WO2014054762A1 - オンラインゲームの同期方法及びサーバ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an online game synchronization method and server device for playing an online game between a plurality of portable terminals.
- the client machine uses the game space assigned to the own machine alone even in an offline state.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an online game synchronization method and server that do not require centralized information management, can reduce the processing load of each machine during online communication, and can continue processing in an offline environment. Is to provide a device.
- One aspect of the present invention is an online game synchronization method capable of transmitting and receiving information related to game processing between a first client terminal and a second client terminal via a server, and is connected online
- the present invention it is not necessary to perform centralized information management, and it is possible to reduce the processing load of each machine during online communication and to continue processing in an offline environment.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an environment in which an online game system according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a concept of a connection architecture between the server and the client according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the server according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the client according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating contents of event information transmitted and received between the server and the client according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a superficial processing path of event information in the online state according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a detailed processing path of event information in the online state according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an environment in which an online game system according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a concept of a connection architecture between the server and the client according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a concept of game synchronization in the offline state according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a detailed processing path of event information after returning from the offline state to the online state according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a specific event information processing path for synchronizing the online game in the embodiment.
- FIG. 11A is a diagram illustrating a specific example of event information transmitted from the mobile terminal A to the mobile terminal B as the game progresses in the embodiment.
- FIG. 11B is a diagram illustrating a specific example of event information transmitted from the mobile terminal A to the mobile terminal B as the game progresses in the embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing specific contents of event information in the embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing path of event information in a situation where the mobile terminal is temporarily in an offline state in the embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing path of event information in a situation where the mobile terminal returns to the online state in the embodiment.
- FIG. 15A is a diagram illustrating a specific example of event information transmitted from the mobile terminal A to the mobile terminal B as the game progresses in the embodiment.
- FIG. 15B is a diagram illustrating a specific example of event information transmitted from the mobile terminal A to the mobile terminal B as the game progresses in the embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of event information generated in the mobile terminal according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 17A is a diagram illustrating the generation of event information in the competitive game according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 17B is a diagram illustrating the generation of event information in the competitive game according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 18A is a diagram illustrating generation of event information in the competitive game according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 18B is a diagram illustrating the generation of event information in the competitive game according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an environment in which the online game system according to the embodiment is used.
- web server devices 2 and 3 are connected to a network 1 such as the Internet, and portable terminals 4 and 5 serving as client devices used by players in this system are connected to an access point (AP) 6 or Connected via the base station 7.
- AP access point
- the web server devices 2 and 3 are computers for realizing the online game system according to the present embodiment, and are installed in parallel with the network 1 to provide an online game service.
- the mobile terminals 4 and 5 on the client side are realized by a smartphone, a feature phone, or the like.
- the mobile terminals 4 and 5 operate on an OS such as Android (registered trademark) or iOS (registered trademark), for example.
- the portable terminals 4 and 5 may be notebook personal computers, mobile computers, tablet computers, or the like.
- the mobile terminals 4 and 5 are preinstalled with game programs for online games.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a concept of a connection architecture between the server and the client according to the present embodiment.
- the mobile terminal 4 or 5 contains, for example, the game or application program described in AIR (registered trademark).
- An application execution environment C1 is implemented, and a company A database connection kit C2 for connecting to the database of company A and performing charging processing and the like is incorporated.
- a (software) client-side framework C3 developed by Company A is installed in the mobile terminals 4 and 5 in order to communicate with the web server devices 2 and 3.
- a server-side Java Script (registered trademark) (JS) execution environment S1 written in js (registered trademark) is provided, and corresponds to the framework C3 for directly transmitting and receiving data to and from the portable terminals 4 and 5.
- Company A (software) server-side framework S2 is provided.
- a game event based on a web socket which is a standard implemented in HTML5 (registered trademark). Information is sent and received.
- the server and all the clients that have established a connection with the web socket share the same data and can transmit and receive in real time. Therefore, by using the web socket standard, it is possible to compensate for the disadvantages of Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript (registered trademark) + XML) and Comet communication, and more efficiently realize bidirectional communication between the server and the client.
- Ajax Asynchronous JavaScript (registered trademark) + XML)
- Comet communication it is possible to compensate for the disadvantages of Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript (registered trademark) + XML) and Comet communication, and more efficiently realize bidirectional communication between the server and the client.
- the frameworks C3 and S2 are described using, for example, Java Script (registered trademark) as a script language independent of the OS. Therefore, even if the OS of the mobile terminals 4 and 5 is either Android (registered trademark) or iOS (registered trademark), the same connection environment can be constructed without depending on them.
- Java Script registered trademark
- iOS registered trademark
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the web server device 2 in the online game system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the web server device 3 has the same configuration as that of the web server device 2 and will not be described in detail.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is an example, and other configurations can be used.
- the web server device 2 is connected to a CPU 12, a communication unit 13, a memory 14, and a storage device 15 via a bus 11.
- the CPU 12 cooperates with the game program / application program 22 (hereinafter referred to as the game program 22) according to the embodiment of the present invention stored in the storage device 15 to execute the online game according to the embodiment of the present invention. In addition to performing a game process for this purpose, it controls the entire web server devices 2 and 3.
- the CPU 12 provides an online game that allows a plurality of players to participate simultaneously by executing the game program 22.
- the CPU 12 stores event information (details are shown in FIG. 5) received from the mobile terminals 4 and 5 participating in the online game in a queue storage unit described later, and advances the game based on the event information.
- CPU12 transmits the event information memorize
- the CPU 12 executes the game program 22 to synchronize the portable terminal that has returned from the offline state and the online game that is executed on another portable terminal, and the event information stored in the queue storage unit and the restored portable information. A function of verifying event information received from the terminal is realized (details are shown in FIGS. 7 to 9). Further, the CPU 12 executes the game program 22 to determine whether or not to transmit event information to another mobile terminal in order to synchronize the online game based on the content of the event information (for details, see 10 to 16).
- the communication unit 13 controls communication with external devices such as clients (mobile terminals 4 and 5) via the network 1.
- clients mobile terminals 4 and 5
- the communication unit 13 transmits and receives data about the game including event information using a web socket.
- the memory 14 is used as a work area required for executing various programs executed by the CPU 12 and various programs including the game program 22.
- the memory 14 is used as a queue storage unit for storing event information received from the clients (mobile terminals 4 and 5), for example, in the order received.
- the storage device 15 stores various programs and data required for the online game according to the present embodiment.
- the storage device 15 includes an HDD (Hard Disk Dine), an optical disk drive, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), It is a mass storage device such as an MO (Magnet Optical Disk).
- the storage device 15 stores an OS (Operating System) 21, a game program 22, and S1, S2 (JS execution environment, framework) program 23.
- the storage device 15 can be used as a queue storage unit.
- the OS 21 is a program for realizing the basic functions of the web server devices 2 and 3.
- the game program 22 is a program for realizing server-side game processing in the online game according to the embodiment of the present invention. Note that the game processing in the online game of the present embodiment is mainly performed by the server-side game program 22, and the display processing is performed on the client side. Note that some or all of the game processing performed on the server side may be performed on the client side.
- the S1 and S2 programs 23 are programs for realizing the JS execution environment S1 and the framework S2 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the mobile terminal 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the mobile terminal 5 has the same configuration as that of the mobile terminal 4 and will not be described in detail.
- the mobile terminals 4 and 5 may have a configuration other than the configuration shown in FIG.
- a CPU 32 As shown in FIG. 4, a CPU 32, a wireless communication unit 33, a memory 34, a GPS module 35, a camera 36, a storage device 37, a touch panel sensor 38, and a display control controller 39 are connected to the bus 31.
- the CPU 32 performs game processing in the online game according to the embodiment of the present invention in cooperation with a game program / application program 37-2 (hereinafter referred to as game program 37-2) stored in storage device 37. In addition, it controls the entire mobile terminal 4.
- the CPU 32 mainly performs display processing for displaying a game screen according to the result of the game processing executed by the web server devices 2 and 3.
- the wireless communication unit 33 controls communication with an external device such as a server via the network 1.
- the wireless communication unit 33 has a wireless communication function such as a wireless LAN, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and WiFi.
- the memory 34 is used as a work area required when executing the application program 37-3 related to the game processing on the client side.
- the GPS module 35 uses GPS (Global Positioning System) to generate position information (latitude, longitude), time information, and the like.
- GPS Global Positioning System
- the camera 36 has a function of capturing a still image or a moving image.
- the storage device 37 is for storing various programs and data required for the online game according to the present embodiment, and is realized by, for example, a flash memory.
- the storage device 37 stores an OS 37-1, a game program 37-2, and a C1, C2, C3 program 37-3.
- the OS 37-1 is a program for realizing the basic functions of the mobile terminal 4.
- the game program 37-2 is a program for realizing game processing on the client side in the online game according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- game processing in the online game of the present embodiment is mainly performed on the server side (web server devices 2 and 3).
- the server side web server devices 2 and 3
- some or all of the game processing performed on the client side may be performed on the client side.
- the program 37-3 for C1, C2, C3 is a program for realizing the application execution environment C1, the company A database connection kit C2, and the framework C3 shown in FIG.
- the touch panel sensor 38 is a sensor that detects a touch operation on the touch panel mounted on the display surface of the display unit 40.
- the display control controller 39 performs display control of the display unit 40.
- the display unit 40 is configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays a game screen or the like under the control of the display control controller 39.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the content of event information transmitted and received between the web server devices 2 and 3 and the mobile terminals 4 and 5 when the online game is executed.
- one event information is information representing the content of an event that occurs when an online game is executed on the mobile terminals 4 and 5, and includes time information P1, position information P2, and action information P3.
- the time information P1 indicates the time when the user performed an input operation during the game.
- the position information P2 indicates the position when the user performs an input operation during the game.
- the position information P2 is information obtained by quantifying position information (latitude and longitude) generated by the GPS module 35 of the mobile terminals 4 and 5.
- the action information P3 indicates the content of an action related to an event that occurs in response to a user input operation or the like based on a game program installed in advance by the mobile terminals 4 and 5.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a processing path of event information for synchronizing the online game in the present embodiment (a specific processing path will be described later).
- the mobile terminal 4 is connected to the web server device 2
- the mobile terminal 5 is connected to the web server device 3
- the web server device 2 and the web server device 3 are further connected. That is, the web server devices 2 and 3 and the portable terminals 4 and 5 are in a state where data (event information) can be transmitted and received by socket communication.
- the player participating in the game can move the character corresponding to the player in the game space by operating the mobile terminal used by each player.
- Many enemy characters are arranged in the game space.
- the player's character is moved in the game space (the quest is advanced), and when encountering an enemy character, the enemy character can attack the enemy character. If the player character can attack and subdue the enemy character, for example, an item used in the game can be acquired. Also, an attack on an enemy character can be executed jointly by a plurality of players.
- the mobile terminal 4 executes processing for this event. Then, event information A1 indicating this event is transmitted to the web server device 2.
- the web server device 2 transmits the event information A2 received from the mobile terminal 4 to the web server device 3.
- the web server device 3 transmits the event information A3 relayed by the web server device 2 to the portable terminal 5 participating in the same online game as the portable terminal 4 by a push operation.
- the mobile terminal 5 sets the physical strength of the character controlled by the operation of the user of the mobile terminal 4 in the game to “+10 HP” based on the event information indicating the content of the event that has occurred in the mobile terminal 4.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific processing path of the event information illustrated in FIG.
- the mobile terminal 4 executes processing for this event, and Event information indicating the contents of the event is transmitted to the web server device 2 (A11).
- the event information includes action information for “+10” the hit point (HP), time information indicating the time when the event occurred, and position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal 4 when the event occurred.
- the web server device 2 stores the event information from the portable terminal 4 in the queue value storage unit 2B by the push operation (A12), and transmits the event information to the web server device 3 (A13).
- the web server device 3 When the web server device 3 receives the event information from the web server device 2, the web server device 3 transmits the event information to the mobile terminal 5 of the game partner participating in the same online game by a push operation (A14). Based on the content of the event information received from the web server device 3, the mobile terminal 5 executes a game process so that the physical strength of the character on the mobile terminal 4 side in the online game is “+10 HP” (A15). Further, the portable terminal 5 returns the event information to the web server device 3 in order to respond that the event information received from the web server device 3 is reflected in the game process (A16).
- the web server device 3 determines that the event information is reflected in the game process in the mobile terminal 5.
- the web server device 3 returns event information to the queue value storage unit 2B of the web server device 2 by a pop operation (A17).
- the event information indicating the content of the event is transmitted from the mobile terminal 4 to the mobile terminal 5, whereby the centralized information management by the server
- the online game executed on the portable terminals 4 and 5 can be synchronized without performing the above.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the concept of online game synchronization when offline occurs.
- the mobile terminal A enters an offline state from the event 3 while the mobile terminal A and the mobile terminal B are executing an online game.
- 8 corresponds to the mobile terminal 4 shown in FIG. 7, for example
- the mobile terminal B corresponds to the mobile terminal 5 shown in FIG. 7, for example.
- the game process is continued by the game program installed in advance.
- the portable terminal A cannot transmit / receive event information to / from the portable terminal B with respect to events after the event 3 (the processing result is determined to be NG).
- the portable terminal B Since there is no response from the portable terminal A after the event 2, the portable terminal B enters a rollback state after the processing for the event 2 is executed. That is, the mobile terminal B maintains a state where there is no progress on the game.
- examples of the rollback include a billing process on a game.
- examples of items that are not rolled back include, for example, the result of a battle between characters and the progression of the character in the game space.
- rollback may be performed by determining the event information by providing a specific threshold.
- the web server device verifies whether or not a flaw occurs in the progress of the game, and reflects the verification result on each of the mobile terminals A and B. The state can be maintained.
- the judgment criteria when the web server apparatus performs verification are the event information sent collectively by batch processing from the terminal when returning online, and accumulated and stored in the queue value storage unit 2B in the web server.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a processing path of event information after the mobile terminal 4 returns from the offline state to the online state. Here, an example in which an event that occurs when the mobile terminal 4 is in an offline state is determined to be valid is shown.
- the mobile terminal 4 stores event information of events that have occurred in the game process while the game process is being executed in the offline state.
- the portable terminal 4 transmits the stored event information to the web server device 2 when returning from the offline state to the online state.
- event information (A21) such that the hit point (HP) indicating the physical strength of the character in the game operated by the user is “+10” is transmitted from the portable terminal 4 to the web server device 2 by batch processing.
- event information (A21) such that the hit point (HP) indicating the physical strength of the character in the game operated by the user is “+10” is transmitted from the portable terminal 4 to the web server device 2 by batch processing.
- the portable terminal 4 will be in an online state
- the portable terminals 4 and 5 and the web server apparatuses 2 and 3 will be in the state which can transmit / receive the data containing event information by web socket (socket communication).
- the web server device 2 stores the event information (A21) from the portable terminal 4 in the queue value storage unit 2B by the push operation (A22), and transmits the event information to the web server device 3 (A23). .
- the mobile terminal 4 and the mobile terminal 5 that are in an online state transmit the event information to the web server device 3 by a push operation (A24).
- the web server device 3 accesses the queue value storage unit 2B of the web server device 2 (A25), reads the event information (A26) stored in the queue value storage unit 2B, The event information is transmitted to the portable terminal 5 (A27).
- the mobile terminal 5 executes game processing based on the content of the event information received from the web server device 3 so as to “+10 HP” the physical strength of the character on the mobile terminal 4 side in the online game (A28).
- the mobile terminal 5 returns the event information to the web server device 3 in order to respond that the event information received from the web server device 3 is reflected in the game process (A29).
- the web server device 3 determines that the event information is reflected in the game process in the mobile terminal 5.
- the web server device 3 returns event information to the queue value storage unit 2B of the web server device 2 by a pop operation (A30).
- the event information generated in the offline state also has a content that does not cause a habit in the progress of the game on both portable terminals 4 and 5, for example, the progress of the game such as the character moving in the game space.
- specific event information may include clearing a quest on a game, playing against another character, obtaining an item, and charging processing associated therewith.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific event information processing path for synchronizing an online game according to the present embodiment.
- 11A and 11B are diagrams showing specific examples of event information transmitted from the mobile terminal A to the mobile terminal B as the game progresses
- FIG. 12 is a specific example of the event information shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B. It is a figure which shows the content. 11A and 11B show that time has passed from the left to the right.
- FIG. 11A and 11B corresponds to the mobile terminal 4 shown in FIG. 10, for example, and the mobile terminal B corresponds to the mobile terminal 5 shown in FIG. 10, for example. That is, FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B show an example in which event information of an event that occurs in the mobile terminal 4 is transmitted from the mobile terminal 4 to the mobile terminal 5.
- event information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 5 to the mobile terminal 4 in the same manner as when an event occurs in the mobile terminal 4.
- FIG. 10 only two portable terminals 4 and 5 are illustrated, but when a large number (three or more) players participate in an online game, between the portable terminals used by the respective players.
- Event information is sent and received. That is, it is necessary to transmit event information of an event that has occurred in one mobile terminal to a plurality of mobile terminals. Therefore, as the number of players participating in the online game increases, the traffic for transmitting / receiving event information increases significantly.
- the web server device when the web server device receives event information from the mobile terminal in order to synchronize the online game, this event information is executed in another mobile terminal (game situation). To determine whether it is involved. When it is determined that the web server device is related to a game process (game situation) executed in another mobile terminal, the event information is stored in the queue storage unit and the event information is stored in the other mobile phone in order to synchronize the online game. Send to the terminal.
- the web server devices 2 and 3 shown in FIG. 10 are in a state where data communication is possible via a web socket.
- the mobile terminal 4 connects to the web server device 2 through a handshake in order to participate in the online game. Thereby, the portable terminal 4 becomes a state which can perform data communication with the web server apparatus group (including the portable terminal connected with each web server apparatus) including the web server apparatuses 2 and 3 via the web socket.
- a player character corresponding to the mobile terminal 4 is generated in the game space of the online game.
- the player character can perform various actions in the game space in accordance with the player's operation on the mobile terminal 4.
- the mobile terminal 4 the operation of moving the player character in the game space, i.e. an operation to advance the quest has occurred to (T A 1 in FIG. 11A).
- the CPU 32 of the mobile terminal 4 executes the game process in response to the input operation and generates event information for this event 1.
- the event information of event 1 includes “player A progressing quest” as action information indicating the contents of the event, “9:00” as time information, and “latitude 35.681382, Longitude 139.76664 "is included.
- Time information shows the time which the portable terminal 4 manages when input operation was performed.
- the position information is generated based on the latitude and longitude acquired by the GPS module 35.
- the time information may use the time managed by the web server device 2 instead of the time managed by the mobile terminal 4.
- the event information transmitted from the mobile terminal 4 to the web server device 2 does not include time information, and the time information is added in the web server device 2.
- the mobile terminal 4 transmits event information to the web server device 2 via the web socket by Send operation (B1: Send).
- the determination unit 2A of the web server device 2 determines whether or not the event information is valid based on the position information included in the event information. That is, the determination unit 2A compares the position information of the event information received earlier and the position information of the event information received later to determine the moving distance of the mobile terminal 4.
- the determination unit 2A determines whether the moving distance of the mobile terminal 4 determined based on the position information is a physically movable distance. For example, the determination unit 2A receives event information after the time when the previous event information is received based on the time information of the event information received earlier and the time information of the event information received later. Find the time to time.
- a reference value for determining a movable distance with respect to time is set, and event information received from the portable terminal 4 is not valid when the movement distance is equal to or greater than the set value. Is determined. For example, when impersonating a player who uses the mobile terminal 4 and participating in an online game from another mobile terminal located away from the mobile terminal 4, the determination unit 2 ⁇ / b> A receives the event information from the other mobile terminal. It can be determined that it is not valid. In this case, the determination unit 2A invalidates the event information received from the mobile terminal 4 and interrupts the game process. In the following description, it is assumed that the web server devices 2 and 3 receive valid event information from the mobile terminals 4 and 5.
- the web server device 2 executes a game process according to the event information received from the mobile terminal 4.
- the web server device 2 uses the event information received from the mobile terminal 4 as another mobile terminal (or web server device). There is no need to send to.
- the mobile terminal 5 connects to the web server device 3 through a handshake in order to participate in the online game.
- the portable terminal 5 is in a state in which data communication can be performed with the web server device group including the web server devices 2 and 3 (including the portable terminal connected to each web server device) via the web socket.
- the player of the portable terminal 4 instructs a friend request in order to execute an attack on the enemy character (boss character) in cooperation with other players (T AB 3 in FIG. 11).
- the portable terminal 4 generates event information of this event 3 and transmits it to the web server device 2 (B1: Send).
- the event information of event 3 includes data indicating “player A invites player B” as action information indicating the content of the event requested by the friend.
- the determination unit 2 ⁇ / b> A of the web server device 2 determines whether to transmit this event information to the mobile terminal 5 based on the content of the event information. For example, the determination unit 2A determines whether or not to transmit event information to the mobile terminal 5 based on whether or not the event information relates to the game status of the mobile terminal 5 participating in the same online game as the mobile terminal 4. Determine.
- the determination unit 2A is provided with a determination table for determining, for example, an event related to the game situation of another mobile terminal. In the discrimination table, conditions for discriminating events related to the game situation are defined. When the action information of the event information received from the mobile terminal 4 satisfies the conditions defined in the determination table, the determination unit 2A can determine the event related to the game situation.
- the determination unit 2A determines that the event relates to the game situation of the mobile terminal 5 used by the player B. That is, the determination unit 2 ⁇ / b> A determines that event information of event 3 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 5. In this case, the determination unit 2A stores the event information received from the mobile terminal 4 in the queue storage unit 2B.
- the determination unit 2A transmits the event information stored in the queue storage unit 2B to the web server device 3 connected to the mobile terminal 5 through a web socket by a push operation (B2: Push) (B31: (Publish).
- the web server device 3 When the web server device 3 receives the event information from the web server device 2, the web server device 3 transmits the event information to the mobile terminal 5 of the game partner participating in the same online game by a push operation via the web socket ( B41: Push).
- the mobile terminal 5 executes the game process based on the content of the event information received from the web server device 3, and reflects the event that has occurred in the mobile terminal 4 (B5: execution).
- the mobile terminal 5 transmits a completion notification to the web server device 3 in order to notify that the event information received from the web server device 3 is reflected in the game process (B6: completion notification).
- the web server device 3 notifies the web server device 2 by a pop operation in response to the completion notification from the portable terminal 5 (B7: Pop).
- the determination unit 2A of the web server device 2 deletes the event information transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 stored in the queue value storage unit 2B in response to the notification by the pop operation.
- the mobile terminal 5 notifies the player B that the friend request is issued from the player A by receiving the event information requested by the friend from the mobile terminal 4.
- Player B can participate in an attack on an enemy character (boss character) together with Player A by responding to the friend request.
- an attack to an enemy character (boss character) is instructed by an input operation of the player B
- the mobile terminal 5 generates an attack event in the same manner as the mobile terminal 4, and the event information of the attack is sent to the web server device 3. Send to. That is, the position information of the event that occurred in the mobile terminal 5 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 4 via the web socket.
- the portable terminal 4 generates an attack event in response to the input operation of the player A (T AB 4 in FIG. 11A), and transmits event information to the web server device 2 in the same manner as described above (B1: Send). .
- the determination unit 2 ⁇ / b> A of the web server device 2 determines whether the event is related to the game situation of the mobile terminal 5.
- the determination unit 2A determines, based on the conditions defined in the determination table, that the event of the attack on the enemy character is not an event related to the game situation of the mobile terminal 5. In this case, the determination unit 2A transmits the event information to the web server device 3 without storing the event information received from the mobile terminal 4 in the queue storage unit 2B.
- the web server device 3 When the web server device 3 receives the event information from the web server device 2, the web server device 3 transmits the event information to the mobile terminal 5 of the game partner participating in the same online game by a push operation via the web socket ( B42: Push).
- the mobile terminal 5 executes the game process based on the content of the event information received from the web server device 3, and reflects the event that has occurred in the mobile terminal 4 (B5: execution).
- the game processing of the online game executed on the mobile terminals 4 and 5 can be reliably synchronized.
- the mobile terminal 5 when it is determined that the event information received from the mobile terminal 4 is an event related to the game status of the mobile terminal 5, the mobile terminal 5 is stored by storing the event information in the queue storage unit 2B. Even in the offline state, game processing can be reliably synchronized. The operation when the portable terminal 5 is in an offline state will be described later (see FIGS. 13 and 14).
- the event information of the event 5 that occurred in the mobile terminal 4 includes the data “Boss attacks player A” as the action information, and the game of the mobile terminal 5 is performed by the determination unit 2A of the web server device 2. It is not determined to be the event related to the situation (T AB 5 in FIG. 11B).
- the event information of event 5 is transmitted to the web server device 3 without storing the event information received from the mobile terminal 4 in the queue storage unit 2B in the same manner as the event information of event 4.
- the event information of the event 6 that has occurred in the mobile terminal 4 includes data “players A and B are boss subjugated” as action information.
- the players A and B who are operating the portable terminals 4 and 5 attack each enemy character (boss character) by performing an input operation.
- the boss character can be subjugated by an attack given by any player's input operation.
- “the boss has been subjugated” relates to the game situation of the respective players A and B.
- the determination unit 2A of the web server device 2 determines that the event information of the event 6 is an event related to the game situation of the mobile terminal 5 (T AB 6 in FIG. 11B). Event information of event 6 is stored in the queue storage unit 2 ⁇ / b> B and transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 via the web server device 3.
- the event information of the event 7 that occurred in the mobile terminal 4 includes data “add item to players A and B” as action information, and the mobile terminal 5 is identified by the determination unit 2A of the web server device 2. It is determined that the event is related to the game situation (T AB 7 in FIG. 11B). The event information of event 7 is stored in the queue storage unit 2B and transmitted to the portable terminal 5 in the same manner as the event information of event 6.
- the web server device 2 determines whether or not to transmit event information received from the mobile terminal 4 to the mobile terminal 5 based on the content of the event information, that is, the content related to the game situation executed on the mobile terminal 5. It can be determined whether or not there is.
- the web server device 2 stores event information related to the game status of the mobile terminal 5 in the queue storage unit 2B and transmits the event information to the mobile terminal 5 and stores event information not related to the game status of the mobile terminal 5 in the queue storage unit 2B. It transmits to the portable terminal 5 without making it. That is, it is possible to synchronize the online game by transmitting event information of an event occurring in the mobile terminal 4 to the mobile terminal 5.
- the event information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 regardless of whether the event information received from the mobile terminal 4 is related to the game status of the mobile terminal 5 or not.
- the determination unit 2 ⁇ / b> A of the web server device 2 determines that the event information from the mobile terminal 4 is not related to the game situation of the mobile terminal 5, the event information is not transmitted to the mobile terminal 5.
- event information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 4 to the mobile terminal 5, but event information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 5 to the mobile terminal 4 in the same manner. Accordingly, the amount of traffic for transmitting event information from the mobile terminal 5 to the mobile terminal 4 is also reduced. Furthermore, when more players are participating in the same online game, a significant reduction in traffic volume can be expected.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing path for event information when the mobile terminal 5 is temporarily offline.
- FIG. 14 is a processing path for event information when the mobile terminal 5 is back online.
- FIGS. 15A and 15B are diagrams illustrating specific examples of event information transmitted from the mobile terminal A to the mobile terminal B as the game progresses.
- event information of event 3 is transmitted from the portable terminal 4 to the portable terminal 5 in a state where the web server devices 2 and 3 and the portable terminals 4 and 5 can transmit and receive data via the web socket.
- the mobile terminal 4 transmits event information of event 4 to the web server device 2 (C1: Send).
- the determination unit 2 ⁇ / b> A of the web server device 2 determines that the content of the event information of the event 4 is not related to the game situation of the mobile terminal 5. Therefore, the event information of event 4 is not stored in the queue storage unit 2B, but is transmitted from the web server device 2 to the web server device 3 (C32: Publish).
- the mobile terminal 5 since the mobile terminal 5 is in an offline state, transmission from the web server device 3 to the mobile terminal 5 (C42: Publish) fails.
- the mobile terminal 4 transmits event information of event 4 to the web server device 2 (C1: Send).
- the determination unit 2 ⁇ / b> A of the web server device 2 determines that the content of the event information of the event 5 is not related to the game situation of the mobile terminal 5. Accordingly, the event information of event 4 is not stored in the queue storage unit 2B in the same manner as the event information of event 4. It is transmitted to the web server device 3. During this time, when the mobile terminal 5 returns to the online state, transmission from the web server device 3 to the mobile terminal 5 (C41: Publish) is successful.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of event information transmitted from the mobile terminal 4 to the mobile terminal 5 after the event 4 that occurs in the mobile terminal 4.
- the mobile terminal 4 transmits event information of events 4 and 5 to the web server device 2. However, it is determined that the event information of the events 4 and 5 indicated by broken lines in FIG. Therefore, the event information of events 4 and 5 is not stored in the queue storage unit 2B of the web server device 2, but only event information of events 7 and 8 is stored.
- the event information determined not to be related to the game status of the mobile terminal 5 by the determination unit 2A is not transmitted to the mobile terminal 5, the event information is transmitted from the web server device 2 to the web server device 3 (C32: Publish), Transmission (C42: Publish) from the web server device 3 to the portable terminal 5 is omitted. For this reason, even if the portable terminal 5 is in an offline state, it is not influenced.
- the determination unit 2 after transmitting the event information to the web server device 3, the determination unit 2 ⁇ / b> A of the web server device 2, for example, if there is no notification by a pop operation within a predetermined time, the location information to the mobile terminal 5 Is determined to have failed to send. In this case, the determination unit 2A adds information indicating that transmission of the event information has failed to the event information of the event 4 stored in the web server device 3.
- the mobile terminal 5 resumes the connection with the web server device 3 and returns to the online state.
- the portable terminal 5 outputs a transmission request for event information from the portable terminals 4 participating in the same online game to the web server device 3 (D1: Request).
- the web server device 3 reads out the event information stored in the queue storage unit 2B of the web server device 2 in response to the event information transmission request transmitted from the web server device 3 upon return.
- the determination unit 2A) is requested (D2: Read).
- the determination unit 2 ⁇ / b> A of the web server device 2 returns event information to which information indicating that the transmission of the event information has failed is added to the web server device 3. (D3: Reply).
- the web server device 3 transmits the event information returned from the web server device 2 to the portable terminal 5 by a push operation (D4: Push).
- the mobile terminal 5 executes the game process based on the content of the event information received from the web server device 3, and reflects the event that has occurred in the mobile terminal 4 (D5: execute). In addition, the mobile terminal 5 transmits a completion notification to the web server device 3 in order to notify that the event information received from the web server device 3 is reflected in the game process (D6: completion notification).
- the web server device 3 notifies the web server device 2 by a pop operation in response to the completion notification from the portable terminal 5 (D7: Pop).
- the determination unit 2A of the web server device 2 deletes the event information transmitted when the mobile terminal 5 is in the offline state, stored in the queue value storage unit 2B.
- event information from the portable terminal 4 is transmitted to the portable terminal 5 via the two web server apparatuses 2 and 3, but three or more web server apparatuses are transmitted.
- the event information from the mobile terminal 4 can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 5.
- another web server device different from the web server device 2 connected to the mobile terminal 4 may execute the above-described processing (including processing executed by the determination unit 2A).
- FIGS. 15A and 15B are diagrams illustrating the generation of event information in a battle game. These drawings illustrate a game in which a plurality of characters that can be operated by the user are moved on the game, and brought up against other characters as necessary to train the characters.
- FIG. 14A the character used at the top, the progress degree (PROGRESS) on the game (PROGRESS), and the score (SCORE) at that time are shown at the top of the screen.
- the score In the lower part of the screen, five characters are retained, and only one of them is retained. And most of the center of the screen shows a state of progressing through the forest in the game.
- FIG. 14B shows a state in which the degree of progress is further increased from the state of FIG. 14A.
- a process for validating the event information may also be executed for the opponent of the online game.
- FIG. 15A shows a state where the degree of progress in the game space is further increased from the state of FIG. 14B. Even in this case, even if the degree of progress is increased when offline, the score itself does not change. Therefore, regarding such event information, it is assumed that the event information is effective when returning to the online state later. As shown, the process for validating the event information may be executed for the opponent of the online game.
- FIG. 15B shows a state in which the degree of progress is further increased from the state of FIG. 15A and a battle with another character that appears.
- the score may change greatly depending on the result of the battle, and it may not be possible to match with other terminals that were fighting online Is expensive.
- the web server devices 2 and 3 are configured so that such event information is returned to the original online state as invalid when returning to the online state later. It will be controlled by the verification process.
- the verification is performed by referring not only to the time information P1 in the event information but also the position information P2 as a reference for verification.
- the game can be reliably controlled by detecting a state where there is a high possibility that an illegal operation such as a natural large movement is being performed.
- the present invention is not limited to the number of terminals, and the contents of the game are also shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B. And it is not restricted to the battle game as shown to FIG. 18A and 18B.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and may be another standard related to communication between the web server and the browser.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Further, the functions executed in the above-described embodiments may be combined as appropriate as possible.
- the above-described embodiment includes various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by an appropriate combination of a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some constituent requirements are deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in the embodiment, if the effect is obtained, a configuration from which the constituent requirements are deleted can be extracted as an invention.
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よって、上記ウェブソケットの規格を利用することで、Ajax(Asynchronous JavaScript(登録商標) +XML)やCometの通信におけるデメリット部分を補い、より効率的にサーバとクライアント間の双方向通信が実現できる。
ゲームプログラム22は、本発明の実施の形態に係るオンラインゲームにおけるサーバ側のゲーム処理を実現するためのプログラムである。なお、本実施の形態のオンラインゲームにおけるゲーム処理は、主に、サーバ側のゲームプログラム22によって行なわれ、表示処理は、クライアント側で行なわれる。なお、サーバ側で行なわれるゲーム処理の一部又は全てをクライアント側で行なってもよい。
S1,S2用プログラム23は、図2に示すJS実行環境S1及びフレームワークS2を実現するためのプログラムである。
ゲームプログラム37-2は、本発明の実施の形態に係るオンラインゲームにおけるクライアント側のゲーム処理を実現するためのプログラムである。なお、本実施の形態のオンラインゲームにおけるゲーム処理は、主にサーバ側(ウェブサーバ装置2,3)において行なわれる。このため、クライアント側のゲーム処理では、主に、サーバ側で実行されるゲーム処理の結果に応じたゲーム画面の表示処理、ゲーム画面に応じたユーザによる入力操作に応じたイベント情報の送信処理などを行う。なお、クライアント側で行なわれるゲーム処理の一部又は全てをクライアント側で行なってもよい。
表示制御コントローラ39は、表示部40の表示制御を行なう。
表示部40は、例えばLCD(Liquid Crystal Display)等により構成され、表示制御コントローラ39の制御によりゲーム画面などを表示する。
図5は、ウェブサーバ装置2,3、携帯端末4,5の間で送受信される、オンラインゲーム実行時のイベント情報の内容を例示する図である。
携帯端末4は、ユーザの操作により制御されるゲーム内のキャラクタの体力を示すヒットポイント(HP)が「+10」されるようなイベントが発生した場合、このイベントについての処理を実行すると共に、このイベントの内容を示すイベント情報をウェブサーバ装置2に送信する(A11)。イベント情報には、ヒットポイント(HP)を「+10」するアクション情報、イベントが発生した時刻を示す時刻情報、及びイベントが発生した時の携帯端末4の位置を示す位置情報が含まれている。
図8は、オフラインが生じた場合のオンラインゲームの同期の概念を示す図である。ここでは、携帯端末Aと携帯端末Bとがオンラインゲームを実行している途中で、携帯端末Aがイベント3からオフライン状態となった例を示している。なお、図8に示す携帯端末Aは、例えば図7に示す携帯端末4に対応し、携帯端末Bは、例えば図7に示す携帯端末5に対応するものとする。
図10は、本実施の形態におけるオンラインゲームを同期するための具体的なイベント情報の処理経路の一例を示す図である。図11A及び図11Bは、ゲームの進行に伴って携帯端末Aから携帯端末Bに送信されるイベント情報の具体例を示す図、図12は、図11A及び図11Bに示すイベント情報の具体的な内容を示す図である。図11A及び図11Bでは、左から右の方向に時間が経過していることを表している。
図13は、携帯端末5が一時的にオフライン状態となった状況のイベント情報の処理経路の一例を示す図、図14は、携帯端末5がオンライン状態に復帰した状況のイベント情報の処理経路の一例を示す図、図15A及び図15Bは、ゲームの進行に伴って携帯端末Aから携帯端末Bに送信されるイベント情報の具体例を示す図である。
ここでは、携帯端末5とウェブサーバ装置3との通信が切断され、携帯端末5は、図13に示すように、オフライン状態になっているものとする。この場合、携帯端末5は、ウェブソケットを通じてデータを送受信することができない。従って、ウェブサーバ装置3から携帯端末5に対するイベント情報の送信(C41:Publish)は、エラーとなる。
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- ゲーム処理に関わる情報を、サーバを介して第1クライアント端末と第2クライアント端末との間で送受信することが可能なオンラインゲームの同期方法であって、
オンライン接続された上記前記第1クライアント端末から、上記第1クライアント端末におけるゲーム処理に関わる第1情報を受信する受信行程と、
上記第1情報がゲーム状況を決定する情報であるか否かを判別する判別行程と、
上記第1情報がゲーム状況を決定する情報であると判別された場合に、上記第1情報を上記サーバに記憶すると共に、上記第1情報を上記第2のクライアント端末に送信する送信行程とを有するオンラインゲームの同期方法。 - 上記第1情報がゲーム状況を決定する情報でないと判別された場合に、上記第1情報を上記サーバに記憶せず、上記第1情報を上記第2のクライアント端末に送信する請求項1記載のオンラインゲームの同期方法。
- 上記第1情報は、イベントに関わるアクションの内容を示すアクション情報、イベントの発生した時刻に関わる時刻情報、前記第1クライアント端末の現在位置を示す位置情報の少なくとも1つを含む請求項1または請求項2の何れかに記載のオンラインゲームの同期方法。
- 上記第1情報に含まれる、イベントの発生した時刻に関わる時刻情報をもとに上記第1情報が正当であるか否かを判別する行程をさらに有し、
前記送信行程は、前記第1情報が正当であると判別された場合に、上記第1情報を上記サーバに記憶すると共に、上記第1情報を上記第2のクライアント端末に送信する請求項1記載のオンラインゲームの同期方法。 - 上記送信行程は、前記第1情報が正当でないと判別された場合に、上記第1情報を上記サーバに記憶させず、上記第1情報を無効にする請求項4記載のオンラインゲームの同期方法。
- ゲーム処理に関わる情報を、サーバを介して第1クライアント端末と第2クライアント端末との間で送受信することが可能なサーバ装置であって、
オンライン接続された上記前記第1クライアント端末から、上記第1クライアント端末におけるゲーム処理に関わる第1情報を受信する受信手段と、
上記第1情報がゲーム状況を決定する情報であるか否かを判別する判別手段と、
上記第1情報がゲーム状況を決定する情報であると判別された場合に、上記第1情報を記憶すると共に、上記第1情報を上記第2のクライアント端末に送信する送信手段とを有するサーバ装置。
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