JP2002007348A - User management method for network service, server and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a technology that is necessary for user management when providing services such as games on a network, and that is easy for users to use. A method for using a service in a network having a terminal and a server is provided, wherein a first ID for using the service and a first password corresponding to the first ID are transmitted from the terminal to the server. , The registered information is encrypted using the second password, the encrypted information is transmitted to the terminal, stored in the recording medium in association with the second ID, and When the second
And the second password are input to the terminal, and the encrypted information corresponding to the second ID stored in the recording medium is decrypted with the second password to obtain the first ID and the second password. 1 password and the extracted first I
D and the first password are transmitted to the server, and the server performs authentication for using the service.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a network game system for playing a game on a network, and more particularly to a user authentication technique when a game machine connected to the network connects to a server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A home game machine having a television screen or the like as a display device and a dedicated operation device has a function of performing communication via a network, and is connected to a game server or the like to play a game on the network. It is becoming possible. Conventionally, a game service provider on a network has not performed user management or the like for the game service. Therefore, an unspecified number of users often connect to the game server and play the game.

[0003]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, since user management is not possible, charging and services to users cannot be performed sufficiently, and a rich and high-quality game service is provided. I couldn't.

[0004] Therefore, in order to provide a rich and high-quality game service, it is necessary to manage users of the game service and to grasp the users. New technologies such as recovery and user authentication are required.

[0005] Further, in consideration of the user group of the game, it is necessary to simplify operations such as authentication at the time of connection. In other words, when a general ID and password consisting of a series of alphanumeric characters is used for authentication, it takes time and effort to input them with the operation device of the game machine, and the game user can smoothly connect. Can not.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a technique required for managing users when providing services such as games on a network. The purpose is to provide easy technology.

That is, registration of a game machine user via a network, network connection processing and authentication at the time of game execution, management of authentication information in the game machine and a server, and remote recovery of a game machine by a server are enabled. Provide technology to do.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention can be configured as follows.

[0009] The invention described in claim 1 is a method for registering user information for using a service in a network having a terminal and a server, wherein the first ID for using the service and the first ID are registered. Registering a first password corresponding to the ID from the terminal to the server, transmitting a second ID and a second password from the terminal to the server, and using the second password to register the registered information using the second password. The terminal transmits the encrypted information to the terminal, and the terminal stores the encrypted information received from the server in the recording medium in association with the second ID.

According to the user registration method of the present invention,
It is assumed that the ID and password for using the service are encrypted and stored in the recording medium, and the ID and the password for storage are used at the time of storage. Therefore, the ID and the password for using the service are used when using the service. There is no need to manually enter the password, and the service can be used by entering the ID and password for storage. Therefore, by making the ID and password at the time of storage easy to understand and enter, it is possible to easily start using the service while maintaining security.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for registering user information for using a service in a network having a terminal and a server, wherein the first ID and the first ID for using the service are registered. The user inputs a first password corresponding to the first ID into the terminal, and the terminal enters the first ID
And the first password to the server, and if the first ID is not assigned to another user in the server, the server assigns the first ID to the user and registers the first ID with the first password. And the user has the second ID and the second
And the terminal transmits the second ID and the second password to the server, and the server encrypts the registered information using the second password and transmits the information to the terminal, The terminal stores the encrypted information received from the server in the recording medium in association with the second ID.

According to the present invention, substantially the same functions and effects as those of the first aspect are obtained. In addition, it is possible to accurately assign users in the server.

[0013] The invention according to claim 3 is a method for using a service in a network having a terminal and a server, wherein the first ID for using the service is provided.
And a first password corresponding to the first ID are registered in the server from the terminal, the registered information is encrypted using the second password, and the encrypted information is associated with the second ID. When the service is used, the second ID and the second password are input to the terminal, and the encrypted information corresponding to the second ID stored in the recording medium is stored in the terminal. Decrypted with the second password to obtain the first I
D and the first password, and the first
Is transmitted to the server, and the server performs authentication for using the service.

According to the present invention, the ID and password for using the service are encrypted and stored in the recording medium, and the storage ID and password are used for storage. When using the service, there is no need to manually input the ID and password for using the service, and the service can be used by inputting the ID and password when storing. Therefore, by making the ID and password at the time of storage easy to understand and enter, the use of the service can be easily started while maintaining security.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the information registered in the server is changed, the second ID and the second password are transmitted to the terminal when the information registered in the server is changed. And decrypts the information stored in the recording medium and sends it to the server. If the registered information matches the information received from the terminal, the server changes the information to be registered. Is transmitted to the terminal, and when the changed information is received from the terminal, the registration information is updated with the received information, the registration information is encrypted with the second password and transmitted to the terminal, and the terminal transmits the received information to the second terminal. ID
And storing the information on a recording medium in association with the information.

According to the present invention, the change is performed after confirming that the user information is registered.
It is possible to safely change the registration information.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the server records the second ID and the second password when receiving the second ID and the second password from the terminal. When restoring the information recorded on the recording medium, the first ID and the first password are transmitted from the terminal to the server, and the server determines whether the received information matches the registered information. Encrypts the information using the second password, transmits the encrypted information to the terminal together with the second ID and the second password, and transmits the encrypted information received from the server to the second ID received from the server. And storing the information in a recording medium in association with

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily recover information stored in a recording medium.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the terminal associates at most one button with one finger of a human hand, Button that can be pressed by bending the finger without moving the position of the hand, or multiple buttons corresponding to one finger of the human hand, move the finger back and forth, left and right or up and down without moving the hand position Having an input device with a plurality of buttons that can press one of the plurality of buttons by bending,
Using the input device, the ID or the password as a distinction between the right hand and the left hand and the name of the finger of the hand, or the distinction between the right hand and the left hand and the name of the finger of the hand and a plurality of consecutive front, rear, left and right or up and down positions. input.

According to the present invention, for example, since the password can be input by remembering the stroke of the finger, the use of the service can be easily started. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for a user group playing a game.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect, the terminal is a game machine and the service is a game-related service.

According to the present invention, a network game can be provided.

According to the inventions of claims 8 to 11, a server in a network service system suitable for carrying out the invention of the above method is provided, and has substantially the same functions and effects as those described above.

According to the invention of claims 12 to 17,
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium on which a program suitable for carrying out the method according to the present invention is recorded.

[0025]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a network game system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The network game system according to the present invention includes a game machine 10,
Network 20, game server 30, authentication server 40
Having.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the game machine 10. The game machine 10 includes a game machine main body 11, a display device 12, a recording medium reading device A13, a recording medium reading device B14, an operation device 15, and a network connection device 16.

The recording medium A can be mounted on the recording medium reader A13, and the recording medium B can be mounted on the recording medium reader B. In this embodiment, the recording medium A is a non-rewritable medium, for example, a CD-ROM, a DVD,
-Use a ROM, a memory cassette equipped with a ROM, or the like. As the recording medium B, a rewritable medium, for example, a memory card equipped with a flash memory, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, or the like is used.
Further, the recording medium reading device A13 and the recording medium reading device B can be realized either internally or externally to the game machine main body. Hereinafter, the expression that a recording medium is inserted into the game machine main body is used to mean that a recording medium is inserted into a recording medium reading device. It is also possible to use a hard disk drive or the like in which the recording medium reading device and the recording medium are integrated. Further, if it is permitted to put a program and authentication data described later in one recording medium, the recording medium may be one instead of being divided into two.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the operation device 15. The operation device 15 includes a right thumb forward button, a right thumb right button, a right thumb rear button, a right thumb left button, a right index finger button, a right middle finger button, a left thumb front button, a left thumb right button, and a left button. Thumb backward button, left thumb left button,
It has a left index finger button and a left middle finger button. When characters or the like are input, one or more hiragana or alphanumeric characters are displayed on the display device 12.
Display a picture of the keyboard corresponding to one key and one to one,
By specifying the positions of the keys on the display device, it is possible to input hiragana, alphanumeric characters and the like one by one. Further, by displaying the smiley of each user on the display device 12, it can be used for inputting a recording medium storage ID to be described later. Further, for example, △ × △ □ may be assigned to four buttons on the upper right (or upper left) of the operation device 15 and these buttons may be used for inputting a password or the like. As the operation device 15, for example, a device in which hiragana or alphanumeric characters correspond one-to-one with the keys, such as a personal computer or a keyboard of a word processor, may be used.

The network connection device 16 has functions necessary for connecting to the network 20 and communicating with the authentication server 40 and the game server 30.

The game machine body 11 can have the same configuration as a general computer, for example, and has a CPU, a memory, and the like.

As the network 20, for example, a telephone network,
A wide area computer network or the like can be used. The game server 30 is a server that provides a network game. FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the authentication server 40. Authentication server 4
0 has an authentication unit 41 and a user management database 42. Data stored in the user management database 42 includes user detailed information, a set of a user ID and a password for one or a plurality of services, other information for using the services, and a recording medium. I for storage
D, comprising a storage medium storage password. FIG. 5 shows an example of the configuration of the user management database 42. The user detailed information is, for example, contents related to the identification of the user, such as an address, a name, and a telephone number. In this example, an ID, a password, and other information for using services related to the three services of service A, service B, and service C are registered. However, the number of services may be one, two, or four. More than one. In the authentication server 40, the authentication unit 41 and the user management database can be configured as programs, and the authentication server 40 can be realized by installing the programs on a computer. Further, the program can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed, or can be distributed via a network.

Next, a method of managing a user of a game machine in the above-described network game system will be described.

As processing in the user management according to the present invention, user registration processing, use of user registration information, update processing of user registration information, and recovery processing of user registration information will be described.

FIG. 6 shows the flow of the user registration process. The user inserts the recording medium A, on which the user registration processing program is recorded, into the game machine main body 11, and performs an operation for starting the user registration processing using the operation device 15 of the game machine 10 (step 1).

Next, the game machine main body 11 performs a process of confirming the recording medium B (step 2). The confirmation processing of the recording medium B will be described with reference to FIG. The game machine body 11
It is confirmed whether the recording medium B is inserted or connected to the game machine main body 11 (step 111). This is performed, for example, by checking whether a memory card is inserted into the game machine main body 11 (recording medium reading device) or whether a hard disk is connected to a connection terminal of the game machine main body 11. When the recording medium B is not inserted or connected, the game machine main body 11 performs a display requesting insertion or connection of the recording medium B to the game machine main body 11 (recording medium reading device) on the display device 12 ( Step 11
2). After the user inserts or connects the recording medium B to the game machine main body 11 and performs an operation of inserting or connecting with the operation device 15 (step 113), the game machine main body 11
It is checked whether the recording medium B is inserted or connected (step 111).

After confirming that the recording medium B is inserted or connected to the game machine main body 11, the game machine main body 11 confirms whether or not the recording medium B can be accessed (step 114). To be able to access
For example, information on a list of data stored in the recording medium B can be obtained, and information on the free space of the recording medium B can be obtained.

If the game machine main body 11 cannot access the recording medium B, the game machine main body 11 displays on the display device a confirmation as to whether the recording medium B can be initialized (step 115).

When the user performs an operation of acknowledging initialization using the operation device 15 (step 116), the game machine main body 11 initializes the recording medium B (step 117),
Test data is created and written to the recording medium B and then read (steps 118 to 120), and it is confirmed whether the written data matches the read data (step 12).
1). The test data used here is, for example, a random number having a fixed number of digits. If they do not match, a display requesting replacement of the recording medium B is performed (step 122), and the confirmation processing of the recording medium B is restarted from the beginning. If they match,
The test data is deleted from the recording medium B, and the processing for confirming the recording medium B ends (step 123).

When the processing for confirming the recording medium B (step 2 in FIG. 6) is completed, the game machine main body 11 reads information necessary for connecting to the authentication server 40 from the recording medium A. For example, when the game machine 10 is connected to the network 20 via a telephone line, the information to be read is a dial-up telephone number, an ID for logging in to the authentication unit 41 of the authentication server 40, a password, and the like. The network connection device 16 of the game machine 10 connects to the authentication unit 41 of the authentication server 40 using the read information (Step 3).

The authentication unit 41 transmits a request for inputting detailed user information to the game machine main body 11 (step 4). The user detailed information is, for example, contents related to the identification of the user, such as an address, a name, and a telephone number.

Subsequently, the game machine main body 11 is connected to the display device 12.
Is displayed (step 5), the user inputs the user detailed information using the operation device 15 (step 6).

The game machine main body 11 transmits the input contents of the user to the authentication section 41 (step 7). The authentication unit 41
The received detailed user information is retained for later registration in the user management database.

The authentication unit 41 transmits an input request for an ID to be assigned to use the service A to the game machine main body 11 (step 8). Note that, before step 8, the authentication server may transmit a service menu to the game machine, and the game machine may display the service menu, so that the user may select a registration desired game.

The game machine main body 11 displays on the display device 12 a request for inputting an ID desired to be assigned to use the service A (step 9). Since there is a case where the input ID is already assigned to another user and cannot be used, a request for inputting a plurality of IDs may be displayed in a desired order.

The user inputs an ID desired to be assigned to use the service A using the operation device 15 (step 10). The game machine main body 11 transmits the content input by the user to the authentication unit 41 (step 11).

Next, a description will be given with reference to FIG. Authentication unit 4
1 is an ID that is received from the game machine main body 11 and that is used by another user to use the service A for an ID that the user wants to assign to use the service A.
It is checked whether or not D is registered in the user management database 42 (step 12). If it is registered, it cannot be assigned,
Then, an input request for an ID different from the ID desired to be allocated to use is transmitted to the game machine main body 11 (steps 13 and 14). If the ID that the user wishes to assign to use the service A is not registered in the user management database 42 by another user, the authentication unit 41 collectively registers the ID in the user management database later. For this purpose, the received ID is held.

The authentication section 41 transmits an input request for a password corresponding to the ID input to the game machine main body 11 (step 15). The game machine main body 11 displays an input request for a password corresponding to the ID input on the display device 12 (step 16). The user uses the operating device 15 to enter a password corresponding to the entered ID (step 17).

The game machine main body 11 transmits the contents input by the user to the authentication section 41 (step 18).
The authentication unit 41 checks whether the password received from the game machine main body 11 and corresponding to the ID input by the user is in the correct format (step 19). The format is correct, for example, if the length of the character exceeds a certain number, or if the characters used contain not only numbers but also alphabetic characters, etc., certain conditions for ensuring security are satisfied That is. If the format is not correct, a request for input of a different password is transmitted to the game machine main body 11 (steps 20 and 21). If the format is correct, the authentication unit 41 holds the received password in order to collectively register it in the user management database later.

Next, a description will be given with reference to FIG. Authentication unit 41
Transmits a request for input of other information necessary for using the service A to the game machine main body 11 if necessary to use the service A according to the characteristics of the service (step 22). Other information necessary for using the service is, for example, information attached to the ID for using the service, such as a dial-up telephone number when the game machine connects to the network via a telephone line. It differs for each service.

The game machine main body 11 displays a request for input of other information necessary for using the service A on the display device 12 (step 23). The user operates the operation device 15
Is used to input other information necessary for using the service A (step 24).

The game machine main body 11 transmits the contents input by the user to the authentication section 41 (step 25).
The authentication unit 41 receives the service A input by the received user in order to collectively register it in the user management database later.
The other information necessary for using is stored.

Similarly to the above procedure, an ID for the user to use the service B, a password corresponding to the ID,
Other information, if necessary, for using the service B according to the characteristics of the service, an ID for the user to use the service C, a password corresponding to the ID, and using the service C according to the characteristics of the service If necessary, other information is input (step 26). In this embodiment, the users are service A, service B, service C
Registration is performed for the three services described above, but the number of services to be registered may be one, two, or four or more.

Next, the authentication unit 41 receives the user detailed information received from the game machine main body 11 and holds it, an ID for the user to use the service A, a corresponding password, and a service if necessary. Other information for using the service A, an ID for the user to use the service B, a corresponding password, if necessary, other information for using the service B, and a user for using the service C The user ID, the corresponding password, and other information for using the service C if necessary are registered in the user registration database 42 (step 27).

Next, the authentication unit 41 is provided for the game machine main body 11.
ID, password, other information for the user to use the service A, ID, password, other information for the user to use the service B, ID for the user to use the service C, A request for inputting an ID (hereinafter, a recording medium storage ID) and a password (hereinafter, a recording medium storage password) for encrypting and storing a password and other information in the recording medium B of the game machine main body 11 is transmitted. (Step 28).

The game machine main body 11 displays, on the display device 12, a request to input a recording medium storage ID. The recording medium storage ID is determined by the user so as to be unique in the recording medium B. For example, the user selects an unused one of the recording media B from among a fixed number of ID candidates predetermined for the entire system. In this case, the game machine main body 11 displays a list of usable recording medium storage IDs on the display device, excluding the recording medium storage IDs already used in the recording medium B (step 29).

The user selects the recording medium storage ID from the list using the operation device (step 30). The recording medium storage ID may be input using the operation device 15. In addition, the user's emoticon can be displayed on the screen as the recording medium storage ID, selected, and used as the ID or as a part of the ID. Next, the game machine main body 11 displays an input request for a storage medium storage password on the display device 12 (step 31), and the user uses the operation device 15 to input the storage medium storage password (step 31). 32).

When a user inputs a password for storing a recording medium using the operating device 15, one finger of a human hand is associated with at most one button, and the finger is bent without moving the hand position. Can be pressed, or a plurality of buttons can be associated with one finger of a human hand, and one of the plurality of buttons can be bent by moving the finger back and forth or left and right or up and down without moving the hand position. You can press one.

Referring to FIG. 3, a method of inputting a password for storing a recording medium will be described in more detail. The user stands at the back of the drawing with the front facing, holding the left side of the operating device 15 in the figure at the right hand position, and holding the right side of the operating device 15 in the figure at the left hand position. The correspondence between the finger and the button is as shown in the button name in the figure. In the input of the recording medium storage password, one symbol constituting the recording medium storage password is made to correspond to each button on a one-to-one basis. The user enters the input password for recording medium storage by distinguishing between the right hand and the left hand and the name of the finger, or by distinguishing the right hand and the left hand and the finger name and the front, rear, left, right, or up and down positions in succession. Is stored in the brain or the like. Alternatively, the input may be made using the above-mentioned keys such as ○ × △ □. Thereby, even a relatively young user can easily input.

Next, the description will be continued with reference to FIG. After checking the format of the password (steps 33 to 35), the game machine main body 11 transmits the recording medium storage ID and the storage medium storage password input by the user to the authentication unit 41 (step 36). . The authentication unit 41
The recording medium storage ID and the recording medium storage password input by the user are registered in the user management database 42 (step 37), and the ID for using the service A, using the recording medium storage password as an encryption key, Password, other information, I for using service B
D, password, other information, ID for using service C, password, and other information are encrypted,
The data is transmitted to the game machine body 11 (step 38).

The game machine main body 11 stores the data encrypted by the authentication section 41 in the recording medium B in association with the recording medium storage ID (step 39). As a method of associating, for example, a file including a recording medium storage ID as a character string as a part of a file name is created, and encrypted data is stored as the content. Thereafter, the game machine main body 11 displays that the user registration process has been completed (step 40).

FIGS. 11 and 12 show examples of display screens on the display device 12. FIG. FIG. 11 is an example of a screen for inputting an ID and a password (lower ID and password) for using the service. In this example, a dial-up number for network connection, a login ID, and a password are also shown. ing. Here, when "Details" is pressed,
Move to the detailed information setting screen for network connection.

When "OK" is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed, and an input of a recording medium storage ID and a password is requested. In this example of the screen, the recording medium storage ID is referred to as a home ID.

Next, FIG. 1 shows the use of the user registration information.
3 will be described.

The user inserts the recording medium A, on which the program for using the user registration information is recorded, into the game machine main body 11, and starts the program for using the user registration information using the operation device 15 of the game machine 10. An operation is performed (step 41). Note that this program is described on the assumption that the service A is used.

The game machine main body 11 performs a process of confirming the recording medium B (step 42), and then stores the recording medium storage ID.
And inputting a recording medium storage password.

The game machine main body 11 displays a list of a predetermined number of storage medium storage IDs predetermined for the entire system on the display device 12 and requests selection (step 4).
3). The user selects or inputs the recording medium storage ID selected in the user registration process using the operation device 15 (step 44).

Subsequently, the game machine main body 11 is connected to the display device 1.
2 displays a request to input a recording medium storage password (step 45). The user may distinguish between the right and left hand and the name of the finger, or the distinction between the right and left hand and the name of the finger and a plurality of consecutive front, rear, left and right or up and down positions, or ○, △, × , □, etc., according to the contents stored in the brain or the like, using the operation device 15 to input a password for storing a recording medium (step 46).

The game machine body 11 has a recording medium storage ID.
It is determined whether or not the data corresponding to the recording medium B does not exist in the recording medium B, or the data corresponding to the recording medium storage ID exists in the recording medium B, but the data cannot be correctly decoded by the recording medium storage password (step 47). If the decryption cannot be performed correctly, a display that the recording medium storage ID or the recording medium storage password input to the display device is incorrect is displayed (step 48), and the recording medium storage ID and the storage medium storage are displayed. It returns to the process of inputting the password for use. If the decryption was successful, the game machine body 11
Is the recording medium storage ID stored in the recording medium B using the recording medium storage password input by the user as a decryption key.
Is decrypted, and an ID, a password, and other information for the user to use the service A are obtained (step 49).

Thereafter, the game machine main body 11 stores the recording medium B
It connects to the authentication unit 41 using the ID, password, and other information for using the service A acquired from, and requests permission to use the service A (step 50).

The description will be continued with reference to FIG. If there is a match between the information received from the game machine main body 11 and the information on the service A in the user management database 42, the authentication unit 41 performs a process of permitting use of the service A (steps 51 to 53). For example, with the game machine 10,
The communication with the game server 30 as a server that provides the service A is started. If there is no match between the information received from the game machine body 11 and the information on the service A in the user management database 42, the authentication unit 41 does not register the received information with the game machine body 11. Therefore, a notification that the use of the service A is not permitted is issued (step 54). Game console body 11
Displays on the display device 12 that use of the service A is not permitted, and terminates the connection to the authentication unit 41 (steps 55 and 56). FIGS. 15 and 16 show examples of screen displays. FIG. 15 shows that the recording medium B is set after the recording medium A is set.
Is a screen displayed when is not inserted, and requests the recording medium B (in this case, a memory card). "O
When "K" is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 16 is normally displayed, requesting the recording medium storage ID and password.

Next, the process of changing the user registration information will be described with reference to FIG.

The user inserts the recording medium A in which the user registration information change processing program is recorded into the game machine main body 11, and performs an operation for starting the change of the user registration information by the operation device 15 of the game machine 10. (Step 61).

Next, the game machine main body 11 performs a process of confirming the recording medium B (step 62), and stores the recording medium storage ID.
And inputting a recording medium storage password. This process is the same as that described in the flow of use of the user registration process (steps 63 to 68).

Subsequently, the game machine main body 11 is connected to the display device 1.
2 displays a request for input of a service name to be changed in user registration information (step 69). The user is the operating device 1
The service name is input using the password 5 (step 70).
For example, a description will be given assuming that service A has been input.

The game machine body 11 decrypts the data corresponding to the recording medium storage ID stored in the recording medium B using the recording medium storage password input by the user as a decryption key, and allows the user to use the service A. An ID, a password, and other information for use are obtained (step 71).

Next, referring to FIG.
Reads information necessary for connecting to the authentication server 40 from the recording medium A, connects to the authentication unit 41 of the authentication server 40 (step 72), and stores the user registration information of the service A obtained from the recording medium B in the authentication unit. 41 to request the user A to change the user registration information of the service A (step 7).
3).

The authentication section 41 stores the user management database 4
2 and whether the user registration information of the service A received from the game machine body 11 matches (step 7).
4) If not, a screen indicating that the contents of the user management database 42 and the contents stored in the recording medium B do not match is transmitted to the game machine main body 11 (step 75).

The game machine body 11 displays on the display device 12 that the contents of the user management database 42 do not match the user registration information received from the game machine body 11 (step 76), and establishes a connection with the authentication server. Then, the process of changing the user registration information is interrupted (step 77). If the contents of the user management database 42 match the user registration information of the service A received from the game machine main body 11, the authentication server transmits a change screen of the service A user registration information to the game machine main body 11 (step). 78).

The game machine main body 11 displays a screen for changing the user registration information of the service A on the display device 12 (step 79). The user uses the operation device 15 to select an information item to be changed with respect to a password for using the service A and other information and input the contents to be changed (step 80).

The game machine main body 11 transmits the contents that the user desires to change to the authentication section 41 (step 81). As shown in FIG. 19, the authentication unit 41 checks whether the format of the password received from the game machine main body 11 is correct (step 82). This process is the same as the password confirmation in the user registration process. If the format is not correct, a request for a different password
1 (steps 83 and 84). If the format is correct, the authentication unit 41 updates the password and other information corresponding to the ID for using the service A in the user management database with the input contents (step 85).

Next, the authentication unit 41 uses the recording medium storage password registered in the user management database 42 as an encryption key to provide an I / O for the user to use the service A.
D, a password, and other information are encrypted and transmitted to the game machine main body 11 (step 86). Game console body 1
1 represents the data encrypted by the authentication server 40,
The information is stored in the recording medium B in association with the recording medium storage ID (step 87), and a display indicating that the change processing of the user registration information is completed is performed (step 88).

Next, the process of restoring the user registration information will be described with reference to FIG. The user inserts the recording medium A in which the user registration information restoration processing program is recorded into the game machine main body 11, and performs an operation of starting the restoration of the user registration information by the operation device 15 of the game machine 10 (step 9).
1).

The game machine main body 11 performs a process of confirming the recording medium B (step 92), and displays the user management database 42 of the authentication server 40 on the display device 12 in the user registration process.
A request for inputting an ID and a password for using the service A, an ID and a password for using the service B, or an ID and a password for using the service C registered in the service is performed. Step 9
3). In this example, it is assumed that an input of an ID and a password for using the service A is requested. The user inputs an ID and a password for using the service A using the operation device 15 (step 94).

The game machine main body 11 reads information necessary for connecting to the authentication server 40 from the recording medium A and connects to the authentication server 40 (step 95), and inputs the user's input to the authentication unit 41 of the authentication server 40. Send (Step 9
6).

The authentication section 41 stores the user management database 4
If there are no IDs and passwords registered in 2 that use the service A that match the input contents of the user, a screen indicating that the input contents are incorrect is transmitted (steps 97 and 98). In this case, the game machine main body 11 terminates the connection with the authentication server 40 and the display device 12
Is displayed (steps 99 and 100). If there is an ID and a password for using the service A registered in the user management database 42 that match the input contents of the user, the password for recording medium storage recorded in the user management database 42 is changed. The ID, password, and other information used by the user for using the service as an encryption key, and the recording medium storage ID and the recording medium password recorded in the user management database 42 are stored in the game machine 1.
0 (FIG. 21, step 101). Game console 1
Numeral 0 stores the data encrypted by the authentication server 40 in the storage medium B in association with the storage medium storage ID (step 102), and displays the user's storage medium storage ID and storage medium storage password on the display device 12. Is displayed (step 103). The game machine body 11 displays on the display device 12 that the restoration processing of the user registration information has been completed (step 104).

FIGS. 22 and 23 show examples of the recovery screen. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, a service use ID and password are requested, and if the recovery is successful, the screen shown in FIG. 23 is displayed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be variously modified and applied within the scope of the claims. For example, in the above embodiment, a game machine was used,
The present invention can be implemented in the same manner as described above even when a personal computer is used instead of the game machine. The present invention can also be used when using services on a network other than a game.

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According to the present invention, registration of a user of a game machine via a network, network connection processing and authentication at the time of game execution, management of authentication information in the game machine and a server, remote control of a game machine by a server Can be recovered. In addition, since a password or the like can be stored and input in a row of buttons on the operation device,
The user can easily play the network game. That is, when services such as games are provided on a network, it is necessary to perform user management, and it is possible to provide a technology that is easy for users to use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a network game system.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a game machine.

FIG. 3 is a configuration example of an operation device.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an authentication server.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a user management database.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flow (part 1) of a user registration process.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flow of a confirmation process of a recording medium B.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flow (No. 2) of a user registration process.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flow (part 3) of a user registration process.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flow (part 4) of the user registration process.

FIG. 11 shows a service use I in a user registration process.
D is an example of a password request screen.

FIG. 12 shows a storage medium storage I in a user registration process.
D is an example of a password request screen.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a flow (part 1) of using user registration information.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a flow (No. 2) of using the user registration information.

FIG. 15 shows a recording medium B when user registration information is used.
9 is an example of an insertion request screen of the above.

FIG. 16 is an example of a request screen for a recording medium storage ID and a password when the user registration information is used.

FIG. 17 shows a flow of a process of changing user registration information (part 1).
FIG.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a process for changing user registration information (part 2).
FIG.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of a process for changing user registration information (part 3).
FIG.

FIG. 20 is a flow of a process of restoring user registration information (part 1);
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FIG. 21 is a flowchart of a process of restoring user registration information (part 2);
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FIG. 22 is an example of a screen requesting an ID and a password for using a service in a process of restoring user registration information.

FIG. 23 is a screen example showing that restoration has been completed in the restoration processing of the user registration information.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 game machine 11 game machine main body 12 display device 13 recording medium reading device A 14 recording medium reading device B 15 operating device 16 network connection device 20 network 30 game server 40 authentication server 41 authentication unit 42 user management database

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tetsushi Sasako Within NTT Communications, Inc. 1-1-6 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Susumu Nomura, Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (No.1-6) NTT Communications Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kosuke Uchida F-term (NTT Communications Co., Ltd.) 1-6-6 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Reference) 2C001 BD00 BD04 BD07 5B085 AE02 AE03 AE09 AE23

Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A method for registering user information for using a service in a network having a terminal and a server, comprising: a first ID for using the service and a first ID corresponding to the first ID. From the terminal to the server, the second ID and the second password are transmitted from the terminal to the server, and the server encrypts the registered information using the second password and transmits the encrypted information to the terminal. And storing the encrypted information received from the server in a recording medium in association with the second ID. 2. A method for registering user information for using a service in a network having a terminal and a server, comprising: a first ID for using the service and a first ID corresponding to the first ID. The user inputs the first ID and the first password to the server, and the terminal sends the first ID and the first password to the server. If the first ID is not assigned to another user in the server, the server sends the first ID and the first password to the server. Assigns a first ID to the user, registers with the first password, the user enters the second ID and the second password into the terminal, and the terminal transmits the second ID and the second password To the server, the server encrypts the registered information using a second password, and transmits the encrypted information to the terminal. The terminal associates the encrypted information received from the server with the second ID. To the recording medium A method characterized by delivering. 3. A method for using a service in a network having a terminal and a server, wherein a first ID for using the service and a first password corresponding to the first ID are transmitted from the terminal. Register on the server,
The registered information is encrypted using the second password, and the encrypted information is stored in the recording medium in association with the second ID, and the second ID and the second ID are used when using the service. The password is input to the terminal, and the encrypted information corresponding to the second ID stored in the recording medium is decrypted with the second password to obtain the first password.
And extracting the first ID and the first password to the server, and the server performs authentication for using the service. 4. When changing information registered in a server,
The second ID and the second password are input to the terminal, the information encrypted and stored in the recording medium is decrypted and extracted, and transmitted to the server. The server transmits the registered information and the information received from the terminal. If the information matches, a change screen of the information to be registered is transmitted to the terminal, and when the changed information is received from the terminal, the registration information is updated with the received information, and the registration information is encrypted with the second password. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the step of storing the received information in a recording medium in association with the second ID. 5. The server records the second ID and the second password when receiving the information from a terminal, and when restoring information recorded on a recording medium, stores the first ID and the second password. Transmitting the first password to the server from the terminal, and when the received information matches the registered information, the server encrypts the information using the second password;
Transmitting to the terminal together with the second ID and the second password, the terminal storing the encrypted information received from the server on the recording medium in association with the second ID received from the server. Item 4. The method according to any one of Items 1 to 3. 6. The terminal, wherein at most one button corresponds to one finger of a human hand, and a button that can be pressed by bending the finger without moving the position of the hand, or
Multiple buttons correspond to one finger of a human hand,
An input device having a plurality of buttons that can press one of a plurality of buttons by bending a finger back and forth, left and right, or up and down without moving a hand position, using the input device, the right hand and the left hand The ID or the password is input as the identification and the name of the finger of the hand, or the identification of the right hand and the left hand and the name of the finger of the hand and a plurality of consecutive front, rear, left and right or up and down positions. Or the method of claim 1. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the terminal is a game machine, and the service is a service related to a game. 8. A server in a network service system for providing a service on a network, comprising: means for receiving a first ID and a first password input to a terminal by a user; If the user has not been assigned to another user, the first ID is assigned to that user,
Means for registering together with the password of the user, means for receiving the second ID and the second password input to the terminal by the user, and encrypting the registered information using the second password and transmitting the encrypted information to the terminal. And a server. 9. An authentication for providing a service by receiving a first ID and a first password taken out of a recording medium and transmitted from a terminal, and comparing the received information with the registered information. 9. A means for performing
Server as described in. And means for receiving, from the terminal, information obtained by decrypting the information stored by encrypting the information on the recording medium when changing the registered information; and receiving the information registered from the terminal and the information received from the terminal. Means for transmitting a change screen of the information to be registered to the terminal when the information matches, and upon receiving the changed information from the terminal, updates the registration information with the received information and encrypts the registration information with the second password. And means for transmitting data to the terminal.
Server as described in. 11. A means for recording the second ID and the second password when they are received, and when recovering information recorded on a recording medium, the first ID and the first password. Means for receiving from the terminal, when the received information matches the registered information, encrypts the registered information using a second password recorded therein, and stores a second ID and a second password. 10. The server according to 8 or 9, further comprising: means for transmitting to a terminal. 12. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for controlling a terminal in a network service system for providing a service on a network is recorded, wherein a first ID for using the service and a first ID are used. A procedure for prompting the user to enter a corresponding first password, a procedure for transmitting the first ID and the first password to the server, and a procedure for prompting the user to enter the second ID and the second password. ,
A procedure for transmitting the second ID and the second password to the server; and receiving registration information including the first ID and the first password encrypted with the second password from the server; A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure of storing the program in a recording medium in association with an ID is recorded. 13. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for controlling a terminal in a network service system for providing a service on a network is recorded, wherein a first ID for using the service and a first ID are used. Registering a corresponding first password with a server, encrypting the registered information using a second password, and storing the encrypted information in a recording medium in association with a second ID; A procedure for prompting the user to input a second ID and a second password when using the service; and a step of transmitting the encrypted information corresponding to the second ID stored in the recording medium to the second password. And decrypt the first
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for extracting the ID and the first password and transmitting the extracted first ID and the first password to the server. 14. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for controlling a server in a network service system for providing a service on a network, wherein a first ID and a first password input to a terminal by a user are provided. And if the first ID is not assigned to another user at the server, assigning the first ID to the user,
Registering with the password of the user, receiving the second ID and the second password input to the terminal by the user, encrypting the registered information using the second password, and transmitting the encrypted information to the terminal. And a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the steps is recorded. 15. An authentication for providing a service by receiving a first ID and a first password taken out of a recording medium and transmitted from a terminal, and comparing the received information with the registered information. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 14 has a procedure for performing the following. 16. When changing registered information, a procedure for receiving information extracted from information encrypted and stored in a recording medium from a terminal, and the registered information matches information received from the terminal. In this case, the procedure for transmitting the change screen of the information to be registered to the terminal, and when receiving the changed information from the terminal, updates the registration information with the received information, encrypts the registration information with the second password, and transmits the information to the terminal. 16. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 14 or 15 has a transmitting procedure. 17. A procedure for recording the second ID and the second password when they are received, and for recovering information recorded on a recording medium, the first ID and the first password. And if the received information matches the registered information, the information is encrypted using the recorded second password, and the second ID and the second password 16. A computer-readable recording medium recording the program according to claim 14, further comprising: transmitting the program to a terminal.