next process, step S4, is performed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the received QR code information does not correspond to the QR code information of the referee J (No in step S306), step S307 is performed.

Further, in step S305, when the code reader 71 determines that the QR code information of the referee J has not been read (for example, the QR code information has not been read into the code reader 71 for a predetermined time). Case), the same determination as No in step S306 is performed.

After step S3, the information processing unit 231 of the server device 2 transmits a match permission notification to the game device 5. The game device 5 starts the battle according to the notification of permission of the battle (step S4).

After step S4, the game progressing unit 562 of the game device 5 ends the battle when the victory or defeat of the battle is decided (step S6). The result information generation unit 564 generates result information indicating the result of the completed match (step S7). The communication unit 561 transmits the generated result information to the server device 2.

After step S7, the first authentication processing unit 232 of the server device 2 performs the first authentication processing (step S8). In step S8, the process of FIG. 14 is performed. Specifically, the QR code display control unit 372 of the player terminal 3 displays the QR code of the player P on the display 321 when the touch pad 341 receives a predetermined operation (step S401).

The code reader 71 reads the QR code displayed on the display 321 (step S402). The code reader 71 transmits the QR code information associated with the read QR code to the server device 2.

The first authentication processing unit 232 of the server device 2 determines whether or not the received QR code information corresponds to the QR code information of the ID information of the player P included in the battle information (step S403). If it is determined that the received QR code information corresponds to the QR code information of the player P (Yes in step S403), step S404 is performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the received QR code information does not correspond to the QR code information of the player P (No in step S403), the alarm processing unit 238 generates alert information indicating a warning. The alarm information is transmitted to the operator terminal 8. The operator terminal 8 displays the received alarm information on the display 81 (step S407).

The QR code display control unit 472 of the referee terminal 4 displays the QR code of the referee J on the display 421 when the touch pad 441 receives a predetermined operation (step S404).

The code reader 71 reads the QR code displayed on the display 421 (step S405). The code reader 71 transmits the QR code information associated with the read QR code to the server device 2.

The first authentication processing unit 232 of the server device 2 determines whether or not the received QR code information corresponds to the QR code information of the ID information of the referee J included in the battle information (step S406). When it is determined that the received QR code information corresponds to the QR code information of the referee J (Yes in step S406), the next process, step S10, is performed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the received QR code information does not correspond to the QR code information of the referee J (No in step S406), step S407 is performed.

Further, in step S405, when the code reader 71 determines that the QR code information of the referee J has not been read (for example, the QR code information has not been read into the code reader 71 for a predetermined time). Case), the same determination as No in step S406 is performed.

After step S8, the determination determination unit 237 determines whether or not there is fraud in the match (step S10). In step S10, the process of FIG. 15 is performed.

Specifically, the input history information generation unit 563 of the game device 5 generates input history information based on the history of operation input to the controller 63 input during the battle (step S501). The communication unit 561 transmits the input history information to the server device 2. The replay data generation unit 235 of the server device 2 generates replay data that reproduces the battle based on the received input history information (step S502).

The fraud estimation unit 236 compares the result information received from the game device 5 with the result information based on the replay data. When it is determined that there is no difference between the two result information (No in step S503), the next process, step S11, is performed.

On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a difference between the two result information (Yes in step S503), the information processing unit 231 transmits the replay data to the referee terminal 4. The replay data reproduction unit 473 of the referee terminal 4 displays the image data included in the received replay data on the display 4.
The replay data is reproduced by displaying the data on 21 (step S504).

The judgment reception unit 474 of the referee terminal 4 shows the content of the judgment of no fraud in the match when the touch pad 441 is operated to show the judgment of no fraud in the match (No in step S505). Generates invalid information and sends it to the server device 2. When the server device 2 receives the invalid information, the determination confirmation unit 237 of the server device 2 performs the next process (here, step S11).

On the other hand, when the operation indicating the determination of fraud is performed on the touch pad 441 (Yes in step S505), the determination reception unit 474 generates fraud information indicating that there was fraud in the battle, and the server. It is transmitted to the device 2. When the server device 2 receives the fraudulent information, the alert processing unit 238 generates alert information indicating a warning, and the alert information is transmitted to the operator terminal 8. The operator terminal 8 displays the received alarm information (warning) on the display 81 (step S506).

The management DB update unit 239 of the server device 2 updates the management DB (step S11). Specifically, the management DB update unit 239 stores the result information in which the first authentication process is performed (that is, authenticated) in the storage unit 22 in association with the "competition identification information" in the management DB of FIG. ..

The digital certificate issuance processing unit 240 issues a digital certificate for the updated management database (step S12). Specifically, the digital certificate issuance processing unit 240 electronically signs the updated (authentication) result information and issues the digital certificate.

The battle information update unit 241 updates the battle information according to the authenticated result information (step S13).

Summarizing the above, the present embodiment is a game system 1 (computer system) that manages a tournament in a tournament in which a game is played via a game device 5 (computer), and accepts user participation registration in the tournament. Information processing unit 231 (reception unit), a server device 2 that manages ID information and QR code information (identification information) used to identify a user, and tournament information that is information used to identify a tournament. (Management unit), and the server device 2 associates the ID information and the QR code information with the tournament information according to the participation registration, and uses the ID information and the QR code information associated with the tournament information. The tournament is going on.

<Effect of invention>
As described above, in the game system 1, the server device 2 has ID information and QR code information (identification information) used to identify the user, and tournament information which is information used to identify the tournament. to manage. The server device 2 accepts the registration of the user's participation in the tournament, associates the user's ID information and QR code information with the tournament information, and converts the ID information and QR code information associated with the tournament information. Use to advance the tournament. This makes it easier to identify the participants of the tournament, which makes it easier to manage the tournament such as games and sports.

Further, in the conventional tournament, "people" such as the tournament operator M and the referee J proceeded with the tournament. In addition, "people" such as the tournament operator M and referee J confirmed the identities of the participants in the tournament. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the game system 1 advances the tournament, the burden of managing the tournament can be reduced.

Further, the user who has been accepted for participation registration includes a player P who plays a game. The game system 1 includes a first authentication processing unit 232 and a third authentication processing unit 234 (first authentication unit) that authenticate the player P. As a result, the player P can be authenticated, which facilitates the operation of tournaments such as games and sports. Further, since the player P can be easily identified, it becomes easy to manage a tournament such as a game or a sport.

Further, the first authentication processing unit 232 and the third authentication processing unit 234 (first authentication unit) are the ID information of the player P indicating the player P itself among the user ID information and the QR code information in the authentication of the player P. And QR code information (player identification information) is used. Since the player P can be authenticated by the ID information and the QR code information of the player P indicating the player P itself, it becomes easy to manage the tournament such as a game or a sport. Further, since the player P itself can be easily identified, it becomes easy to manage a tournament such as a game or a sport.

Further, the user who has been accepted for participation registration includes the referee J among the participants in the tournament other than the player P. The first authentication processing unit 232 and the third authentication processing unit 234 (first authentication unit) indicate the referee J himself included in the participant among the user's ID information and QR code information in the authentication of the player P. ID information and QR code information (participant identification information) are used. Since the player P can be authenticated by the ID information and the QR code information of the referee J indicating the referee J among the participants other than the player P, it becomes easy to manage the tournament such as a game or a sport. Further, since the player P can be easily identified, it becomes easy to manage a tournament such as a game or a sport. Further, the player P is authenticated by a third party (referee J) who is a participant other than the player P. By authenticating the player P by a third party who is not directly involved in the play of the game, fairness is ensured, so that the reliability of the operation of the tournament can be improved.

Further, the game system 1 includes a game device 5 (output unit) that transmits (outputs) result information indicating the result of the game, and a first authentication processing unit 232 (second authentication unit) that authenticates the result information. .. The server device 2 further uses the result information to advance the tournament. Since the result information output from the game device 5 is authenticated by the first authentication processing unit 232, it becomes easy to manage the tournament such as a game or a sport.

Further, in the conventional tournament, "people" such as the tournament operator M and the referee J proceed the tournament while authenticating the result of the game. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the game system 1 advances the tournament while authenticating the result of the game, the burden of managing the tournament can be reduced.

In addition, the users who have been accepted for participation registration include participants in the tournament other than player P. The first authentication processing unit 232 (second authentication unit) is a referee indicating the referee J himself, which is included in the participants in the tournament other than the player P, among the user's ID information and the QR code information in the authentication of the result information. J's ID information and QR code information (participant identification information) are used. Since the result information can be authenticated by the ID information and QR code information of the referee J indicating the referee J included in the participants of the tournament other than the player P, it becomes easy to manage the tournament such as a game or a sport. Further, the result information is authenticated after the result information is confirmed by a third party (referee J) who is a participant other than the player P. By authenticating the result information by a third party who is not directly involved in the play of the game, fairness is guaranteed and the reliability of the result of the tournament can be improved.

Further, the server device 2 further uses fraudulent information regarding fraud in playing the game to advance the tournament. As a result, fraud in the play of the game can be verified, so that it becomes easier to manage the tournament such as a game or a sport, and the reliability of the result of the tournament can be improved.

Further, the user who has been accepted for participation registration includes the referee J among the participants in the tournament other than the player P. The fraudulent information is information input by the referee J included in the participants of the tournament other than the player. Since the referee J can verify the fraud, it becomes easier to manage the tournament such as games and sports. In addition, fraud is verified by a third party (referee J) who is a participant other than the player P. By verifying fraud by a third party who is not directly involved in the play of the game, fairness is guaranteed and the reliability of the results of the tournament can be improved.

(Other embodiments)
In the game system 1, the following operations may be performed.

In steps S402 and S405, when the code reader 71 reads a predetermined QR code, the first authentication processing unit 232 authenticates at least one of the fraud determination and result information of the player P, the referee J, and the referee J. May be good. For example, the QR code used as the predetermined QR code is other than the QR code of the player P, the QR code (other player identification information) of another player P (for example, an opponent or a cooperating partner) who participated in the battle, and the player P. QR code of the participants of the tournament (for example, QR code of assistant, referee J, operator M, etc.), QR code generated based on the QR codes of multiple participants, match result (for example, winner of the match) ), And a plurality of QR codes in combination thereof. The term "participant" as used herein means a person (user) who is authorized to participate in the tournament by the game system 1, and includes a player and his / her assistant who play a game in the tournament, a tournament operator, a referee, and the like. Further, the predetermined QR code may be displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5, the display 321 of the player terminal 3, and the display 421 of the referee J, and is printed on the medium by the printing device provided in this system. It may be displayed (printed) using any medium. Further, the timing for reading the predetermined QR code may be any timing before, during, or after the battle, or at any timing. Further, the predetermined QR code may be provided on the player terminal 3 and the referee terminal 4 with a program for analyzing the QR code, and may be displayed and read on each display, or may be displayed on other devices. It may be read.

In steps S302 and S305, even if the third authentication processing unit 234 authenticates at least one of the player P, the referee J, and the referee J's fraud determination when the code reader 71 reads the predetermined QR code. good. For example, the QR code used as the predetermined QR code is the QR code of the player P, the QR code of another player P (for example, an opponent or a cooperating partner) who participated in the battle, and the participants of the tournament other than the player P. QR code (for example, QR code of assistant, referee J, operator M, etc.), QR code generated based on QR codes of multiple participants, QR code indicating match result (for example, winner of match) , And a plurality of QR codes that combine these. The term "participant" as used herein means a person who is authorized to participate in the tournament by the game system 1, and includes a player and his / her assistant who play a game in the tournament, a tournament operator, a referee, and the like. Further, the predetermined QR code may be displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5, the display 321 of the player terminal 3, and the display 421 of the referee J, and is printed on the medium by the printing device provided in this system. It may be displayed (printed) using any medium. Further, the timing for reading the predetermined QR code may be any timing before, during, or after the battle, or at any timing. Further, the QR code may be provided on the player terminal 3 and the referee terminal 4 with a program for analyzing the QR code and may be displayed and read on each display, or may be displayed and read on other devices. May be.

As described above, the user who has been accepted for participation registration includes another player P, which is different from the player P. The first authentication processing unit 232 and the third authentication processing unit 234 (first authentication unit) perform ID information and QR code indicating the other player P itself among the user's ID information and QR code information in the authentication of the player P. Information (other player identification information) may be used. As a result, the players P can authenticate each other, which facilitates the management of tournaments such as games and sports.

Further, the storage unit 46 of the referee terminal 4 may store the QR code information associated with the QR code used when the referee J determines that there is an fraud. The first authentication processing unit 232 and the third authentication processing unit 234 may authenticate that the player P has been fraudulent when the QR code is read by the code reader 71. Further, the referee terminal 4 displays the QR code when the referee J determines that there is fraud in response to the operation on the touch pad 441, and when the referee J determines that there is no fraud, the referee The QR code of J may be displayed.

Further, in step S406, the first authentication processing unit 232 makes the same determination as No in step S406 by the operation input indicating that the player P has been fraudulent with respect to the terminal operated by the referee J or the operator M. May be good. In step S306, the third authentication processing unit 234 may make the same determination as No in step S306 by the operation input to the effect that the player P has been fraudulent with respect to the terminal operated by the referee J or the operator M. ..

Further, the ID information of the player P and the referee J may be associated with other code information instead of the QR code. The other code information may be any information such as a bar code that can identify the ID information, and the mode thereof is not limited.

Further, the server device 2 may provide a web page for displaying the user's registration information or the like in response to a request from the terminal operated by the user of the game system, and the user's web page may be provided with the user's web page. The QR code may be displayed. In this case, the server device 2 may automatically display the user's QR code on the user's Web page, or may display the QR code commonly used among the participants in the competition. .. Further, the server device 2 may display these QR codes collectively on the user's Web page, or may display them at the user's discretion (due to the user's operation).

Further, at least one of the player terminal 3 and the referee terminal 4 may not have a program for generating a QR code installed. In this case, the server device 2 has a function of analyzing the QR code and a function of generating the QR code, and the QR code distribution unit 242 is configured to distribute the QR code to the player terminal 3 and the referee terminal 4. You may. Further, any of the player terminal 3, the referee terminal 4, and the code reader 71 may be provided with the QR code analysis function and the generation function. The code reader 71 may perform the same processing as the player terminal 3 and the referee terminal 4 without having the function of analyzing the QR code.

Further, in the process of FIG. 14, the result information of the battle may be used for the authentication of the result information and the authentication of the player P instead of the QR code information. Specifically, the first authentication processing unit 232 may authenticate the result information output from the game device 5 based on the operation performed by the referee J on the touch pad 441 of the referee terminal 4. For example, the information processing unit 231 of the server device 2 transmits the result information output from the game device 5 to the referee terminal 4. The referee terminal 4 displays the received result information on the display 421, and receives an operation related to the determination as to whether or not to authenticate the result information from the referee J. The first authentication processing unit 232 of the server device 2 authenticates the result information according to the operation content of the touch pad 441 of the referee terminal 4. Similarly, the third authentication processing unit 234 may also authenticate the player P according to the input content to the referee terminal 4.

Further, the fraud estimation unit 236 may presume that there is fraud when the input history information includes a predetermined input history. Examples of the predetermined input history include input operations that are not normally performed in game play, such as input operations that intentionally defeat. Input operations that intentionally defeat include releasing the guard operation at the timing of receiving damage in a fighting game, deliberately stepping on the accelerator on a curve in a race game to intentionally go off course, and pitching in the middle of a strike zone more than a predetermined number of times in a baseball game. And so on. Further, the fraud estimation unit 236 compares the game play history of the user with the play in the match, and even if the difference is larger than the predetermined difference (for example, the success rate of the combo is extremely low), the fraud is detected. It may be presumed that there is.

Further, the server device 2 may collect profile information as an index for evaluating the reliability of the determination made by the referee J in the database. This profile information includes, for example, a list of tournaments that referee J has judged in the past, the name of the organization to which referee J belongs, and the grade of referee qualification (for example, grades issued by the referee's organization such as first grade and second grade). ), Evaluation of other users for referee J, evaluation of viewers watching the match, and the like. In this case, the determination determination unit 237 may determine whether or not to follow the fraudulent information based on the profile information.

That is, the server device 2 (management unit) is based on the information about the referee J included in the participants and the profile information which is an index for judging the reliability of the judgment made by the referee J. You may judge the reliability. The server device 2 can determine whether or not to proceed with the tournament based on fraudulent information based on the profile information which is an index for determining the reliability of the determination of the referee J included in the participants. This makes it easier to manage tournaments such as games and sports. Further, the reliability of the determination of the presence or absence of fraud can be improved by determining the reliability of the fraudulent information which is the determination result of the presence or absence of fraud of the referee J based on the profile information.

In the above database, the case where the profile information about the referee J is collected is illustrated, but the target person of the collected profile information may be a participant other than the player in the tournament, and the referee J may be notified. Not limited. Participants in the tournament other than the player may be a moderator of the tournament, a person involved in the operation of a cameraman, an assistant, or a spectator of the tournament. When at least one of the participants in the tournament other than the player inputs the fraudulent information, the determination confirmation unit 237 determines the reliability of the entered fraudulent information based on the profile information of the participant, that is, It is possible to determine whether or not to follow the entered fraudulent information.

Further, the server device 2 may determine the fraud of the player P by using AI (artificial intelligence). For example, as shown in FIG. 16, the server device 2 can function as an AI determination unit 243 that further generates fraudulent information by executing various programs. The AI determination unit 243 generates fraudulent information using the determination model 221 for determining whether or not the player P is fraudulent based on the replay data. The determination model 221 is a model pre-constructed by machine learning as to what kind of play should be determined to be fraudulent, and is stored in the storage unit 22. The replay data corresponds to the input to the AI determination unit 243, and the fraudulent information corresponds to the output from the AI determination unit 243. The determination confirmation unit 237 may determine the presence or absence of the player P's fraud according to the fraud information by the AI determination unit 243. Specifically, in steps S504 and S505, the AI determination unit 243 may determine fraud in the game (generate fraud information based on the replay data) instead of the referee J.

That is, the game system 1 includes an AI determination unit 243 that generates fraudulent information using a determination model 221 for determining whether or not fraud has occurred in the play of the game. Since the fraudulent information is generated by the AI (AI determination unit 243), it is possible to omit the judgment by the referee J as to whether or not the game is fraudulent. This makes it easier to manage tournaments such as games and sports. In addition, since the AI (AI judgment unit 243) generates fraudulent information, it is possible to judge the presence or absence of fraud from a viewpoint different from that of "people" such as the tournament operator M and referee J. The reliability of the judgment can be improved.

Further, the server device 2 is a profile information (for example, a past judgment history of the AI judgment unit 243, another user for the judgment result of the AI judgment unit 243) that is an index for evaluating the reliability of the judgment by the AI judgment unit 243. (Evaluation of, evaluation of viewers watching the match, etc.) may be collected in the database. In this case, the determination determination unit 237 may determine whether or not to follow the fraudulent information based on the profile information.

That is, the server device 2 (management unit) is fraudulent based on the information regarding the determination result of the AI determination unit 243 and the profile information which is an index for determining the reliability of the determination made by the AI determination unit 243. You may judge the reliability of the information. The server device 2 can determine whether or not to proceed with the tournament based on the fraudulent information based on the profile information which is an index for determining the reliability of the determination made by the AI determination unit 243. This makes it easier to manage tournaments such as games and sports. Further, the reliability of the determination of the presence or absence of fraud can be improved by determining the reliability of the fraudulent information, which is the determination result of the presence or absence of fraud in the AI determination unit 243, based on the profile information.

Further, in the fraud determination process of FIG. 15, step S503 (fraud estimation by the fraud estimation unit 236) may be omitted, and step S504 may be performed after step S502. That is, in the fraud determination process, the determination determination unit 237 may omit the estimation by the fraud estimation unit 236 and perform fraud determination according to the fraud information generated by at least one of the referee J and the AI determination unit 243. As described above, when it is estimated by the fraud estimation unit 236 that there is no fraud in the game (step S503), the determination confirmation unit 237 determines that there is no fraud regardless of the fraud information accompanying the operation of the referee J. To confirm.

Further, in the fraud determination process of FIG. 15, steps S504 and S505 (injustice determination by the referee J) may be omitted.

Further, the fraudulent information transmitted from the referee terminal 4 (or AI) may include information indicating the content of the fraudulent performed by the player P. Further, the referee terminal 4 may display a QR code including information indicating the contents of the player P on the display 421, and the code reader 71 may read the QR code.

Further, the first authentication processing unit 232 and the third authentication processing unit 234 use AI instead of at least one of the QR code of the player P and the QR code of the referee J, respectively, to authenticate the referee J's fraud determination. May be done. For example, the AI is made to learn the fraud determination based on the player's remark, and the first authentication processing unit 232 and the third authentication processing unit 234 input (transmit) the player's remark to the AI and output the output data. Obtained as invalid information. The first authentication processing unit 232 and the third authentication processing unit 234 may perform fraudulent authentication of the player P according to the fraudulent information by AI.

Further, the game system 1 may be provided with a plurality of referee terminals 4 in order to determine fraud by the plurality of referees J.

The operations of fraud determination by the plurality of referee terminals 4 include the following.
(1) When the fraudulent information transmitted from the plurality of referee terminals 4 all show the same content, the determination confirmation unit 237 determines the presence or absence of fraud according to the fraudulent information.
(2) When the fraudulent information transmitted from the plurality of referee terminals 4 contains different contents (for example, when the opinions regarding the fraudulent judgment are divided among the referees J), the judgment confirmation unit 237 is fraudulent by a majority vote. Confirm the presence or absence.
(3) When the fraudulent information transmitted from the plurality of referee terminals 4 contains different contents, the referees J may discuss until the determination results are the same. During this discussion, the server device 2 may stop the progress of the tournament. If the determination results are the same as a result of the discussion, the determination determination unit 237 may determine the presence or absence of fraud according to the same determination results. As a result of the discussion, if the determination results are not the same, the determination determination unit 237 may confirm the determination according to the evaluation of the reliability of the referee J.
(4) At least one of the plurality of referees J is determined in advance as the referee chief. When the fraudulent information transmitted from the plurality of referee terminals 4 contains different contents, the determination confirmation unit 237 may confirm the determination according to the determination of the referee chief. In addition, when it is found that the fraudulent information contains different contents, the chief referee makes a new judgment after discussing with each other. The determination confirmation unit 237 may confirm the determination according to the determination of the referee chief.

Further, when it is determined (authenticated) that the player P is fraudulent in the first authentication process, the third authentication process, and the fraud determination process, the management DB update unit 239 of the server device 2 is the management DB of the storage unit 22. You may update the fraudulent information in, or you may change the result information. As the change of the result information, if it is determined that the winning player P is fraudulent, the player P is changed to the loser. Further, the management DB update unit 239 of the server device 2 may update the fraudulent information corresponding to the battle information of the battle that has already ended, or may change the result information. By this update and change, the server device 2 may change the progress processing of the tournament.

Further, in the result information generated by the result information generation unit 564 of the game device 5, in addition to the data indicating the victory or defeat in the game play, various parameters of the object including the player character (attack power of the player character and the attack power of the player character) are included in the result information. Damage received by the player character, etc.) may be included. In this case, the replay data generation unit 235 generates replay data including various parameters of the object based on the input history information. Then, the referee J and the AI determination unit 243 may compare various parameters of the result information with various parameters of the replay data to determine the presence or absence of fraud. Similarly, the fraud estimation unit 236 may estimate the presence or absence of fraud by comparing various parameters of the result information with various parameters of the replay data.

Further, the input history information generation unit 563 receives input history information including data generated in response to the operation input (for example, damage given by the player character) in addition to the operation input performed to the controller 63. May be generated. The replay data generation unit 235 may generate replay data based on this input history information. The data may be any data as long as it is related to the operation input.

Further, when the game device 5 generates random numbers to advance the game, the result information generation unit 564 of the game device 5 may generate result information including the random numbers generated by the game device 5. In this case, the replay data generation unit 235 generates replay data based on the random number and the input history information included in the result information. For example, the random number is used when the amount of damage to the character operated by the player is randomly determined. The random number may be generated in response to an operation input of the player P to the controller 63, or may be automatically generated.

In addition to the above-mentioned information, the result information may include other information regarding the progress of the game.

Further, when it is determined (authenticated) that the player P is fraudulent in the first authentication process, the third authentication process, and the fraud determination process, the management DB update unit 239 of the server device 2 performs the fraudulent player P. The management database may be updated so as to prohibit participation in the tournament from the next time onward (rejection of participation registration).

The type of game played in the game device 5 is not limited to the battle-type action game, and may be another battle-type game. Further, the types of games played in the game device 5 are not limited to competitive games, such as games in which a time attack of a racing game is performed, and games in which a plurality of participants of a tournament cooperate to subdue a common enemy character. It may be a game that detects the position information of the player and goes around a predetermined route. That is, the game is played using a computer, and may achieve some purpose according to a predetermined rule. Even in games other than competitive games, there can be a referee J who determines whether or not the game is being played properly.

Further, the code reader 71 and the camera 72 do not exist separately, but they may be mounted on one device. Therefore, the information collecting device 7 may be configured by a mobile terminal such as a smartphone.

Further, the game system 1 may further include a display for allowing the spectators to view the battle of the player P. In this case, the warning (issue information) generated by the issue processing unit 238 of the server device 2 may be displayed on this display. Further, the warning may be displayed on at least one of the displays 61, 321, 421 other than the display for the audience.

Further, in the game system 1, the above-mentioned participants determine what role (for example, a player, an assistant, an operator, etc.) participates in the tournament and register for participation in the tournament. When the user registers for participation, the server device 2 associates the tournament information with the information indicating the role determined by the user to the user's ID information. As a result, the server device 2 can recognize what role each user plays in the competition.

Further, the server device 2 may have a function of generating entry information in response to an application for participation in the tournament and assigning ID information to the participants of the tournament using the entry information. Entry information includes the participant's profile, such as the participant's date of birth, gender, and results of other competitions.

Further, the person who registers for participation in the server device 2 is not limited to the user himself / herself, and may be another user. In addition, the user himself / herself may register for participation in response to an invitation from another user to the tournament. Further, the server device 2 may invite the user himself / herself to the tournament by designating a role (player, referee, operator, etc.) of another user in the tournament. When the user receives an invitation, the server device 2 automatically associates the user's ID information with the tournament information at the timing when the user receives the invitation so that the invited user can automatically participate in the tournament. May be good. Alternatively, the server device 2 automatically associates the user's ID with the tournament information at the timing when the approval from the user is obtained so that the user can participate in the tournament after obtaining the approval from the invited user. May be good.

Further, the server device 2 may automatically distribute the QR code (QR code information) to the user when the user who has registered for participation is recognized as a participant of the tournament.

Further, even if the server device 2 accepts the user's participation registration in the tournament via any one of the player terminal 3, the referee terminal 4, the game device 5, and the operator terminal 8, which are the user's terminals. Alternatively, the registration of the user's participation in the tournament may be accepted via another terminal. In this case, these terminals function as a reception unit.

It should be noted that the reception unit has an input unit of a terminal that accepts operation input from the user for registration of participation in the tournament, and a signal transmitted for registering the user's participation in the tournament from the terminal to the server device 2. It may include a communication unit of a terminal, a network interface of a terminal that outputs (transmits) the signal to the communication network 6, a network interface 21 of a server device 2 that receives the signal from the communication network 6, and the like. That is, the configuration, function, and the like of the game system 1 used for accepting the participation registration of the user may be used as the reception unit. Examples of the input unit of the terminal include a touch pad 341 of a player terminal 3, a touch pad 441 of a referee terminal 4, a controller 63 of a game device 5, and a controller of an operator terminal 8 (not shown). Examples of the communication unit of the terminal include a communication unit 371 of the player terminal 3, a communication unit 471 of the referee terminal 4, a communication unit 561 of the game device 5, and a communication unit of the operator terminal 8 (not shown). .. Examples of the network interface of the terminal include the network interface 31 of the player terminal 3, the network interface 41 of the referee terminal 4, the network interface 51 of the game device 5, and the network interface of the operator terminal 8 (not shown). ..

In addition, the player terminal 3, the referee terminal 4, the game device 5, the operator terminal 8, and other terminals specify the roles of other users (player, referee, operator, etc.) and register to participate in the tournament. May be done.

Although the user has described that the role in the tournament (player, referee, operator, etc.) is specified at the time of participation registration, the user may specify the role in the tournament after the participation registration. That is, the user may only register to participate in the tournament and play a role in the tournament after registering to participate in the tournament.

Further, the character operated by the player in the game may be a human being, an animal, a monster, an object, or the like. In the game, the number of characters that the player can operate at one time is not limited to one, and may be multiple.

The format of the battle is not limited to the tournament format, but may be another format such as a Swiss-style tournament format or a round-robin battle.

Further, in this game system, the tournament proceeds according to various programs and data for holding the e-sports tournament stored in the storage unit 22 of the server device 2. In the present embodiment, as an example of the progress of the tournament performed by the game system 1, various authentications by the first authentication process and the third authentication process and fraud determination by the fraud determination process have been described. , May be included in the progress of the tournament performed by the game system 1.

The progress of the tournament performed by the game system 1 includes, for example, a process of confirming participation in the tournament by reading the QR code of the user with a code reader 71 or the like on the day of the tournament, or a user (referee J) after the tournament ends. ) May be included in the process of authenticating the tournament result by reading the QR code with a code reader 71 or the like. That is, the progress of the tournament performed by the game system 1 refers to the processing of the game system 1 performed during the period from the start of acceptance of the user's participation registration to the tournament until the tournament result is confirmed. In particular, the progress of the tournament performed by the game system 1 refers to the processing performed by using the user's ID information (QR code information) among the processes of the game system 1 performed during the above period.

In addition, the condition for confirming the tournament result includes that all the result information and fraudulent information in the management DB associated with the tournament information are confirmed. The conditions for determining the tournament result may include the completion of the awarding of benefits (prize money, prize money, prize money, media that can be used in the game, etc.) to the player based on the tournament result.

In this game system, the QR code information (QR code) associated with the user's ID information may be automatically downloaded to the terminals 3, 4, and 5 used by each user. Further, even if the QR code downloaded to the user's terminal 3, 4, 5 is automatically displayed on the display of the user's terminal 3, 4, 5 without any operation to the user's terminal 3, 4, 5. Alternatively, it may be displayed on the user's Web page. In this game system, the QR code of the user may be given in a form that can be used by the user.

This game system is configured to be available to various users, and each user can register to participate in various tournaments (including invitations).

Further, the server device 2, the player terminal 3, the referee terminal 4, the game device 5, the information collecting device 7, and the operator terminal 8 may be a plurality of devices or a single device, respectively. .. Further, the server device 2, the player terminal 3, the referee terminal 4, the game device 5, the information collecting device 7, and the operator terminal 8 may cooperate to perform the same processing.

2 Server device (management department)
22 Storage unit 221 Judgment model 23 Control unit 231 Information processing unit (reception unit)
232 1st certification processing unit (1st certification unit, 2nd certification unit)
234 3rd certification processing unit (1st certification unit)
235 Replay data generation unit 236 Fraud estimation unit 237 Judgment confirmation unit 243 AI judgment unit 3 Player terminal 36 Storage unit 37 Control unit 372 QR code display control unit 4 Referee terminal 46 Storage unit 47 Control unit 472 QR code display control unit 473 Replay Data playback unit 474 Judgment reception unit 5 Game device (output unit)
55 Storage unit 56 Control unit 563 Input history information generation unit 564 Result information generation unit 7 Information collection device 71 Code reader 72 Camera 8 Operator terminal

Claims (5)

A computer system that manages a tournament in which a game is played via a computer.
The reception department that accepts user participation registration in the tournament,
A management unit that manages identification information used to identify the user and tournament information that is information used to identify the tournament.
Equipped with
The management unit associates the identification information with the tournament information according to the participation registration, and advances the tournament using the identification information associated with the tournament information.
The user who has received the participation registration includes a player who plays the game and another player different from the player.
The computer system is
When starting a game play, a first authentication unit that authenticates the player, which authenticates whether or not the player participating in the game play is the player participating in the game play.
Further prepare
The first authentication unit uses, in the authentication of the player, other player identification information indicating the other player himself / herself among the identification information of the user associated with the identification information of the player in the game play. A computer system characterized by that. A computer system that manages a tournament in which a game is played via a computer.
The reception department that accepts user participation registration in the tournament,
A management unit that manages identification information used to identify the user and tournament information that is information used to identify the tournament.
Equipped with
The management unit associates the identification information with the tournament information according to the participation registration, and advances the tournament using the identification information associated with the tournament information.
The user who has received the participation registration includes a player who plays the game and a participant who participates in the tournament other than the player.
The computer
When starting a game play, a first authentication unit that authenticates the player, which authenticates whether or not the player participating in the game play is the player participating in the game play.
Further prepare
The first authentication unit uses, in the authentication of the player, the participant identification information indicating the participant himself / herself among the identification information of the user associated with the identification information of the player in the game play. A computer system featuring. In claim 1 or 2,
An output unit that outputs result information indicating the result of the game, and
Further provided with a second authentication unit that authenticates that the result information is the result of the gameplay without fraud.
The management unit is a computer system characterized in that the tournament is further promoted by using the result information. In claim 3 ,
The user who has been accepted for participation registration includes participants in the tournament other than the player.
The second authentication unit is a computer system characterized in that, in the authentication of the result information, the participant identification information indicating the participant himself / herself is used among the identification information of the user. It is a tournament management method that manages tournaments where games are played via a computer.
By the computer
The step of accepting the user's participation registration in the tournament and
A step of associating the identification information used to identify the user with the tournament information, which is the information used to identify the tournament, according to the participation registration.
Using the identification information associated with the tournament information, the step of proceeding with the tournament is executed.
The user who has received the participation registration includes a player who plays the game and another player different from the player.
By the computer
When starting the gameplay, a step of authenticating the player, which authenticates whether or not the player participating in the gameplay is the player participating in the gameplay, is further executed.
The tournament is characterized in that, in the authentication of the player, the other player identification information indicating the other player himself / herself is used among the identification information of the user associated with the identification information of the player in the game play. Management method.

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