JP7373145B2 - Data processing system, data processing program, data processing method, and information processing device - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act December 9, 2017 Gree Co., Ltd. released information regarding data processing systems, data processing programs, data processing methods, and management servers at the Avatar Thanks Festa 2017 presentation. Release

The present invention relates to a data processing system, a data processing program, a data processing method, and an information processing apparatus that manage privileges given to users.

Patent Document 1 and other documents disclose that a two-dimensional symbol such as a QR code (registered trademark) written on a product in a store or a magazine can be read with a mobile phone, etc., and image data related to the product can be obtained from a server. Are listed.

JP2009-199438A

By the way, in this type of system, it may be desired to provide benefits to specific users. In such a case, the system disclosed in Patent Document 1 allows any user who reads a two-dimensional symbol with a mobile phone to obtain a benefit.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide benefits to limited persons.

A data processing system that solves the above problems reads information for accessing a management server from an information holding section provided in a display body, and uniquely allocates information to a first terminal accessing the management server and each user. The management server manages benefits in association with user identification data, the management server generates a recognition symbol including the user identification data acquired from the first terminal that has accessed the management server, and sends the recognition symbol to the first terminal. The management server that displays the recognition symbol and a second terminal that is different from the first terminal and that reads the recognition symbol, and that reads the recognition symbol from the recognition symbol displayed on the first terminal. and the second terminal that acquires user identification data and provides it to the management server. Then, the management server associates the newly granted benefit with the user identification data acquired from the second terminal.

According to the above configuration, the privilege is not granted to the user who manages the first terminal only when the first terminal accesses it for the first time, but when a request signal is received from the second terminal different from the first terminal. Give benefits to users. Therefore, benefits can be granted in a limited manner only to the users indicated by the user identification data received together with the request signal from the second terminal. That is, by granting benefits to users in a limited manner, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of fraudulent acquisition of benefits by users.

In the data processing system, the management server generates the recognition symbol in response to the first terminal accessing first address data as information in the information holding unit, and the recognition symbol includes at least In addition to the user identification data, the second address data for access by the second terminal may be included.

According to the above configuration, the recognition symbol includes user identification data and second address data. Therefore, the second terminal can access the management server simply by reading the recognition symbol even if the second address data is not stored in the memory or the like.

In the data processing system, the user identification data is a user ID uniquely assigned to a user participating in a game, and the privilege is an item used in the game, and the privilege is an item that is controlled by the management server. In the storage unit, the item may be managed such that an item ID uniquely assigned to the item is associated with the user ID. According to the above configuration, items can be given to users who participate in the game.

In the data processing system, when the user identification data acquired from the first terminal and the user identification data acquired from the second terminal match when generating the recognition symbol, the management server: The newly granted benefit may be associated with the user identification data.

According to the above configuration, when the user identification data acquired from the first terminal and the user identification data acquired from the second terminal match, a benefit is associated with the user identification data, so that the benefits are associated with the user identification data for the limited users. Benefits can only be granted.

In the data processing system, the management server prevents the user identification data acquired from the second terminal from executing a new association process when the privilege to be newly granted is already associated with the user identification data acquired from the second terminal. Good too. According to the above configuration, it is possible to prevent duplicate benefits from being given to users who have already been given benefits.

A data processing program for solving the above problem is provided to a management server that manages a benefit management unit that manages benefits in association with user identification data uniquely allocated to each user, and a first terminal that has accessed the management server. a first process of generating information for displaying a recognition symbol including the user identification data acquired from the first terminal and transmitting the information to the first terminal; a second process of receiving information transmitted from a second terminal different from the first terminal and associating the new benefit with the user identification data included in the received information, based on the recognition symbol; Let it run.

A data processing method for solving the above problem is a data processing method for a management server that manages a privilege management section that manages privileges in association with user identification data uniquely allocated to each user, wherein the privilege management section A symbol generation unit generates information for displaying a recognition symbol including the user identification data acquired from a first terminal that has accessed the management server, and The control unit receives information transmitted from a second terminal different from the first terminal based on the recognition symbol displayed on the first terminal, and the received information The newly granted benefit is associated with the user identification data included in the user identification data.

A management server that solves the above problem includes a benefit management unit that manages benefits in association with user identification data uniquely assigned to each user, and the user identification data acquired from a first terminal that accessed the management server. a symbol generation section that generates information for displaying a recognition symbol and transmits it to the first terminal; and a symbol generation section that generates information for displaying a recognition symbol and transmits it to the first terminal; and a control unit that receives information transmitted from the terminal and associates the newly granted benefit with the user identification data included in the received information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to grant benefits to limited persons.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a data processing system. Block diagram of the management server. A block diagram of a user terminal and an administrator terminal. Flowchart of data processing method. (a) is a diagram showing the screen of the user terminal when the first two-dimensional symbol is read, (b) is a diagram showing the screen of the administrator terminal when the second two-dimensional symbol is read, (c) is a diagram showing the screen of the user terminal when acquiring the item. (a) is a diagram showing the user management unit that manages friend user IDs, and (b) is a screen of the administrator terminal when the second two-dimensional symbol is read, which shows the screen where the friend user ID can be entered. Figure shown.

An embodiment of a data processing system, a data processing program, a data processing method, and a management server will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.
[overview]
An overview of the data processing system used in the event will be explained with reference to FIG.

This data processing system 1 is used at an event venue related to a specific game played using a portable or small-sized information processing terminal such as a smartphone or a desktop or laptop personal computer. An event related to the target game is being held at the event venue, and this data processing system 1 is designed to provide visitor-only items X to be used in the game as a bonus, limited to users A and B who visited the event venue. , Y, and Z. The data processing system 1 includes a management server 10 that manages the progress of the game, user terminals 30 that are managed by users A and B who are visitors, and an administrator terminal 50 that is managed by an event manager M. There is. Here, the user terminal 30 and the administrator terminal 50 are both portable or small information processing terminals such as smartphones, feature phones, and small display operation terminals for games, and access the management server 10 through the network 2. It is possible.

As an example, the game here is a game in which users A and B have to equip their characters, or avatars, with items such as clothes and accessories that they like, and the data processing system 1 , users A and B who are visitors to the game can wear items X, Y, and Z, such as clothes and decorations exclusive to visitors, to their avatars on the game.

Display units 3 such as welcome boards, posters, and display devices such as liquid crystal display panels and organic EL panels are installed at the event venue. It has been announced that ,Z will be given away. The display body 3 further displays a first two-dimensional symbol 4 such as a QR code (registered trademark) for obtaining visitor-only items. The first two-dimensional symbol 4 is an image symbol and also a symbol for reading. That is, it is a recognition symbol that can be recognized by the imaging unit. As an example, there is an announcement on the display 3 that three types of items, visitor-only items X, Y, and Z, will be given away at once, and near this, a first recognition symbol is displayed. 12-dimensional symbol 4 is displayed.

The user terminal 30 is a first terminal and includes a communication IF, an imaging section, a display section, an operation section, and the like. The user terminal 30 reads the first two-dimensional symbol 4 as the first recognition symbol on the display body 3 using the imaging unit, and decodes the first two-dimensional symbol 4. The first two-dimensional symbol 4 includes first address data (first URL (Uniform Resource Locator)) indicating the location of the symbol display page 12a that will be accessed to obtain visitor-only items X, Y, and Z. This is the information holding unit that is stored. The user terminal 30 decodes the first two-dimensional symbol 4, accesses the first URL, and displays the symbol display page 12a by logging in at that time. For example, logging in can be accomplished by entering an account such as a user ID, which is user identification data assigned to each game user to log in to the game, and a password associated with the user ID, on the user terminal 30, and then entering the account information on the management server 10. , When the authentication is successful, the symbol display page 12a is displayed on the display section of the user terminal 30. The symbol display page 12a is a page such as a web page established by the management server 10.

The symbol display page 12a includes a second two-dimensional symbol 5. The second two-dimensional symbol 5 is an image symbol and also a symbol for reading. That is, it is a second recognition symbol that can be recognized by the imaging unit. The second two-dimensional symbol 5 includes the user ID entered at the time of login and second address data (second URL) indicating the location of the symbol reading page 12b for acquiring items X, Y, and Z limited to visitors. It is. In this respect, the user terminal 30 is a symbol reading terminal that reads the first two-dimensional symbol 4 and a symbol display terminal that displays the second two-dimensional symbol 5. Note that the second two-dimensional symbol 5 may include data other than the user ID and the second URL (as an example, date and time data when the first URL was accessed).

Users A and B, who are in possession of user terminals 30 on which the symbol display page 12a is displayed, go to the event manager M who is present at the event venue. The administrator terminal 50 owned by the administrator M is a second terminal. The administrator terminal 50 is a portable or small information processing terminal owned by users A and B, and has the same configuration as the user terminal 30. The symbol reading page 12b is a page established by the management server 10, and is a web page that can be accessed only from the administrator terminal 50. The administrator terminal 50 is logged into the management server 10 as an administrator. The administrator terminal 50 uses an imaging unit to read and decode the second two-dimensional symbol 5 on the symbol display page 12a displayed on the user terminal 30, and accesses the symbol reading page 12b. In this respect, it is a symbol reading terminal that reads the second two-dimensional symbol 5 displayed on the user terminal 30. Then, when the administrator M performs an operation to assign items X, Y, and Z to the users A and B on the administrator terminal 50, the administrator terminal 50 instructs the management server 10 to assign items X, Y, and Z to the users A and B. A request signal for providing visitor-limited items X, Y, and Z together with the user ID extracted from symbol 5 is transmitted.

The management server 10 manages accounts such as user IDs and passwords for logging into the game. Additionally, item IDs are managed as item identification data that uniquely identifies items in association with each user ID. When the management server 10 receives the request signal and the user ID, it associates the item IDs assigned to the visitor-limited items X, Y, and Z with the received user ID.

In this manner, the management server 10 can provide visitor-only items X, Y, and Z to users A and B who are visitors. Therefore, from now on, when users A and B start the game program installed on the user terminal 30, they can equip their avatars with the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z.

[Management server]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the management server 10. The management server 10 includes a communication interface (hereinafter simply referred to as "IF") 11, a symbol generation section 12, a user management section 13, a game management section 14, an item management section 15, an item data storage section 16, A control section 17 is provided. The communication IF 11 communicates with the user terminal 30 and the administrator terminal 50 via the network 2.

The symbol generation unit 12 generates a two-dimensional symbol such as a QR code. Specifically, the symbol generation unit 12 generates a first two-dimensional symbol that includes a first URL indicating the location of the symbol display page 12a that the user terminal 30 accesses first when acquiring the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z. Generate 4. The first two-dimensional symbol 4 is printed at a predetermined position on the display body 3 such as a welcome board or poster via a printer or the like. Further, when the display body 3 is a display device, the first two-dimensional symbol 4 is displayed on the display device as image data via the network 2. As an example, the display device includes a communication IF and has a function of receiving and displaying the first two-dimensional symbol 4 transmitted from the management server 10. Note that the first two-dimensional symbol 4 can also be generated by a device other than the management server 10.

In addition, the symbol generation unit 12 obtains a second URL indicating the location of the symbol reading page 12b that the administrator terminal 50 accesses when giving visitor-only items X, Y, and Z to users A and B, and a second URL that is obtained at the time of login. A second two-dimensional symbol 5 including the user ID is generated. The second two-dimensional symbol 5 is displayed as image data on the symbol reading page 12b displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 30. Since the second two-dimensional symbol 5 includes the user ID, it is different for each user.

The user management unit 13 is part of a database constructed in a storage unit such as a large-capacity hard disk. The user management unit 13 is a database that manages users participating in the game. The user management unit 13 manages user IDs and passwords, which are user identification data uniquely assigned to users A and B, in association with each other. As an example, user A has a user ID of "abcd" and a password of "1234."

The game management unit 14 manages the progress of each user A and B's game. As an example, game progress data such as information on the avatars of users A and B, items currently attached to the avatars, and replacement items currently held are managed.

The item management section 15 manages items used by each user A and B in the game. For example, the item management unit 15 manages the item IDs currently owned by the users A and B in association with the user IDs corresponding to the users A and B. In addition, visitor-limited items X, Y, and Z at the event are managed in association with item IDs.

As an example, user A (user ID "abcd") owns items 1 and 2 as well as items X, Y, and Z. That is, the user ID "abcd" is associated with the item ID "111" corresponding to item 1 and the item ID "222" corresponding to item 2. In addition, user A is associated with item ID "XXX" corresponding to item X, item ID "YYY" corresponding to item Y, and item ID "ZZZ" corresponding to item Z. Items 1 and 2 are items purchased by user A during normal game progress. On the other hand, items X, Y, and Z are visitor-only items owned only by users A and B who participated in the event. User C (user ID "ijkl") does not own the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z because he does not participate in the event. Note that items 3 and 4 (item IDs "333" and "444") associated with users B and C are items purchased by users B and C during normal game progress.

The item data storage unit 16 stores image data, video data, audio data, etc. for displaying the item on the user terminal 30, such as image data of the item, in association with the item ID. When displaying items owned by the user on the user terminal 30, item data associated with the item ID associated with the user ID is transmitted to the user terminal 30.

The user management section 13, game management section 14, and item data storage section 16 are configured in a storage section 18 included in the management server 10. Note that the storage unit 18 may be configured as a storage device connected to the management server 10 via the network 2. As an example, the management server 10 can also save each data stored in the user management section 13, game management section 14, and item data storage section 16 on the cloud. Further, each data stored in the user management section 13, game management section 14, and item data storage section 16 may be distributed and stored in the storage section 18 and other storage sections.

The control unit 17 is composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. The control unit 17 also includes a game processing program 17a that manages the progress of the game, etc. in a ROM, an event program 17b that manages visitor-only items X, Y, and Z at the event, and the like. For example, when the game processing program 17a receives game operation data transmitted from the user terminal 30 on which a game process is being executed, the game processing program 17a executes a process of updating the contents of the database of the item management section 15 based on the received game operation data. Furthermore, when the game processing program 17a receives game operation data through the communication IF 11, the game processing program 17a performs a process of transmitting game progress data and the like to the user terminal 30 through the communication IF 11 so that the user terminal 30 can proceed to the next process. Execute.

As an example, the event program 17b causes the symbol generation unit 12 to execute a process of generating a first two-dimensional symbol including a first URL. Furthermore, the event program 17b executes processing to generate a second two-dimensional symbol including the user ID and the second URL. Furthermore, when the event program 17b receives a request signal for visitor-only items X, Y, and Z for users A and B from the administrator terminal 50, the event program 17b sends the visitor-only items to the user ID corresponding to the user. Execute update processing of the database that associates the item IDs of X, Y, and Z. Furthermore, it is determined whether the user ID when the user terminal 30 logs in and the user ID sent from the administrator terminal 50 match, and if they match, the visitor-only items X, Y are added to that user ID. , Z is executed. Furthermore, when the item IDs of the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are already associated with the user, the item IDs of the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are not redundantly associated with each other.

The game processing program 17a and the event program 17b can be installed by downloading from another terminal or from a portable recording medium such as an optical disk or a semiconductor memory.

[User terminal 30/Administrator terminal 50]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the user terminal 30. Note that since the administrator terminal 50 also has a similar configuration to the user terminal 30, the details of the user terminal 30 will be described here. Both the user terminal 30 and the administrator terminal 50 are portable or small-sized information processing terminals such as smartphones, feature phones, and small display and operation terminals dedicated to games. The user terminal 30 includes a communication IF 31 , an imaging section 32 , a decoder 33 , a display section 34 , an operation section 35 , a storage section 36 , and a control section 37 . The communication IF 31 communicates with the management server 10 via the network 2.

The imaging unit 32 is a CCD sensor or a CMOS sensor, and is used as a camera, for example, and is a reading unit when reading a two-dimensional symbol. When the two-dimensional symbol is read by the imaging unit 32, the decoder 33 decodes the two-dimensional symbol and extracts data. As an example, when the first two-dimensional symbol 4 is read by the imaging unit 32 as the user terminal 30, the decoder 33 extracts the first URL from the first two-dimensional symbol 4. Furthermore, when the second two-dimensional symbol is read by the imaging unit 32 as the administrator terminal 50, the decoder 33 extracts the second URL and user ID from the second two-dimensional symbol 5.

The display section 34 is a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL panel, and displays the avatar of the game and the like when the game is being played. Further, on the user terminal 30, a symbol display page 12a is displayed, in which the first two-dimensional symbol 4 is displayed. On the administrator terminal 50, the symbol reading page 12b is displayed, in which the second two-dimensional symbol 5 is displayed.

The operation unit 35 is a touch panel provided on the display surface of the display unit 34, and is also one or more operation buttons. The operation unit 35 generates game operation data when an operation is input during game processing.

The storage unit 36 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory, and also includes a small hard disk. The storage unit 36 includes, for example, a game program 36a. The control unit 37 includes a ROM, a RAM, a CPU, etc., and executes processing of a game program 36a, for example. When starting the game program 36a, the control unit 37 can log in by accessing the management server 10 and inputting an account such as a user ID and password registered in the management server 10. In addition, in the game program 36a, when an avatar is displayed on the display unit 34, it is possible to exchange items for the avatar, that is, to perform a dress-up process. The game program 36a will transmit the game operation data to the management server 10 when the avatar is changed. Note that the game program 36a can be installed by downloading from a download site or by downloading from another terminal. Further, it can also be downloaded and installed from a portable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory connected to the user terminal 30.

Note that the game program 36a may be stored in the management server 10 or another server. For example, a game progress screen may be displayed on a player terminal such as the user terminal 30 based on data generated by the management server 10 or another server. Further, the game can also be a hybrid game in which the management server 10 or other servers and the player terminal each take on a part of the processing. Thereby, it is not necessary to download the game program 36a at the player terminal, and the size of the program to be downloaded can be reduced. Furthermore, the load of calculation processing on the player terminal can be reduced.

When the user terminal 30 starts the game program 36a and logs in while at the event venue, the login process required when reading the first two-dimensional symbol 4 and accessing the symbol display page 12a can be omitted. . At the administrator terminal 50, it is possible to log in by inputting an administrator account from the game's management top page. At the administrator terminal 50, when the second two-dimensional symbol 5 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 30 is read while logged in as the administrator M, the symbol reading page 12b can be accessed.

[Operation explanation (effect)]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the data processing system configured as described above. Users A and B actually go to the event venue and participate in the event. Among them, when users A and B wish to obtain visitor-only items Hold up the imaging unit 32 of the user terminal 30. Here, the case of user A will be explained as an example.

In step S1, the user terminal 30 reads the first two-dimensional symbol 4 on the display 3 and decodes the first two-dimensional symbol 4. The user terminal 30 then accesses the first URL extracted from the first two-dimensional symbol 4. In step S2, a login screen is displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 30, and user A's account (user ID, password) is input and transmitted to the management server 10 through the communication IF 31. Note that the user terminal 30 may be in a logged-in state before reading the first two-dimensional symbol 4 (step S1). In this case, step S2 is omitted.

When the accessing user is authenticated, in step S21, the management server 10 generates a second two-dimensional symbol that includes the user ID of the user A obtained when logging in to the user terminal 30 and a second URL indicating the location of the symbol reading page 12b. 5 is generated and added to the symbol display page 12a. In step S3, the user terminal 30 receives data such as the display data of the symbol display page 12a, and displays the symbol display page 12a including the second two-dimensional symbol 5 on the display unit 34 (see FIG. 5(a)). ). In addition, in FIG. 5A, the user ID included in the first two-dimensional symbol 4 is also displayed on the symbol display page 12a so that the user A can confirm his or her own user ID.

Here, the user A goes to the event manager M who is present at the event venue. User A speaks with manager M and informs him that he wishes to acquire visitor-only items X, Y, and Z. User A shows administrator M the symbol display page 12a displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 30. The administrator M performs the work of reading the second two-dimensional symbol 5 included in the symbol display page 12a displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 30. Note that, prior to this work, in step S11, the administrator terminal 50 logs in by inputting an administrator account (administrator ID, password) from the management top page.

In step S12, the administrator terminal 50 reads the second two-dimensional symbol 5 on the symbol display page 12a and decodes the second two-dimensional symbol 5. In step S13, the administrator terminal 50 accesses the second URL extracted from the second two-dimensional symbol 5 and displays the symbol reading page 12b (see FIG. 5(b)). At this time, on the symbol reading page 12b, the user ID included in the second two-dimensional symbol 5 is displayed so that the administrator M and the users A and B can confirm it. Since it is extracted from the second two-dimensional symbol 5, the administrator terminal 50 may add the user ID to the symbol reading page 12b. Further, if the administrator terminal 50 transmits the user ID to the management server 10, the management server 10 may add the user ID. Furthermore, for confirmation, user A may manually operate the keypad or keyboard to enter information on the administrator terminal 50, or administrator M may ask user A for the user ID and manually enter the information using the keypad. You may also enter the information using the keyboard. Further, on the symbol reading page 12b, a grant button 12c for requesting acquisition of visitor-only items X, Y, and Z is displayed.

In step S14, when the grant button 12c is pressed, the administrator terminal 50 sends the visitor-limited items X, Y, and Z request signals to the management server 10 via the communication IF 31 in association with the request signals and the user request signals. Send your ID. Until the request signal is sent to the management server 10, the administrator M can face the user A, have a conversation, and communicate. If user A is inappropriate as a game user, the request signal is not sent to the management server 10 at this stage, and visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are not granted to user A. You can do it like this. Note that the administrator terminal 50 may transmit the request signal immediately after reading the second two-dimensional symbol (step S12) (step S14). In this case, display of the grant button 12c on the screen is omitted.

In step S22, the management server 10 determines whether the user ID associated with the request signal has the right to receive the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z. Specifically, in order to prevent unauthorized acquisition of visitor-only items X, Y, and Z, the management server 10 accesses the user management section 13 and determines whether the user is registered in the user management section 13. do. The management server 10 also determines whether the user ID associated with the request signal is the same as the user ID input when the user terminal 30 accesses the symbol display page 12a in step S2. When the management server 10 determines that the received user ID belongs to the authorized user, the management server 10 proceeds to the next step. Furthermore, if the user does not have the title, the process ends. That is, the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are not assigned to that user ID.

In step S23, the management server 10 determines whether the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z have not been assigned to the user ID. Specifically, the management server 10 determines whether the item IDs of the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are registered among the item IDs associated with the user ID. Then, when the management server 10 determines that it has not been granted, the management server 10 proceeds to the next process. If the user ID is not yet assigned, that is, if visitor-only items X, Y, and Z have already been assigned, the process is terminated, and visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are assigned duplicately to that user ID. Try not to.

In step S24, the management server 10 performs a process of associating the item IDs of the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z with the user ID, and updates the contents of the item management section 15. After that, the management server 10 displays the symbol display page 12a displayed on the user terminal 30 of the user who logged in in step S2 in order to inform the user A that the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z have been received. Update. That is, the user terminal 30 displays the updated symbol display page 12a in step S4 (see FIG. 5(c)).

In this manner, the management server 10 can provide visitor-only items X, Y, and Z to users A and B who are visitors. Therefore, from now on, when users A and B start the game program installed on the user terminal 30, they can equip their avatars with the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to the data processing system 1, it is not possible to immediately obtain visitor-only items X, Y, and Z by reading the first two-dimensional symbol 4 with the user terminal 30; instead, the request signal and the user By transmitting the ID to the management server 10, users A and B can acquire visitor-only items X, Y, and Z. For example, when the user ID when logging in in step S2 matches the user ID transmitted together with the request signal in step S14, or only for users registered in the user management unit 13, the management server 10 , visitor-only items X, Y, and Z will be given. Furthermore, the person to whom the user shows the first two-dimensional symbol 4 is the event administrator. Therefore, the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z can be given as special benefits only to users A and B who have legitimately participated in the event. In other words, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of unauthorized acquisition of visitor-only items X, Y, and Z.

(2) The second two-dimensional symbol 5 includes a user ID and a second URL. Therefore, even if the second URL is not stored in the memory or the like in the administrator terminal 50, the symbol reading page 12b can be accessed simply by reading the second two-dimensional symbol 5.

(3) It is possible to provide game users with high-value items such as visitor-only items X, Y, and Z.
(4) When the user ID obtained when generating the second two-dimensional symbol 5 from the user terminal 30 and the user ID obtained from the administrator terminal 50 match, a visitor-only item is given to the matching user ID. Since X, Y, and Z are given, the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z can be given as benefits only to limited users.

(5) For users whose user IDs are already associated with the item IDs of visitor-only items X, Y, and Z, it is possible to avoid giving duplicate visitor-only items X, Y, and Z. can.

Each of the above embodiments can be modified and implemented as follows.
- The number of visitor-only items X, Y, and Z is not limited to three, and may be one, two, or four or more (for example, six). Furthermore, the management server 10 may randomly change the number of items to be given at once.

-Items given at the event do not have to be visitor-limited items X, Y, and Z. As an example, the management server 10 may randomly grant one or more items to the user from among regular items that can be obtained in the main game and which the user has not yet obtained. Furthermore, the management server 10 may provide items with high rarity value and low probability of appearance.

- In the above example, all of the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are given to the user at one time, but the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are given one by one. It's okay. As an example, the management server 10 assigns an item randomly extracted from visitor-only items X, Y, and Z (for example, item (For example, item Y) may be given, and the remaining item (for example, item Z) may be given at the third time.

- Different items may be given to each display body 3. As an example, as shown in FIG. 1, the display body 3X is for item X, the display body 3Y is for item Y, and the display body 3Z is for item Z. The first two-dimensional symbol 4X of the display body 3X includes the item ID of the item X in addition to the first URL, and the first two-dimensional symbol 4Y of the display body 3Y includes the item ID in addition to the first URL. The item ID of item Y is included, and the first two-dimensional symbol 4Z of the display body 3Z includes the item ID of item Z in addition to the first URL. Therefore, the management server 10 includes, in each second two-dimensional symbol 5, the item ID included in the read first two-dimensional symbol, in addition to the second URL and the user ID. Then, when the administrator terminal 50 transmits a request signal to the management server 10 (step S14), it also transmits the item ID to the management server 10 in addition to the user ID. Thereby, the management server 10 can provide the user with the item ID included in the first two-dimensional symbol read by the user at the event venue. Furthermore, the management server 10 can generate statistical information such as which items are popular among the visitor-limited items X, Y, and Z.

In addition, when assigning different items to each display body 3, as described above, each time the first two-dimensional symbol 4 of one display body 3 is read, the administrator terminal 50 from the user terminal 30 displays the second two-dimensional symbol 5. Alternatively, the user terminal 30 may read the plurality of first two-dimensional symbols 4 and then the administrator terminal 50 may read the second two-dimensional symbols 5 all at once. In this case, as an example, after the user terminal 30 reads the second and subsequent first two-dimensional symbols 4, the management server 10 displays all the first two-dimensional symbols 4 that have already been read on the symbol display page 12a. All the corresponding second two-dimensional symbols 5 may be displayed side by side. Alternatively, one second two-dimensional symbol 5 may be displayed that is a combination of the contents (item ID, etc.) of all the first two-dimensional symbols 4 that have already been read. Since the management server 10 knows the second two-dimensional symbol that the user has acquired since the user terminal 30 has already logged in, the symbol display page 12a displays the second two-dimensional symbol 5 that has already been read. One second two-dimensional symbol 5 that is the contents of these second two-dimensional symbols 5 can be displayed on the user terminal 30 either side by side or by putting together the contents of these second two-dimensional symbols 5 .

- As shown in FIG. 6(a), the user management unit 13 may manage friends of the user in association with each other. In the example of FIG. 6A, users A and B are associated with "OPQR" and "RSTU" as friend user IDs. When transmitting a request signal from the administrator terminal 50 (step S14), the user ID is transmitted to the management server 10, and the friend user ID at this time is also input. That is, as shown in FIG. 6(b), in the symbol reading page 12b, in addition to the user ID "abcd", the friend user ID "opqr" is input. In step S22, the management server 10 determines in the user management unit 13 whether "opqr" is associated with the user ID "abcd" as a friend user ID. Then, when the user ID is associated with the friend user ID, the management server 10 associates the user ID "opqr" with the item IDs of the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z. As a result, user A with user ID "abcd" can present visitor-only items X, Y, and Z to his friend, the user with user ID "opqr." In this case, not only the item IDs of visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are associated with the friend user ID "opqr," but also the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are associated with the user's own user ID "abcd." The item ID of Z may be associated.

- The second terminal that accesses the symbol reading page 12b may not be the administrator terminal 50. As an example, when the symbol display page 12a is displayed on the user terminal 30 of the user A, the terminal that reads the second two-dimensional symbol 5 is the user of the friend user B who is attending the event together with the user A. It may be the terminal 30. In this case, since the user terminal 30 of user B takes the place of the administrator terminal 50, it is preferable that the symbol reading page 12b can be accessed even without the administrator's login process in step S11. Then, the user terminal 30 of user B, which replaces the administrator terminal 50, sends the user B's user terminal 30, in addition to the second URL extracted from the second two-dimensional symbol 5 and the user ID of user A, its own information. The user ID (user ID of user B) is also transmitted to the administrator terminal 50. In the management server 10, when the user ID of user A is associated with the user ID of user B (when user A is friends with user B, see FIG. 6(a)), The item IDs of the visitor-limited items X, Y, and Z may be associated only with the visitor, or only with user B, or with user A and user B.

- For the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z, a granting period may be determined for each user. As an example, the grant period is the same period as the event period, or a period in which several days are added to the event period. When the second URL is accessed, the management server 10 determines whether it is the item granting period. Then, when the management server 10 receives a request signal within the granting period, it performs a process of associating the item IDs of the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z with the user ID associated with the request signal. It's okay. Moreover, when the management server 10 receives a request signal outside the grant period, it does not perform the process of associating the item IDs of the visitor-limited items X, Y, and Z.

- In the above example, the second two-dimensional symbol 5 was generated by the symbol generation unit 12 of the management server 10, but it may be generated by the user terminal 30. In this case, an event program with a symbol generation function will be installed on the user terminal 30. The event program is activated upon reading the first two-dimensional symbol 4 on the display 3. The first two-dimensional symbol 4 includes a startup command for starting an event program. The event program holds the second URL and user ID, and generates a second two-dimensional symbol 5 including the second URL and user ID. In this case, the processing for generating the second two-dimensional symbol in the management server 10 can be reduced.

- Benefits for users who come to the event are not limited to visitor-only items X, Y, and Z. As an example, items are typically sold to users for a fee and are assigned various prices. A benefit for users who come to the event may be a discount on paid items (for example, 100 yen off the list price, 10% off the list price, etc.). In such a case, such discounts may be managed by providing a privilege management section in place of the item management section 15 in the management server 10, and managing the discount ID in association with the user ID in the privilege management section. When the management server 10 receives the item ID to be purchased and the purchase signal of the item, the management server 10 applies a discount and settles the payment at the discounted price. If the discount can only be used once, the discount is invalidated (used), and if the number of times it can be used is fixed, the remaining number of times it can be used is reduced by one.

- In addition to the event, if a user-only event is held at a later date, the benefit may be a ticket to participate in the user-only event. Such benefits may be managed by providing a benefit management section in place of the item management section 15 in the management server 10, and managing the benefit ID in association with the user ID in the benefit management section. When issuing a ticket, the privilege management section associates the ticket ID indicating the ticket with the user ID to prevent duplicate issuance from now on. Then, it is possible to notify the user that the benefit has been granted on a screen such as that shown in FIG. 5(c). The manager M may directly hand over the ticket to the user, or the image data may be separately sent via e-mail, or the ticket may be mailed.

- The process of step S23 in the management server 10 may be omitted so that the visitor-limited items X, Y, and Z can be acquired any number of times. This allows the user to obtain multiple visitor-only items X, Y, and Z, although they are the same item. In addition, if an item has a level-up function, for example, when second-time visitor-only items X, Y, and Z are acquired, it may change to a different item (evolve, for example).

- The game to be the object of the event may be a game other than a game in which a character that is a user's alter ego, that is, an avatar, is made to wear items such as clothes such as costumes or decorations that the users A and B like.

For example, in the case of a competitive game such as a fighting game, the visitor-only item may be a weapon or armor that increases the offensive power or defensive power of the avatar appearing in the fighting game.
For example, if the game is a fishing game, the visitor-only items may be items such as fishing tools such as fishing rods and reels for catching larger fish, items such as tackle, and items such as baits and lures that have a high ability to attract fish. .

As an example, if the game is a love simulation game, the visitor-only item may be an item in which a romantic partner is more interested.
In other words, the items in each game are high-value items, such as items that cannot be obtained just by playing the normal game, and items that have a low probability of appearing and are difficult to obtain during the normal game, thereby increasing the number of participants in the event. The number of users participating in the game can be increased.

In the above embodiment, ungranted items are given to the user (step S24), and already given items are not given to the user. It may be given. In this case, the user owns the same item more than once. In this way, if the user is allowed to acquire the visitor-only items X, Y, and Z as many times as he or she wants, these game items can be handled as follows.

In the case of a fighting game, when you repeatedly acquire visitor-only items X, Y, and Z twice, three times, etc., the levels (attack power and defense power) of the weapons and armor that appear in the fighting game will be changed in stages. (evolution as an example).

In the case of a fishing game, when you repeatedly acquire visitor-only items X, Y, and Z twice, three times, etc., items such as fishing gear and tackle will be leveled up in stages so that you can catch bigger fish. (evolve as an example). Also, gradually change to items such as baits and artificial baits that have a higher ability to attract fish.

If the game is a love simulation game, when you repeatedly acquire visitor-only items X, Y, and Z twice, three times, etc., you can gradually change them to items that the person you are interested in becoming more interested in. Make it.

As a result, when the items are changed depending on the number of times the same item is acquired, it is possible to further increase the number of visitors to the event and the number of users participating in the game.

As described above, the benefits provided at the event may be game media other than items. The game media given as a benefit may be used within the game targeted for the event, or may be used outside the game targeted for the event. Game content is data that can be changed depending on the game. That is, game media is electronic data used in a game, and is data that can be acquired, owned, used, managed, exchanged, synthesized, enhanced, sold, discarded, gifted, etc. within a game by a user. For example, game media includes image data and video data representing cards, virtual currency, tickets, characters, avatars, and the like. In addition, game media includes level information, status information, parameter information (physical strength, attack power, etc.), ability information (skills, abilities, spells, jobs, etc.) embodied in cards, virtual currency, tickets, characters, avatars, etc. etc.). To manage such benefits, a benefit management section is provided in place of the item management section 15, and the privilege management section associates game media such as new items assigned to the user ID, and also associates game media such as new items assigned to the user ID. This can be achieved by reflecting game media such as newly materialized parameter information on the game media.

- The administrator terminal 50 does not need to be a portable or small information processing terminal such as a smartphone. As an example, it may be a stationary dedicated terminal installed at an event venue.
- The display body 3 does not need to be placed at the event venue. That is, during a special period such as a campaign period, the display bodies 3 may be installed at various locations (tourist spots, famous spots, etc. all over the country). In this case, the items given can be changed depending on the location. For example, from display 3 of location A, item X related to location A can be acquired, from display 3 of location B, item Y related to location B can be acquired, and display of location C Item Z related to location C can be obtained from body 3. The location can be specified by including a location ID as location identification data for specifying the location in the first two-dimensional symbol 4 of the display 3, and further including the second URL and the user information in the second two-dimensional symbol 5. In addition to the ID, include the location ID. Furthermore, portable or small information processing terminals such as smartphones are often equipped with sensors that utilize the Global Positioning System (GPS) or other satellite positioning systems. Therefore, in addition to the second URL and the user ID, the first two-dimensional symbol 4 includes the location ID specified by the GPS sensor provided in the user terminal 30.

As an example, since the administrator M is often absent, the second terminal replacing the administrator terminal 50 is a stationary dedicated terminal, and the user reads the second two-dimensional symbol 5 of the user terminal 30. The management server 10 is accessed via a dedicated terminal. Thereby, the management server 10 can provide items related to the location to the user. Of course, a manager M may be present at each location and read the second two-dimensional symbol 5 with the manager terminal 50.

- The information included in the second two-dimensional symbol 5 may be only the user ID. In this case, the second URL is stored by the administrator terminal 50 in a storage unit such as a memory. When the administrator terminal 50 reads the second two-dimensional symbol 5, it may read the second URL from the storage section and access the symbol reading page 12b.

- The method by which the user terminal 30 acquires the first URL from the first two-dimensional symbol 4 provided on the display body 3 may be a one-dimensional symbol such as a barcode, in addition to using a two-dimensional symbol. If one one-dimensional symbol does not have enough capacity, multiple one-dimensional symbols may be used. Further, the display body 3 is provided with a memory chip that stores the first URL, and the user terminal 30 stores the first URL using a short-range wireless communication system such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) system or an NFC (Near Field Communication) system. You may obtain it. Further, the second two-dimensional symbol may be a one-dimensional symbol. Furthermore, the first recognition symbol, which is the first two-dimensional symbol 4, may be a symbol such as a letter, a number, or a symbol. The first recognition symbol of one or more characters is, for example, unique identification data and is associated with the first URL, and a conversion table between the identification data and the first URL is stored in the user terminal 30. This allows the user terminal 30 to read the first recognition symbol of one or more characters with the imaging unit 32 and access the first URL. Further, the first recognition symbol may be the first URL itself displayed in alphabets or numbers, and may be displayed on the display 3. In this case, the user terminal 30 can acquire the first URL by character recognition using an imaging unit, reads the first URL by image recognition, compares the read result with verification information, and recognizes the first URL.

- The second recognition symbol, which is the second two-dimensional symbol 5, may also be a symbol such as a letter, a number, or a symbol. In this case as well, the second recognition symbol is, for example, unique identification data and is associated with the second URL, and a conversion table between the identification data and the second URL is stored in the administrator terminal 50 or a terminal that replaces it. ing. Thereby, the administrator terminal 50 or a terminal replacing it can read the second recognition symbol and access the second URL. Further, the second recognition symbol may be the second URL itself displayed in alphabets or numbers, and may be displayed on the user terminal 30. In this case, the administrator terminal 50 can acquire the second URL by character recognition using an imaging unit, reads the first URL by image recognition, compares the read result with verification information, and recognizes the second URL.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Data processing system, 2... Network, 3... Display body, 4... First two-dimensional symbol, 5... Second two-dimensional symbol, 10... Management server, 11... Communication IF, 12... Symbol generation part, 12a... Symbol Display page, 12b...Symbol reading page, 12c...Giving button, 13...User management unit, 14...Game management unit, 15...Item management unit, 16...Item data storage unit, 17...Control unit, 17a...Game processing program, 17b...Event program, 18...Storage unit, 30...User terminal, 31...Communication IF, 32...Imaging unit, 33...Decoder, 34...Display unit, 35...Operation unit, 36...Storage unit, 36a...Game program, 37 ...Control unit, 50...Administrator terminal.

Claims (8)

a first connection unit that reads first address data displayed on a display body and accesses the first address data based on a first user's operation;
a benefit management department that manages benefits in association with user identification data uniquely assigned to each user;
an identification data acquisition unit that acquires the user identification data of the first user from the first connection unit connected to the first address data;
a second address data transmission section that transmits the user identification data of the first user and second address data stored in a storage section of a management server connected to the first connection section to the first connection section;
a second connection unit that provides the user identification data of the first user to the benefit management unit by accessing the second address data provided by the first user based on an operation of the second user; Equipped with
The benefit management unit is a data processing system that associates the benefit to be newly given to the first user corresponding to the user identification data acquired from the second connection unit. The system further includes a symbol display control unit that generates a recognition symbol including the user identification data and the second address data acquired by the identification data acquisition unit, and displays the recognition symbol on a display that is viewed by the first user. ,
The second connection unit reads the recognition symbol, acquires the user identification data and the second address data from the recognition symbol, and provides the user identification data to the benefit management unit. Data processing system as described. The user identification data is a user ID uniquely assigned to a user participating in the game,
The benefit is an item used in the game,
3. The data processing according to claim 1, wherein in the storage unit controlled by the benefit management unit, the item is managed in such a manner that an item ID uniquely assigned to the item is associated with the user ID. system. The benefit management unit is configured to newly add the benefit management unit to the user identification data when the user identification data acquired from the first connection unit and the user identification data acquired from the second connection unit match. The data processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which associates benefits. 5. The benefit management unit according to claim 1, wherein the benefit management unit does not perform a new association process when the benefit to be newly granted is already associated with the user identification data acquired from the second connection unit. The data processing system according to any one of these items. In the information processing device ,
A benefit management process that manages benefits in association with user identification data uniquely allocated to each user;
Identification data acquisition processing that acquires the user identification data of the first user from the first connection unit that has accessed the first address data;
performing a second address data transmission process of transmitting the user identification data of the first user and second address data stored in a storage unit of the information processing device to the first connection unit;
In the benefit management process, the second connection unit acquires and acquires the user identification data of the first user provided to the information processing device by accessing the second address data based on the operation of the second user. A data processing program for associating the benefit to be newly granted to the first user corresponding to the user identification data. The information processing device
A benefit management process that manages benefits in association with user identification data uniquely allocated to each user;
Identification data acquisition processing that acquires the user identification data of the first user from the first connection unit that has accessed the first address data;
performing a second address data transmission process of transmitting the user identification data of the first user and second address data stored in a storage unit of the information processing device to the first connection unit ;
In the benefit management process, the second connection unit acquires and acquires the user identification data of the first user provided to the information processing device by accessing the second address data based on the operation of the second user. A data processing method for associating the benefit to be newly granted to the first user corresponding to the user identification data. In an information processing device,
a benefit management department that manages benefits in association with user identification data uniquely assigned to each user;
an identification data acquisition unit that acquires the user identification data of the first user from the first connection unit that has accessed the first address data;
a second address data transmitting unit configured to transmit the user identification data of the first user and second address data stored in a storage unit of the information processing device to the first connection unit;
The benefit management unit acquires and acquires the user identification data of the first user that the second connection unit provides to the information processing device by accessing the second address data based on the operation of the second user. An information processing device that associates the privilege to be newly given to the first user corresponding to the user identification data.

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