JP2003111980A - GAME SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to improve the utilization rate of a terminal device used by a user and the amount of communication traffic by improving the utilization rate of the entire game system by a user of the terminal device. Another object is to expand the user base of the entire game system. A game server provides a terminal device with a plurality of games to which points are given via a network. The points acquired by the members in the provided games are converted into income amounts by the common unit by the conversion unit 36, and the member database management unit 26 calculates the total income amount that is the sum of the income amounts. The total income is held in the member database 21, and the member database management unit 26
Manages the use of the total income held in the member database 21 by the member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game system for providing a game to a terminal device via a network and managing points acquired by a player playing the game in the game. Further, the present invention relates to a management server and a management method for managing points earned by a player in a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional game system is constructed by connecting a game server for providing a game and a plurality of terminal devices such as mobile phones and personal computers used by users who enjoy the game via a network. The game server provides a plurality of games to a terminal device via a network. The user can become a player who plays the game among the games provided to the terminal device, play the game, and earn points to enjoy the game. The points earned by the player can be used in various ways in the game. For example, in the case of battle games, you can use points to increase the number of fighters, use points to acquire items such as battle items used in the game, and use points to build strong fighters. You can use points as you select.

[0003]

However, in the conventional game system, the points earned by a player in a game can only be used in the game. Therefore, the user tends to intensively use only the games that have earned points, and even if the game server can provide the plurality of games, it is difficult for the user to use the plurality of games. As a result, the game system as a whole has a problem that the utilization rate of the game system by the user is not improved. More specifically, there is a problem that the usage rate of the terminal device used by the user and receiving the game is low, and the usage rate of the network where the game server provides the game, that is, the communication traffic volume is low. Further, there is a problem in that the user base of each game is biased and the user base of the game system as a whole cannot be expanded.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the utilization rate of the entire game system by the user of the terminal device so as to enhance the utilization rate of the terminal device used by the user and the communication traffic volume. It is also intended to expand the user base of the entire game system.

[0005]

In a game system according to the present invention, there are provided a game providing means for providing a plurality of games for giving points to a terminal device via a network, and each game provided by the game providing means. , A calculation means for calculating the total points earned by the player playing the game in the plurality of games in a common unit usable in the plurality of games, and the total points calculated in the common unit calculated by the calculation means It is characterized in that it is provided with a holding means for holding each and a point management means for managing the use of the total points by the common unit held by the holding means by the player.

According to the present invention as described above, the game providing means provides a plurality of games for giving points to the terminal device via the network. In each of the provided games, the calculation means calculates the total points acquired by the players who play the game among the plurality of games in a common unit that can be used in the plurality of games. The holding means holds the total points in the common unit for each player. Then, the point management means manages the player's use of the total points in the common unit held in the holding means. That is, the points earned by the player in each game are totaled in a common unit that can be used in a plurality of games, and are held in the holding means. Then, the point managing means manages the use of the total points by the common unit of the player, so that the player can use the total points by the common unit held in the holding means in a plurality of games. Therefore, the player can reflect the points earned in one game in another game. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the user of the terminal device to use the plurality of games. As a result, the usage rate of the entire game system by the user can be improved, and the usage rate of the terminal device used by the user and the communication traffic volume can be improved. Further, the bias of the user group of each game is alleviated, and the user group of the game system as a whole can be expanded.

Further, it is preferable that the game system includes a registration means for accepting registration of a player from a user of the terminal device and giving common data to the user for permitting use of a plurality of games for each player. According to this, the registration means can give the user common data that permits the use of the plurality of games for each player. Therefore, the user as a player can use a plurality of games by using one common data.

Further, it is preferable that the calculating means is provided with a converting means for converting the points acquired by the player in each game into points in a common unit. According to this, even if the unit of points given to a plurality of games is different from the common unit, the calculation means converts the points acquired by the player in each game into the points by the common unit, and then calculates the total. Alternatively, the points earned by the player in each game may be totaled, and then converted into points in a common unit by the conversion means to calculate the total points in the common unit. In particular, when the unit of points given by each game is different, the points earned by the player in each game are converted into points by a common unit by using a conversion means, and then the total points by the common unit is calculated. It is effective because it can be done.

Further, the game system comprises rate management means for varying and managing a conversion rate for converting the points earned by the player in each game into a common unit, and the conversion means acquires the conversion rate from the rate management means. It is preferable that the points earned by the player in each game are converted into points in a common unit according to the obtained conversion rate. According to this, the rate management means changes and manages the conversion rate, and the conversion means converts the points acquired in each game into points in the common unit according to the management. Therefore, the user plays the game when the conversion rate is high and tries to obtain high total points. Then, the user often accesses the game system in order to confirm the fluctuation of the conversion rate. As a result, the utilization rate of the terminal device used by the user and the amount of communication traffic can be improved.

Further, it is preferable that the game system includes a privilege providing means for providing a privilege according to the total points in the common unit. According to this, the user of the terminal device tries to obtain many points by obtaining many points. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the user to use the game system and improve the utilization rate of the terminal device used by the user and the communication traffic volume. Further, it is preferable that the game system includes an advertisement providing unit that provides the terminal device with the advertisement information. According to this, the advertisement information can be provided to the user who has accessed the game system to use the game, and the advertisement can be efficiently performed. In addition, if the advertisement information is provided for a fee, the administrator of the game system can also obtain the advertisement income. Further, the game system preferably includes point providing means for providing the player with points in common units from the total points in common units. According to this, the player can obtain points in a common unit from the point providing means and use them in the game.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a management server 2, a game server 3, a privilege server 4, a web server 5, a mail server 6, and a plurality of terminal devices 7. The management server 2, the game server 3, the privilege server 4, the web server 5, the mail server 6, and the plurality of terminal devices 7 are connected via a network 8. Also, the management server 2 and the game server 3 are connected via a dedicated line 9, and the management server 2 and the privilege server 4 are connected to the dedicated line 1.
Connected via 0.

The management server 2 receives registration of a member from a user of the terminal device 7 who desires to use the game via the network 8 and manages data related to the member.
Here, the user means a person who uses the terminal device 7.
A member refers to a player who exists in the world of the game in which the player plays the game to obtain points. Therefore, one user of the terminal device 7 may register a plurality of members. Further, the management server 2 provides the portal site page to the terminal device 7 via the network 8. Further, the management server 2 calculates and manages the total points of the points that the member has acquired in the game, in a common unit that can be used in a plurality of games. The management server 2 also builds a virtual bank. The management server 2 also manages a conversion rate for converting the points earned by the member in the game into a common unit, and provides the terminal device 7 with advertisement information and the like.

The game server 3 provides a plurality of games to the terminal device 7 used by the user via the network 8. The game server 3 also converts the points earned by the member in each game into points in a common unit that can be used in a plurality of games. The game server 3 also reports the result of the game to the management server 2 via the leased line 9. The privilege server 4 constructs a virtual privilege exchange place and provides benefits to members according to the total points in common units. or,
The privilege server 4 determines the privilege to be provided. The web server 5 provides the home page to the terminal device 7.
The mail server 6 sends a mail to the terminal device 7.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the game system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the management server 2 includes a member database 21, an information providing unit 22, a portal information database 23, a registration unit 24, a rate management unit 25, a member database management unit 26, and a bank deposit database. 27, a deposit management unit 28, a mail management unit 29, and a charging unit 30. Further, the game server 3 includes an authentication unit 31, a game providing unit 32, a competitive game A database 33, a competitive game B database 34, a competitive game C database 35, a conversion unit 36, and a game result report. And part 37. The privilege server 4 includes a privilege management unit 41, a privilege exchange place database 42, a privilege providing unit 43, and a privilege database 44.

The member database 21 holds data regarding members. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the member database 21. As shown in FIG. 3, the member database 21 includes a member ID, a user name, a user name phonetic guide, a telephone number, an email address, a member nickname, a phonetic reference of the member nickname, a password, a date when the game was executed, and the date. As a result of the game executed on the year, the amount of income earned in the game executed on that date, the total income amount, the rank of the total income amount, the presence or absence of benefits, the date when the total deposit amount was updated, as of that date It consists of multiple records consisting of the items of total deposit amount in. The member ID is the game server 3 for the user of the terminal device 7.
This is common data that allows each member to use a plurality of games provided by. The member ID, the user name, the phonetic guide of the user name, the telephone number, the mail address, the nickname of the member who plays the game, the phonetic reference of the nickname of the member, and the password are stored when the registration unit 24 performs the member registration.

[0016] In addition, as a result of the game played on the date when the game was played, the amount of income earned in the game played on that date, the total amount of income, and the ranking items of the total amount of income, Data is stored by the member database management unit 26 every time a member plays a game. When the member plays the game a plurality of times on the same day, the latest data of the day is stored. The result of the executed game is the points that the member has acquired in the game, the win or loss of the game, the ranking of the game, and the like when the game is a competitive game in which other members compete with each other. The amount of income earned in the game executed at that time is the points earned by the member in that game converted into points in a common unit that can be used in a plurality of games.

In the present embodiment, "points" are used as a unit of points to be obtained in each game, and a currency named "cuma" is used as a unit of income amount, that is, a common unit. It should be noted that the points earned in the game may be expressed in units unique to the game, and the units of points given by the respective games may be different. Further, the points given by each game may be given from the beginning by points in a common unit that can be used in a plurality of games, for example, points by the currency cuma from the beginning. According to this, it is possible to omit a unit and a process for converting points into common units.

The total income amount is the total amount of income earned by the member in each game so far. That is, it is the result of calculating the total points earned by the members in each game in a common unit. The total income amount can be calculated by adding the amount of income earned in the game to the amount already stored in the item of total income amount. The rank of the total income is the rank of the total income of all members. The item of the presence / absence of the privilege is stored by the member database management unit 26 when the privilege provided by the privilege server 4 is determined. In this embodiment, it is stored once a day. The presence / absence of a privilege is the presence / absence of a privilege provided by the privilege server 4 according to the total income amount.
In addition to the presence / absence of the privilege, an item for storing the content of the privilege may be provided. The date of updating the total deposit amount and the item of the total deposit amount at that date are stored by the member database managing unit 26 when the deposit managing unit 28 updates the total deposit amount.

The information providing unit 22 provides the portal site page to the terminal device 7. The portal site page is a page that allows the user to select information that the user wants to browse or an operation that the user wants to perform, that is, a page that the user wants to move for browsing or operation. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a portal site page. As shown in FIG. 4, the portal site page includes a plurality of competitive game sites 22a, a plurality of advertising signs 22b, an exchange rate 22c, and the current income numbering 2
2d, redemption office 22e, bank 22f, registration 22
and g. The display of the battle game site 22a displays the type of battle game provided by the game server 3, and the link destinations to the respective battle game sites are embedded. As shown in FIG. 4, the information providing unit 22 is provided by providing a plurality of displays of the competitive game site 22a.
Can provide a portal site page where users can use multiple games.

A battle game site 22 that the user wants to carry out
When the display of “a” is selected and the selection result is transmitted from the terminal device 7, the terminal device 7 is connected to the game server 3 via the network 8, and the authentication page for logging in to the game site is the authentication unit 31. Provided to the terminal device 7. The battle game site 22a is preferably displayed using not only the name of the game but also images of characters appearing in the game, images showing the contents of the game, sentences, and the like. Further, when the game contents are updated, it is preferable to add to the display of the competitive game site 22a a display that shows that the update has been made, for example, "NEW" or "A month B day update!" According to such a display of the battle game site 22a, the user can easily select a game, attract the user's interest, and urge the user to register as a member.

The advertisement signboard 22b displays an advertisement of a company or the like. For example, in the case of a game maker, new product information, game version upgrade information, and other information desired by the user can be displayed as an advertisement. In addition, a link to a company home page can be embedded in the advertisement signboard 22b. In that case, the advertisement signboard 22b displaying the link of the homepage of the company that the user wants to browse
Is selected and the selection result is transmitted from the terminal device 7, the terminal device 7 is connected to the web server 5 via the network 8 and the home page of the company is provided to the terminal device 7. In this way, by presenting an advertisement on the terminal device 7 or providing an advertising signboard 22b that provides a link to a company's home page, new products can be provided to users who have accessed the portal site page to use the game. Advertisement information such as information desired by the user such as information and game version upgrade information can be provided, and access to the company homepage can be promoted. As a result, it can be advertised efficiently. Also, if the display of the advertising signboard 22b on the portal site page is charged, the administrator of the game system 1 can also obtain advertising income.

The exchange rate 22c is displayed by the rate management unit 2
The link destination to the exchange rate page that displays the conversion rate for converting the points acquired in each game managed by 5 into points in a common unit is embedded. Income number 22
In the display of d, the link destination to the income numbering page displaying the income numbering is embedded. The link to the award exchange page is embedded in the display of the award exchange place 22e. In the display of the bank 22f, a link destination to the bank page is embedded. In the display of registration 22g, a link destination to the registration page is embedded. When the user selects a page to move and the selection result is transmitted from the terminal device 7, the information providing unit 22, the registration unit 24, the deposit management unit 28, and the privilege providing unit 43 transmit the corresponding page to the terminal device 7. To do. The portal information database 23 holds the above portal site page. The information providing unit 22 acquires the portal site page from the portal information database 23 and sends it to the terminal device 7. The portal site page held in the portal information database 23 is regularly updated, so that the information providing unit 22 can always provide new information to the terminal device 7.

The information providing unit 22 provides the exchange rate page to the terminal device 7. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an exchange rate page. As shown in Figure 5, the exchange rate page is
The conversion rate managed by the rate management unit 25 is displayed. The conversion rate is a rate at which the points earned by the member in the game are converted into points in a common unit, that is, an amount of income in the currency of cuma, and indicates how many cuma one point of each game is converted into. .
The exchange rate page displays the conversion rate for each game. When the terminal device 7 selects the display of the exchange rate 22c, the information providing unit 22 acquires information about the conversion rate at that time from the rate management unit 25, creates an exchange rate page based on the information, and creates the exchange rate page. Send to 7. The information providing unit 22 is, for example, a CGI (Common Gateway Interfac
e), SSI (Server Side Include), ASP (Acti
ve Server Pages) or the like to create an exchange rate page based on the acquired information about the conversion rate and send it to the terminal device 7.

The information providing unit 22 provides the income numbered page to the terminal device 7. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the income numbering page. As shown in Figure 6, the income numbering page is
It shows the members with the highest income level, that is, the total amount of income. In the present embodiment, the total amount of income is from the top 1 to 10
The member nickname of the top member and the total income amount are displayed as an income number. When the terminal device 7 selects the display of the income numbering 22d, the information providing unit 22 acquires the rank at that time from the member database 21, creates an income numbering page based on that, and transmits it to the terminal device 7. . Information provider 22
Can use, for example, CGI, SSI, ASP, or the like to create an income-numbered page based on the acquired rank and send it to the terminal device 7.

The registration unit 24 accepts registration as a member from a user of the terminal device 7 desiring to use the game and performs member registration. For member registration, necessary items for user registration are acquired from the user and a member ID is given. Upon receiving a request from the terminal device 7 to register, the registration unit 24 transmits a registration page to the terminal device 7. Specifically, the terminal device 7
Selects registration 22g of the portal site page, or the terminal device 7 attempts to access the game server 3 directly, and the authentication unit 31 receives an instruction to go to the portal site and perform member registration, and the user follows the instruction. There are cases, etc.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a registration page according to the embodiment of the present invention. The registration page includes the user name of the terminal device 7, its phonetic name, the nickname of the member who plays the game, the input fields of the phonetic notes, phone numbers, email addresses, passwords, and other necessary items for member registration, and the send button. It is composed of an instruction sentence for inputting necessary items and pressing the send button. The user operates the terminal device 7
Input necessary items according to the instruction text of the registration page displayed on the screen, and press the send button
Data is sent to.

The registration unit 24 receives the transmitted data to acquire necessary items from the user. The registration unit 24 creates a confirmation page based on the acquired data and sends it to the terminal device 7. The registration unit 24 can create a confirmation page based on the acquired data by using, for example, CGI, SSI, ASP, etc., and transmit the confirmation page to the terminal device 7. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the confirmation page. Figure 8
As shown in FIG. 5, the confirmation page includes the content input by the user in the input field, the correction button, the send button, and the instruction text for confirming the content and instructing the user to press either the correction button or the send button. Composed of. When the user confirms the content of the confirmation page displayed on the terminal device 7 and presses the send button, the fact that the input data is correct is transmitted to the registration unit 24. The registration unit 24 can confirm the necessary items by receiving the fact that the data is correct. On the other hand, when the user presses the modify button, the registration unit 2
It is transmitted to 4 that the input data has an error. In that case, the registration unit 24 again transmits the registration page shown in FIG. 7 to the terminal device 7.

The registration unit 24 assigns the member ID of the member to be registered to the user, stores the assigned member ID and the acquired necessary items in the member database 21 in association with each other. The registration unit 24 transmits the member ID given to the member to the terminal device 7. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the registration completion page. The registration unit 21 displays the registration completion page on the terminal device 7
To notify the user of the member ID of the registered member. The registration completion page is composed of a statement that the registration is completed, a member ID, and a portal button. The portal button is a button for moving to the portal site, and when the portal button is pressed, the portal site page is transmitted to the terminal device 7. According to such a registration unit 24, it is possible to accept the member registration from the user of the terminal device 7 and give the user a member ID, which is common data that allows each user to use a plurality of games. Therefore, the user can use a plurality of games by using one common data as a member.

The rate management unit 25 changes and manages a conversion rate for converting points earned by a member in each game into points in a common unit (cuma). By changing the conversion rate by the rate management unit 25, the user can play the game when the conversion rate is high and often access the exchange rate page in order to obtain high income. The amount of communication traffic can be improved. In addition, the rate management unit 25 can change the conversion rate to add a money game-like element to the game system 1. The rate management unit 25 changes the conversion rate at intervals. The interval is not particularly limited, such as one day, half day, several hours, and several minutes, but the shorter the interval for changing the conversion rate, the more frequently the user tries to check the conversion rate, and go to the exchange rate page of the terminal device 7. Access frequency can be further increased. Further, the intervals at which the conversion rate is changed may be constant intervals or random intervals. Also, the rate management unit 25
May provide a bonus time or bonus day for setting the conversion rate to a higher value, such as 10 times or 100 times the usual rate. According to this, the user can frequently check the conversion rate with the aim of bonus time or bonus day, and can further increase the frequency of access to the exchange rate page of the terminal device 7.

The conversion rate may be different for each game, or may be the same conversion rate. When the conversion rate is set to be different for each game, the rate management unit 25 acquires the total number of times the terminal device 6 has accessed each game site from the game result reporting unit 37, and based on the access frequency to the game, the conversion rate. May be defined. The rate management unit 25
Set a higher conversion rate for game sites that are accessed less frequently and set a lower conversion rate for game sites that are accessed frequently. According to this, the user tries to obtain a high income by playing a game with a high conversion rate, so that the user can be encouraged to access a game site with a low access frequency.

Further, the rate managing unit 25 obtains from the game result reporting unit 37 the information that associates the member ID of the member who accesses each game site with the access frequency of the member, and the member who accesses each game. The conversion rate may be determined based on the tendency of. Rate management unit 25
Sets a high conversion rate for game sites where only certain members tend to access certain games,
Set a lower conversion rate for game sites that many members tend to access. According to this, in order for a user to play a game with a high conversion rate and to obtain high income, the user is encouraged to access a game site that only certain members tend to access, and the user of that game The layers can be expanded. In the present embodiment, the rate management unit 25 sets a difference in the conversion rate for each game, and holds the game name and the conversion rate in association with each other. Further, the rate management unit 25 changes the conversion rate once a day. In addition, the rate management unit 25 includes the information providing unit 22.
The conversion unit 36 is provided with information regarding the conversion rate.
The rate management unit 25 may be provided in the game server 3.

The member database management unit 26 manages the member database 21. Specifically, the member database management unit 26 determines the date on which the game associated with the member ID of the member who played the game is played, the result of the game played on that date, and the date and time. Every time a member plays the game, the game result information such as the amount of income earned in the game played on the day is acquired from the game result reporting unit 37 and stored in the record of the member ID in the member database 21. In the present embodiment, the points earned by the member in the game are converted by the conversion unit 36 and provided from the game result reporting unit 37 as the income amount converted into the points in the common unit that can be used in a plurality of games. However, the member database management unit 26 may acquire the points acquired by the member in the game, convert the points into common points, and store the points in the member database 21. Also, the member database management unit 26, when the data is acquired from the game result reporting unit 27, the mail management unit 29.
The e-mail address, the nickname of the member, the game result, the total income amount, and the presence / absence of the privilege are provided to the member database 21.

The member database management unit 26 also calculates the total income amount based on the income amount obtained from the game result reporting unit 37 and stores it in the record of the member in the member database 21. That is, the total points acquired by the members in each game are calculated in a common unit and stored in the member database 21. The member database management unit 26
The amount of income earned in the game provided by the game result reporting unit 37 is added to the amount already stored in the item of the total amount of income of the member to calculate the total amount of income. The member database management unit 26 also determines the rank of the total income amount of the members and stores it in the member database 21. The member database management unit 26 compares the calculated total income amount with the ranks of the other members, and determines the rank of the total income amount of the member. The member database management unit 26 changes the rank of a member whose rank changes according to the determined rank of the member. For example, the rank of a member lower than that member is lowered by one.

Further, the member database management unit 26 determines the privilege to be provided by the privilege server 4 when the privilege database 4 is determined.
The information on the presence or absence of the privilege associated with the member ID is acquired from 1 and stored in the record of the member ID in the member database 21. Also, the member database management unit 26
When the member registration is performed, the member ID and password held in the member database 21 are provided to the privilege management unit 41, and when the total deposit amount is updated, the total deposit amount is provided to the privilege management unit 41. Also, the member database management unit 26
In response to a request from the privilege management unit 41, provides the data on the total income amount, the total deposit amount, and the order held in the member database 21. The member database management unit 26
From the deposit management unit 28, the total deposit amount associated with the member ID is acquired, and the date when the total deposit amount is acquired is used as the date when the total deposit amount is updated. Stored in the record of member ID. When the member registration is performed, the member database management unit 26 stores the member I stored in the member database 21.
D, The password is provided to the deposit management unit 28, and when the income amount is obtained or the income amount is used in the game or the redemption place, the data regarding the income amount held in the member database 21 is managed. It is provided to the part 28.

The member database management unit 26 manages the total income amount held in the member database 21, that is, the use of the total points by the common unit by the member. Here, the total points in the common unit are the game server 3
The game system 1 can be used in a game provided by, a portal site provided by the management server 2, a virtual bank built by the management server 2, a virtual redemption exchange built by the privilege server 4, and the like. Can be used in the services provided by. In this embodiment, the income amount is
In the game provided by the game server 3, the privilege server 4
It can be used at the redemption office built by.

Specifically, the member database management unit 26
Manages the use of the total income amount held in the member database 21 by the member as follows. First, a case where a member uses an amount of income out of the total amount of income in a game provided by the game providing unit 32 will be described. Here, the case where the game providing unit 32 provides the competition game A to the member and the member purchases the competition item in the competition game A, the use of the income amount will be described as an example. In the present embodiment, there are two patterns in which the member uses the income amount. First, the first pattern will be described. The game providing unit 32 inquires of the member database management unit 26 about the total income amount of the member. The game providing unit 32 can make an inquiry when a member logs in to the game site of the competitive game A or when the member tries to purchase a competitive item in the competitive game A. The member database management unit 26 acquires data regarding the total income amount of the inquired member from the member database 21 and provides it to the game providing unit 32. Based on the inquiry result, the game providing unit 32
Present the total amount of income to the member, or notify that the total amount of income of the member is insufficient or available for purchasing the competitive item.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a game page when purchasing a competition item. For example, when the member logs in to the game site of the competitive game A, the game providing unit 32 makes the above-mentioned inquiry to the member database management unit 26, and based on the inquiry result, FIG.
As shown in 0 (a), the total income amount of members is always displayed at the top of the game page. Then, the game providing unit 32
When the member requests the purchase of the competition item in the game, the total income amount of the member, the type and price of the competition item, and the competition item selected by the member as shown in FIG. As you can see, the frame surrounding the selected competitive item, the purchase button, the purchase cancel button, and the competitive item are selected, and the purchase button is pressed to purchase, and the purchase cancel button is pressed if not purchased. A game page composed of an instruction sentence for instructing to transmit to the terminal device 7.

Further, the game providing unit 32, when the member requests the purchase of the competition item in the game, FIG.
As shown in (b), select the competition item type and price, the frame surrounding the selected competition item so that you can see the competition item selected by the member, the inquiry button, and the competition item. Alternatively, a game page including an instruction sentence for instructing to press the inquiry button may be transmitted to the terminal device 7. In this case, when the user selects the competition item and presses the inquiry button, the type of the competition item selected from the terminal device 7 is transmitted to the game providing unit 32. The game providing unit 32 makes the above-mentioned inquiry, and based on the inquiry result,
Determine if you can purchase competitive items for the total income of the member. When the competition item can be purchased, the game providing unit 32 can purchase the purchase button, the purchase stop button, and the competition item as shown in FIG. 10C, and in the case of purchase. A game page composed of an instruction sentence for instructing the purchase button to be pressed when the purchase button is not purchased is transmitted.

On the other hand, when the total income amount is insufficient and the competition item cannot be purchased, the game providing section 32 has a return button, a purchase stop button, and a total purchase cancel button as shown in FIG. Since the amount of income is insufficient and the competition item cannot be purchased, press the back button to inquire about another competition item again, or press the purchase cancel button to cancel the purchase of the competition item. A game page composed of an instruction sentence for instructing to send. It should be noted that when the user presses the return button, the screen returns to the purchase screen shown in FIG. 10B, and the member can select the competition item again.

When the member uses the income amount based on the information presented to the game providing section 32, that is, when the user presses the purchase button to purchase the competition item,
The game providing unit 32 provides the member database management unit 26 with the amount of money used by the member in the game (the price of the competition item). And the member database management unit 2
6 subtracts the used amount of money from the total income amount of the record of the member, and stores the result in the total income amount.
Further, the member database management unit 26 provides the used amount to the deposit management unit 28. As shown in FIG. 10A, when the total income amount of members is always displayed at the top of the game page, the game providing unit 32 subtracts the amount used from the total income amount at the top of the screen, and the result is obtained. Is displayed.

Next, the second pattern will be described.
The member withdraws some amount from the total deposit amount and transfers the income amount to the terminal device 7 before starting the battle game A or while executing the battle game on the bank page.
Make the amount of income retained. Hereinafter, the amount of income transferred to the terminal device 7 will be referred to as possession money. Then, when the member tries to purchase the competition item in the competition game A, the user transmits the money from the terminal device 7 to the game providing unit 32 to make payment and purchase the competition item. . For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (e), the game providing unit 32 includes a frame surrounding the selected competition item so that the competition item type and price, and the competition item selected by the member can be understood, An instruction statement that selects the possession input field, the send button, and the competition item, enters the amount of the possession money to be transmitted (price of the competition item) in the possession input field, and instruct to press the send button Send a game page consisting of and. When the user selects the competition item, inputs the money, and presses the send button to make payment, the type of the competition item selected from the terminal device 7 and the money paid are provided to the game providing unit 32. Sent to. Then, the game providing unit 32 provides the member database management unit 26 with the money the member has paid in the game, that is, the amount of income used. Then, the member database management unit 26 subtracts the used income amount from the total income amount of the record of the member, and stores the result in the total income amount.

Although the use of the income amount of money has been described here as an example of the case of purchasing the competition item in the competition game A, how the income amount of money can be used depends on the content of the game. , Is set for each game. For example,
In battle games, you can use the amount of income to buy fighters and increase the number of remaining fighters, or when selecting a fighter at the start of the game, use the amount of income to exchange for a higher level fighter , In the adventure game, if you can not proceed to the next stage without finding and collecting treasures, you can use the income amount to buy the treasure, or in the pachinko game, use the income amount to buy pachinko balls , In horse racing games, you can purchase betting tickets by using your income.

Similarly, when the member uses the income amount of money at the privilege exchange place constructed by the privilege server 4, that is, when the privilege is exchanged with the income amount of money and the privilege is provided, the privilege management unit 41 is used. The member database management unit 26 is provided with the income amount of money used by the members by exchanging the privilege. And
The member database management unit 26 subtracts the used income amount from the total income amount of the record of the member, and stores the result in the total income amount.

The bank deposit database 27 holds data relating to the transfer and withdrawal of the member's income amount. The deposit management unit 28 accepts the transfer or withdrawal of the income amount from the member, and processes the deposit or payment of the income amount. The bank deposit database 27 and the deposit management unit 28 build a virtual bank in the portal site page. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the bank deposit database 27. As shown in FIG. 11, the bank deposit database 27 stores the member ID,
It is composed of a plurality of records including password, transfer amount, withdrawal amount, and total deposit amount. Deposit Management Department 2
When member registration is performed, 8 acquires the member ID and password from the member database management unit 26 and stores them in the bank deposit database 27.

The deposit management unit 28, when the member plays the game and obtains the income amount, the member database management unit 2
The amount of income is acquired from 6, the amount of transfer is stored in the item of transfer amount, the amount of transfer is added to the total amount of deposit stored in the item of total deposit amount, and the addition result is stored in the item of total deposit amount. Therefore, while the total deposit amount is not withdrawn, the total deposit amount and the total income amount match. Further, the deposit management unit 28 acquires the amount of money used from the member database management unit 26, except when the member uses the total amount of income in the game, except when he / she pays the money and uses the total amount of income. . Then, it is stored in the withdrawal amount item, the withdrawal amount is subtracted from the total deposit amount stored in the total deposit item, and the subtracted result is stored in the total deposit item. In addition, the deposit management unit 28
When the data of the total deposit amount is updated, the total deposit amount is acquired from the bank deposit database 27 in association with the member ID,
It is provided to the member database management unit 26.

When receiving a request from the terminal device 7 to access a virtual bank, the deposit management unit 28 sends a bank page to the terminal device 7. Specifically, the user may select the bank 22f on the portal site page, or the member may go to the bank while playing the game. Figure 12
It is an explanatory view explaining a bank page. As shown in FIG. 12, the bank page has a member ID and password input field,
From the deposit inquiry button, the transfer button, the withdrawal button, and the member ID and password input, select the service of deposit inquiry, transfer or withdrawal, and the instruction statement to instruct to press the button Composed. When the user presses the button for the service in accordance with the instruction text of the bank page displayed on the terminal device 7, the deposit management unit 2
The data is transmitted to 8.

When the user selects the deposit inquiry, the deposit management unit 28 obtains the total deposit amount at that time from the bank deposit database 27 and creates an inquiry page based on it.
It is transmitted to the terminal device 7. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the inquiry page. As shown in FIG. 13, the inquiry page is
The total deposit amount of the member is displayed. Deposit management unit 28
For example, using CGI, SSI, ASP, or the like, an inquiry page can be created based on the acquired total deposit amount and transmitted to the terminal device 7. As described above, according to the bank deposit database 27 and the deposit management unit 28, the user can refer to the total deposit amount of the registered member at any time by accessing the bank page.

When the user selects the transfer, the deposit management unit 2
8 transmits the transfer page to the terminal device 7. Figure 14
It is an explanatory view explaining a transfer page. As shown in FIG. 14, the transfer page is composed of a transfer amount input field, a send button, and an instruction statement for inputting the transfer amount and pressing the send button. When the user inputs the amount of money to be transferred from the money held in the terminal device 7 and presses the send button, the deposit management unit 28 from the terminal device 7 is input.
The possession money is transmitted to and the possession money is transferred to the deposit management unit 28.
The deposit management unit 28 stores the received amount of money in the deposit amount item of the bank deposit database 27, adds the amount of deposit to the deposit amount stored in the deposit amount item, and adds the result. Store in the total deposit item.

When the user selects withdrawal, the deposit management unit 2
8 transmits the withdrawal page to the terminal device 7. Figure 15 shows
It is explanatory drawing explaining a drawer page. As shown in FIG. 15, the withdrawal page is composed of a withdrawal amount input field, a send button, and an instruction statement for inputting the withdrawal amount and pressing the send button. When the user inputs the withdrawal amount and presses the send button, the data is transmitted from the terminal device 7 to the deposit management unit 28. The deposit management unit 28 stores the received withdrawal amount in the withdrawal amount item of the bank deposit database 27, subtracts the withdrawal amount from the total deposit amount stored in the total deposit amount item, and subtracts the result as the total deposit amount. Stored in the item. Then, the deposit management unit 28 transmits the extracted amount of income to the terminal device 7, transfers the amount of income to the terminal device 7, and pays. The terminal device 7 receives the transmitted amount of income and holds it as possession money.

After the completion of transfer and withdrawal, the deposit management unit 28
The completion page is transmitted to the terminal device 7. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a completion page. As shown in FIG. 16, the completion page displays the total deposit amount after the transfer or the withdrawal. In this way, the deposit management unit 28 pays the income amount (cuma) from the total deposit amount, so that the member withdraws the income amount and holds it in the terminal device 7 as possession money for use in the game or at the redemption place. You can In addition, by the bank deposit database 27 and the deposit management unit 28,
By constructing a virtual bank in the portal site page, it is possible to add a money game-like element to the game system 1.

The mail management unit 29 manages information to be sent to the terminal device 7 as a mail. The mail management unit 29
The information to be sent as mail to the mail server 6 and the mail address of the member are provided. When the mail server 6 acquires the information to be sent as a mail and the mail address from the mail management unit 29, the mail server 6 sends the mail to the terminal device 7 that has registered as a member. The information transmitted as mail to the terminal device 7 includes news related to the game provided by the game server 3, new game product information, other advertisement information, game result information, and the like. In order to encourage the user to access the portal site page, the news related to the game provided by the game server 3, the new product information of the game, and other advertisement information should be periodically transmitted to the terminal device 7. Is preferred.

The game result information is transmitted after the game ends. After the game ends, the mail management unit 29 acquires from the member database management unit 26 the mail address, the nickname of the member, the game result, the total income amount, and the presence / absence of a privilege, which are held in the member database 21. Then, the mail management unit 29 creates a game result mail for providing the game result information based on the information, and provides it to the mail server 6. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the game result mail. As shown in FIG. 17, the game result mail displays the nickname of the member who played the battle game, the result of the battle, the amount of income earned by the member in the battle, and the fact that there is a privilege. The game result mail includes a link to the privilege exchange page, and the user can access the privilege exchange page from the received game result mail.

The charging section 30 allows the user to enter the game system 1
The user of the terminal device 7 is charged with a game participation fee generated by using. The billing unit 30 can add the game participation fee to the usage fee and the communication fee of the terminal device 7 to bill. At that time, the charging unit 30 acquires the telephone number and the like held in the member database 21 and adds it to the usage charge and communication charge of the terminal device 7 of the user. Charger 3
0 is based on the exchange information provided by the privilege providing unit 43,
Decide and charge the game participation fee. The exchange information provided from the privilege providing unit 43 to the billing unit 30 is information relating to the exchange of the member's income amount with the game participation fee, specifically, the member ID of the member who exchanged the information, and the member. There is the amount of game participation fee, etc. that was acquired by exchanging. The game participation fee allowance can be used for payment of the game participation fee charged by the charging unit 30, and the user is exempted from paying the game participation fee by the amount of the game participation fee allowance.

The charging section 30 first calculates a game participation fee (hereinafter referred to as "provisional participation fee") that does not consider exchange information. The temporary participation fee may be a fixed monthly fee for each member ID, or may be a fee calculated for each member according to the amount of data used by the user and the communication time, and the determination method is not particularly limited. Next, the charging unit 30 subtracts the game participation fee reserve from the provisional participation fee of the member of the member ID based on the member ID acquired from the privilege providing unit 43 and the game participation fee reserve, and finally Determine the game participation fee and charge. Note that for members whose game participation fee reserves still remain after subtracting the game participation fee reserves from the provisional participation fees, the billing unit 30 carries forward the remaining amount when the game participation fee is charged next time. Then, the game participation fee may be determined. Further, for members whose exchange information is not provided from the privilege providing unit 43 to the charging unit 30, the provisional participation fee becomes the game participation fee as it is.

The authentication section 31 permits the member to log in to the game site. Upon receiving a request from the terminal device 7 to access the game site, the authentication unit 31 transmits an authentication page for logging in to the game site to the terminal device 7. Specifically, this is a case where the user selects the competitive game site display 22a on the portal site page or directly accesses the game site. FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an authentication page according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 18, the authentication page has a member ID, a password input field for member authentication such as a password, a send button, a registration button, and an instruction to instruct the user to input data and press the send button. The statement and the instruction statement for instructing the user who has not registered as a member to perform the member registration. When the user inputs the member ID and password of the member who wants to log in according to the instruction text of the authentication page displayed on the terminal device 7 and presses the send button, the data is transmitted to the authentication unit 31.

The authentication section 31 receives the transmitted data to acquire necessary items from the user. The authentication unit 31 collates the acquired data with the data held in the member database 21 via the member database management unit 26, and confirms the presence or absence of the same data. Authentication unit 31
If the same data is present, allows the user to log in to the game site as the member and provides the game providing unit 32 with the member ID of the member. When the game providing unit 32 acquires the member ID, the game providing unit 32 displays the game page of the game site that the member wishes to log in to the user's terminal device 7.
Send to. It should be noted that a member can log in to another game site without performing authentication if he / she is allowed to log in to one of the plurality of game sites. On the other hand, if the same data does not exist, the authentication unit 31 transmits an instruction statement instructing the member to re-enter the correct member ID and password because the member ID and password are incorrect. When the user has not registered as a member, the user can press the registration button to send a registration request to the registration unit 24. Then, the registration unit 24 transmits the registration page to the terminal device 7.

The game providing unit 32 provides a plurality of games to the terminal device 7 via the network 8. The game provided by the game providing unit 32 gives points, and may be any game as long as it can use points in a common unit, that is, the amount of income. The genre of the game is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a battle game, an adventure game, a pachinko game, a horse racing game, a mahjong game, a game in which blocks are assembled, and a game in which items are collected. Further, it may be a game that a member enjoys alone, or a battle-type game in which a plurality of members compete. Further, the points given by the game are given according to, for example, the result of the game, the action of the member during the game, or the like. The game providing unit 32 transmits the game page of the game site that the member wishes to log in to the terminal device 7 of the member who is permitted to log in to the game site by the authentication unit 31. The game providing unit 32 acquires the game page for which the member wants to log in from the competitive game A database 33, the competitive game B database 34, and the competitive game C database 35, and transmits the game page to the terminal device 7. In the case of a competition game in which a plurality of members compete, the game providing unit 32 simultaneously transmits the game page to the plurality of terminal devices 7 and controls the plurality of terminal devices 7 via the network 8.

Further, the game providing section 32 inquires of the member database managing section 26 about the income amount of the member, as described above. Then, the game providing unit 32
The inquiry result from the member database 21, that is,
Acquiring data on the total income amount of the member and presenting the total income amount to the member based on the inquiry result, or saying that the total income amount of the member is insufficient for purchasing the competition item in the game Or notify you that you can purchase. Further, the game providing unit 32 provides the member database management unit 26 with the amount of income used by the member in the game. In addition, the game providing unit 32 receives the money from the terminal device 7 and sells the battle items and the like to the members. Then, the game providing unit 32
Provides the member database management unit 26 with the money that the member paid in the game, that is, the amount of income used.

At the end of the game, the game providing unit 32 also transmits to the terminal device 7 a game result page displaying the results obtained by the members, such as points gained in the game, wins and losses of the game, and ranking of the game. Next, the game providing unit 32 provides the points acquired by the member in the game to the conversion unit 36 together with the type of the game, and the currency cu is a common unit.
Ask to be converted into the amount of income by ma. Then, the game providing unit 32 obtains the income amount and the conversion rate, which are the conversion results, from the conversion unit 36, and the member I of the member who played the game.
D, the game result such as the date of playing the game, the result of winning or losing the game, the ranking of the game, points earned by the member in the game, conversion rate, income amount, number of times the member has accessed the game The information is stored in the competitive game A database 33, the competitive game B database 34, and the competitive game C database 35.

Competitive game A database 33, competitive game B database 34, competitive game C database 35
Respectively holds the game itself such as the game pages of the battle game A, the battle game B, and the battle game C, and the game result information of the members. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the competitive game A database 33. Although the competitive game A itself is also held in the competitive game A database 33 as described above, it is omitted in FIG. 19 and only the game result information is shown. Further, the battle game B database 34 and the battle game C database 35 have the same configuration as the battle game A database, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here. Competitive game A database 33
Is the membership ID, the date the game was played, the win or loss of the game, the ranking of the game, etc. It consists of records consisting of items. When the game ends, the game result information of each game is stored in the competitive game A database 33, the competitive game B database 34, and the competitive game C database 35 by the game providing unit 32. Here, the access count stores the result of adding 1 to the count stored in the access count field.

The conversion unit 36 converts the points earned by the member in each game into points in a common unit. When the game ends, the conversion unit 36 receives from the game providing unit 32,
Get the points that a member has earned in a game and the type of that game. The conversion unit 36 acquires the conversion rate of the acquired type of game from the rate management unit 25. Then, the conversion unit 36 multiplies the acquired points by the conversion rate to convert the points earned by the member in each game into the income amount in the common unit cuma. For example, the conversion unit 36 provides information that the game type is “competitive game A” and the acquired points are “30 points”.
The case of obtaining from 2 will be described. The conversion unit 36 is
As the conversion rate, the conversion rate of the competitive game A is “10c
“uma / 1 point” is acquired from the rate management unit 25, and “30 points” is acquired.
Multiply "point" and "10 cuma / 1 point" to obtain income amount "3
00cuma "is calculated. The conversion unit 36 provides the calculated income amount and the conversion rate used for conversion to the game providing unit 32 as a conversion result.

According to such a conversion unit 36, the unit "point" of points given by a plurality of games and the common unit "c"
Even if the units are different, such as "uma", the member database management unit 26 uses the points obtained by the conversion unit 36 converting the points earned by the member in each game into a common unit, that is, the income amount. You can calculate the total income. In particular, when the units of points given to the competitive games A, B, and C are different, the member database management unit 26 causes the conversion unit 36 to convert the points earned by the member in each game into an income amount in a common unit. It is effective because the total income amount can be calculated using the conversion result. The conversion unit 36 may be provided in the management server 2.

The game result reporting unit 37 reports the result of the game to the member database management unit 26. The game result reporting unit 37 causes the competitive game A database 33, the competitive game B database 34,
From the database of the games played by the members of the competitive game C database 35, I
D and the game result information such as the date when the game was played, the result of the game played on that date, and the amount of income earned in the game played on that date. Then, the game result reporting unit 37 provides the acquired game result information to the member database management unit 26 in association with the member ID.

Further, the game result reporting section 37 provides the rate managing section 25 with the total number of accesses to each game site. The game result reporting unit 37 uses the competitive game A database 33, the competitive game B database 34, and the competitive game C.
The total number of accesses to each game site is calculated by obtaining the number of accesses to all members for each database 35 and summing up for each game site.
To provide. In addition, the game result reporting unit 37 informs the rate management unit 25 of the member I of each member who accesses each game site.
It provides information that associates D with the access count of its members. The game result reporting unit 37 acquires, for each of the competitive game A database 33, the competitive game B database 34, and the competitive game C database 35, the access count of each member in association with the member ID of the member, and the rate management unit 2
5 to provide.

The privilege management unit 41 determines the points provided in the common unit, that is, the privilege to be provided according to the amount of income.
The privilege exchange place database 42 includes items necessary for determining a privilege to be provided such as total income amount and rank, membership IDs, presence / absence of privileges of each member, contents of privilege, amount of money required for privilege exchange (hereinafter, The privilege information such as "award exchange amount" is held. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the clearinghouse database 42. As shown in FIG. 20, the exchange database 42 includes a member ID, a password, a total income amount, a total deposit amount,
It is composed of records including items such as rank, presence / absence of privilege, privilege content, and privilege exchange amount. When the member registration is performed from the member database management unit 26, the privilege management unit 41
Each time the member ID and password are acquired and the total deposit amount is updated, the total deposit amount is acquired, and the privilege exchange database 42 is acquired.
To store. Further, when the member uses the income amount of money at the privilege exchange place, that is, when the privilege is exchanged with the income amount of money and the privilege is provided, the privilege managing unit 41 informs the member database managing unit 26 of the membership. Will provide the amount of income used by redemption.

Benefits include a standby screen of a mobile phone, a screen of a personal computer, incoming music of a mobile phone, animation for several minutes, a drama, streaming system images such as documentary programs, download and upgrade of game software, and the like. The content of the privilege is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the privilege can be provided to the terminal device 7 via the network 8. In addition, the privilege is not available to anyone who pays a service charge or can be viewed through a television, the Internet, etc., and can be obtained or made into an original one that cannot be viewed by others. It is preferable because the utilization rate of can be improved. In addition, a game participation fee reserve that can be used for payment of the game participation fee described above can be used as a privilege.

In the method of determining the privilege according to the total points in the common unit, that is, the total income amount, the income amount is 10
You can exchange the special standby screen with 00cuma, you can exchange the incoming music with the income amount of 2000cuma, etc. How to determine the privilege according to the income amount itself within the total income amount of the member, and all members According to the ranking of the total income, such as providing benefits to the top 10 of the total income, downloading the game software first in the total income, and paying the game participation fee in the second. There is a method of deciding the privilege.

In the present embodiment, the privilege management unit 41 provides the member database management unit 26 once a day with information in which the total income amount and rank held in the member database 21 are associated with the member ID. Is requested, and those data are acquired from the member database management unit 26. Then, the privilege management unit 41 determines the privilege to be provided based on the rank of the total income amount at the time of acquiring the data. Privilege management unit 41
Determines whether or not there is a privilege for each member, such as providing a predetermined privilege to the first to 10th members and not providing a privilege to the 11th and lower members. In addition, the privilege management unit 41 determines the content of the privilege to be provided, such as downloading the game software in the first place and the game participation fee payment in the second place for the first to tenth members. To do. The privilege management unit 41, for each member, the total income amount acquired from the member database management unit 26, the rank, the presence or absence of the determined privilege, the contents of the privilege, and the privilege exchange amount of the privilege, for each member of the privilege exchange place database 42. Member ID
Stored in the record. The privilege management unit 41 also provides the member database management unit 26 with information regarding the presence or absence of a privilege associated with the member ID.

It should be noted that the income amount of money is 1000 cuma, and the income amount of money is 2000 cuma that can be exchanged for the special standby screen.
In the case of a method of determining a privilege according to the income amount itself such as exchange with incoming music, the privilege management unit 41
Obtains the total income amount associated with the member ID from the member database management unit 26 every time the total income amount held in the member database 21 is updated by the acquisition of the income amount of the member or the use of the income amount. To do. And the privilege management unit 4
Whenever the total income amount is updated, 1 determines whether or not there is a privilege that can be exchanged within the range of the total income amount of the member, and determines whether each member has the privilege. Further, the privilege management unit 41 determines all the benefits that can be exchanged within the range of the total income amount of the member as the content of the benefits that can be provided. Then, the privilege management unit 41 similarly stores the total income amount acquired from the member database management unit 26, the presence or absence of the determined privilege, the content of the privilege, and the privilege exchange amount for each privilege in the privilege exchange place database 42. .

The privilege providing unit 43 provides the member with a privilege according to the number of points in a common unit, that is, the amount of income.
The privilege database 44 holds the privilege such as the standby screen of the mobile phone, the screen of the personal computer, the incoming music of the mobile phone, the video of the streaming system, the game software, etc. as described above. The privilege providing unit 43 is the privilege management unit 4
Privilege database 4 according to the contents of privilege determined by 1
4. Acquire benefits from 4 and provide the acquired benefits to members.
In addition, the privilege providing unit 43, like the game participation fee payment,
Instead of actually providing the data to the terminal device 7, it is possible to provide the service. In this way, the privilege server 4 including the privilege management unit 41, the privilege exchange place database 42, the privilege providing unit 43, and the privilege database 44 forms a virtual privilege exchange place within the portal site page. . Further, the privilege database 44 holds introductory information for introducing the contents of the privilege to the user, such as a part of the incoming music of the mobile phone, a part of the video, a description of the contents of the video and the game software. Then, the privilege providing unit 43 acquires the introduction information from the privilege database 44, and acquires the introduction information.
To provide. According to this, the user can know the content of the privilege and judge whether or not to exchange the privilege, which is preferable.

When the privilege providing section 43 receives a request from the terminal device 7 to access the virtual privilege exchange place, it sends a privilege exchange page to the terminal device 7. Specifically, the user may select the privilege exchange place 22e on the portal site page, or may specify the link destination to the privilege exchange place page embedded in the game result mail received by the user. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a privilege exchange page according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 21, the redemption place page is a member ID, an input field for items such as a password required for member authentication, a send button, and an instruction statement for instructing the user to input data and press the send button. Composed of and. The user inputs the member ID and password of the member who wants to exchange the privilege according to the instruction on the privilege exchange page displayed on the terminal device 7 and presses the send button, whereby the data is transmitted to the privilege providing unit 43. It

The privilege providing section 43 acquires the necessary items from the user by receiving the transmitted data. The privilege providing unit 43 collates the acquired data with the data held in the clearinghouse database 42, and confirms the presence or absence of the same data. If the same data is present, the privilege providing unit 43 authenticates the user as a member, and acquires privilege information, rank, and the like regarding the member from the privilege exchange database 42. Then, the exchange page for inquiring about the exchange of the privilege is transmitted to the terminal device 7. On the other hand, if the same data does not exist, the privilege providing unit 43 sends an instruction statement instructing the member to re-enter the correct member ID and password because the member ID and password are incorrect.

For example, the privilege providing section 43 has a member ID of 1
If 234 members access, the member ID is 12
34 privilege information and rankings are stored in the privilege exchange database 42.
To get from. Then, the privilege providing unit 43 creates an exchange page based on the acquired information and transmits it to the terminal device 7.
FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an exchange page according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 22 (a), the exchange page has a ranking of the members, types of benefits that can be provided to the members, privilege redemption amount (cuma), and a viewing button.
Consists of an exchange button, an exchange stop button, and an instruction text that instructs the viewer to press the watch button if he / she wants to view it, press the exchange button if he / she wants to exchange it, or press the stop button if he / she does not wish to exchange it. To be done. Benefit provision section 43
Can use CGI, SSI, ASP, etc. to create an exchange page based on the obtained exchange information and send it to the terminal device 7.

When the user presses any button in accordance with the instruction text on the exchange page displayed on the terminal device 7, the data is transmitted to the privilege providing section 43. When the user selects the viewing button, the privilege providing unit 43 acquires the corresponding introduction information, that is, a part of the incoming music from the privilege database 44, and transmits it to the terminal device 7. When the user selects the exchange button, the privilege providing unit 43 acquires the corresponding privilege from the privilege database 44, that is, the incoming music, and transmits it to the terminal device 7. When the terminal device 7 receives the privilege, the member can receive the privilege. The privilege providing unit 43 provides the member with the privilege, and when the privilege available to the member is exhausted, the privilege presence / absence item in the privilege exchange place database 42 is changed to “none”. In addition, the privilege providing unit 43 provides the privilege management unit 41 with the amount of income used by the members for exchanging the privilege, that is, the privilege exchange amount of the provided privilege.

When the redemption amount of the privilege provided to the member is higher than the total deposit amount of the member, the member possesses a part of the total income amount in the terminal device 7 as a possession money. . Therefore, in this case, the privilege providing unit 43
For members, the difference between the redemption amount and the total deposit amount, that is,
Instruct them to send the amount they lack from their money. Then, the privilege providing unit 43 receives the possession money from the terminal device 7. When the user selects the exchange stop button, the portal site page is transmitted from the information providing unit 22, and the user returns to the portal site.

It should be noted that the income amount of money is 1000 cuma, and the income amount of money is 2000 cuma that can be exchanged for the special standby screen.
In the case of a method of determining a privilege according to the income amount itself such as exchange with incoming music, the privilege providing unit 43
Can send an exchange page as shown in FIG. In this case, the exchange page has a plurality of types of benefits that can be provided to the member, check boxes for the benefits, the privilege exchange amount (cuma), a summary button, a send button, an exchange stop button, and the benefits to be exchanged. Select, and press the summary button if you want to view or see the explanation of the contents, press the exchange button if you want to replace it, or press the stop button if you do not want to replace it. Composed of and. When the user selects a privilege type, adds a check in the check box, and presses the overview button, the privilege providing unit 43 causes the privilege providing unit 43 to select the relevant introduction information from the privilege database 44, that is, a part of the incoming music or the game. The software description, a part of the video, etc. are acquired and transmitted to the terminal device 7. When the user selects a privilege type, adds a check in the check box, and presses the exchange button, the privilege providing unit 43 causes the privilege providing unit 43 to select the corresponding privilege from the privilege database 44, that is, the incoming music, the standby screen, and the game software. Etc. are acquired and transmitted to the terminal device 7.

When the privilege providing section 43 does not actually provide the data to the terminal device 7 but provides the game participation fee reserve, it provides the privilege as follows. The privilege providing unit 43 uses the game participation fee payment as a privilege for members on the exchange page of FIG. 22 (a), and when the user presses the exchange button, or when the member plays the game on the exchange page of FIG. 22 (b). When the payment for participation fee is selected and the send button is pressed, the above-mentioned exchange information is provided to the charging unit 30. That is, the privilege providing unit 43 provides the member ID of the member and the amount of the game participation fee provided to the member to the charging unit 30. Then, as described above, the charging unit 30 subtracts the game participation fee allowance from the provisional participation fee of the member of the member ID to determine the final game participation fee, and charges the user. Charge the game participation fee
It can be used for payment of the game participation fee charged by. That is, the user of the member can receive the service that the payment of the game participation fee is exempted by the amount of the game participation fee applied amount as a privilege. In addition, the privilege providing unit 43 transmits to the terminal device 7 a request for the amount subtracted from the exchanged game participation fee deposit at the time of collecting the next game participation fee. As described above, according to the privilege server 4, the privilege can be provided according to the total points in the common unit. Therefore, the user of the terminal device 7 tries to obtain many points by obtaining many points. Therefore, the user can be encouraged to use the game system 1, and the utilization rate of the terminal device 7 used by the user and the communication traffic amount can be improved.

Each page described above is described in a format that can be browsed by the terminal device 7, and the format is not particularly limited. For example, each page has HTML (H
yper Text Markup Languag
e) format and XML (eXtensible Marku)
Formats such as p Language (Language) format for describing web pages and C-HTML (Compac)
t HTML format, HDML (Handheld D)
device Markup Language) format,
MML (Mobile Markup Language)
e) It can be described in a format such as a format according to a language that describes a web page displayed on a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a text, an image, and a link destination can be embedded.

Also, the format in which the management server 2, the game server 3, the privilege server 4, and the web server 5 transmit data and each page is not particularly limited. For example, HTTP (HyperText Transfer), which is a communication protocol for transmitting and receiving data described in HTML format or the like.
r Protocol), etc.
(File Transfer Protocol) and the like. Also, mail server 6
Is an SMTP (S
simple Mail Transfer Proto
col) and the like can be sent.

The terminal device 7 includes a management server 2, a game server 3, a privilege server 4, a web server 5 and a mail server 6.
And a communication interface for exchanging data via the network 8, a display unit for displaying each page and data, an input unit for inputting data and instructions, and a program for controlling the data and the terminal device 7. There is no particular limitation as long as it includes a storage unit and a control unit that executes a program that controls the terminal device 7. As the terminal device 7, for example, a mobile phone, a personal computer, a PDA or the like can be used. The network 8 includes the management server 2,
Anything that can connect the game server 3, the privilege server 4, the web server 5, the mail server 6, and the terminal device 7 may be used. A network, a frame relay network, an ATM network or the like can be used.

Next, a member registration method using the game system 1, a game providing method, and a management method for managing the points earned by the member will be described. First, a member registration method using the game system 1 will be described. FIG. 23
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a member registration method according to the embodiment of the present invention. First, the user accesses the portal site, and the information providing unit 22 transmits the portal site page shown in FIG. 4 to the terminal device 7 (S101). next,
The user selects the portal site page registration 22g,
The registration unit 24 transmits the registration page shown in FIG. 7 to the terminal device 7 (S102). According to the instructions on the registration page, the user enters the user name, its phonetic name, the nickname of the member who plays the game, and the necessary items for member registration such as its phonetic guide, phone number, email address, and password, and presses the send button. To do. Then, the registration unit 24 receives the data (S103). The registration unit 24 creates the confirmation page shown in FIG. 8 based on the acquired data and transmits it to the terminal device 7 (S104). The user confirms the content of the confirmation page displayed on the terminal device 7 and presses the send button. Then, the registration unit 24 confirms that the necessary items are correct by receiving the fact that the input data is correct (S10).
5). The registration unit 24 assigns a member ID, associates the assigned member ID with the acquired necessary items, and stores them in the member database 21 (S106). Finally, the registration unit 24
Sends the registration completion page shown in FIG. 9 to the terminal device 7,
The user is notified of the member ID of the registered member (S1
07).

Next, a game providing method using the game system 1 and a management method for managing points earned by members will be described. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the game providing method and the managing method. That is, FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a series of procedures from game provision to point management. First, the user accesses the portal site, and the information providing unit 22 transmits the portal site page shown in FIG. 4 to the terminal device 7 (S201). Next, the user displays the competitive game site display 2 on the portal site page.
The game you want to play from 2a (here, match game A
18) is selected, and the authentication unit 31 transmits the authentication page shown in FIG. 18 to the terminal device 7 (S202).

By the user inputting the member ID and password of the member who wants to log in according to the instruction text of the authentication page displayed on the terminal device 7 and pressing the send button,
The data is transmitted to the authentication unit 31. The authentication unit 31 receives the transmitted data, collates the acquired data with the data held in the member database 21 via the member database management unit 26, and confirms the existence of the same data to perform authentication. . Then, the user is permitted to log in to the game site as the member, and the member ID of the member is provided to the game providing unit 32 (S203). When the game providing unit 32 acquires the member ID, the game page of the competitive game A is transmitted to the user's terminal device 7, the user logs in to the competitive game A as a member (S204), and the user starts the game as a member. (S205).

Next, the member requests the purchase of the competition item in the game, and the game providing unit 32 causes the terminal device 7 to display a game page for purchasing the competition item as shown in FIG. 10A. Send. When the member logs in to the competitive game A, the game providing unit 32 makes an inquiry to the member database management unit 26 about the total income amount of the member, and based on the inquiry result, FIG. )
As shown in, the total income of members is always displayed at the top of the game page. Then, the user presses the purchase button, the member purchases the competition item, and uses the income amount (S206).

The game providing unit 32 provides the member database management unit 26 with the amount of money used by the member in the game (the price of the competition item). Then, the member database management unit 26 subtracts the used amount of money from the total income amount of the record of the member, stores the result in the total income amount, and the used amount is reflected in the member database 21 ( S207). Then, when the game ends (S20
8), the game providing unit 32 provides the points acquired by the member in the game to the conversion unit 36 together with the game type of the competition game A, and the conversion unit 36 acquires the conversion rate of the competition game A from the rate management unit 25. To do. And the conversion unit 3
6 calculates the amount of income by multiplying the acquired points by the conversion rate, and converts the points acquired by the member in the competitive game A into points in the common unit cuma, that is, the amount of income (S209). The game providing unit 32 is the conversion unit 3
The points earned by the member in the game as a result of the member ID of the member who played the game, the date of playing the game, the win / loss of the game, the ranking of the game, etc. The game result information such as the conversion rate, the amount of income, the number of times the member has accessed the game, etc. is stored in the competitive game A database 33 (S210).

The game result report section 37 reads the ID of the member who played the game from the competitive game A database 33,
Game result information such as the date the game was played, the result of the game played on that date, the amount of income earned on the game played on that date, etc. is acquired, and the member database is managed in association with the member ID. Provide it to the section 26 and report it (S2
11). The member database management unit 26 calculates the amount of income earned in the game provided by the game result reporting unit 37,
The total income amount is calculated by adding to the amount already stored in the item of the total income amount of the member. The member database management unit 26 also determines the rank of the total income amount of the members (S212). The member database management unit 26 stores the calculated total income amount, the determined rank, and the acquired game result information in the record of the member ID (S21).
3). Then, the member database management unit 26 provides the mail management unit 29 with the mail address, member nickname, game result, total income amount, and presence / absence of a privilege, which are held in the member database 21. The mail management unit 29 creates the game result mail shown in FIG. 17 based on the information and provides it to the mail server 6. Then, the mail server 6 transmits the game result mail to the terminal device 7 (S214). When the user wants to play another game as the member, the user can return to step (S204), access another game site, and play the game.

The game system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, and the game providing unit 32
Provides a plurality of games to which points are given to the terminal device 7 via the network 8. The conversion unit 36 converts the points earned by the member in each of the provided games into the income amount in the common unit (cuma), and the member database management unit 26 uses the income amount to calculate the total amount of the income amount. Calculate your income. The total income is
The member database 21 holds each member, and the member database management unit 26 manages the use of the total amount of income held in the member database 21 by the member.

That is, the points earned by each member in each game are totaled in a common unit (cuma) that can be used in a plurality of games, and are held in the member database 21 as the total income amount. The member database management unit 26 manages the use of the total income amount by the member, so that the member can use the total income amount held in the member database 21 in a plurality of games. Therefore, the member can reflect the points acquired in one game in another game. In this way, the game system 1 builds a world in which points can be distributed between games. Therefore, the game system 1 can prompt the user of the terminal device 7 to use a plurality of games. As a result, the usage rate of the entire game system 1 by the user can be improved, and the usage rate of the terminal device 7 used by the user and the communication traffic volume can be improved. Further, the bias of the user base of each game is alleviated, and the user base of the game system 1 as a whole can be expanded.

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According to the present invention, the utilization rate of the entire game system by the user of the terminal device can be improved, and the utilization rate of the terminal device used by the user and the amount of communication traffic can be improved. In addition, it is possible to expand the user base of the entire game system.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a member database according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a portal site page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an exchange rate page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an income numbering page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a registration page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a confirmation page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a registration completion page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a game page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a bank deposit database according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a bank page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an inquiry page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a transfer page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a drawer page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a completion page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a game result mail according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an authentication page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a competitive game A database according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a privilege exchange place database according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a privilege exchange page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an exchange page according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a member registration method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a game providing method and a management method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Game system 2 ... Management server 3 ... Game server 4 ... privilege server 5 ... Web server 6 ... Mail server 7 ... Terminal device 8 ... Network 9, 10 ... Dedicated line 21 ... Member database 22 ... Information providing department 22a ... Battle game site 22b ... Advertising signboard 22c ... Exchange rate 22d ... Income numbering this time 22e ... redemption office 22f ... Bank 22g ... Registration 23 ... Portal information database 24 ... Registration Department 25 ... Rate Management Department 26 ... Member Database Management Department 27 ... Bank deposit database 28 ... Deposit Management Department 29 ... Email Management Department 30 ... Billing department 31 ... Authentication section 32 ... Game Provider 33 ... Competitive game A database 34 ... Battle game B database 35 ... Competitive game C database 36 ... Conversion unit 37 ... Game result report section 41 ... Benefits management department 42 ... Redemption Exchange Database 43 ... Benefits Department 44 ... Bonus database

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A game providing means for providing a plurality of games for giving points to a terminal device via a network, and a player playing a game among the plurality of games in each game provided by the game providing means. Calculation means for calculating the total points acquired by the player in a common unit usable in the plurality of games, and holding means for holding the total points in the common unit calculated by the calculation means for each player. A point management unit that manages the use of the total points by the common unit held by the holding unit by the player. 2. A registration means for accepting registration of the player from a user of the terminal device, and providing the user with common data for permitting use of the plurality of games for each player. The game system according to 1. 3. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation means includes conversion means for converting the points acquired by the player in each of the games into points in the common unit. 4. A rate management unit that varies and manages a conversion rate for converting the points earned by the player into the common unit in each game, the conversion unit including the conversion rate from the rate management unit. 4. The game system according to claim 3, wherein the game system acquires the points and converts the points acquired by the player in each of the games according to the acquired conversion rate into points in the common unit. 5. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a privilege providing unit that provides a privilege according to the total points of the common unit. 6. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising an advertisement providing unit that provides advertisement information to the terminal device. 7. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising point providing means for providing the player with points in a common unit from total points in the common unit. 8. A player who plays a game among a plurality of games which are provided to a terminal device via a network and award points, can use the total points acquired in each game in the plurality of games. Calculating means for calculating in a common unit, holding means for holding the total points in the common unit calculated by the calculating means for each player, and the player for the total points in the common unit held in the holding means And a point management unit that manages the use by the management server. 9. A player who plays a game among a plurality of games which are provided to a terminal device via a network and award points, can use the total points acquired in each game in the plurality of games. A total unit calculated by a common unit, the calculated total points by the common unit is stored in a holding unit that holds each player, and the total point by the common unit stored by the holding unit is stored. A management method comprising managing usage of points by the player.