JPH09282384A - Pseudo currency system for multimedia society - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a host station carry out smooth and attractively a synthetic service offer system to offer various types of information, etc., in a multimedia society by using a secondary pseudo currency which has its value only in a game that is guaranteed by the host station. SOLUTION: A currency-like electronic symbol (secondary pseudo currency) which has its value only in a game that is guaranteed by the host station is used together with another electronic symbol (primary pseudo currency) which has its value only in the system that is guaranteed by the host station and is replaceable with the secondary pseudo currency. The secondary pseudo currency can have plural types of currency-like units in the same host station since the value of currency is defined as a unit to every game software that is offered by the host station. However, the primary pseudo currency has only the single type in principle and basically has no such facility as an electronic currency system. Thus, the pseudo currency can smoothly operate the games as long as it is prepared and managed by the host station and also can have the value equivalent to true cash, although being pseudo, through a game, i.e., a kind or objective consciousness.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides a host station with various information in a multimedia society where a series of information service providing business such as computer communication using a telephone line or an optical fiber line will become common. The present invention relates to a comprehensive system for finding a means for smoothly and attractively executing a comprehensive service providing system, such as program management, by using a pseudo currency. The feature is that it is premised on providing the above-mentioned comprehensive service that is applicable to the real world, based on the world view of the multi-play game by communication provided by the host station. The world view described here is: Economic value that expresses the monetary factor that only applies to the world, It is defined as the first to consist of two elements, rules (including game system) presented in software contents and order.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional communication system mainly composed of host stations is merely a host of terminal users, and it acts as an intermediary between terminal users or, if necessary, a (fictitious game) world. It just prepares the view as an environment. Also, video distribution media such as cable televisions only flow information. Even though video-on-demand will be interactive in the future, there is no difference that only selected information will be passed in one way. There is a lack of methods to receive the intentions of terminal users and to intentionally encourage communication between terminal users. Today, a battle game between users using communication means is also seen, but this is not a method of freely communicating other than the operation method and win / loss presented by the rules of the game.

Therefore, there is a new information providing system that fuses the above-mentioned world view and various comprehensive services (FIG. 1). In principle, a game that exists only on a network creates a sense of values, that is, an order that includes rules and ideas. Under this order, the terminal user can smoothly communicate on the communication network. At this time, a common pseudo-currency having a monetary value is required as a means for activating communication between terminal users or between terminal users and a host station. This concept is the basic concept of the pseudo currency system.

Although communication between the host station and the end users or between the end users can be performed by an existing communication network system such as the Internet, the handling of the cache still has many problems. Although a system for exchanging money by communication, such as an electronic currency system (Patent application advertisement number Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-111723), has been proposed, security issues and specific work content are still negative. I can't see a definitive solution while I am holding it. Therefore, based on the basic concept shown above, it is considered that a pseudo-currency system that is as close as possible to cash or electronic money and that is generally accepted can be constructed for the first time. This is the secondary pseudo currency presented by the present invention. Pseudo-currency can be operated smoothly by the host station preparing and managing it.Also, as a means of communication between terminal users, the existence value equivalent to cash is pseudo, but a kind of purpose awareness of the game. Will be generated from (Fig. 2).

A characteristic of secondary pseudo-currency is that it derives economic value only in the particular worldview created.
While the above-mentioned electronic currency system is intended to reliably transfer economic values including currency and credit between subscribers and financial institutions, the secondary pseudo-currency system is intended to be used between a host station and a terminal user. It is only a part of communication between people. In recent years, digital pachinko etc.
Games that use communication networks have appeared. Two
The next pseudo-currency seems to have the same concept as this digital pachinko ball, but digital pachinko enjoys only the system where the ball bounces, jumps, and enters a hole, while the book used to enjoy a specific value of the world view The secondary pseudo-currency of the invention is another concept that goes beyond just one element of the game system. Since the secondary pseudo currency is derived from the game provided by the host station, in principle, there are as many types as there are games.

Since the secondary pseudo-currency assigns a monetary value to each game software provided by the host station, a plurality of types of monetary units may exist within the same host station. There is one type. As shown in FIG. 3, the primary pseudo currency basically does not have the convenience of the electronic currency system. At the time of providing various services provided and managed by the host station, or when there are multiple services 2
The existence value is found only in the real exchange act for converting the next pseudo-currencies. It is a unit that defines a very closed economic value that only the host station recognizes its existence value. The act of directly converting the secondary pseudo currency into various services may substantially make the secondary pseudo currency an economic unit. This means that even on the medium of digital,
It becomes a gambling act. Although it is not mentioned in the current law as another medium called digital, it is still a problem that the organizer will ask morals, such as the problem of minors easily participating. A new pseudo-currency distribution unit was set up between the secondary pseudo-currency and the provision of various services. By collating the terminal user information confirmed in claim 7 with the information of the data generation module, it is possible to solve various problems that are nowadays problematic in networks, such as data tampering by external hackers. . From the above, the purpose of issuing the primary pseudo-currency is as one effective means for solving the above-mentioned problems, and it is convenient as a practical currency only in the host station although it is a pseudo-currency in form. To get sex.

The various services provided by the host station refer to information, price discounts, and provision of free gifts. Cash and securities, etc. are defined as those that cannot be exchanged for ordinary cash in principle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall image of a comprehensive system centered on a pseudo-currency system.

FIG. 2 is a relationship diagram of a pseudo-currency system centered on a game.

FIG. 3 is a relationship diagram between primary pseudo currency and secondary pseudo currency.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A host station having a multimedia service centered on a multiplayer game system by communication, and a monetary electronic symbol (secondary pseudo currency) having a value only in a game guaranteed by the host station, A data generation module associated with the host station to generate the secondary pseudo-currency, and another electronic symbol convertible with the secondary pseudo-currency that has value on the system guaranteed by the host station. (Primary pseudo currency), a data generation module associated with the host station to generate the primary pseudo currency, the primary pseudo currency, and the secondary pseudo currency are respectively stored and equipped. Perform online transactions with the cashier module respectively,
The secondary pseudo currency has a transaction module that can be exchanged for other various services, and the primary pseudo currency and the secondary pseudo currency guarantee the existence value of the host station. A module is a comprehensive pseudo-currency system in which those modules function as a source module for transferring one of the primary pseudo-currency or one of the secondary pseudo-currencies to a user terminal module. 2. The pseudo-currency system according to claim 1, wherein the primary pseudo-currency and the secondary pseudo-currency include an identification tag of a source module and an identification tag of a terminal user module. 3. The host station according to claim 1, further comprising accounting processing means for maintaining proper accounting during depositing and withdrawing the primary pseudo currency and the secondary pseudo currency. Pseudo-currency system. 4. The method of converting a pseudo-currency system, wherein the host station can freely determine a conversion rate between the primary pseudo-currency and the secondary pseudo-currency, or the primary pseudo-currency and various services. 5. The host station automatically converts secondary pseudo-currency from the data generation module from the amount of money after the cash is transferred from the terminal user at a conversion rate presented by the host station. Issuing method of pseudo currency system. 6. The transaction method of a pseudo-currency system, wherein the host station notifies the terminal user of the conversion rate of the cash and the secondary pseudo-currency, and then can freely decide the conversion rate. 7. The user terminal module sends a self-certification to the host station, the host station sends the self-certification to a guarantee mechanism, and the guarantee mechanism verifies the validity of the self-certification and is verified. A method for confirming a pseudo-currency system, characterized in that guarantee information is sent to the transaction module, and the transaction module controls the function of the accounting module based on the guarantee information.