JP7194509B2 - Server system, game system and matching processing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a server system or the like that performs matching processing between players in a network game.

2. Description of the Related Art Multiplay network games (online games) in which a plurality of players participate and play at the same time are conventionally known. In this type of game, so-called matching is generally performed to automatically combine players participating in the game.

JP 2015-163262 A

However, since matching is required to be completed in a very short period of time, it is common to match simply based on the play level and character level. Encounters with incidental commonalities and similarities other than matching elements were not evaluated at all. The present invention has been devised in view of the problems described above.

A first invention for solving the above problems is a server system (for example, the server system 1100 in FIG. 1) that performs matching processing between players in a network game, and includes data management means ( For example, the user management unit 210 in FIG. 7) and matching executing means (for example, the An oddity evaluation value indicating the oddity degree of an oddity determination data element that includes at least an unused data element other than the used data element included in the data, between the matching execution unit 231) and the player matched by the matching process. and a control for giving a given privilege to the players for whom the odd evaluation value is calculated, based on the odd evaluation value calculation means (for example, the odd evaluation value calculation unit 240 in FIG. 7). and privilege granting means (for example, privilege granting unit 250 in FIG. 7).

According to the first invention, the odds and odds evaluation value can be calculated by comparing the odds and odds determination data elements including at least the unused data elements other than the used data elements used for the matching between the matched players. can. Then, a privilege according to the chance evaluation value can be given to the matched player. According to this, it is possible to evaluate occasional encounters with similarities and approximations other than elements that are intentionally matched in matching between matched players, and to give benefits to each player. .

In a second aspect of the invention, the matching process is a process of matching three or more players, and the odds-and-odds evaluation value calculation means, for each combination of two players out of the matched players, The server system according to the first invention, which calculates the odd-even evaluation value.

According to the second invention, it is possible to combine two or more of three or more players matched in the matching process, and calculate the odds and odds evaluation values among the players.

In a third aspect of the invention, the data element for odds and odds determination includes a plurality of data elements, and the odds evaluation value calculation means integrates the individual evaluation values for each of the data elements for odds and odds determination. It is the server system of the first or second invention that calculates the odds and odds evaluation value.

According to the third aspect, it is possible to calculate an individual evaluation value for each of the plurality of data elements for odds and odds determination, and combine them to calculate the odds and odds evaluation value.

A fourth invention is the server system according to the third invention, wherein the odd evaluation value calculation means calculates the individual evaluation value in accordance with an individual evaluation value calculation method determined for each data element for odds determination. .

According to the fourth invention, the individual evaluation value can be calculated using the individual evaluation value calculation method according to the data element for odds and odds determination.

In a fifth aspect of the present invention, the data element for odds and odds determination includes a text element, and the individual evaluation value calculation method related to the text element includes the data element for odds and odds determination between players to be calculated. a degree of text commonality indicating the similarity or similarity of the texts included in the player, and a degree of semantic content commonality indicating the similarity or similarity of the semantic content of the texts included in the data elements for determining odds between the players to be calculated; is calculated, and an individual evaluation value of the text element is calculated based on the degree of text commonality and the degree of semantic content commonality.

According to the fifth invention, when a text element is included in the data element for odds and odds determination, the identity or similarity between the texts and the identity or similarity of the semantic content between the texts can be compared. It is possible to calculate the individual evaluation value of the data element for odds and odds determination by calculating as a degree (degree).

In a sixth aspect of the present invention, the individual evaluation value calculation method for the text elements includes a similarity evaluation value determined by executing a predetermined similarity determination process for determining a similarity between two texts based on the semantic contents of the texts. A server system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, which includes calculating the degree of commonality of meaning and content based on the degree.

According to the sixth aspect, it is possible to determine the similarity between texts and calculate the degree of similarity between the texts to determine the degree of similarity between the texts.

In a seventh invention, the similarity determination process refers to one or a plurality of given dictionary data, and determines the similarity from the degree of commonality between the description contents of the results of dictionary search of the two texts. This is the server system of the sixth invention.

According to the seventh invention, the degree of similarity between texts can be determined from the degree of commonality in the description content of the result of dictionary search of each text.

An eighth invention is the server according to any one of the fifth to seventh inventions, wherein the text element is at least one of the player's name, self-introduction, and past chat, which are the unused data elements. System.

According to the eighth invention, the names, self-introductions, and past chats of each player are compared among the matched players, and the identity or similarity of the texts, or the identity or similarity of the semantic contents of the texts. An individual evaluation value can be calculated based on

In a ninth aspect of the invention, the data element for odds and odds determination includes a hierarchical data element having a hierarchical data structure, and the individual evaluation value calculation method related to the hierarchical data element satisfies a given common condition The server system according to any one of the fourth to eighth inventions, which is a method of calculating the individual evaluation value based on the hierarchy satisfying

According to the ninth invention, when the data element for determining odds and odds is a hierarchical data element, the common hierarchy is determined for the hierarchical data elements of the matched players, and the individual evaluation value is calculated according to the common hierarchy. can do.

A tenth invention is the server system according to any one of the fourth to ninth inventions, wherein the data element for odds and odds determination includes status data of the player or the character of the player, which is the unused data element. be.

According to the tenth invention, the individual evaluation value can be calculated by comparing the status data of each player or the player character among the matched players.

An eleventh invention is the invention according to any one of the fourth to tenth inventions, wherein the data element for odds and odds determination includes at least one of the player's account registration time and billing history, which are the non-use data elements. server system.

According to the eleventh invention, the individual evaluation value can be calculated by comparing the account registration times and billing histories among the matched players.

A twelfth invention is the server system according to any one of the fourth to eleventh inventions, wherein the data element for odds and odds determination includes a play progress history of the player, which is the unused data element, of the network game. be.

According to the twelfth aspect, it is possible to compare the play progress histories of the network game between the matched players and calculate the individual evaluation value.

A thirteenth invention is the server system according to any one of the first to twelfth inventions, wherein the data element for odds and odds determination includes only the non-use data element.

According to the thirteenth invention, only the unused data elements that are not used in the matching process can be used as data elements for odds and odds determination.

In a fourteenth aspect of the invention, the data element for determining odds and odds includes the unused data element and the used data element, and the odds evaluation value calculation means calculates an evaluation value for the unused data element. The odd evaluation value is calculated using a first calculation method and a second calculation method for calculating an evaluation value related to the usage data element, and the privilege providing means determines that the odd evaluation value satisfies a given threshold condition is satisfied, the given privilege is given, and the upper limit of the evaluation value calculated by the second calculation method does not satisfy the threshold condition only with the upper limit, the first to the first 12. A server system according to any one of 12 inventions.

According to the fourteenth invention, the individual evaluation value can be calculated by calculating and using the evaluation value for the non-use data element and the evaluation value for the use data element. In that case, if the non-use data elements are not common among the matched players and only the evaluation value related to the use data elements contributes to the odd evaluation value, it is possible that the privilege is not given. can.

A fifteenth invention provides a player terminal operated by each player (eg, the player terminal 1500 in FIG. 1), a server system according to any one of the first to fourteenth inventions (eg, the server system 1100 in FIG. 1), A game system (eg, game system 1000 of FIG. 1) comprising:

According to the fifteenth invention, it is possible to realize a game system having the same effect as the first invention.

The figure which shows the whole structural example of a game system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a device configuration example of a player terminal; The figure explaining odd-even evaluation value calculation processing. The figure which shows the data structural example of a correspondence calculation method setting table. The figure which shows the data structural example of the calculation table classified by text element item. The figure which shows an example of the hierarchical structure of an equipment item. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a server system; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of user management data; The figure which shows the data structural example of the setting data for odd-even evaluation value calculation. The figure which shows the example of a data structure of dictionary DB. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of a player terminal; 4 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the server system;

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments described below, and the forms to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the following embodiments. Moreover, in the description of the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system 1000 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a game system 1000 includes a server system 1100, which is a computer system, and a player terminal 1500 possessed by a player 2 of the game (network game) of this embodiment. are connected to each other for data communication.

A communication line 9 means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication line 9 includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN (Local Area Network) such as Ethernet (registered trademark), a telephone communication network, a cable network, and a communication network such as the Internet. It does not matter whether the communication method is wired or wireless.

The server system 1100 includes a main unit 1101, a keyboard 1106, a touch panel 1108, and a storage 1140. The main unit 1101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1151, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). A control board 1150 on which electronic components such as various microprocessors, various IC memories 1152 such as VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a communication device 1153 are mounted is incorporated. Part or all of the control board 1150 may be realized by ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or SoC (System on a Chip).

The server system 1100 performs processing for managing the game of the present embodiment by the CPU 1151 and the like performing arithmetic processing based on predetermined programs and data. Specifically, the server system 1100 issues a unique account (player ID) to the player 2 (registered user) who has completed account registration, and centrally manages information about the player 2 in association with the account. The server system 1100 also performs processing related to login/logout of the player 2, processing for providing the player terminal 1500 with data necessary for playing the game, and managing execution control of the game at the player terminal 1500. conduct. In other words, the game in this embodiment is implemented as a kind of client-server network game (online game). The player 2 accesses the server system 1100 with his own player terminal 1500, logs in with the issued player ID, and enjoys the game of this embodiment.

In addition, the server system 1100 cooperates with an external electronic payment server operated by an electronic payment company or the like, and performs purchase procedures (billing processing) for points equivalent to virtual currency (hereinafter simply referred to as "points"). In the billing process, the electronic payment server responds to an inquiry from the server system 1100 and performs a process of settling the purchase amount of the points with the player 2's credit card, prepaid card, or the like. Then, the server system 1100 gives the player 2 the equivalent of the purchase amount settled by the electronic payment server.

Note that the server system 1100 is not limited to the single configuration shown in FIG. 1, and may have a configuration in which a plurality of blade servers sharing each function are installed and connected to each other via an internal bus so as to enable data communication. . Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of independent servers installed at remote locations are allowed to perform data communication via the communication line 9, thereby functioning as the server system 1100 as a whole.

The player terminal 1500 is a computer system that functions as a man-machine interface, and is capable of data communication with the server system 1100 by connecting to the communication line 9 via a mobile phone base station, wireless communication base station, or the like. The player terminal 1500 may be, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a portable game device, a stationary home game device, a controller for a stationary home game device, an arcade game device, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a wearable computer, or the like. can take

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a device configuration example of a smartphone, which is an example of the player terminal 1500. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the player terminal 1500 includes a direction input key 1502, a home key 1504, a touch panel 1506 functioning as an image display device and a contact position input device, an internal battery 1509, a speaker 1510, and a microphone 1512. , a control board 1550, and a memory card reader 1542 capable of reading data from and writing data to a memory card 1540, which is a computer-readable storage medium. In addition, a power button, a volume control button and the like (not shown) are provided.

The control board 1550 includes a CPU 1551, various microprocessors such as GPU and DSP, various IC memories 1552 such as VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and wireless communication with mobile phone base stations and wireless LAN base stations connected to the communication line 9. A wireless communication module 1553, an interface circuit 1557, and the like are mounted. The control board 1550 also includes a circuit for receiving signals from the direction input key 1502 and the home key 1504, a driver circuit for the touch panel 1506, an output amplifier circuit for outputting audio signals to the speaker 1510, and audio collected by the microphone 1512. A so-called I/F circuit (interface circuit) 1557 such as an audio signal generation circuit for generating a signal of , and a signal input/output circuit for a memory card reader 1542 are mounted. Each element mounted on the control board 1550 is electrically connected to each other via a bus circuit or the like, and is connected so as to be able to read/write data and transmit/receive signals. Part or all of the control board 1550 may be composed of ASIC, FPGA, or SoC.

In the control board 1550, an IC memory 1552 stores a game client program and various setting data necessary for executing the game client program. A game client program or the like is downloaded from the server system 1100 at an appropriate timing. Note that the data may be read from a storage medium such as the memory card 1540 that is separately obtained. Then, the CPU 1551 or the like executes the game client program to perform arithmetic processing, and controls each unit of the player terminal 1500 according to the operation input to the touch panel 1506, the direction input key 1502, and the home key 1504, so that the game of the player 2 is executed. enable play.

Note that the server system 1100 is not limited to the single configuration shown in FIG. 1, and may have a configuration in which a plurality of blade servers sharing each function are installed and connected to each other via an internal bus so as to enable data communication. . Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of independent servers installed at remote locations are allowed to perform data communication via the communication line 9, thereby functioning as the server system 1100 as a whole.

[principle]
The network game of this embodiment is a multiplayer role-playing game (RPG) in which a team (formation) composed of player characters is formed and the game progresses while fighting the enemies encountered. A player forms a team by selecting each player character, and cooperates to challenge a battle against an opponent. However, the applicable game genre is not particularly limited, and the game can be applied regardless of the genre as long as it includes elements of cooperative play with other players or competitive play. For example, it can be applied to a competitive game in which players compete against each other. The number of players participating in one game and the number of player characters operated by each player are not particularly limited. will be explained.

Here, the players of the player terminals 1500 who have accessed the server system 1100 are divided into teams by matching processing prior to the start of game play. Then, in this embodiment, when there is some incidental common point/similar point between the players in the matched team, a privilege is given to the corresponding player. For this purpose, after executing the matching process, the server system 1100 performs an odd evaluation value calculation process for calculating odd evaluation values among the matched players, and a privilege for giving a given privilege to each player based on the odd evaluation values. Grant processing is performed.

1. Oddity Evaluation Value Calculation Processing FIG. 3 shows the oddity evaluation value calculation processing for two players (players A and B) who have been divided into the same team as a result of the matching processing. It is a figure explaining.

First, the odd evaluation value calculation process is performed for each combination of two players out of the matched players. In this embodiment, since four players are matched to form a team, there are six possible combinations of two pairs of the matched four players. Therefore, for each of the six combinations, the odd evaluation value is calculated for the two persons in the combination. Then, after calculating odd evaluation values for all combinations, the calculated odd evaluation values are summed up for each player to obtain the final odd evaluation values for each player. It should be noted that the maximum odd evaluation value for each player may be used as the odd evaluation value for the player instead of summing up.

Next, the odd evaluation value is a value indicating the degree of oddness of a predetermined data element for determining odds. Here, in the matching process, the player level, which is one of the data elements managed by the server system 1100 in association with each player's account (hereinafter referred to as "management data element"), is used as a usage data element. use. As a result, for example, players A and B are combined and divided into the same team assuming that the player levels are the same. Matching processing for matching opponents in a competitive game is similar, and players of similar player levels are combined and matched as opponents.

The data element for odds and odds determination includes at least non-use data elements other than the use data elements used in the matching process among the management data elements. In this embodiment, a plurality of management data elements are data elements for odds and odds determination, and all of them are non-use data elements. However, the number of data elements for odds and odds determination is not limited to plural, and may be one.

Specifically, the non-use data elements that can be data elements for odds and odds determination are firstly set by the player inputting his/her information, gender, age, place of birth, place of residence, It includes player input elements such as occupation, language used, tag information such as hashtags, self-introduction column descriptions, and history of chats exchanged with other players in the past. The player input elements may include not only the player input information (text) itself related to each item as exemplified, but also frequently occurring words extracted from texts such as self-introduction sentences and chats, or phrases at the end of words. can also

Secondly, it contains various status data of the player and the player character to be used. For example, attributes of the player or player character, various ability values and their upper limit values, acquired experience values, learned special skills, equipment information such as weapons and armor, abnormal state values related to various abnormal states, and the like.

Third, it contains the playing progress history of the network game. For example, the stage reached by the player (game stage cleared), places visited in the past on the game map, past movement routes, characters appearing in the game, contact history with other players in the game space, etc. Status, content of battles with enemies during the game, list of owned characters and items, whether or not rare limited-edition characters and items have been obtained, acquisition of specific characters and items, etc. Time, history of use of items, list of purchased items purchased by consuming points, and the like can be mentioned.

Fourthly, it includes a play log such as the account registration date and time of the player, play date and time, play time, and the number of times played. If the network game is a match game, the match results such as the number of matches and the winning percentage can be included.

Fifth, it includes the billing history of the player, such as the total billing amount, billing frequency, most recent billing date and time, and the like.

Note that the illustrated first to fifth category classifications and items of unused data elements belonging to each category are merely examples, and are not particularly limited.

In the odd evaluation value calculation process, an individual evaluation value is calculated for each odd evaluation data element using an individual evaluation value calculation method according to the item. In this embodiment, an individual evaluation value calculation method for calculating the individual evaluation value is set in advance for each odd/even determination data element. After the individual evaluation value is calculated for each data element for odds and odds determination, they are integrated (totaled) to obtain the odds and odds evaluation value of each player to be calculated.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a setting example of the individual evaluation value calculation method, and shows a data configuration example of a corresponding calculation method setting table, which is the setting table. As shown in FIG. 4, in the corresponding calculation method setting table, each item (items 1, 2, 3, . is set.

Here, each unused data element classified into each of the first to fifth categories is a text element whose data content is text, or a text element that includes a text element and is treated as text (hereinafter collectively referred to as (referred to as ``text elements'') and other non-text elements. Basically, each item in the player input element is a text element. In the corresponding calculation method setting table, the item of the data element for odds and odds determination, which is a text element, is an individual evaluation value calculation method for text elements (calculation method for text elements) that is executed using settings determined for each item. method) are associated.

For example, item 1 is the player name, which is divided into text elements. Therefore, as the individual evaluation value calculation method, a calculation method for text elements that is executed using the settings for the player name is set. Item 2 is the chat history divided into text elements, and the calculation method for the text elements is set using the settings for the chat history.

On the other hand, the data element for odds and odds determination of item 3 is, for example, a data element for odds and odds determination divided into non-text elements, and an individual evaluation value calculation method for that item (calculation method for non-text elements) is set. be.

1-1. Calculation method for text elements In this embodiment, the calculation method for text elements includes: 1) a text commonality calculation procedure for calculating the text commonality degree indicating the identity or similarity of the data element for odds and odds determination; A semantic content commonality calculation procedure for calculating a semantic content commonality degree that indicates the identity or approximation of the semantic content of the judgment data element is executed, and the text commonality and the semantic content commonality are added up to obtain an individual evaluation value. It is defined as a calculation process. Then, since the calculation of the individual evaluation value using this calculation method for text elements is executed using the settings determined for each item, it is referred to when calculating the individual evaluation value by the individual evaluation value calculation method. A calculation table is prepared for each data element for odds and odds determination, which is a text element.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a calculation table (text element item-by-item calculation table) for a certain item (for example, for item 1, player name). As shown in FIG. 5, the text element item-by-item calculation table includes a text commonality table (a) that defines the values of the text commonality, and a semantic/content commonality table (b) that defines the values of the semantic/content commonality. including.

Then, in the text commonality calculation procedure of 1), the player names (texts) of the two players to be calculated are compared, and matching degree determination processing is performed to determine complete match/approximate (partial match)/mismatch between the two players. conduct. Then, using the text commonality table of FIG. 5A, the text commonality is calculated as a value according to the processing result of the matching degree determination process.

Specifically, when the player names completely match, the text commonality value is set to "20". On the other hand, when there is a partial match, for example, if there is a difference of one character (almost a match), the value of the degree of text commonality is set to "10". "6". It should be noted that when the determination result is inconsistent, the value of the degree of text commonality is set to "0".

On the other hand, in the semantic/content commonality calculation procedure of 2), a similarity determination process is performed to determine the degree of similarity between the players based on the semantic content of the player name (text) of each player to be calculated. In this embodiment, in the similarity determination process, one or more dictionary data is referred to, and the similarity is obtained from the degree of commonality between the description contents of the results of dictionary search for two player names. Which dictionary data is to be referred to is separately set for each data element for odds and odds determination whose individual evaluation value calculation method is set to perform similarity determination processing (for example, the reference dictionary list 541 in FIG. 10).

Then, using the degree of meaning/content commonality table of FIG. 5(b), the degree of meaning/content commonality is calculated as a value corresponding to the degree of similarity obtained in the similarity degree determination process. In the semantic/content commonality table, the correspondence between values is set such that the higher the similarity (the larger the numerical value), the larger the value of the corresponding semantic/content commonality. In FIG. 5B, the degree of similarity is shown as numerical values in 10 stages from "1" to "10", but the degree of similarity may be more or less than 10 stages. The similarity value can also be set based on the output value of the similarity determination process. Further, the correspondence relationship between the similarity and the degree of commonality of meaning and content may be defined by a function expression that outputs the value of the degree of commonality of meaning and content according to the degree of similarity.

For the similarity determination process, natural language processing technology for automatically creating vocabulary similarity determination and synonyms can be appropriately used. In the present embodiment, since the similarity is determined using dictionary data, for example, for each of the two texts to be determined (compared) from the dictionary data configured by associating a description with each headword, Search for headwords that match or partially match. If the text is long, it is divided into clauses, and headwords that match or partially match each clause are detected. Then, the descriptions of the retrieved entry words are compared, and a numerical value based on the number of matching words (for example, nouns and proper nouns) is calculated. This is performed for all matching or partially matching headwords (headwords that match or partially match between two texts to be judged (compared)), and the total value of the calculated numerical values is subjected to a predetermined normalization process. The degree of similarity is obtained by normalizing with . As the dictionary data, publicly known dictionary data that is open to the public may be used, or each player or game operator may create new dictionary data or edit existing dictionary data.

1-2. Calculation method for non-text elements For example, if item 3 of the correspondence calculation method setting table shown in FIG. It is determined as a process of determining whether the equipment information is common between them and calculating an individual evaluation value according to the determination result.

Here, the equipment information is a management data element that indicates the types of equipment items such as weapons and armor that the player character is equipped with. In this embodiment, the management data element indicating the type of equipment item is one of hierarchical data elements and is defined in a hierarchical data structure. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, there are three types of equipment items: "equipment type (weapon/armor)", "weapon or armor type", and "weapon or armor material" in order from the highest hierarchical level. Classified in stages. The types of equipment items are defined according to this hierarchical structure.

Returning to the calculation method for non-text elements when item 3 in FIG. 4 is equipment information, in the calculation method for non-text elements for equipment information, common hierarchy level determination processing is performed. Then, in the common hierarchy level determination process, the equipment information of each calculation target player is compared in order from the highest level, and the matching hierarchy is determined as the hierarchy that satisfies the common condition. After that, an individual evaluation value is calculated based on the hierarchy that satisfies the common condition (especially the lowest hierarchy that satisfies the common condition).

For example, if the equipment information of the two players to be compared is the equipment item "Gin no Tsurugi" shown in record I11 of FIG. matches up to the th hierarchy level "weapon or armor type". Therefore, an individual evaluation value is calculated for a layer that satisfies the common condition as the "weapon or armor type". The individual evaluation value is calculated as a larger value the lower the level of matching is, and the relationship can be prepared as a calculation table for equipment information (calculation table by non-text element item). .

In the above, the calculation method for non-text elements has been exemplified in the case where the item is equipment information. A process for calculating an individual evaluation value is set in advance. For example, if the item of the data element for judging odds is the latest billing date and time, the calculation method for the non-text element is a process of calculating the individual evaluation value as a larger value as the difference between the two is smaller between the players to be calculated. It is said that

2. Privilege Granting Process In the privilege granting process, a given privilege is granted to the player who voted for the target voting event. The content of the privilege to be given can be set as appropriate. Specifically, various items (for example, recovery items, equipment items, etc.), characters that can be selected as a player character, vehicles for the player character, summoned beasts, magic, skills, and other additions that can be added to the player character. Includes abilities, unlocking new game stages and maps, lottery rights, coupons, points, etc.

More specifically, the privilege to be given is set in advance in association with the price range of the individual evaluation values. For example, the larger the individual evaluation value, the larger the number of items or the like to be given may be set, or the types of items or the like to be given may be increased. Also, an item with a higher value may be granted as the individual evaluation value increases, or a combination of these values may be set. Further, a lower limit may be set for the individual evaluation value for awarding the privilege, and the privilege may not be awarded to a player with a small individual evaluation value.

[Function configuration]
1. Server System FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server system 1100 . As shown in FIG. 7, the server system 1100 includes an operation input section 100s, a server processing section 200s, an image display section 390s, a sound output section 392s, a communication section 394s, and a server storage section 500s.

The operation input unit 100s is for inputting various operations for system management, maintenance, etc., and can be realized by, for example, a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, or the like. In FIG. 1, the keyboard 1106 and the touch panel 1108 correspond to this.

The server processing unit 200s can be realized, for example, by a processor, which is an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU, GPU, ASIC, or FPGA, or an electronic component such as an IC memory. Controls data input/output. Based on predetermined programs and data, operation input signals from the operation input unit 100s, data received from the player terminal 1500, and the like, various arithmetic processing is performed, and the operation of the server system 1100 is centrally controlled. In FIG. 1, the control board 1150 and its CPU 1151 correspond to this.

The server processing section 200s includes a user management section 210, a billing processing section 220, a game management section 230, a clock section 280s, an image generation section 290s, a sound generation section 292s, and a communication control section 294s.

The user management unit 210 manages processing related to account registration and data of players (registered users) linked to the account. For example, it is possible to execute a process of assigning a unique account to a player, a registration information management process of registering and managing personal information for each account, a usage history management process of managing log-in and log-out histories, and the like. It also performs management processing and the like for data linked to player IDs other than these.

The billing processing unit 220 performs billing processing according to the point purchase operation by the player, and gives points corresponding to the purchase amount to the player.

The game management unit 230 performs various processes related to game execution management. The game of this embodiment is a role-playing game compatible with multiplayer as a client-server network game. Therefore, the game management unit 230 performs control to provide data necessary for game play while communicating with the player terminal 1500 . In providing the data, the following processing related to game progress control and play result reflection includes: 1) processing to arrange objects such as backgrounds in a virtual three-dimensional space to form a game space; 3) automatic control processing of the virtual camera; 4) processing of controlling the action of the player character according to the operation input on the player terminal 1500; 5) automatic control processing of the enemy character; It is possible to perform processing related to determination and damage reflection, 7) processing to generate an image of the game space captured by the virtual camera, 8) processing to calculate game results, and the like. Further, along with these, various data necessary for controlling the game play can be stored in the server storage unit 500s.

The game management section 230 includes a matching execution section 231 , a chance evaluation value calculation section 240 and a privilege provision section 250 .

The matching execution unit 231 performs matching processing using, for example, player levels as usage data elements, and matches participants in the network game.

The odd evaluation value calculation unit 240 is a functional unit that performs odd evaluation value calculation processing in the manner described above. An individual evaluation value is calculated using an individual evaluation value calculation method set for the judgment data element. Then, the individual evaluation values for each of the data elements for determining odds and odds are integrated to obtain the odds and odds evaluation value of each player to be calculated. The odd/even evaluation value calculation unit 240 includes a matching degree determination unit 241 that performs a matching degree determination process, a similarity determination unit 243 that performs a similarity determination process, and a common hierarchy level determination unit 245 that performs a common hierarchy level determination process. include.

The privilege granting unit 250 is a functional unit that performs privilege granting processing in the manner described above, and grants a privilege to each matched player according to the chance evaluation value.

The clock unit 280s clocks the current date and time, the time limit, and the like using the system clock.

The image generation unit 290s generates an image related to system management of the server system 1100, etc., and outputs the image to the image display unit 390s.

The sound generation unit 292s is implemented by executing an IC or software that generates and decodes audio data, and generates or decodes audio data such as operation sounds and BGM related to system management of the server system 1100 and video distribution. Audio signals related to system management are output to the sound output unit 392s.

The communication control unit 294s performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with an external device (for example, the player terminal 1500) via the communication unit 394s, thereby realizing data exchange with the external device.

The image display unit 390s displays various screens for system management and the like based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 290s. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a projector, or a head-mounted display. In FIG. 1, the touch panel 1108 corresponds to this.

The sound output unit 392s emits the audio signal input from the sound generation unit 292s. In FIG. 1, a speaker (not shown) included in the main device 1101 or the touch panel 1108 corresponds to this.

The communication unit 394s is connected to the communication line 9 to realize communication. For example, it can be realized by a radio communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a communication cable for wired use, a control circuit, or the like. In FIG. 1, the communication device 1153 corresponds to this.

In the server storage unit 500s, a program for operating the server system 1100 and realizing various functions of the server system 1100, data used during execution of the program, etc. are stored in advance, or stored each time processing is performed. Temporarily stored. For example, it can be realized by IC memories such as RAM and ROM, magnetic disks such as hard disks, and optical disks such as CD-ROMs and DVDs. In FIG. 1, the IC memory 1152 and the storage 1140 correspond to this.

In addition, the server storage unit 500s contains a server program 501, a distribution game client program 503, user management data 510, game initial setting data 520, odd evaluation value calculation setting data 530, a dictionary DB 540, a play Medium data 560 and current date and time 800 are stored. In addition, other necessary data such as timers, counters, and various flags are stored as appropriate.

The server program 501 is a program for causing the server processing section 200 s to function as the user management section 210 , billing processing section 220 and game management section 230 . It should be noted that a program functioning as the image generation unit 290s, the sound generation unit 292s, and the communication control unit 294s can be included as appropriate.

The distributed game client program 503 is the original of the game client program 502 (see FIG. 11) downloaded to the player terminal 1500 .

The user management data 510 stores information about players whose accounts have been registered. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, one piece of user management data 510 includes an account 511 of the corresponding player, payment medium ledger data 512 which is a billing history, player level 513, and a status indicating the health condition of the player character. It includes information 514, play progress history 515, and play log 516 such as account registration date and time. The user management data 510 also includes a player name 517, a self-introduction sentence 518, and a chat history 519, which are player input elements. Other player input elements are also stored as appropriate.

The payment medium ledger data 512 includes information on the balance of electronic payment medium (in this embodiment, points equivalent to virtual currency) linked to the corresponding player, for example, the date and time of purchase of points, the number of purchases (billing amount) history, and the history of point purchases. Stores the consumption date and time, the history of the number of consumption, etc.

The game initial setting data 520 stores various initial setting data for executing the network game of this embodiment. For example, it includes data for setting game stages, definition data for characters, weapons, items, etc. that can be given to the player during the course of the game.

The odd evaluation value calculation setting data 530 includes a corresponding calculation method setting table 531 , a text element item-by-item calculation table 533 , and a non-text element item-by-item calculation table 535 .

The correspondence calculation method setting table 531 stores the setting of the individual evaluation value calculation method for each data element for odds and odds determination (see FIG. 4).

The text element item-by-item calculation table 533 is prepared for each odd or odds determination data element classified as a text element, and includes a text commonality table and a semantic/content commonality table (see FIG. 5).

The non-text element item-by-item calculation table 535 is prepared for each odd or odds determination data element classified as a non-text element, and stores settings for the item used in the individual evaluation value calculation method for the item. For example, if the data element for odds and odds determination is a hierarchical data element, the correspondence relationship between the hierarchical level and the individual evaluation value is set.

The dictionary DB 540 includes a reference dictionary list 541 and multiple registered dictionary data 550 . One registered dictionary data 550 stores a dictionary ID 551 and a dictionary name 553 together with the dictionary data 555 .

In the reference dictionary list 541, a presence/absence flag (present: ON/absence: OFF) of the dictionary to be applied is associated with each item of the data element for odds and odds determination, and a reference dictionary ID for the item whose presence/absence flag is ON. set. More specifically, the presence/absence flag is set to ON for the item of the data element for odds and odds determination for which the individual evaluation value calculation method is set to perform the similarity determination process, and the dictionary ID 551 of the dictionary data 555 referred to in the similarity calculation process. is associated as a reference dictionary ID. When referencing multiple dictionary data, multiple dictionary IDs are set. Each dictionary data 555 stores each headword and its explanation in association with each other.

The in-play data 560 stores various data prepared for each game play and describing the game situation of the network game being executed in the multi-play mode. For example, one playing data 560 includes play start date/time 561 , matching data 563 , and game progress control data 565 .

The matching data 563 stores the result of matching processing performed by the matching executing section 231 when the multiplay mode is selected. In the matching data 563, the account of the matched player, the device ID of the player terminal 1500, and player character settings such as the type and ability value of the player character are set.

The game progress control data 565 includes control data for the player characters of each player participating in the game play and their equipment items, control data for objects such as backgrounds that make up the game space, and the like. Stores various data for controlling screen display.

2. Player Terminal FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the player terminal 1500. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11 , the player terminal 1500 includes an operation input section 100 , a terminal processing section 200 , an image display section 390 , a sound output section 392 , a communication section 394 and a terminal storage section 500 .

The operation input unit 100 is for the player to input various operations, and can be realized by, for example, a button switch, joystick, touch pad, trackball, acceleration sensor, angular velocity sensor, CCD module, and the like. In FIG. 2, the direction input key 1502, the home key 1504, and the touch panel 1506 correspond to this.

The terminal processing unit 200 can be realized, for example, by a processor, which is an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU, GPU, ASIC, or FPGA, or an electronic component such as an IC memory. Controls data input/output. Based on predetermined programs and data, operation input signals from the operation input unit 100, data received from the server system 1100, and the like, various arithmetic processing is performed, and the operation of the player terminal 1500 is centrally controlled. In FIG. 2, the control board 1550 and its CPU 1551 correspond to this. The terminal processing section 200 in this embodiment includes a player terminal calculation section 270 , a timer section 280 , an image generation section 290 , a sound generation section 292 and a communication control section 294 .

The player terminal calculation unit 270 executes various calculation processes for causing the player terminal 1500 to function as a terminal for the player to play the game. For example, the player terminal calculation section 270 includes an operation signal transmission control section 271 and a game screen display control section 273 .

The operation signal transmission control unit 271 performs processing for transmitting various data and request information to the server system 1100 according to operation input to the operation input unit 100 .

The game screen display control unit 273 performs control for displaying the game screen based on various data received from the server system 1100 . For example, if the network game of this embodiment is realized as a web game, web technology that actively controls screen display using Java (registered trademark) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) together with HTML based on a web browser. , Adobe (registered trademark) Flash or the like. Of course, other methods may also be used. In addition, in the configuration of this embodiment, the game space image (for example, 3DCG) that is the base of the game screen is generated by the server system 1100, but a configuration is also possible in which the game space image is generated by the player terminal 1500. . In that case, the game screen display control section 273 controls the objects arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space for generating the 3DCG.

The image generation unit 290 cooperates with the game screen display control unit 273 to generate an image for displaying one game screen in one frame time (for example, 1/60 second) based on various data received from the server system 1100 . A signal is generated, and the generated image signal is output to the image display section 390 . For example, it can be implemented by a processor such as a GPU, a digital signal processor (DSP), a video signal IC, a program such as a video codec, an IC memory for drawing frames such as a frame buffer, and the like.

The sound generation unit 292 is implemented by, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as a speech synthesis IC, an audio codec for playing back audio files, etc., and generates audio signals such as game sound effects, BGM, and various operation sounds. is generated and output to the sound output unit 392 .

The communication control unit 294 performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with an external device (for example, the server system 1100) via the communication unit 394, and implements data exchange with the external device.

The image display unit 390 displays various screens such as game screens based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 290 . For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a projector, or a head-mounted display. In FIG. 2, the touch panel 1506 corresponds to this.

The sound output unit 392 emits sound effects, BGM, etc. related to the game based on the audio signal input from the sound generation unit 292 . In FIG. 2, the speaker 1510 corresponds to this.

The communication unit 394 is connected to the communication line 9 to realize communication. For example, it can be realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA, a jack of a communication cable for wired use, a control circuit, or the like. In FIG. 2, the wireless communication module 1553 corresponds to this.

In the terminal storage unit 500, a program for operating the player terminal 1500 and realizing the functions of the player terminal 1500, data used during the execution of this program, etc. are stored in advance, or temporarily stored each time processing is performed. stored in For example, it can be realized by IC memories such as RAM and ROM, magnetic disks such as hard disks, and optical disks such as CD-ROMs and DVDs. In FIG. 2, the IC memory 1552 and memory card 1540 correspond to this.

The terminal storage unit 500 also stores a game client program 502 and a current date and time 801 . The game client program 502 is a program for causing the terminal processing section 200 to function as the player terminal computing section 270 . This game client program 502 may be a dedicated client program according to the technical method for realizing a network game, or may be composed of a web browser program and plug-ins for realizing interactive image display. In this embodiment, it is a copy of the distribution game client program 503 (see FIG. 7) provided by the server system 1100 .

[Process flow]
FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing relating to calculation of odd evaluation values and granting of benefits based on the odd evaluation values in the server system 1100 . The processing described here is realized by reading and executing the server program 501 by the server processing unit 200s. It is assumed that the player terminal 1500 has already completed a login procedure separately.

As shown in FIG. 12, first, the matching execution unit 231 executes matching processing based on the usage data elements (for example, player level 513) of the player who wishes to participate in the game (step S1). By the processing here, for example, four players cooperatively playing a network game are matched.

Subsequently, the four players matched in the matching process of step S1 are combined two by two to be sequentially calculated target players, and the process of loop A is performed for each combination (steps S3 to S13).

In the loop A, first, the data elements for determining odds and odds are sequentially processed, and the processing of the loop B is repeated (steps S5 to S9). Then, in loop B, the odd evaluation value calculation section 240 calculates individual evaluation values for the processing target elements of each calculation target player (step S7). Specifically, the odd evaluation value calculation unit 240 calculates the individual evaluation value using the individual evaluation value calculation method set for the processing target element. For example, when the element to be processed is a text element, the degree-of-match determination unit 241 performs a degree-of-match determination process to determine the degree of matching of the element to be processed between the players to be calculated to calculate the degree of text commonality. The degree determination unit 243 performs similarity degree determination processing, obtains the degree of similarity of the processing target element between the calculation target players, and calculates the degree of commonality of meaning and content. Then, the degree of text commonality and the degree of semantic content commonality are summed up to obtain an individual evaluation value of the element to be processed. If the element to be processed is a non-text element and is a hierarchical data element, the common hierarchy level determination unit 245 performs a common hierarchy level determination process to compare the hierarchical structure of the element to be processed between the calculation target players. Then, the hierarchy that satisfies the common condition is determined. Then, the individual evaluation value of the element to be processed is calculated based on the hierarchy that satisfies the common condition.

Then, when the process of loop B is performed with all the data elements for odds and odds determination as the processing target elements, the odds evaluation value calculation unit 240 integrates the individual evaluation values for each data element for odds and odds determination, The odd evaluation value of each player to be calculated for the combination is set (step S11).

Then, when the processing of loop A is performed for all combinations of pairs of matched players, the odd evaluation value calculation unit 240 sums up the odd evaluation values for each player, and the final evaluation value of each player is calculated. It is set as an odd evaluation value (step S15).

Thereafter, the privilege granting unit 250 controls granting of a privilege to each player according to the odd evaluation value obtained in step S15 (step S17), and ends this processing.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, two matched players are combined, individual evaluation values are calculated for each data element for odds and odds determination, and the individual evaluation values are calculated and combined to calculate the odds and odds evaluation value of the player. can be done. Then, a privilege corresponding to the chance evaluation value can be given to the player. According to this, when the players matched based on the used data element have commonality such as the sameness or similarity with respect to the unused data element different from the used data element, the unused data element Accidental encounters between the players that have elements in common can be evaluated and rewarded.

It should be noted that the form to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the addition, omission, or change of constituent elements can be applied as appropriate.

[Modification 1]
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the player level is used as the data element used for matching. good too.

[Modification 2]
In addition, the past calculation history of individual evaluation values may be recorded for each player. Specifically, the calculation history can be recorded for each player. The total value of the individual evaluation values calculated for each determination data element is stored in chronological order. Then, the total value of the individual evaluation values may be used for matching processing. For example, other players who have a large total value and who have commonalities in the data elements for odds and odds determination at least at the time of past matching are made easier to be matched.

[Modification 3]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, all the data elements for odds and odds determination are non-use data elements, but use data elements may be included. In that case, in the privilege granting process, it is determined whether or not to grant the privilege using a predetermined threshold value (privilege granting determination threshold value). That is, a privilege is given to a player whose odd evaluation value is equal to or greater than the privilege provision determination threshold and satisfies the threshold condition, and no privilege is given to a player who does not satisfy the threshold condition.

On the other hand, in order to make the individual evaluation value that can be calculated for the used data element smaller than the individual evaluation value that can be calculated for the non-used data element, the individual evaluation for the item of the data element for odds and odds determination, which is the used data element Set the value calculation method. For example, the setting for the item is adjusted so that the upper limit of the individual evaluation value that can be calculated by the individual evaluation value calculation method is always less than the privilege provision determination threshold. According to this, even if the data element for odds and odds judgment includes the use data element, it is possible to prevent the privilege from being given to the player only by having common points in the use data element.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1000... Game system 1100... Server system 100s... Operation input part 200s... Server process part 210... User management part 220... Billing process part 230... Game management part 231... Matching execution part 240... Odd-even evaluation value calculation part 241... Match degree discrimination Section 243...Similarity determination section 245...Common hierarchy level determination section 250...Benefit provision section 290s...Image generation section 292s...Sound generation section 294s...Communication control section 390s...Image display section 392s...Sound output section 394s...Communication section 500s... Server storage part 501... Server program 503... Game client program for distribution 510... User management data 511... Account 512... Settlement medium ledger data 513... Player level 514... Status information 515... Play progress history 516... Play log 517... Player name 518 Self-introduction text 519 Chat history 520 Game initial setting data 531 Corresponding calculation method setting table 533 Calculation table for each text element item 535 Calculation table for each non-text element item 530 Setting data for odd evaluation value calculation 540 Dictionary database
541...reference dictionary list 550...registered dictionary data 560...playing data 1500...player terminal 100...operation input unit 200...terminal processing unit 270...player terminal calculation unit 271...operation signal transmission control unit 273...game screen display control unit 290 Image generation unit 292 Sound generation unit 294 Communication control unit 390 Image display unit 392 Sound output unit 394 Communication unit 500 Terminal storage unit 502 Game client program 9 Communication line 2 Player

Claims (9)

A server system that performs matching processing between players in a network game,
data management means for managing data of each player;
matching executing means for executing the matching process based on the data elements used in the matching process among the data elements included in the data;
odds evaluation value calculation for calculating odds evaluation values indicating the degree of odds of odds judgment data elements including at least non-used data elements other than the used data elements included in the data among the players matched by the matching process; means and
privilege granting means for performing control to grant a given privilege to players for whom the odds evaluation value is calculated, based on the odds evaluation value;
with
The data element for odds and odds determination includes a text element,
The odd evaluation value calculation means is
a degree of text commonality indicating the similarity or similarity of the texts included in the data elements for determining odds between the players to be calculated;
a degree of semantic content commonality indicating the similarity or similarity of the semantic content of the text included in the data element for determining odds between the players to be calculated;
and calculating the odd evaluation value by calculating the evaluation value of the text element based on the text commonality and the semantic content commonality.
server system. The matching process is a process of matching three or more players,
The odd evaluation value calculation means calculates the odd evaluation value for each combination of two players among the matched players.
The server system according to claim 1. The odd evaluation value calculation means calculates the degree of commonality of semantic content based on the similarity determined by executing a predetermined similarity determination process for determining the similarity between two texts based on the semantic content of the texts.
A server system according to claim 1 or 2. The similarity determination process refers to one or more given dictionary data, and determines the similarity from the degree of commonality of the description content of the result of dictionary search of the two texts.
The server system according to claim 3. The text element is at least one of the player's name, self-introduction, and past chat, which are the unused data elements.
A server system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The data element for odds and odds determination includes only the non-use data element,
A server system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The data element for odds and odds determination includes the non-use data element and the use data element,
The odd evaluation value calculation means calculates the odd evaluation value using a first calculation method for calculating an evaluation value for the non-use data element and a second calculation method for calculating an evaluation value for the use data element. calculate,
The privilege granting means grants the given privilege when the odd evaluation value satisfies a given threshold condition,
The upper limit value of the evaluation value calculated by the second calculation method does not satisfy the threshold condition only with the upper limit value.
A server system according to any one of claims 1-6 . A game system comprising a player terminal operated by each player and the server system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . A matching processing method for a computer system to perform matching processing between players in a network game,
managing data for each player;
executing the matching process based on the data elements used in the matching process among the data elements included in the data;
Calculating an odds evaluation value indicating a degree of odds of odds determination data elements including at least non-used data elements other than the used data elements included in the data among the players matched by the matching process;
Based on the odd evaluation value, performing control to give a given privilege to the players for which the odd evaluation value is calculated;
including
The data element for odds and odds determination includes a text element,
Calculating the odd evaluation value is
a degree of text commonality indicating the similarity or similarity of the texts included in the data elements for determining odds between the players to be calculated;
a degree of semantic content commonality indicating the similarity or similarity of the semantic content of the text included in the data element for determining odds between the players to be calculated;
and calculating the odd evaluation value by calculating the evaluation value of the text element based on the text commonality and the semantic content commonality,
Matching method.

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