JP7008849B1 - Game server, game program, information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make what a player desires available in a method desired by the player. SOLUTION: A game server, a present box for storing a game medium to be given to a player, and a game medium stored in the present box that satisfy a predetermined condition can be acquired and used during a game. It is characterized by having a privilege acquisition unit. Further, a storage unit for storing a game medium that can be used during the game and a privilege giving unit for determining the game medium to be given to the player and storing it in the present box are provided, and the privilege acquisition unit is a game medium satisfying the conditions. Is taken out of the present box and moved to the storage unit. [Selection diagram] FIG. 6

Description

The present invention relates to a game server, a game program, and an information processing method.

Patent Document 1 introduces a technique of automatically erasing an item obtained by a user and changing a parameter value.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-137925

In the technique described in Patent Document 1, the player cannot specify the item to be automatically processed.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of automatically acquiring a game medium designated by a player.

The main invention of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a game server, in which a predetermined condition is satisfied among a present box for storing a game medium to be given to a player and the game medium stored in the present box. It is characterized by having a privilege acquisition unit that acquires what is satisfied and makes it available during the game.

Other problems disclosed in the present application and solutions thereof will be clarified by the columns and drawings of the embodiments of the invention.

According to the present invention, the game medium designated by the player can be automatically acquired.

It is a figure which shows the whole configuration example of this game system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a player terminal 2. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the server apparatus 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the acquisition condition. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen 41 which makes a privilege acquisition part 116 select a game medium in a present box 123. It is a figure explaining the flow of the automatic acquisition process from a present box.

<Outline of the invention>
The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in a list. The present invention includes, for example, the following configuration.
[Item 1]
A present box for storing the game medium given to the player,
Among the game media stored in the present box, a privilege acquisition unit that acquires a game medium satisfying a predetermined condition and makes it available during the game.
A game server characterized by being equipped with.
[Item 2]
A storage unit for storing the game medium that can be used during the game,
A privilege giving unit that determines the game medium to be given to the player and stores it in the present box.
Equipped with
The privilege acquisition unit takes out the game medium satisfying the above conditions from the present box and moves it to the storage unit.
The game server according to item 1, characterized by.
[Item 3]
A condition storage unit for setting the minimum number of the game media to be acquired is provided.
The privilege acquisition unit acquires the game media satisfying the above conditions only when the number of the game media stored in the present box becomes the minimum number or more.
The game server according to item 2, characterized by.
[Item 4]
The game medium includes free points,
The privilege acquisition department shall acquire only the free points.
The game server according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the game server is characterized by.
[Item 5]
Each player is provided with a condition storage unit that stores the conditions.
The game server according to any one of items 1 to 4, wherein the game server is characterized by.
[Item 6]
The privilege acquisition unit acquires the game medium satisfying the above conditions when the player transitions to a specific screen.
The game server according to any one of items 1 to 5, wherein the game server is characterized by.
[Item 7]
A step to store the game medium to be given to the player in the present box,
A step of acquiring a game medium stored in the present box that satisfies a predetermined condition and making it available during the game.
Information processing method that the computer executes.
[Item 8]
A step to store the game medium to be given to the player in the present box,
A step of acquiring a game medium stored in the present box that satisfies a predetermined condition and making it available during the game.
A program that lets your computer run.

Hereinafter, the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Structure>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration example of this game system. As shown in FIG. 1, this game system provides various services related to a game to a player via a network 3 (for example, the Internet or the like), and is composed of a server device 1 and a plurality of player terminals 2. To.

Generally, in a game provided by a smartphone or the like, paid stones or free stones are consumed in order to execute a character lottery or the like. The paid stone is an example of paid points purchased by the player for a fee, and the free stone is an example of free points that the player can obtain for free during the game. In addition, instead of the names "paid stone" and "free stone", different names such as stones, coins, and gems may be given depending on the game, but in this embodiment, "paid stones" are used to refer to these names. , "Free stone".

Free points are points (in-game currency) that the player can obtain without charge by executing (playing) the game. For example, free points can be obtained as rewards for logging in, clearing predetermined stages, completing missions, interacting with friends, and the like. Examples of the free points include free stones and free coins. Paid points are points (in-game currency) that can be acquired by the player through purchase procedures (payment of cash or electronic money, credit card payment, etc.) in real-world currency. Examples of the paid points include paid stones, paid coins, and the like. Paid points may also be referred to as billing points, and free points may also be referred to as non-billing points.

Paid points and free points can be used, for example, for exchanging items, recovering stamina, continuing when a quest fails, executing a lottery game, and the like. And, there is a difference in the function (effect) in the game between the paid points and the free points. For example, the function of paid points and free points can be achieved by making it possible to execute a lottery system that is not possible with free points by paying paid points, or by making it possible to purchase items that cannot be purchased with free points with paid points. Can be different. In addition, for example, there may be a function in the game that can be executed by either paid points or free points, or a function that cannot be performed by paid points may be enabled by free points. In addition, there may be no difference in the functions that can be executed between paid points and free points, and the configuration may be such that points can be added for a fee.

In the game system of the present embodiment, two storage areas (player information storage unit 122 and present box 123, which will be described later) for storing characters, items, points, etc. (hereinafter, collectively referred to as a game medium) are provided. In one of the present boxes 123, a game medium presented to the player by the game system is registered, and the player selectively takes out characters, items, free points, etc. from the present box 123 and moves them to the player information storage unit 122. be able to. The player can use the characters, items, and free points stored in the player information storage unit 122 in the game, while the ones stored in the present box 123 are taken out and stored in the player information storage unit 122. It cannot be used in the game until it is moved.

In the game system of the present embodiment, among the game media stored in the present box 123, those set in advance by the player are automatically taken out and moved to the player information storage unit 122.

<Player terminal 2>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the player terminal 2. The player terminal 2 is an information processing device (for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone terminal, a tablet terminal) that the player can possess and use. The player terminal 2 can output the processing result of the game program transmitted from the server device 1 via the game application or the Web browser (for example, game screen display, game voice output, etc.). The player terminal 2 outputs a control unit 21 that controls the entire player terminal 2, a storage unit 22 that stores various data programs, an input unit 23 for the player to input operations, a game screen, an operation screen, and the like. It has a communication unit 25 for performing information communication with the output unit 24 and the server device 1. The control unit 21 of the present embodiment includes at least an operation information receiving unit 211 and a game operation unit 212. Further, the storage unit 22 includes at least a game operation information storage unit 221. Each functional unit of the control unit 21 can be realized by the CPU executing a program stored in the memory or the game operation information storage unit 221.

The operation information receiving unit 211 of the player terminal 2 receives an operation related to the game from the player. The operation information receiving unit 211 receives an operation related to the game by the player using the input unit 23. Then, the operation information receiving unit 211 outputs the received operation content to the game operation unit 212.

The game operation unit 212 executes a process for operating the game. The game operation unit 212 operates the game based on the game software included in the game operation information stored in the game operation information storage unit 221 and the operation content of the player input from the input unit 23. The game operation unit 212 generates an image for a game from the image data included in the game operation information along with the operation of the game, and performs a control process for outputting the generated image to the output unit 24. Similarly, the game operation unit 212 generates music and sound for the game from the music data and voice data included in the game operation information along with the operation of the game, and outputs the generated music and sound from the output unit 24. Perform control processing for this. Although the configuration in which the native application partially executes the functions of the Web application, that is, the game operation unit 212 of the player terminal 2 partially executes the functions of the server device 1, the game operation unit 212 is described here. The server device 1 may be configured to generate all game images and sounds as a processing result, or the game operation unit 212 may be configured to generate all game images and sounds. You may be.

A predetermined parameter in the game operated by the game operation unit 212 can be managed by the server device 1. For example, parameters such as stamina and paid points in the game are managed by the server device 1. Therefore, when a process involving a change in these predetermined parameters occurs in the game, the game operation unit 212 updates the parameters managed by the server device 1 by communicating with the server device 1. Then, the game operation unit 212 receives the updated parameter from the server device 1, and continues the operation of the game based on the updated parameter.

<Configuration of server device 1>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server device 1. The server device 1 is an information processing device used by a system administrator or the like to operate and manage various services, and may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or a cloud computing technology. It may be realized logically by.

The server device 1 has a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15. When the server device 1 receives various commands (requests) from the player terminal 2 via the communication unit 15, the control unit 11 executes processing by the game program, and the processing result of the game program (for example, a game image or a game sound) is executed. Etc.) is transmitted to the player terminal 2. A part of the game program may be transmitted to the player terminal 2 and executed on the player terminal 2.

The control unit 11 transfers data between each unit and controls the entire server device 1, and is realized by the CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a predetermined memory. .. The control unit 11 of the present embodiment includes at least a game execution unit 111, a screen data generation unit 112, a billing response unit 113, a privilege giving unit 114, a notification unit 115, a privilege acquisition unit 116, and a condition setting unit 117.

The storage unit 12 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory), which is a read-only storage area in which a system program is stored, and a RAM (Random Access), which is a rewritable storage area used as a work area for arithmetic processing by the control unit 11. It has a memory) and is realized by a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk, for example. The storage unit 12 in the present embodiment has various storage units such as a game information storage unit 121, a player information storage unit 122, a present box 123, and a condition storage unit 124.

The input unit 13 is for the system administrator to input various data (for example, game information) related to the game service, and is realized by, for example, a keyboard or a mouse.

The display unit 14 is for displaying an operation screen for a system administrator based on a command from the control unit 11, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display) or the like.

The communication unit 15 is for communicating with the player terminal 2, has a function as a receiving unit for receiving various data and signals transmitted from the player terminal 2, and responds to a command from the control unit 11. It has a function as a transmission unit that transmits various data and signals to the player terminal 2. The communication unit 15 communicates with the player terminal 2 by, for example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), HTTPS, WebSocket, P2P (Peer To Peer), or the like.

<Software configuration of server device 1>
The game information storage unit 121 stores information about the game. The game information is appropriately configured according to the type of the game. For example, in the case of a battle game, the stage name, enemy character information, etc. are included in association with the stage ID.

The player information storage unit 122 is a storage area for storing information about the player. The player information can include a player name, owned character information, play stage information, owned item information, and the like in association with a player ID that identifies the player.

Characters owned by the player are stored in the owned character information. The possessed character information can include the current values of various parameters such as level, attack power, defense power, and physical strength in association with the ID of the possessed character.

The play stage information is information about a stage that the player has played so far among a plurality of set stages, and can include the number of plays, clear information, and the like.

Various items owned by the player are stored in the owned item information. The owned item information includes information on the possession status of one or more paid points and free items, and can include information such as the number of possessed items in association with the ID of each owned item. The possessed item information is not limited to paid points and free points, but may include information regarding the possession status of items that can be used by the player during the game. The player information storage unit 122 can also include various types of information regarding the play status of the player and the game. By storing the character in the possessed character information, the character is set to be available in the game, and by storing the item in the owned item information, the item is set to be available in the game.

The present box 123 stores the game medium given to the player by the server device 1. The game medium stored in the present box 123 can be selectively moved to the possessed item information of the player information storage unit 122. The game medium in the present box 123 that is not moved to the possessed item information cannot be used in the game. The game medium stored in the present box 123 may have a storage period set. The game medium having a storage period can be automatically deleted from the present box 123 when the storage period has expired. If the game medium having a storage period is also moved to the player information storage unit 122, the storage period may be indefinite.

In the game system of the present embodiment, a specific game medium can be automatically taken out from the present box 123 and moved to the player information storage unit 122. Information (acquisition condition) indicating a condition to be automatically acquired by the player is stored in the condition storage unit 124. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of acquisition conditions. Various conditions can be included in the acquisition conditions in association with the player ID that identifies the player. In the example of FIG. 4, the category of the game medium and the minimum number are set as conditions. The category is a type of game medium. For example, when "free points" are set for the category, the player automatically acquires the free stones contained in the present box 123 (that is, moves to the player information storage unit 122). )can do. The minimum number is a condition for specifying how many game media are included in the present box 123 to be automatically acquired. For example, when "3" is set as the minimum number, if three or more free stones are included in the present box 123, the free stones can be automatically acquired. The minimum number may indicate the number of the same game medium, or may indicate the total number of game media in the present box 123 that satisfy conditions other than the minimum number (category in the example of FIG. 4). .. Further, in the example of FIG. 4, it is assumed that the category and the minimum number are AND conditions, but it is also possible to set the OR conditions in combination.

The condition setting unit 117 registers the acquisition condition in the condition storage unit 124. The condition setting unit 117 can receive, for example, various conditions from the player terminal 2, create an acquisition condition in which the received condition and the player ID that identifies the player are set, and register the acquisition condition in the condition storage unit 124. Further, when the acquisition condition is already registered in the condition storage unit 124, the registered acquisition condition can be updated.

The game execution unit 111 has a function of executing a process of advancing the game according to the game program. The game by the game system in the present embodiment may be any kind of game, for example, a battle game, a puzzle game, an action game, a baseball game, a soccer game, another sports game, a quiz game, a pinball game, a card game, and the like. It may be a rhythm game, an RPG, an adventure game, a casino game, a simulation game, a strategy game, a board game, a racing game, or the like.

The screen data generation unit 112 has a function of executing a process of generating screen data for displaying the game screen on the player terminal 2. The screen data generation unit 112 generates screen data related to the above-mentioned arbitrary game. The generated screen data is transmitted to the player terminal 2 and output by the output unit 24. Further, the screen data generation unit 112 can notify the server device 1 that the screen data has been generated (the player has transitioned the screen). The notification to the server device 1 (hereinafter referred to as screen transition notification) is displayed during the game, such as the transition destination screen (startup screen, home screen, quest end screen, screen notifying that the item has been acquired), and the like. It can be any screen.) It can contain information that identifies.

The billing response unit 113 performs a billing process in response to a billing request from the player, and grants the player paid points according to the billing amount. Specifically, the number of paid points held by the player is increased by the number of purchases.

The privilege granting unit 114 grants a privilege to the player. The privilege granting unit 114 can determine which game medium is granted as a privilege to which player by an arbitrary algorithm. The selection of the player to be granted the privilege and the selection of the game medium to be the privilege may be random, may be performed according to the attributes of the player, or may be manually performed by the game server operator. You may do it at. The privilege granting unit 114 can store the privilege in the present box 123 of the player who grants the privilege.

The timing (predetermined time) for granting the privilege may be regular or irregular, and can be arbitrarily set by the game management side. In addition to the grant timing that is set periodically, an irregular grant timing may be set before a predetermined period of some in-game event. It is desirable that the player be notified in advance of the information regarding the timing. Further, the timing and frequency of granting may differ depending on the player. For example, it may be set for each player based on various indexes such as a player's level, owned characters, owned items, billing amount, and total play time. In addition, an item for setting the grant timing may be provided. When the player uses the item, the privilege can be given at any timing apart from the grant timing set by the management side.

There is no limit to the game media that can be given as a privilege. You may put the character in the present box 123 as a game medium, or you may use it as a free stone or gacha ticket for drawing lots to acquire the character, or as a weapon item that can be used during the game. It may be present, or it may be an item that changes the parameters of the character owned by the player.

In addition, an expiration date may be set for the granted privilege. That is, when a predetermined period elapses from the time when the privilege is granted, the free points and items granted as the privilege disappear, and the player's free points, items and characters stored in the present box 123 can be reduced. can.

The privilege acquisition unit 116 causes the player to acquire the game medium contained in the present box 123. In the present embodiment, the privilege acquisition unit 116 takes out the game medium stored in the present box 123 and moves it to the player information storage unit 122. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen 41 in which the privilege acquisition unit 116 selects a game medium in the present box 123. On the screen 41, a list of the game media 42 contained in the present box 123 is displayed. In the example of FIG. 5, an example of a free stone is shown as a game medium 42, but other items or characters may be attached to the present box 123. In the player terminal 2, the game operation unit 212 notifies on the screen that the game medium is stored in the present box 123 in response to the notification from the notification unit 115, and responds to an instruction from the player to open the present box 123. The screen 41 can be displayed. In the player terminal 2, when the "receive" button 43 corresponding to each game medium 42 displayed on the screen 41 is pressed, information identifying the selected game medium 42 is transmitted to the server device 1, and the privilege acquisition unit When the 116 receives the information, the game medium indicated by the designated information can be taken out from the present box 123 and moved to the player information storage unit 122. In this way, the player can manually obtain the game medium stored in the present box 123 by using the screen 41.

Further, as described above, in the game system of the present embodiment, the privilege acquisition unit 116 can automatically acquire the game medium that meets the predetermined conditions from the present box 123. The privilege acquisition unit 116 can automatically move the game medium stored in the condition storage unit 124 to the player information storage unit 122 without any instruction from the player. For example, when the condition storage unit 124 specifies the condition that the category is "free stone" and the minimum number is "3", the present box 123 is free of charge when three or more free stones are stored. Only the stone can be taken out from the present box 123 and added to the possessed item information of the player information storage unit 122. As a result, the player can acquire the game medium to be acquired each time without the trouble of pressing the button 43 on the screen 41 each time.

The privilege acquisition unit 116 receives the screen transition notification from the player terminal 2, and at the timing when the player transitions to a predetermined screen ((startup screen, home screen, quest end screen, screen notifying that the item has been acquired, etc.)). Automatic acquisition processing can be performed.

The notification unit 115 transmits various notifications regarding the granting of benefits to the player terminal 2. As an example, it is possible to send a notification that the privilege grant has been completed, that is, a notification that the game medium as a privilege is stored in the present box 123. It is also possible to notify information regarding the timing of the next privilege grant. The notification from the notification unit 115 may be a so-called push notification in which the player is immediately notified on the player terminal 2, or the game operation unit 212 of the player terminal 2 is given a privilege. It may be a message informing.

When the privilege acquisition unit 116 automatically acquires the game medium, the notification unit 115 can notify the player terminal 2 to that effect. The player terminal 2 can also automatically notify the player that the game medium has been acquired. Further, in the player terminal 2, the player terminal 2 inquires whether or not to switch to the manual acquisition of the automatically acquired game medium, and when the answer to the inquiry is transmitted from the player terminal 2 to the server device 1, the condition setting unit is used. 117 can update the acquisition conditions corresponding to the player so as not to be the target of automatic acquisition for the answered game medium.

<Basic operation flow>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a flow of automatic acquisition processing from the present box. The privilege giving unit 114 determines a game medium to be presented to the player (S301), and stores the determined game medium in the present box 123 corresponding to the target player (S302). The privilege acquisition unit 116 receives the screen transition notification from the player terminal 2 (S303), and at the timing when the screen transitions to a predetermined screen (S304: YES), the game medium that meets the acquisition conditions stored in the condition storage unit 124 is It is determined whether or not it is stored in the present box 123 (S305). If the game medium that meets the acquisition conditions is stored in the present box 123 (S305: YES), the privilege acquisition unit 116 automatically selects the game medium that meets the conditions in the present box 123 without receiving instructions from the player. And move it to the player information storage unit 122 (S306). The notification unit 115 notifies the player terminal 2 that the game medium in the present box 123 has been automatically acquired (S307).

As described above, according to the game system of the present embodiment, among the benefits (game media stored in the present box 123) given to the player, those specified to be always acquired by the player (always acquired). This can be automatically acquired by the player without any trouble.

The embodiments described above are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the interpretation of the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention includes its equivalents.

For example, the process of FIG. 6 shows an example of the process by the game system of the present embodiment, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Each process included in the process of FIG. 6 may be executed in an order different from the order shown in the figure, some processes may be executed in parallel, or some processes may be executed in parallel. May be omitted, or other steps may be added.

Further, with respect to the processing of the software function unit included in the server device 1 and the player terminal 2, the player terminal 2 may have some or all the functions of the server device 1 as long as the gist of the present invention can be realized.

Further, in the present embodiment, the privilege acquisition unit 116 performs the automatic acquisition process at the timing when the player transitions to a predetermined screen, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the automatic acquisition process is performed at an arbitrary timing. Can be. For example, this can be done when a game medium is added to the present box 123. Further, in the present embodiment, the timing is determined based on the screen, but the timing is not limited to this, but the game operation unit 212 notifies the server device 1 of the progress of the game, and the privilege acquisition unit 116 is the game. Automatic acquisition at the timing based on the progress (for example, the game application is started on the player terminal 2, the quest is completed in the game, other game media (items, etc.) that are not the target of the present are given to the player). It is also possible to perform processing.

Further, the player may be able to set at what timing the automatic acquisition is performed. In this case, the condition regarding the timing can be included in the acquisition condition of the condition storage unit 124.

In addition, it is also possible to automatically acquire a product that satisfies a part of the conditions at each opportunity as described above or at the opportunity.

Further, in the present embodiment, all the game media stored in the present box 123 are targeted for automatic acquisition, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the game media that can be automatically acquired may be limited. For example, it is possible to specify only the condition of whether or not to automatically acquire only the free points in the condition storage unit 124.

1 Server device 2 Player terminal 3 Network

Claims (8)

A present box, which is a first storage area for storing a game medium provided to a player by the game system in a state of being unusable during the game, in a state of being movable in response to an acquisition instruction from the player.
A player information storage unit including a second storage area for storing the game medium moved from the present box in response to the acquisition instruction in a state of being usable during the game.
Among the game media stored in the present box, those satisfying a predetermined condition are automatically acquired without the acquisition instruction from the player, moved to the second storage area, and used during the game. Equipped with a privilege acquisition unit to store in a possible state ,
The condition is set by the acquisition condition information registered by the player.
A game server that features that. The condition information is information indicating the category of the game medium to be automatically acquired.
The game server according to claim 1. A condition storage unit for setting the minimum number of the game media to be acquired is provided.
The privilege acquisition unit automatically obtains the game media satisfying the above conditions without the acquisition instruction from the player only when the number of the game media stored in the present box becomes the minimum number or more. To get,
The game server according to claim 1 or 2. The game medium includes free points,
The privilege acquisition unit automatically acquires only the free points without the acquisition instruction from the player.
The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Each player is provided with a condition storage unit that stores the conditions.
The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The privilege acquisition unit automatically acquires the game medium satisfying the above conditions without the acquisition instruction from the player when the player transitions to a specific screen.
The game server according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A step of storing a game medium provided to a player by the game system in a state of being unusable during the game in a present box, which is a first storage area for storing the game medium in a movable state in response to an acquisition instruction from the player. ,
A step of storing the game medium moved from the present box in response to the acquisition instruction in a player information storage unit including a second storage area for storing the game medium in a state of being usable during the game.
Among the game media stored in the present box, those satisfying a predetermined condition are automatically acquired without the acquisition instruction from the player, moved to the second storage area, and used during the game. Steps to store in possible state and
The computer runs,
The condition is set by the acquisition condition information registered by the player.
Information processing method. A step of storing a game medium provided to a player by the game system in a state of being unusable during the game in a present box, which is a first storage area for storing the game medium in a movable state in response to an acquisition instruction from the player. ,
A step of storing the game medium moved from the present box in response to the acquisition instruction in a player information storage unit including a second storage area for storing the game medium in a state of being usable during the game.
Among the game media stored in the present box, those satisfying a predetermined condition are automatically acquired without the acquisition instruction from the player, moved to the second storage area, and used during the game. Steps to store in possible state and
Let the computer run
The condition is set by the acquisition condition information registered by the player.
program.

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