JPH1076073A - Time management method and system for games by means of telecomunication - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately manage a spent time by detecting a network transmission delay time, and adding the delay time to a spent time sent from a game partner. SOLUTION: At the start of a game, game players P1 and P2 as the first and the second movers, move own and partner's spent time monitor clocks at steps S21 and 22. The player P1 after finishing a turn stops his/her own spent time monitor and sends the first message to the partner player P2 , including his/her own spent time T11 . at steps S23 and S24. The partner player P2 , upon receipt of the first message, sets and stops the partner player's spent time monitor at the spent time T11 . Then, the player P2 , moves his/her own spent time monitor and sends the second message to the player P1 , including the time stamp set of his/her own spent time T22 and a current time 22 shown with a synchronous clock at steps 25 and 26. The player P1 sets the partner player's spent time monitor at a time resulting from the addition of a differerece between a current time t1 shown by a synchronous time and a current time t2 in the second message to the spent time T22 in the second message. Then, the player P1 moves the partner player's spent time monitor at a step S27. The same procedures are repeated whenever a turn is over.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a time management method for playing games such as Go and shogi via a network having a variable transmission delay time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When playing a game at the same place, time management can be performed using a conventional chess clock. When playing the game in a distributed manner, a method of ignoring the transmission delay time of the network as being small, or correcting the consumption time assuming that it is constant, and the like were used.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION With the spread of networks, distributed games are going to be widely performed. With the spread of quartz clocks, it is realistic to assume that distributed players have clocks of the same progress and time synchronization, but it is still difficult at this time to keep the network transmission delay time constant. is there.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a time management method and system in a distributed game for performing accurate time management when playing a game such as Go or Shogi over a network having a variable transmission delay time. It is in.

[0005]

According to the time management method in a distributed game according to the present invention, both players have the same progress as the other party's synchronous clock and are synchronized with each other; Prepare the opponent's consumption time monitor clock, start the game, move the self-consumption time monitor clock, start the opponent's consumption time monitor clock, and stop the self-consumption time monitor clock when the end of your turn When the self-consumed time at that time is sent to the posterior as the first message, and the posterior receives the first message, the other party's consumption time monitor clock is set to the consumption time in the first message and stopped. While operating the consumption time monitor clock, a set of the time stamp of the user's own consumption time and the current time is sent to the first party as a second message, and when the second party receives the second message, the other party receives the second message. Setting the time spent monitor clock to a time obtained by adding the difference between the current time indicated by the synchronous clock and the current time shown in the second message to the consumed time in the second message, and operating the other party's consumed time monitor clock; Thereafter, each time each player's turn ends, each player repeats the same operation as described above.

Further, the time management system in a distributed game according to the present invention comprises: a self-consumption time monitor clock;
The other party's consumption time monitor clock, the other party's synchronization clock that has the same progress as the other party's synchronization clock, and the synchronization clock synchronized with the other party's synchronization clock; Means for creating a first message for sending the self-consumption time indicated by the self-consumption time monitor clock to the other party when the self-consumption time monitor clock is stopped, and sending the first message from the other party. Message creation means for creating a second message for sending a set of the self-consumption time indicated by the self-consumption time monitor clock at that time and the time stamp of the current time indicated by the synchronous clock to the other party; When the first message is sent from the other party, the other party's consumption time monitor clock is set to the self-consumption time included in the first message and stopped. When the second message is sent from the other party by operating the time monitor clock, the other party's consumption time monitor clock is set to the current time indicated by the synchronous clock at the self-consumption time included in the second message. A time setting / clock activation means for setting the time to which the difference of the current time included in the message is added and for operating the other party consumption time monitor clock, and transmitting the first and second messages to the other party via the network; There is provided a message transmitting / receiving means for receiving first and second messages transmitted from the other party via the network.

[0007] The difference between the current time and the current time included in the second message represents the transmission delay time of the network, and the time obtained by adding this to the other party's consumption time is the accurate other party's consumption time. This is because the time from when the other party transmits the second message to when the second message arrives at the own side is also included in the other party's turn.

[0008]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a distributed game according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of time management devices 4 and 5 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of consumption time management in this embodiment. is there.

In the present embodiment, players P ₁ and P ₂ play games via the network 3 using the game apparatuses 1 and ₂ , respectively. Here, the game apparatuses 1 and 2 are assumed to be personal computers or the like.

The game devices 1 and 2 have built-in time management devices 4 and 5 for managing their own consumption time and the consumption time of the other party.

As shown in FIG. 2, the time management devices 4 and 5 include a synchronous clock 11, a self-consumption time monitor clock 12, a partner consumption time monitor clock 13, and a monitor clock start / stop means 14.
And message creating means 15 and time setting / clock starting means 1
6 and message transmitting / receiving means 17.

The synchronous clock 11 has the same progress as the synchronous clock of the other party and is synchronized with the synchronous clock of the other party. The monitor clock start / stop means 14 is a mouse, for example, for moving or stopping the self-consumption time monitor clock 12 or the partner consumption time monitor clock 13. When the self-consumption time monitor clock 12 is stopped, the message creating means 15
A first message for sending the self-consumption time indicated by the self-consumption time monitor clock 12 at that time to the partner is created, and when the first message is sent from the partner, the self-consumption time monitor clock 12 at that time is generated. Consumption time and synchronous clock 11 indicated by
A second message is created for sending a set of time stamps of the current time indicated by. When the first message is sent from the other party, the time setting / clock activation means 16 sets the other party's consumption time monitor clock 13 to the self-consumption time included in the first message, and stops the self-consumption time monitor. When the clock 12 is moved and the second message is sent from the other party, the other party's consumption time monitor clock 13 is set to the self-consumption time included in the second message and the current time indicated by the synchronous clock 11 and the second message. Is set to the time obtained by adding the difference of the current time included in the
Move. The message transmitting / receiving means 17 transmits the first and second messages to the other party via the network 3 and receives the first and second messages transmitted from the other party via the network 3.

Next, the consumption time management in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, in order to distinguish the self-consumption time monitor clocks 12 and the opponent consumption time monitor clocks 13 of the players P ₁ and P ₂ , respectively,
With a subscript.

When the game starts, the player P who is the first player
₁ operates the monitor clock start / stop means 14 to move the self-consumption time monitor clock 12 ₁ (step 21), and the player P ₂ who is the latter operates the monitor clock start / stop means 14 to monitor the other party's consumption time. moving the clock 13 ₂ (step 22).

[0016] When the opposite station's P ₁ is my hand number is completed, the monitor clock start-up / self-consumption time by operating the stop means 14 to stop the monitor clock 12 ₁ (step 23), the self-consumption time T ₁₁
First message including the created by the message creation unit 15, is transmitted to the opposite station's P ₂ by the message transmitting and receiving unit 17 (step 24).

The remote station's when P in the _two side sent first message, stop time setting and clock activation unit 16 is set to consuming time T ₁₁ the party consuming time monitor clock 13 _2,
Own time spent moving the monitor clock 12 ₂ (Step 2
5). Then, with their time spent T _22, the second message including the set of timestamp synchronization clock 11 indicates the current time t ₂ is created by the message creating unit 15, the remote station's P ₁ than the message transmission and reception means 17 It is transmitted (step 26).

On the player P ₁ side, the time setting / clock activation means 16 sets the other party's consumption time monitor clock 13 ₁ to the consumption time T ₂₂ in the second message and the current time t ₁ indicated by the synchronous clock 11. set to a second current time plus the difference between the time t ₂ in the message, and moving the mating time consumption monitoring clock 13 ₁ (step 27).

[0019] When the opposite station's P ₂ is your hand number is completed, by operating the monitor watch start / stop means 14 self-consumption time to stop the monitor watch 12 ₂ (step 28), the self-consumption time T ₂₂
First message including the created by the message creation unit 15, is transmitted to the opposite station's P ₁ in the message transmitting and receiving unit 17 (step 29).

[0020] In the remote station's P ₁ side sent the first message is, stop time setting and watch start-up means 16 is set to consumption time T ₂₂ the opponent consumption time monitor watch 13 _1,
Own time spent moving the monitor clock 12 ₁ (Step 3
0). Then, with their time spent T _11, a second message including a set of time stamp of the current time t ₁ indicated by the synchronization clock 11 is created by the message creating unit 15, the remote station's P ₂ than the message transmission and reception means 17 It is transmitted (step 31).

[0021] In the remote station's P ₂ side, the time setting and clock activation unit 16, the mating consumption time monitor clock 13 _2, the consumption time T ₁₁ in the second message, the current time t ₂ indicated by the clock synchronization 11 set the current time plus the difference between the time t ₁ in the second message, moving the mating time consumption monitoring clock 13 ₂ (step 32).

Thereafter, the same operation is repeated every time the player P ₁ or P ₂ finishes his turn.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the network transmission delay time is detected, and the network transmission delay time is added to the self-consumption time sent from the other party, thereby providing accurate transmission to the other party. There is an effect that it is possible to play a game such as Go or Shogi while performing time management.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a distributed game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of time management devices 4 and 5 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of consumption time management in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 game device 3 network 4, 5 time management device 11 synchronous clock 12 self-consumption time monitor clock 13 partner consumption time monitor clock 14 monitor clock start / stop means 15 message creation means 16 time setting / clock start means 17 message transmission / reception means 21-32 steps

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A time management method in a distributed game in which a game is played over a network having a variable transmission delay time, wherein both players have the same progress as the other party's synchronization clock and are synchronized with each other; Prepare the self-consumption time monitor clock and the other party's consumption time monitor clock.When the game starts, the first player moves the self-consumption time monitor clock, the second person moves the other party's consumption time monitor clock, and the first player finishes his turn, When the self-consumption time monitor clock is stopped, the self-consumption time at that point is sent to the rear hand as the first message, and the rear hand receives the first message,
Set the other party's consumption time monitor clock to the consumption time in the first message, stop it, operate the self-consumption time monitor clock, and use the set of the self-consumption time and the current time stamp as the second message. Send, first move is second
Is received, the other party's consumption time monitor clock is set to the time obtained by adding the difference between the current time indicated by the synchronous clock and the current time in the second message to the consumption time in the second message, A time management method in a distributed game, in which a consumption time monitor clock is operated, and thereafter, each player repeats the same operation as described above each time the player's turn ends. 2. A time management system in a distributed game for playing a game via a network having a variable transmission delay, wherein each player has a self-consumption time monitor clock, a counterpart consumption time monitor clock, and a counterpart synchronization. A clock whose progress is the same as that of the clock, and which is synchronized with the other party's synchronization clock; monitor clock start / stop means for moving and stopping the self-consumption time monitor clock or the other party's consumption time monitor clock; When stopped, a first message for sending the self-consumption time indicated by the self-consumption time monitor clock at that time to the other party is created, and when the first message is sent from the other party, the first message is sent. A message for creating a second message for sending a pair of the self-consumption time indicated by the consumption time monitor clock and the time stamp of the current time indicated by the synchronous clock to the other party Creating means, when the first message is sent from the other party, sets and stops the other party's consumption time monitor clock to the self-consumption time included in the first message, moves the self-consumption time monitor clock, When the second message is sent from the other party, the other party's consumption time monitor clock is set to the self-consumption time included in the second message, the current time indicated by the synchronous clock and the current time included in the second message. Time setting and clock activation means for setting the time to which the difference between the two has been added and operating the other party's consumption time monitor clock; sending first and second messages to the other party via the network; A time management system in a distributed game, comprising a message transmitting / receiving means for receiving the first and second messages transmitted from the mobile terminal.