JP2009183315A - Network game system, network game method and network game program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network game system capable of making an information terminal participating in a network game smoothly advance the game without the feeling of incompatibility. <P>SOLUTION: The network game system includes a game server for receiving a main game operation request and a subordinate game operation request transmitted from a main terminal and a subordinate terminal corresponding to a game to be provided. The main terminal reflects an input main game operation request and the subordinate game operation request received from the subordinate terminal through the game server on the game under execution in the own terminal, and transmits the reflected game operation request to the game server. The game server transmits the subordinate game operation request received from the subordinate terminal to the main terminal, and transmits the reflected game operation request received from the main terminal to the subordinate terminal. The subordinate terminal transmits an input subordinate game operation request to the game server, and reflects the reflected game operation request received from the game server on the game under execution in the own terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a network game system, a network game method, and a network game program including an information terminal operated by a main player and a slave player, and a game server that provides the information terminal with a game via a network.

  Conventionally, a network game (online game) is provided in which a game server and a plurality of information terminals are connected via a network, and the plurality of information terminals can simultaneously share the execution of the same game. Such network games include car racing and other racing themes, shooting games that fire bullets by pressing a button and repel enemies, role playing where each player plays a specific role Various games such as a game or a network game of Go or mahjong are provided.

  Each information terminal participating in such a network game transmits the game operation request to the game server when the game operation request is input to the own terminal. The game server transmits all the game operation requests received in the frame to all the information terminals at every predetermined time interval called a frame. The information terminal reflects all game operation requests received from the game server in the game being executed on the own terminal. In this way, an information terminal that participates in a network game does not reflect a game operation request input to its own terminal as it is to the game being executed on its own terminal, but once transmits it to the game server and transfers it from the game server. The game operation request including the game operation request of the information terminal is received and reflected in the game of the own terminal. Thereby, each information terminal which performs a game while communicating with a game server can advance a game, synchronizing with another information terminal (for example, refer patent document 1).

As described above, in addition to the information terminals proceeding while synchronizing, in the race game as described above, each information terminal may reflect a game operation request asynchronously. For example, when a game operation request is input to the own terminal, each information terminal first reflects the input game operation request on the game in progress in the own terminal, and the vehicle in progress in the own terminal Information indicating the position in the race is transmitted to the game server. The game server transmits the received position information to all the information terminals, and each information terminal reflects the position information of the vehicle operated by the other information terminals received in the game. As described above, in a game in which each information terminal is required to have real-time characteristics, asynchronous control may be performed.
As described above, in a network game played through a network, the game is progressed by either a synchronous type or asynchronous type control method.
JP 2006-254945 A

  However, in the above-described synchronous network game, each information terminal operates in response to an operation request transmitted after the game server receives operation requests from all information terminals. There will be a time lag before the action is reflected in the game. In particular, the progress of the game may be delayed depending on the connection state of the information terminal other than the terminal itself with the game server, the processing speed, etc., and the game operation may not proceed smoothly. In addition, in such a synchronous control method, since it is necessary to broadcast a game operation request simultaneously after establishing connections with all information terminals in progress of the game, a threshold is set for the number of information terminals that can be connected simultaneously. Is generally provided.

  In the asynchronous network game described above, when the transmission of the position information is delayed due to the network state between each information terminal and the game server, the state between the information terminal that has input the game operation request and the other information terminal is changed. A time lag occurs. For example, in the case of a racing game, when each information terminal receives position information transmitted with a time lag, the position information of the vehicle in the game in progress at the information terminal and the position information of the received vehicle If there is a difference greater than usual, when the position information is reflected in the game in progress, the vehicle appears to move instantaneously, and the game progresses uncomfortable.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a network game system, a network game method, and a network that allow an information terminal that participates in a network game to smoothly and smoothly progress the game. Provide a game program.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a master terminal to which a master game operation request is input from a master player, a slave terminal to which a slave game operation request is input from a slave player, and a master terminal and a slave terminal. A network game system comprising a game server for providing a program for executing a game, and receiving a master game operation request and a slave game operation request transmitted from the master terminal and the slave terminal corresponding to the game, The main terminal includes a main game control unit that reflects a main game operation request input from the main player and a sub game operation request received from the sub terminal via the game server in a game being executed on the own terminal, A reflected game in which a game operation request reflected by the game control unit reflected in the game being executed on the terminal is transmitted to the game server. An operation request transmitting unit, and the game server transmits a slave game operation request received from the slave terminal to the slave game operation request transfer unit that transmits to the master terminal and a reflected game operation request received from the master terminal. A reflected game operation request transfer unit that transmits to the terminal, and the slave terminal receives the slave game operation request input from the slave player from the slave game operation request transmission unit and the game server. A network game system comprising: a sub game control unit configured to reflect a reflected game operation request in a game being executed on the own terminal.

  In the present invention, the game server described above stores a game participation request receiving unit that receives a game participation request from a slave terminal, and a threshold value of the number of slave terminals that can simultaneously operate the game provided by the server. When the participation request receiving unit receives the game participation request, if the number of slave terminals that are executing the game is equal to or less than the threshold, the participation permission is transmitted to the slave terminal that is the transmission source of the game participation request, When the number of slave terminals being executed exceeds the threshold value, the connection control unit that transmits the browsing permission to the slave terminal that is the transmission source of the game participation request and the connection control unit transmit the browsing permission to the slave terminal. A browsing terminal identification information transmitting unit that transmits terminal identification information to either or both of the master terminal and the slave terminal, and the slave game operation request transmitting unit of the slave terminal receives participation permission from the game server If you do One or both of the master terminal and the slave terminal that transmit the game operation request to the game server and receive the slave terminal identification information transmitted from the viewing terminal identification information transmitter of the game server The identification information of the slave terminal transmitted from the identification information transmitting unit is displayed on the game screen of the own terminal.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the connection control unit of the above-described game server permits viewing when the number of slave terminals participating in the game becomes smaller than a threshold as the game provided by the server itself progresses. The participation permission is transmitted to the slave terminal that transmitted.

  The present invention also provides a program for executing a game on a master terminal to which a master game operation request is input from a master player, a slave terminal to which a slave game operation request is input from a slave player, and a master terminal and a slave terminal. And a network game method of a network game system comprising a game server that receives a master game operation request and a slave game operation request transmitted from a master terminal and a slave terminal in response to a game, A step in which the main game control unit reflects the main game operation request input from the main player and the sub game operation request received from the sub terminal via the game server in the game being executed on the own terminal; The completed game operation request transmitting unit reflects the master game operation request and the sub game operation request reflected in the game being executed by the main game control unit on the own terminal. A request to the game server, a step in which the slave game operation request transfer unit of the game server receives the slave game operation request received from the slave terminal, and a reflected game operation request transfer unit The step of transmitting the reflected game operation request received from the master terminal to the slave terminal, and the slave game operation request transmission unit of the slave terminal transmits the slave game operation request input from the slave player to the game server. And a step in which the slave game control unit reflects the reflected game operation request received from the game server to the game being executed on the own terminal.

  The present invention also provides a program for executing a game on a master terminal to which a master game operation request is input from a master player, a slave terminal to which a slave game operation request is input from a slave player, and a master terminal and a slave terminal. The slave game operation request transfer unit receives the slave game operation request received from the slave terminal to the game server that receives the master game operation request and the slave game operation request transmitted from the master terminal and the slave terminal corresponding to the game. The request is transmitted to the main terminal, and the reflected game operation request transfer unit is executing the main game operation request and the sub game operation request input from the main player to the main terminal on the own terminal. And a step of transmitting a reflected game operation request to be transmitted to the slave terminal after being reflected in the game.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the master terminal is executing the master game operation request input from the master player and the slave game operation request received from the slave terminal via the game server on its own terminal. The reflected game operation request reflected on the game is transmitted to the game server, and the game server transmits the slave game operation request received from the slave terminal to the master terminal, while receiving the reflected game operation request from the master terminal. The game operation request is transmitted to the slave terminal, the slave terminal transmits the slave game operation request input from the slave player to the game server, and the reflected game operation request received from the game server is sent to the game being executed on the own terminal. Since the main game operation request input from the main player is immediately reflected in the game, the sub game operation request input from the sub game is reflected in the game server. It was to be reflected in the game from being transmitted to the main terminal via a. As a result, the main game operation request by the main player is immediately reflected in the game asynchronously with the sub game operation request by the sub player, so that the main player can proceed smoothly without delaying the progress of the game, Since the sub game operation request is reflected in the game in synchronization, the game can be advanced without a sense of incongruity by using either synchronous or asynchronous control depending on the player.

  According to the present invention, when the game server receives the game participation request from the slave terminal, the game server requests the game participation if the number of slave terminals executing the game provided by the server is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold. If the number of slave terminals that are executing the game exceeds the threshold value, the viewing permission is transmitted to the slave terminal that is the transmission source of the game participation request. When the permission is transmitted, the identification information of the slave terminal is transmitted to either or both of the master terminal and the slave terminal. When the slave terminal receives the participation permission from the game server, the slave terminal sends a slave game operation request to the game server. Either or both of the master terminal and the slave terminal that transmit and receive the slave terminal identification information transmitted from the game server display the transmitted slave terminal identification information on the game screen of the own terminal. Therefore, the game server can allow a number of slave terminals equal to or less than a predetermined threshold to participate in the game, permit browsing to slave terminals exceeding the threshold, and use the identification information of the slave terminal being browsed in the game. By transmitting to the participating master terminal or slave terminal, the player of the game can know the player who is browsing.

  In addition, when the number of slave terminals participating in the game becomes less than the threshold as the game provided by the server itself progresses, the connection control unit of the game server responds to the slave terminal that transmitted the browsing permission. Since the participation permission is transmitted, the slave terminal that is not permitted to participate because it falls below the threshold value can participate in the game after the game of the other slave terminal ends.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the network game system according to the present embodiment. The network game system according to the present embodiment includes a master terminal 10 and a plurality of slave terminals 20 (specifically, slave terminals 20-1, slave terminals 20-2, slave terminals 20-3, slave terminals 20-4, slave terminals 20-4, slave terminals 20-4). A terminal 20-5), a game server 30, and a browsing game server 40.

  The game server 30 is a server that provides a network game service to the main terminal 10 and the slave terminal 20 via a network. The main terminal 10 and the slave terminal 20 may access the game server 30 by downloading and installing in advance a dedicated game client program for accessing the network game service provided by the game server 30. Further, the game server 30 provides a game program that can be executed on a general web browser via a network, and the main terminal 10 and the slave terminal 20 use the web browser without installing a dedicated program. You may make it operate a game. In the present embodiment, the game server 30 provides a game program that can be executed on the web browser in this way.

  Here, the example of the game screen which the main terminal 10 and the subordinate terminal 20 perform with the game program which the game server 30 provides is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, in a game executed by the main terminal 10 and the slave terminal 20, the game screen 90 is displayed on the left side of the screen of the display unit included therein, and the viewer list 91 is displayed on the right side of the screen. On the game screen 90, a main avatar (character) (a) operated by the main player and each sub avatar (b) operated by a plurality of sub players are displayed, and the game is advanced in the display area of the game screen 90. . The character operated by each player may be a character prepared in advance by a game program. Here, an example in which an avatar corresponding to each player is applied will be described. Each player using the network game in the present embodiment registers an avatar corresponding to the game server 30 or a server device capable of communicating with the game server 30 in advance. Such an avatar is information as a substitute of the player, and is identification information such as image information and a nickname.

  Thus, the game screen 90 displays the main avatar (a) operated by the main player and the plurality of sub avatars (b) operated by the sub player. In the game executed in the present embodiment, a game in which a main avatar is a main character and the main avatar repels a slave avatar as an enemy will be described as an example. When the main terminal 10 transmits a game start request to the game server 30, the game server 30 starts providing a game whose main character is the main avatar corresponding to the main terminal 10. Then, when the slave terminal 20 accesses the game server 30 and transmits a game participation request to a running game with the main avatar as the main character, the game server 30 grants the slave terminal 20 permission to participate in the game. The slave avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20 is displayed on the game screen 90 as an enemy of the master avatar.

  The maximum number of slave avatars displayed on the game screen 90 has a predetermined threshold value. When the game server 30 receives a game participation request from the slave terminal 20 exceeding the threshold value, the game server 30 receives the slave avatar. A browsing permission is transmitted to the terminal 20. Such a threshold is determined in advance according to the network environment, load, computer processing speed, and the like. The avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20 that has received the browsing permission transmitted from the game server 30 is listed and displayed in the browsing list 91 as a browsing avatar (c). In the browsing list 91, a browsing avatar image 92 that is an image of a browsing avatar and a browsing avatar identification information display section 93 that displays identification information such as a nickname of the browsing avatar are displayed in a list format. In addition, when the number of secondary avatars displayed on the game screen 90 falls below the threshold, such as when the secondary avatar displayed on the game screen 90 is repelled by the primary avatar, the secondary terminal corresponding to the browsing avatar from the game server 30 Participation permission is transmitted to 20, and the browsing avatar is displayed as an avatar according to the game screen 90. Here, the image of the browsing avatar displayed in the viewer list 91 may be displayed in a black-painted state. In this case, when the image is displayed on the game screen 90 with participation permission. The whole body of the avatar may be displayed.

  In the present embodiment, a browsing game server 40 is provided, and the browsing game server 40 transmits game information to the slave terminal 20 corresponding to the browsing user. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, the game server 30 includes a master terminal 10 corresponding to a master avatar, a slave terminal 20-3 corresponding to a slave avatar, a slave terminal 20-4, and a slave terminal 20-5. The game information being executed is transmitted to the browsing game server 40, and the browsing game server 40 transmits the game information being executed to the slave terminal 20-1 corresponding to the browsing avatar and the slave terminal 20-2. Thus, the server load of the game server 30 can be distributed.

  The main terminal 10 is a computer terminal that executes a game program provided from the game server 30 via a network. Specifically, a PC (personal computer), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a mobile phone terminal, etc. A computer device including an input unit, an output unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, and a storage unit can be applied. The main terminal 10 is operated by the main player.

  The slave terminal 20 (the slave terminal 20-1, the slave terminal 20-2, the slave terminal 20-3, the slave terminal 20-4, and the slave terminal 20-5) is the game server 30 via the network in the same manner as the master terminal 10. It is a computer terminal which runs the game program provided from. Specifically, the slave terminal 20 is applied to a computer device having an input unit, an output unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, and a storage unit such as a personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a mobile phone terminal. it can.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the detailed structure of the main terminal 10, the slave terminal 20, and the game server 30 is demonstrated.
The main terminal 10 includes a display unit 11, a game execution unit 12, a main game operation request input unit 13, a main game control unit 14, and a reflected game operation request transmission unit 15. The display unit 11 is a display that displays a game screen. The game execution unit 12 stores and executes a game program provided from the game server 30 and causes the display unit 11 to display a game screen. The main game operation request input unit 13 receives an input of a main game operation request from the main player. The main game operation request input unit 13 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, for example. The main game control unit 14 transmits a game start request to the game server 30. Further, the main game control unit 14 causes the game execution unit 12 to execute operations corresponding to the main game operation request input to the main game operation request input unit 13 and the sub game operation request received from the game server 30, Reflect in the running game. The reflected game operation request transmission unit 15 transmits to the game server 30 a reflected game operation request of the main game operation request and the sub game operation request that the main game control unit 14 has caused the game execution unit 12 to execute.

  The slave terminal 20 includes a display unit 21, a game execution unit 22, a slave game control unit 23, a game participation request unit 24, a slave game operation request input unit 25, and a slave game operation request transmission unit 26. Yes. The display unit 21 is a display that displays a game screen. The game execution unit 22 stores and executes a game program provided from the game server 30 and causes the display unit 21 to display a game screen. The sub game operation request input unit 25 receives an input of a sub game operation request from the sub player. The sub game operation request input unit 25 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse. The sub game operation request transmission unit 26 transmits the sub game operation request input to the sub game operation request input unit 25 to the game server 30. The game participation request unit 24 transmits a game participation request for a game being executed with the main avatar corresponding to the main terminal 10 as the main character, together with identification information for identifying the own terminal, to the game server 30. Such terminal identification information may be the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the terminal itself, account information of a player who operates the slave terminal 20 registered in advance in the game server 30, or an avatar corresponding to the player. Identification information may be used. The sub-game control unit 23 receives the reflected game operation request transmitted from the main terminal 10 via the game server 30 and causes the game execution unit 22 to execute an operation corresponding to the reflected game operation request.

The game server 30 includes a reflected game operation request transfer unit 31, a browsing terminal identification information transmission unit 32, a connection control unit 33, a game participation request reception unit 34, and a sub game operation request transfer unit 35. .
The reflected game operation request transfer unit 31 receives the reflected game operation request transmitted from the reflected game operation request transmission unit 15 of the main terminal 10 and transfers it to the sub game control unit 23 of the sub terminal 20. The game participation request reception unit 34 receives a game participation request transmitted from the game participation request unit 24 of the slave terminal 20.

  The connection control unit 33 stores the game program provided by the server in its own storage area, and provides the game program in response to a game start request received from the main terminal 10 or a game participation request received from the slave terminal 20. Further, the connection control unit 33 communicates with a game program executed on the main terminal 10 or the slave terminal 20 to share and advance the execution of each game. The connection control unit 33 stores the threshold of the number of slave terminals 20 that can simultaneously operate the provided game in its storage area, and when the game participation request reception unit 34 receives a game participation request from the slave terminal 20, The number of slave terminals 20 that are executing the game is compared to determine whether the game is large or small. When the connection control unit 33 determines that the number of the slave terminals 20 that are executing the game is smaller than the threshold value stored in advance, the connection control unit 33 transmits participation permission to the slave terminal 20 that is the transmission source of the game participation request, When the number of the slave terminals 20 that are executing the game exceeds the threshold value, browsing permission is transmitted to the slave terminals 20.

When the connection control unit 33 transmits browsing permission to the slave terminal 20, the browsing terminal identification information transmission unit 32 uses the identification information of the avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20 as the browsing avatar identification information and all other terminals. To the slave terminal 20. Here, the destination to which the browsing avatar identification information is transmitted may be only the master terminal 10 or only the slave terminal 20.
The sub game operation request transfer unit 35 transfers the sub game operation request transmitted from the sub game operation request transmission unit 26 of the sub terminal 20 to the main game control unit 14 of the main terminal 10.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, the game server 30, the master terminal 10, and the slave terminal 20 (slave terminal 20-1, slave terminal 20-2, slave terminal 20-3, slave terminal 20-4) are connected to the network. An example of an operation for starting a game will be described.
First, the main game control unit 14 of the main terminal 10 transmits a game start request to the connection control unit 33 of the game server 30 (step S10). When receiving the game start request transmitted from the main terminal 10, the connection control unit 33 of the game server 30 reads out the game program from its own storage area, transmits it to the main terminal 10, and starts providing the game (step S11). ).

  When the main game control unit 14 of the main terminal 10 receives the game program from the game server 30, the game execution unit 12 of the main terminal 10 stores and executes the game program in its own storage area, and corresponds to its own terminal. Start a game with the main avatar as the main character. The game participation request unit 24 of the slave terminal 20-1 transmits a game participation request for a game whose main character is the main avatar corresponding to the main terminal 10 to the game server 30 (step S12). When the game participation request receiving unit 34 of the game server 30 receives a game participation request transmitted from the slave terminal 20-1, the connection control unit 33 of the slave terminal 20 capable of operating the game provided by the game server 30 simultaneously. The number threshold value (in this description, 2) is compared with the number of slave terminals 20 connected to the connection control unit 33. If the number of connected slave terminals 20 is equal to or less than the threshold value, the connection control unit 33 transmits a participation permission to the slave terminal 20-1 (step S13). The game server 30 transmits a command to display on the game screen 90 the slave avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20-1 that has transmitted the participation permission in step S13, to the master terminal 10 and the slave terminal 20-1. The slave terminal 20-1 starts a game provided to the game server 30.

  Similarly, the game participation request unit 24 of the slave terminal 20-2 transmits a game participation request for a game whose main character is the main avatar to the game server 30 (step S14). When the game participation request receiving unit 34 of the game server 30 receives a game participation request transmitted from the slave terminal 20-2, the connection control unit 33 sets a threshold value for the number of terminals that can simultaneously operate the games provided by the game server 30. And the number of slave terminals 20 connected to the connection control unit 33 are compared. Here, since the number of connected slave terminals 20 is equal to or less than the threshold value, the connection control unit 33 transmits a participation permission to the slave terminal 20-2 (step S15). Then, the game server 30 issues a command to display on the game screen 90 the slave avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20-2 that has transmitted the participation permission in step S15, the master terminal 10, the slave terminal 20-1, and the slave terminal 20-2. And send to. The slave terminal 20-2 starts a game provided to the game server 30.

  Similarly, the game participation request unit 24 of the slave terminal 20-3 transmits a game participation request for a game whose main character is the main avatar to the game server 30 (step S16). When the game participation request receiving unit 34 of the game server 30 receives a game participation request transmitted from the slave terminal 20-3, the connection control unit 33 sets a threshold value for the number of terminals that can simultaneously operate the games provided by the game server 30. And the number of slave terminals 20 connected to the connection control unit 33 are compared. Here, since the two slave terminals 20 have already participated in the game and the number of slave terminals 20 exceeds the threshold value, the connection control unit 33 transmits a browsing permission to the slave terminal 20-3 ( Step S17). The game server 30 issues a command to display the browsing avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20-3 that transmitted the browsing permission in step S17 on the viewer list 91, the master terminal 10, the slave terminal 20-1, and the slave terminal 20-2. To the slave terminal 20-3.

  Similarly, the game participation request unit 24 of the slave terminal 20-4 transmits a game participation request for a game whose main character is the main avatar to the game server 30 (step S18). As in the case of the slave terminal 20-3 described above, since the number of slave terminals 20 exceeds the threshold value, the connection control unit 33 transmits browsing permission to the slave terminal 20-4 (step S19). . The game server 30 issues a command to display the browsing avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20-4 that transmitted the browsing permission in step S19 on the viewer list 91, the master terminal 10, the slave terminal 20-1, and the slave terminal 20-2. The data is transmitted to the slave terminal 20-3 and the slave terminal 20-4.

  Then, in the game, when the slave avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20-2 is repulsed by the master avatar and the game of the slave terminal 20-2 is finished (step S20), the game server 30 is waiting for participation. The game participation permission is transmitted to the slave terminal 20-3 browsing the game (step S21). The game server 30 issues a command to display on the game screen 90 the slave avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20-3 that has transmitted the participation permission in step S21, to the slave terminal 20-1, the slave terminal 20-3, and the slave terminal 20-3. It transmits to the terminal 20-4. The slave terminal 20-3 starts the operation of the slave avatar corresponding to the own terminal. Here, the slave terminal 20-2 that has finished the game may disconnect the connection with the game server 30 in step S20, or may browse the game as a viewing player.

  Similarly, in the game, when the slave avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20-1 is repulsed by the master avatar and the game of the slave terminal 20-1 ends (step S22), the game server 30 is browsing the game. The game participation permission is transmitted to the slave terminal 20-4 (step S23). The game server 30 instructs the master terminal 10, the slave terminal 20-3, and the slave terminal 20-4 to display on the game screen 90 the slave avatar corresponding to the slave terminal 20-4 that has transmitted the participation permission in step S23. Send. The slave terminal 20-3 starts the operation of the slave avatar corresponding to the own terminal.

  As described above, the game server 30 can allow the number of sub-terminals 20 equal to or less than a predetermined threshold to participate in the game, permit browsing of terminals exceeding the threshold, and as the game progresses, When the number of slave terminals 20 participating in the network is less than the threshold, participation permission is transmitted to the slave terminal that has transmitted the browsing permission. As a result, the slave terminal 20 that is not permitted to participate because it falls below the threshold value can participate in the game after the game of the other slave terminal ends. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the browsing game server 40 is provided, and transmission of game information to the slave terminal 20 permitted to browse is performed by the browsing game server 40, so that the game server 30 alone transmits information. The game information for viewing can be distributed and viewed to a plurality of slave terminals 20 beyond the threshold value of the number of slave terminals 20 that can be.

Next, an operation example of the network game system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
Here, it is assumed that the main terminal 10 starts a game provided from the game server 30 in advance, and the slave terminal 20 makes a game participation request and participates in the game.

  First, the game operation request transmission unit 26 of the slave terminal 20 transmits the slave game operation request input to the slave game operation request input unit 25 to the game server 30 (step S30). When the game server 30 receives the slave game operation request transmitted from the slave terminal 20, the slave game operation request transfer unit 35 of the game server 30 transfers the received slave game operation request to the master terminal 10 (step S31). . The main game control unit 14 of the main terminal 10 receives the sub game operation request transmitted from the game server 30. Here, a main game operation request is input from the main player to the main game operation request input unit 13 of the main terminal 10 (step S32). The main game control unit 14 of the main terminal 10 inputs the sub game operation request transmitted in step S31 and the main game operation request input to the main game operation request input unit 13 in step S32 to the game execution unit 12. To do. The game execution unit 12 causes each avatar displayed on the game screen 90 being displayed on the display unit 11 to operate in response to the input sub game operation request and the main game operation request. It is reflected in the game being executed on its own terminal (step S33).

  When the game execution unit 12 of the main terminal 10 reflects the sub game operation request and the main game operation request on the game being executed, the reflected game operation request transmission unit 15 reflects the sub game operation request reflected in step S33. And the reflected game operation request reflecting the main game operation request are transmitted to the game server 30 (step S34). The reflected game operation request transfer unit 31 of the game server 30 transmits the reflected game operation request transmitted from the main terminal 10 to the slave terminal 20 (step S35). The slave game control unit 23 of the slave terminal 20 receives the reflected game operation request transmitted from the game server 30 and inputs it to the game execution unit 22. Then, the game execution unit 22 operates each avatar displayed on the game screen 90 being displayed on the display unit 21 in accordance with the input reflected game operation request, and the received reflected game operation request is It is reflected in the game being executed on its own terminal (step S36).

  When the main game operation request is input to the main terminal 10 (step S37), the main terminal 10 reflects the input main game operation request on the game being executed on the own terminal (step S38). The terminal 10 transmits the reflected game operation request reflected in step S38 to the game server 30 (step S39). Then, the game server 30 transmits the reflected game operation request received from the main terminal 10 to the slave terminal 20 (step S40). The slave terminal 20 receives the reflected game operation request transmitted from the game server 30 and reflects it in the game being executed on the own terminal (step S41).

  6, when the slave terminal 20 receives the slave game operation request, the slave terminal 20 transmits the input slave game operation request to the game server 30 without reflecting the input slave game operation request on the game being executed on the own terminal (step S30). S42). The game server 30 transmits a slave game operation request received from the slave terminal 20 to the master terminal 10 (step S43). The main terminal 10 receives the sub game operation request transmitted from the game server 30 and reflects it in the game being executed on the own terminal (step S44). The main terminal 10 transmits the reflected game operation request reflected in step S44 to the game server 30 (step S45). Then, the game server 30 transmits the reflected game operation request received from the main terminal 10 to the slave terminal 20 (step S46). The slave terminal 20 receives the reflected game operation request transmitted from the game server 30, and reflects it in the game being executed on the own terminal (step S47).

  As described above, the slave game operation request input to the slave terminal 20 in step S30 and transmitted to the game server 30 and the master game operation request input to the master terminal 10 in step S32 are the master terminal 10 in step S33. It will be reflected in the running game. Then, the same master game operation request and slave game operation request are reflected in the game being executed on the slave terminal 20 in step S36. Here, the main terminal 10 reflects the main game operation request and the sub game operation request in the game being executed at predetermined time intervals (frames). That is, the master game operation request input to the master terminal 10 by the master player is immediately reflected in the game being executed asynchronously with the slave game operation request input to the slave terminal 20 by the slave player. Each sub game operation request input to the terminal 20 is reflected in the game being executed by the main terminal 10 in synchronization for each frame. The main terminal 10 is executing a sub game operation request received via the game server 30 at predetermined time intervals regardless of whether or not the main game operation request is input to the own terminal. The reflected game operation request is transmitted to the game server 30.

In addition, a comment input field is provided on each game operation screen of the main terminal 10 and the sub-terminal 20, the input comment is transmitted to the game server 30, and the game server 30 receives the received comment on the game of each terminal. It may be displayed on the screen 90. In this case, the game server 30 may distribute a game operation request received from each terminal simultaneously with a comment received from each terminal to each terminal for each frame of a predetermined fixed period. It is also possible to divide a frame using a trigger and distribute a game operation request.
In addition, the game server 30 stores all the main game operation requests, the sub game operation requests, and the comments received from the main terminal 10 and the sub terminal 20 as game history information corresponding to the time in time series. You can keep it. The game history information stored in this manner may be executed in response to a request so that a game executed in the past can be reproduced.

  In a conventional network game, all information terminals are controlled synchronously and asynchronously by a uniform method. For example, the main player who operates the character who is the role of the main character in the game, and other temporary There is a network game in which a supporting player who appears and a secondary player who operates an enemy role exist. In such a network game, it may not always be necessary to synchronize and reflect game operation requests transmitted from all information terminals operated by all players in the game. In other words, because the main player is the main character, the movement of the game will be delayed unless it is accurately and quickly reflected in the game that is being executed, but the progress of the game will be slowed down even if the movement of the sub player becomes somewhat unresponsive. May have little impact.

As in this embodiment, in a network game in which a main avatar that is the main character in the game, and other supporting characters that temporarily appear, and secondary avatars that operate enemy characters appear and proceed, the operation request for the main avatar is While accurately and quickly reflecting in the game being executed, the operation request of the slave avatar is reflected in the game being executed by synchronizing all the operation requests, so that the game can be advanced as a whole without any sense of incongruity. In other words, because the main player is the main character, the movement of the game will be delayed unless it is accurately and quickly reflected in the game that is being executed, but the progress of the game will be slowed down even if the secondary player's movement is somewhat unresponsive. Has little effect. As a result, since the synchronization control is necessary, the threshold value of the number of sub-players who can operate the game at the same time can be increased because the synchronization with the reflection of the game operation request from the main player is not required.
In this embodiment, the main avatar has been described as an example of a game in which a plurality of sub avatars are repelled. However, any game may be used as long as a certain main character and a plurality of other sub characters appear. .

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the operation request to be input is immediately reflected in the game, the main player can operate without stress and the progress of the game is not delayed. In addition, more players can participate in the sub player than in the past. In addition, when there are more game participation requests than the number of terminals that can participate simultaneously, the slave terminal 20 displays a game in progress based on the game information distributed from the browsing game server 40. Players who cannot participate can also enjoy as browsing players. Thus, the present invention provides a network game system that can be enjoyed by all of a main player, a sub player, and a viewing player.

  Note that a program for realizing the function of the processing unit in the present invention is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed to control the network game. May be performed. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. The “computer system” includes a WWW system having a homepage providing environment (or display environment). The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a volatile memory (RAM) in a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In addition, those holding programs for a certain period of time are also included.

  The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

It is a block diagram which shows the terminal structure of the network game system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the network game system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the terminal structure of the network game system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation example of the network game system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation example of the network game system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation example of the network game system by one Embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main terminal 11 Display part 12 Game execution part 13 Main game operation request input part 14 Main game control part 15 Reflected game operation request transmission part 20 Subordinate terminal 21 Display part 22 Game execution part 23 Sub game operation part 24 Game participation request part 25 Sub game operation request input unit 26 Sub game operation request transmission unit 30 Game server 31 Reflected game operation request transfer unit 32 Viewing terminal identification information transmission unit 33 Connection control unit 34 Game participation request reception unit 35 Sub game operation request transfer unit 40 Browse game server 90 Game screen 91 Browser list 92 Browse avatar image 93 Browse avatar identification information display section

Claims (5)

Provided is a main terminal to which a main game operation request is input from a main player, a sub terminal to which a sub game operation request is input from a sub player, a program for executing a game on the main terminal and the sub terminal, A network game system comprising: a game server that receives the master game operation request and the slave game operation request transmitted from the master terminal and the slave terminal in response to
The main terminal is
A main game control unit for reflecting the master game operation request input from the master player and the slave game operation request received from the slave terminal via the game server in the game being executed on the own terminal; ,
The reflected game operation request transmission that transmits the reflected game operation request of the master game operation request and the sub game operation request reflected in the game being executed by the master game control unit to the game terminal to the game server. And comprising
The game server
A slave game operation request transfer unit that transmits the slave game operation request received from the slave terminal to the master terminal;
A reflected game operation request transfer unit that transmits a reflected game operation request received from the master terminal to the slave terminal, and
The slave terminal is
A slave game operation request transmission unit for transmitting the slave game operation request input from the slave player to the game server;
A network game system, comprising: a sub game control unit configured to reflect the reflected game operation request received from the game server to the game being executed on the own terminal. The game server
A game participation request receiving unit for receiving a game participation request from the slave terminal;
The threshold of the number of slave terminals that can simultaneously operate the game provided by the server is stored, and the number of slave terminals that are executing the game when the game participation request receiving unit receives the game participation request is stored. If it is equal to or less than the threshold value, a participation permission is transmitted to the slave terminal that is a transmission source of the game participation request. On the other hand, if the number of slave terminals that are executing the game exceeds the threshold value, the game participation is performed. A connection control unit that transmits browsing permission to the slave terminal that is the transmission source of the request;
When the connection control unit transmits the browsing permission to the slave terminal, a browsing terminal identification information transmission unit that transmits the identification information of the slave terminal to either or both of the master terminal and the slave terminal; Prepared,
Of the slave terminal,
The sub game operation request transmission unit transmits the sub game operation request to the game server when the participation permission is received from the game server,
Either or both of the master terminal and the slave terminal that receive the slave terminal identification information transmitted from the browsing terminal identification information transmitter of the game server,
The network game system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information of the slave terminal transmitted from the browsing terminal identification information transmission unit of the game server is displayed on a game screen of the own terminal. Of the game server,
The connection control unit transmits the browsing permission when the number of the slave terminals participating in the game is less than the threshold as the game provided by the server progresses. The network game system according to claim 2, wherein the participation permission is transmitted to the network game system. Provided is a main terminal to which a main game operation request is input from a main player, a sub terminal to which a sub game operation request is input from a sub player, a program for executing a game on the main terminal and the sub terminal, A network game method of a network game system comprising: a game server that receives the master game operation request and the slave game operation request transmitted from the master terminal and the slave terminal in response to
Of the main terminal,
The master game control unit reflects the master game operation request input from the master player and the slave game operation request received from the slave terminal via the game server in the game being executed on the own terminal. Step to
The reflected game operation request transmission unit transmits a reflected game operation request of the main game operation request and the sub game operation request reflected in the game being executed by the main game control unit on the own terminal. Sending to
Of the game server,
A sub game operation request transfer unit transmitting the sub game operation request received from the sub terminal to the main terminal;
The reflected game operation request transfer unit transmits a reflected game operation request received from the master terminal to the slave terminal;
Of the slave terminal,
A sub game operation request transmission unit transmitting the sub game operation request input from the sub player to the game server;
A sub-game control unit reflecting the reflected game operation request received from the game server to the game being executed on the own terminal;
A network game method comprising: Provided is a main terminal to which a main game operation request is input from a main player, a sub terminal to which a sub game operation request is input from a sub player, a program for executing a game on the main terminal and the sub terminal, In response to the game server that receives the master game operation request and the slave game operation request transmitted from the master terminal and the slave terminal,
A sub game operation request transfer unit transmitting the sub game operation request received from the sub terminal to the main terminal;
The reflected game operation request transfer unit reflects the main game operation request input from the main player to the main terminal and the sub game operation request in the game being executed on the main terminal by the main terminal. Transmitting the reflected game operation request to be transmitted to the slave terminal;
A network game program that runs.

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