JP2018134131A - Toy system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toy system capable of enjoying a battle-type game by easily sharing the situation of game participants. A plurality of communication terminal linked toys 2 including a server device 5 connected to a network N, a light receiving unit 35 that detects an attack from the outside, and a network communication unit 45 that communicates via the network N The network communication unit 45 of the plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys 2 transmits at least a detection result by the light receiving unit 35 to the server device 5 via the network N, and the server device 5 receives the detection received from the network communication unit 45. The result is stored in the data storage unit 53 as game situation information, and the information stored in the data storage unit 53 can be provided to a plurality of communication terminal linked toys 2. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a toy system.

Conventionally, a toy that performs various operations in cooperation with a terminal device having a communication function such as a smartphone or a tablet computer is known.
For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a game controller that controls a video game or the like by linking a tablet computer and an electronic game or the like that communicates electronically with the tablet computer.
Also, in Patent Document 2, a smartphone is attached to a toy body that simulates a handgun, and the opponent is attacked by irradiating infrared rays from the toy by operating the touch panel of the smartphone, or an attack method using a toy (launching from a toy) A toy has also been proposed in which a toy body and a smartphone are linked with each other and information is exchanged between them, such as selecting a bullet type.

In recent years, a battle-type game such as a survival game in which a plurality of people gather to play a simulated gunfight is widely performed. If a plurality of users (players) having toys described in Patent Document 2 gather, Such a battle-type game can be performed by irradiating infrared rays between toys.
Furthermore, Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a toy that connects a smartphone and a toy that attacks the opponent by irradiating infrared rays, and the opponent receives damage from the attacks by receiving the infrared rays. It has been introduced.
In the toy described in Non-Patent Document 1, when infrared light is received on the toy side, the information is transmitted to the smartphone so that the user can be damaged and the degree of damage can be confirmed on the display unit of the smartphone. Therefore, it is possible to play a battle-type game by using such a toy.

JP 2013-128744 A Utility Model Registration No. 3201504

URL: https://www.engadget.com/2012/09/12/hex3-apptag-laser-blaster-augmented-reality-laser-tag/

  However, in the toys described in Patent Document 2 and Non-Patent Document 1, the damage received by the user can be grasped on the display screen of the smartphone, but the situation of other participants participating in the game, etc. I can't know about.

In a battle-type game where multiple players play a game, such as a survival game, by grasping the status of other participants such as their peers and opponents (the number of enemy ally and the degree of damage, etc.) Strategy for attack and defense can also be set up, making the game more interesting.
In addition, in the case of a survival game, there may be a way of winning or losing according to the rules, such as winning when the remaining number of opponent groups becomes zero or winning when the opponent's leader's physical strength becomes zero. However, if the situation of other participants is not known, it is difficult to determine such a win or loss.
In particular, when the number of game participants is large, such a problem becomes significant.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toy system that can easily share a situation of a game participant and enjoy a competitive game.

The first means is
A server device connected to the network;
A plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys comprising a detection unit for detecting an attack from the outside, and a network communication unit for performing communication via the network;
With
The network communication unit of the plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys transmits a detection result by at least the detection unit to the server device via the network,
The server device is configured to store the detection result received from the network communication unit in a storage unit as game status information, and to provide the information stored in the storage unit to the plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys It is characterized by being.

The second means is the first means, when a user having the communication terminal cooperation toy forms a group with a plurality of people and plays a game between the groups.
The network communication unit transmits participant information regarding participating members of the group to the server device,
The server device stores the participant information received from the network communication unit in the storage unit.

The third means is the first or second means, wherein the plurality of communication terminal-linked toys are:
A communication terminal device having the network communication unit and a touch panel;
A toy body having a mounting portion for detachably mounting the communication terminal device;
It is characterized by comprising.

  A fourth means is characterized in that, in the third means, the plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys can select the attack power and attack type of the communication terminal cooperation toy on the touch panel.

  A fifth means is that in the third or fourth means, the plurality of communication terminal-linked toys can display game status information received from the server device by the network communication unit on the touch panel. Features.

  A sixth means is any one of the third to fifth means, wherein the detection unit is provided in the toy body.

  A seventh means according to any one of the third to sixth means is characterized in that the toy body has a communication unit capable of communicating with the communication terminal device.

  An eighth means according to any one of the first to seventh means is characterized in that the plurality of communication terminal linked toys are formed in a shape simulating a gun.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the situation etc. of the participant of a game can be shared easily and a battle type game can be enjoyed.
Specifically, in the present invention, when the detection unit of the communication terminal linked toy detects an attack from the outside (the degree of damage received by the attack or the like), the network communication unit detects by the detection unit. A result is transmitted to a server apparatus, and a server apparatus memorize | stores the said detection result in a memory | storage part as game status information. And the server apparatus is comprised so that the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part can be provided with respect to a some communication terminal cooperation toy.
In this way, attacks (individuals that have been attacked and the degree of damage received by the attacks) received by each communication terminal linked toy are managed by a server device that can be accessed from each communication terminal linked toy. Therefore, the game participant can know the situation (degree of damage, remaining number of people, etc.) of other game participants, and can participate in the game after grasping the battle situation.
Also, since the attack received from the outside (the attack itself and the degree of damage received by the attack, etc.) is automatically transmitted from the communication terminal linked toy to the server device, the player received the attack The game can be played fairly compared to the case of self-reporting damage or the like.

Further, when a user having a communication terminal linked toy forms a group with a plurality of people and plays a game between the groups, the participant information regarding the participating members of the group can be managed in the server device.
For this reason, the participants of the game can easily know the participation status such as who is participating in which group by accessing the server device, and correctly determine the status of friends and opponents after the game starts. You can play games while grasping.

The communication terminal linked toy is composed of a communication terminal device having a network communication unit and a touch panel, and a toy body having a mounting unit on which the communication terminal device is detachably mounted. A communication terminal device having functions and the like is separated from the toy body.
For this reason, the toy body itself has a simple configuration and can be manufactured and provided at a relatively low cost. Moreover, the user can participate in a game easily only by mounting | wearing a toy main body with communication terminal apparatuses, such as a smart phone.

Moreover, the communication terminal cooperation toy can select the attack power and attack type of the communication terminal cooperation toy on the touch panel.
For this reason, it is possible to play a game by selecting a weapon or the like to be used for a battle easily by an intuitive operation using a touch panel.

  In addition, since the game situation information received from the server device can be displayed on the touch panel, the user can easily check information such as the current battle situation by checking the touch panel, so that a realistic game Can enjoy.

  Moreover, by making the communication terminal cooperation toy into a shape imitating a gun, it is possible to enjoy a game with excellent reality such as actually participating in a battle with a gun.

It is a figure showing one embodiment of a toy system concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the communication terminal cooperation toy of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the toy main body and smart phone which constitute a communication terminal cooperation toy. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of a communication terminal cooperation toy. It is a top view of a smart phone. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the touchscreen of a smart phone. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of a server apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of participant information. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the other way of playing using the toy main body of this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows one modification of a toy system.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a toy system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The following embodiments are given various technically preferable limitations for carrying out the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments and illustrated examples.

"overall structure"
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a toy system according to the present invention.
The toy system 1 according to the present embodiment is a toy system that can be used for a battle-type game such as a survival game in which a plurality of people gather to play a simulated shooting battle.
As shown in FIG. 1, the toy system 1 includes a server device 5 connected to a network N and a plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys 2 connected to the server device 5 via the network N.
1 illustrates a case where six communication terminal-linked toys 2 are connected to the server device 5 via the network N and are divided into a group GA and a group GB to play a battle-type game. The number of communication terminal cooperation toys 2 that can be connected to the device 5 is not particularly limited.
Moreover, the network N interposed between the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 and the server device 5 may use any line, and may use a web application like cloud computing, for example.

《Composition of communication terminal linked toy》
2 is a perspective view of the communication terminal linked toy according to the present embodiment, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a toy body and a smartphone constituting the communication terminal linked toy, and FIG. 4 is a control configuration of the communication terminal linked toy. FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the communication terminal linked toy 2 in the present embodiment includes a toy body 3 and a communication terminal device attached to the toy body 3.
In the following embodiment, the case where the smart phone 4 is mounted | worn with the toy main body 3 as a communication terminal device is illustrated and demonstrated.
The smartphone 4 includes a capacitive touch panel 42 that functions as a display unit and an operation unit. Moreover, the smart phone 4 is provided with the control part 43, the memory | storage part 44, the network communication part 45, the near field communication part 46 grade | etc., So that it may mention later (refer FIG. 4).

In this embodiment, the toy body 3 constituting the communication terminal linked toy 2 is formed in a shape simulating a gun, and is a mounting unit 31 for detachably mounting the smartphone 4 that is a communication terminal device, and a user. And a grip portion 32 held by the player.
In the following, the muzzle side of the direction along the barrel of the toy main body 3 is referred to as “front (side)” and the opposite side is referred to as “rear (side)”, and the grip portion 32 is included in the direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction. Each part of the toy main body 3 will be described with the side as “lower (side)” and the opposite side as “up (side)”.

The mounting portion 31 of the toy main body 3 is provided in a portion corresponding to the barrel of the toy main body 3, and can be freely opened and closed with respect to the flat terminal support portion 310 and the terminal support portion 310 via the hinge portion 312. And a provided lid portion 311.
A substrate 361 is mounted on the terminal support 310 within the mounting unit 31, and a short-range communication unit 36 is provided on the substrate 361 in addition to a control unit 33 and the like (see FIG. 4) described later. Is provided.
The short-range communication unit 36 performs wireless communication based on a short-range wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), and is a wireless communication module including a microcomputer incorporating a BLE-compatible circuit, a small chip antenna, and the like. .
The short-range communication unit 36 only needs to be able to perform short-range wireless communication (communication between the toy body 3 and the smartphone 4 in the present embodiment), and is not limited to the one using Bluetooth. .
Further, the positions where the substrate 361 and the short-range communication unit 36 are provided are not limited to the illustrated example.
The substrate 361 and the short-range communication unit 36 may be provided inside the mounting unit 31 of the toy body 3 or may be provided outside the mounting unit 31.

The lid 311 is formed by fitting a transparent member 311b such as acrylic glass into a frame 311a, for example.
By closing the lid 311 while the smartphone 4 is supported by the terminal support unit 310, the smartphone 4 is sandwiched and fixed between the terminal support 310 and the lid 311. In addition, the touch panel 42 of the smartphone 4 and the transparent member 311b of the lid 311 are almost in close contact with each other, and the capacitive touch panel 42 can be touched from above the transparent member 311b.
In addition, the mounting part 31 of the toy main body 3 should just be able to mount | wear with the smart phone 4, and may not have the cover part 311.
Moreover, the cover part 311 is not limited to what the transparent member 311b was fitted, for example, it is comprised only with the frame 311a, and the touch operation of the smart phone 4 can be directly touched and touch operation can be performed now.
Further, in the mounting portion 31, a member that is necessary for operating the toy main body 3, such as a battery (not shown), is accommodated at a position that does not interfere with the smartphone 4.

The grip portion 32 protrudes from the rear side of the lower surface of the mounting portion 31, and a trigger 321 is provided on the upper front side.
The trigger 321 is normally biased toward the front so as to be positioned at the front end of the movement range, and when the player operates (pulls backward), the trigger 321 attacks the control unit 33 of the toy body 3 (that is, the trigger 321). , An input operation unit configured to input a trigger signal for instructing infrared irradiation by the infrared irradiation unit 34).
When the trigger 321 is operated by the player, an instruction signal (irradiation signal) for instructing the infrared irradiation unit 34 to irradiate infrared rays is output from the control unit 33 that has received the trigger signal.

In addition, an infrared irradiation unit 34 that irradiates infrared rays is provided at the front end of the toy body 3 corresponding to the position of the muzzle of the gun.
When the trigger 321 is operated, the infrared irradiation unit 34 irradiates infrared rays forward with a predetermined light emission pattern in accordance with an instruction signal (irradiation signal) from the control unit 33.
In addition, the infrared emission pattern irradiated by the infrared irradiation part 34 respond | corresponds to the attack power of the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 selected in the touch panel 42 of the smart phone 4, and the kind of attack so that it may mention later.

Furthermore, a light receiving unit 35 that receives infrared rays emitted from the outside (that is, the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 of another player who is an opponent) is provided in the upper part of the toy body 3.
The light receiving unit 35 receives the infrared light irradiated from the infrared irradiation unit 34 of the other communication terminal cooperation toy 2 and outputs a signal corresponding to the light emission pattern to the control unit 33.
As described above, the infrared light emission pattern corresponds to the attack power and the type of attack of the communication terminal linked toy 2, and the control unit 33 receives a signal corresponding to the light emission pattern from the light receiving unit 35, so It is possible to grasp what kind of attack was received with such attack power.
For example, a normal gun bullet and a rocket bullet have different infrared emission patterns emitted from the infrared irradiation unit 34, and even in the same single light reception by the light receiving unit 35, the infrared emission pattern corresponding to the rocket bullet is emitted. It is determined that the damage received by the player is greater when the light is received than when the infrared light having a light emission pattern corresponding to a normal bullet is received.
As described above, in this embodiment, the light receiving unit 35 functions as a detection unit that detects an attack received from the outside (the attack itself and the degree of damage received by the attack).
A signal corresponding to the light emission pattern received by the light receiving unit 35 (that is, a detection result detected by the light receiving unit 35 serving as the detection unit) is transmitted to the smartphone 4 serving as the communication terminal device via the short-range communication unit 36. The

In this embodiment, the smartphone 4 constituting the communication terminal linked toy 2 includes the touch panel 42 as described above, and also includes a control unit 43, a storage unit 44, a network communication unit 45, and a short distance as illustrated in FIG. A communication unit 46 and the like are provided.
In the present embodiment, the storage unit 44 of the smartphone 4 relates to a game executed by the toy system 1 of the present embodiment, in addition to a system program (not shown) and various data for comprehensively controlling the operation of the smartphone 4. An application program 441 is stored.
The application program 441 stored in the storage unit 44 of the smartphone 4 corresponds to the application program 521 stored in the program storage unit 52 of the server device 5, and performs processing necessary for the progress of the game in the smartphone 4. Is to do.
The application program 441 is stored in the storage unit 44 by downloading to the smartphone 4 via the network N or the like.

In the present embodiment, the application program 441 includes screen formation information for causing the touch panel 42 to display a display screen corresponding to the game content.
In the present embodiment, when a game application program 441 executed in the toy system 1 is launched on the smartphone 4 of the communication terminal linked toy 2, a display screen corresponding to the game is displayed on the touch panel 42.
5 and 6 show an example of the display screen of the touch panel 42 during the game.
As a screen corresponding to the game, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, display of the types of weapons that can be selected (handguns, fire guns, laser guns, rockets, etc.), the elapsed time from the start of the game, and the like are displayed. Screen can be displayed. The touch panel 42 also displays a remaining amount display unit 411 that displays the remaining amount of weapons, a physical strength display unit 412 that displays the remaining strength of the player of the communication terminal-linked toy 2, and the like.
For example, when infrared rays are irradiated to the opponent from the infrared irradiation unit 34, the remaining amount of weapons corresponding to the infrared rays decreases. Specifically, for example, in FIG. 5, when the remaining number of bullets is 10 out of all 10 bullets, when the player selects a gun as a weapon and fires one bullet, the remaining amount display unit 411 The remaining number of bullets is 9 out of 10 in total. Further, when the player receives damage from infrared rays from the communication terminal linkage toy 2 of another player (that is, the light receiving unit 35 receives infrared rays), the player's residual strength decreases according to the damage, The gauge of the physical strength display unit 412 decreases.

Moreover, since the smart phone 4 which comprises the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 is provided with the means (not shown) which acquires the GPS position information which pinpoints the position of the said smart phone 4, the GPS position of the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 is provided. Information may be transmitted from the communication terminal linked toy 2 to the server device 5 at any time. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the radar display unit 413 indicating the position of each participating member in the battle is displayed on the touch panel 42. May be displayed on the display screen.
In this case, the members of the same group as the player and the members of the opponent group are displayed so that they can be distinguished by changing the displayed color or the like. In addition, when there is a leader in each group, it is preferable to display the leader so that it can be distinguished from other members.
Note that in a battle-type game, when the remaining strength of a member becomes zero, the display indicating the member is erased from the radar display unit 413. Thereby, it can be confirmed on the display screen of the touch panel 42 that the physical strength of the member has become zero.
The condition for the member's physical strength to be zero may be when damage due to the attack is accumulated to some extent, or when the member is attacked once. Such rules in the game may be set by default on the application program 441 or the like, or may be set for each game on the player side participating in the game.

The display screen of the touch panel 42 illustrated in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 is rewritten as needed based on the latest information every time the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 receives new information from the server device 5.
That is, the remaining amount of weapons, the remaining strength of the players, the GPS position information of each player, and the like vary with the progress of the game, and the server device from the communication terminal-linked toy 2 of each player participating in the game. When the information is transmitted to 5 at any time, it is reflected at any time in the game situation information 532 in the data storage unit 53 of the server device 5 described later.
As will be described later, the smartphone 4 that is a communication terminal device in each communication terminal linked toy 2 accesses the server device 5 at predetermined intervals (for example, every 1 or 2 seconds), and information in the data storage unit 53 described later. When there is updated information (updated participant information 531 and game situation information 532), the information is received.
And if the updated information is acquired, the control part 43 of the smart phone 4 will rewrite and update the display screen of the touch panel 42 based on the newest information.
Thus, each player can check the game status on the display screen of the touch panel 42 of the smartphone 4 in almost real time.

The network communication unit 45 communicates with an external device via the network N. In this embodiment, the network communication unit 45 transmits and receives information to and from the server device 5 connected to the network N.
The short-range communication unit 46 is a wireless communication module that performs wireless communication based on a short-range wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth, for example, as with the short-range communication unit 36 of the toy main body 3. Information is transmitted to and received from the unit 36.
Note that the short-range communication unit 46 is not limited to the one using Bluetooth in the same manner as the short-range communication unit 36 of the toy body 3. However, the short-range communication unit 46 is configured by a wireless module having the same standard as the short-range communication unit 36 so that communication can be performed with the short-range communication unit 36 of the toy body 3.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys 2 irradiate infrared light from the infrared irradiation unit 34 to the other communication terminal cooperation toy 2, and the light receiving unit 35 cooperates with another communication terminal. When infrared rays emitted from the toy 2 are received, a signal corresponding to the light emission pattern is transmitted from the short-range communication unit 36 of the toy main body 3 to the short-range communication unit 46 of the smartphone 4.
And the control part 43 of the smart phone 4 sends the signal according to this light emission pattern (namely, the detection result detected by the light-receiving part 35 which is a detection part) to the server apparatus 5 via the network N by the network communication part 45. Send. Although the timing for transmitting the detection result to the server device 5 is not particularly limited, the detection result is transmitted from the toy body 3 in order to share the progress of the game in real time between the game participants (players). It is preferable that the detection result is transmitted from the smartphone 4 to the server device 5 as needed.

<Configuration of server device>
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the server device 5 in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 7, the server apparatus 5 includes a server control unit 51, a program storage unit 52, a data storage unit 53, a network communication unit 54, and the like.

The network communication unit 54 communicates with an external device connected to the network N. In the present embodiment, the network communication unit 54 transmits and receives information to and from the plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys 2 connected to the network N.
In this embodiment, as will be described later, the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 accesses the server device 5 at a predetermined timing and refers to the information stored in the data storage unit 53, and the network communication unit 54 Transmits information to the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 side in response to a request from the communication terminal cooperation toy 2.

  The program storage unit 52 stores an application program 521 relating to a game executed by the toy system 1 according to the present embodiment, in addition to a system program (not shown) for controlling the operation of the server device 5 and various data. ing. The application program 521 corresponds to the application program 441 stored in the storage unit 44 on the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 side.

As shown in FIG. 7, participant information 531, game situation information 532, and the like are stored in the data storage unit 53 of the present embodiment.
Participant information 531 is information related to participating members (players) of the game played by the toy system 1.
In the present embodiment, for example, when a user having the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 forms a group with a plurality of people and plays a game between the groups, the network communication unit 45 of the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 relates to the participating members of the group. Participant information is transmitted to the server device 5.

Specifically, for example, when a certain player registers for the server device 5 to apply for a game via the network communication unit 45 of the communication terminal linked toy 2, the server control unit 51 of the server device 5 The information is registered as the participant information 531 in the data storage unit 53, and a room is set up for the applied game. A room is prepared for each game when a game application is registered. The room information for each game is stored in the data storage unit 53 in a distinguishable manner.
The room information is distributed to the communication terminal linked toy 2 when a transmission request based on the application program 441 is received from the communication terminal linked toy 2.
In addition, when a player who wants to participate in each room registers the participation statement to the server device 5 via the network communication unit 45 of the communication terminal cooperation toy 2, the server control unit 51 of the server device 5 includes the data storage unit 53. The information of the player of the communication terminal linked toy 2 is registered as the participant information 531 in the room information designated by the communication terminal linked toy 2 and the stored contents of the data storage unit 53 are updated. To do.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of participant information stored in the data storage unit 53 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 8, the participant information 531 is classified for each room corresponding to the game requested by the player, and the room set for each game, such as the venue where the game is played, the start time of the game, etc. And information on participating members participating in each game (room).
Note that the venue where the game is played may be information that can identify the location, and may be a specific venue name as shown in FIG. 8 or information on latitude and longitude, for example. .
The configuration of the participant information 531 is not limited to the illustrated example.

For example, in FIG. 8, in a game in which “room 1” is prepared, when a battle-type game is divided into four groups, a player who wants to participate in the game is assigned to which group in “room 1”. Specify whether to participate and apply for participation. When the application is received and registered by the server control unit 51, the player in the group column desired by the player among the groups in the participating member column shown in FIG. 8 (groups A, B, C, and D in FIG. 8) is displayed. (For example, a player's name, a provisional name for participating in the game, an identification ID, etc.) are registered as participating member information.
The contents of the participant information 531 stored in the data storage unit 53 are updated whenever a new game is applied and a new room is provided, or when a player's participation application is registered for each game (room). Is done.

In addition, how many participants are divided into how many groups to play in one game is not particularly limited, and may differ depending on the room.
For one game, the number of people who can participate (for example, 16 people), the number of groups that can be set (for example, 4 groups), etc. may be limited.
For example, in “Room 1”, there are 16 people applying for participation, and 4 people will be divided into 4 groups, and in “Room 2” there are 5 people applying for participation, 2 people in 3 groups vs. 2 people. The number of groups may be changed depending on the number of people who have applied for participation, such as splitting a battle.

  Each room (game) has a participation application period, and a player who wishes to participate makes an application for participation within that period. It should be noted that information on the participation application period (for example, from 1 hour to 1 minute before the game start time) and participation application deadline (for example, 1 minute before the game start time) also relates to the room in the participant information 531. It may be stored in the data storage unit 53 as information.

The game status information 532 is, for example, a detection result by the light receiving unit 35 of each communication terminal linked toy 2 received from the network communication unit 45 of each communication terminal linked toy 2 (that is, an attack received by the communication terminal linked toy 2 from the outside). (Information regarding the attack itself and the degree of damage received by the attack).
In the present embodiment, the network communication unit 45 of the communication terminal linked toy 2 is controlled based on the infrared light emission pattern (detection result) detected by the light receiving unit 35 that is at least the detection unit via the network N or based on the detection result. The attack determined by the unit 43 and the degree of damage caused by the attack are transmitted to the server device 5, and the server device 5 stores the detection result received from the network communication unit 45 in the data storage unit 53 as game situation information. It has become.

The game situation information 5 stored in the data storage unit 53 is not limited to the detection result (that is, the degree of damage received by each communication terminal cooperation toy 2) by the light receiving unit 35 that is a detection unit.
For example, when the GPS position information of the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 is transmitted from the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 to the server device 5 as needed, the GPS position information of each communication terminal cooperation toy 2 is also stored as the game status information 532. You may memorize | store in the memory | storage part 53. FIG.

The participant information 531 and the game situation information 532 stored in the data storage unit 53 are configured to be provided to a plurality of communication terminal linked toys 2 connected to the server device 5 via the network N. .
The smartphone 4 of the communication terminal linked toy 2 accesses the server device 5 at predetermined intervals (for example, every 1 to 2 minutes), refers to information in the data storage unit 53, and is updated (updated information). If there is participant information 531 or game status information 532), the information is received.
When the updated information is received from the server device 5, the control unit 43 performs processing such as updating the display content of the display screen of the touch panel 42 based on the received information.

<< How to play / activate the toy system in this embodiment >>
Next, how to play and the operation of the toy system 1 in this embodiment will be described.
In the toy system 1 according to this embodiment, a server device 5 that manages a game (matching game) performed using the toy system 1 is connected to the network N, and a user who wishes to play a game can The application program 441 of the game is launched on the smartphone 4 which is a communication terminal device constituting the terminal-linked toy 2, and the server device 5 is accessed via the application program 441. Thereby, it will be in the state which can transmit / receive the information regarding a game between the smart phone 4 and the server apparatus 5. FIG.

  A player who intends to hold a new game himself makes a game holding application to the server device 5, and when this is accepted and registered by the server, the room corresponding to the game is stored in the data storage unit 53 of the server device 5. Is set, and the set room number (room No. in FIG. 8), the location of the game, the start time, information on the player who applied for the game holding, and the like are stored in the data storage unit 53 as participant information. The

A player who wants to participate in a game that has already been applied for holding transmits a game application to the server device 5 from the network communication unit 45 of the smartphone 4 that is the communication terminal device.
When the participation application is transmitted, the server device 5 transmits to the smartphone 4 list information of games that have already been applied for holding. The control unit 43 of the smartphone 4 that has received the list information from the server device 5 obtains the list information of the game (that is, information such as the room number of the game and its holding location corresponding to the participant information shown in FIG. 8). It is displayed on the display screen of the touch panel 42.
Note that the list information sent from the server device 5 may not be all information stored in the data storage unit 53 of the server. For example, from the GPS position information of the smartphone 4 that has transmitted the application for participation, only information related to the game held within a predetermined distance range (for example, within a distance range that can be moved within one hour) from the current position of the smartphone 4. It may be extracted and transmitted to the smartphone 4. Moreover, you may extract and transmit to the said smart phone 4 the thing near holding time (for example, the thing started within 1 hour from the present time).

  The player selects a desired game from the list displayed on the display screen of the touch panel 42, and determines which group in the room corresponding to the game is to be joined. Then, when the determined content is transmitted to the server device 5, it is registered as a participating member of the selected room, and information on the player is stored in the data storage unit 53 as participant information. Note that the player information is preferably associated with identification information or the like of the smartphone 4 (communication terminal linked toy 2 to which the smartphone 4 is attached) that has transmitted the information.

When the game time is reached, the smartphone 4 of the player who applied for participation accesses the server device and receives the latest information about the game (that is, the final participating members, group configuration, etc.).
When the game start time is reached, the game screen illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 can be displayed on the touch panel 42.
Each player participating in the game participates in the game while checking the position of the opponent or the position of the ally with the radar display unit 413 during the game time, and when the player actually encounters the opponent, the display on the touch panel 42 is displayed. The type of weapon to be used (for example, a laser gun) is selected from the screen, and an operation is performed to pull the trigger 321 of the toy body 3 while aiming at the opponent. Thereby, the infrared rays of the light emission pattern corresponding to the weapon selected by the player are emitted from the infrared irradiation unit 34 toward the opponent. When the infrared light is received by the light receiving unit 35 of the opponent's communication terminal linked toy 2, the attack according to the received infrared light emission pattern is received from the opponent (the attack was received or received by the attack). It is detected as the degree of damage).
When the player uses a weapon or receives an attack or damage due to the attack, the smartphone 4 transmits the information to the server device 5 via the network N as needed.
When information is transmitted from the smartphone 4 constituting the communication terminal cooperation toy 2, the server control unit 51 of the server device 5 stores the information as game status information 532 of the participating members associated with the smartphone 4. Store in the unit 53.

As described above, various information is sent from the communication terminal-linked toy 2 of each player participating in the game to the server device 5, whereby the data storage unit 53 stores the damage status and weapon information for each participant. The remaining amount and the like are stored and accumulated as game status information 532.
The information stored in the data storage unit 53 is transmitted to the smartphone 4 as needed when the server device 5 is accessed from the smartphone 4 of each player participating in the game, and the control unit 43 of the smartphone 4 receives the information. Based on the latest information, the content displayed on the display screen of the touch panel 42 is rewritten.

For each game, the server control unit 51 of the server device 5 determines whether or not the game end condition is currently satisfied, and participates in the game when it is determined that the condition is satisfied. Information indicating that the game has ended is transmitted to the communication terminal linked toy 2 of all players (the smartphone 4 constituting the communication terminal linked toy 2). Thereby, the game ends.
The condition for ending the game may be set by a participant for each game, a player who applied for holding the game, or some rules may be defined by default.
For example, if one of the players participating in the game is annihilated leaving one of the groups (that is, if the health of the other group members is all zero), The victory is decided and the game ends.
In addition, in the case where each group has a leader and the rule is that the group loses by losing the leader, the victory of the group is decided when only one of the groups remains. And the game ends.
In addition, when the game holding time is determined in advance, the game ends when the time has elapsed. In this case, for example, the group with the most remaining people at the end of the game wins.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the start and end of the game are managed in the server device 5, and all the information indicating the status of the game participants is transmitted from each communication terminal cooperation toy 2 to the server device 5. Thus, information is collected in the server device 5. Thereby, each communication terminal cooperation toy 2 can acquire the information regarding the said game from the server apparatus 5 at any time, and all the players participating in the game can share the information regarding a game condition.

<< Effect of this embodiment >>
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the light receiving unit 35 that is the detection unit of the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 detects an attack from the outside (the attack itself and the degree of damage received by the attack). Then, the network communication unit 45 of the smartphone 4 transmits the detection result by the light receiving unit 35 to the server device 5, and the server device 5 stores the detection result in the data storage unit 53 as the game situation information 532. And the information memorize | stored in the data storage part 53 of the server apparatus 5 can be provided with respect to the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 of the some player who has participated in the said game.
As described above, information such as the degree of damage in each communication terminal cooperation toy 2 is collectively managed by the server device 5 accessible from each communication terminal cooperation toy 2, so that the game participant accesses the server device 5. By receiving the latest information from the data storage unit 53, it is possible to know the situation of other game participants (such as the degree of damage and the remaining number of people). For this reason, it is possible to participate in the game after accurately grasping the battle situation.
In addition, since information such as the degree of damage received by the player is automatically transmitted from the communication terminal linked toy 2 to the server device 5, compared to the case where the degree of damage is relied on self-reporting by the player. You can play games fairly.
Further, in the toy system 1 of the present embodiment, the start time and end time of the game are accurately managed collectively in the server device 5.
By playing a battle-type game such as a survival game using such a toy system 1, information such as the situation of the game participants can be easily shared by all the game participants. Can be enjoyed even more.

Moreover, when the user who has the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 forms a group with two or more and plays a game between groups, the participant information 531 regarding the participating member of a group can be managed in the server apparatus 5. FIG.
For this reason, the game participant can easily know the participation status such as who is participating in which group by accessing the server device 5, and the game while correctly grasping the status of the companion and the opponent Can participate in.

The communication terminal linked toy 2 includes a smartphone 4 having a network communication unit 45 and a touch panel 42, and a toy body 3 having a mounting unit 31 on which the smartphone 4 is detachably mounted. A communication terminal device having a function, a display function, and the like is configured by a smartphone 4 separate from the toy body 3.
Therefore, the toy body 3 itself has a simple configuration, and can be manufactured and provided at a relatively low cost. Further, the user can easily participate in the game simply by attaching the smartphone 4 to the toy body 3.

Moreover, the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 of this embodiment can select the attack power and attack type of the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 on the touch panel 42.
For this reason, it is possible to easily select a weapon or the like to be used for a battle by an intuitive operation using the touch panel 42 and play a game.

  Further, since the game situation information received from the server device 5 can be displayed on the touch panel 42, the user can easily confirm information such as the current battle situation by checking the touch panel 42. Therefore, the player can enjoy a realistic battle game.

In the present embodiment, the toy main body 3 is provided with a light receiving unit that is a detection unit.
For this reason, the opponents can attack the opponent by directing the toy body 3 toward each other and damage the opponent, and the opponent has been attacked by the opponent facing the toy body 3 Can be realized.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the communication terminal cooperation toy 2 is made into the shape imitating a gun.
Thus, when attacking the opponent, it is necessary to aim at the communication terminal linked toy 2 toward the opponent and pull the trigger 321, and the player actually participates in the battle with a gun. You can enjoy a game with excellent reality.

<< Modification of the Present Invention >>
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

  For example, in the said embodiment, although the case where the communication terminal device was the smart phone 4 was illustrated, the communication terminal device should just have a network communication part which can be connected to the network N, and a touch panel, and is limited to the smart phone 4. Not. For example, it may be a wearable computer such as a tablet computer or a watch-type mobile terminal device.

Moreover, the structure of the toy system 1 is not limited to what is shown in FIG.
For example, the communication terminal linked toy 2 constituting the toy system 1 is not limited to a communication terminal device having a network communication unit and a touch panel separated from the toy main body 3. Etc. may be an integral toy.
Moreover, in this embodiment, although the smart phone 4 as a communication terminal device was mounted | worn with and integrated with the toy main body 3 as the communication terminal cooperation toy 2, the structure of the communication terminal cooperation toy was limited to this. Not.
For example, a wearable communication terminal device such as a wristwatch-type mobile terminal device and a toy body may be linked by communication based on a short-range wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth.

In addition, the toy body 3 of the communication terminal linked toy 2 constituting the toy system 1 is not only used with the smartphone 4 as a communication terminal device mounted, but also allows the toy body 3 alone to enjoy a simple game. Also good.
For example, as shown in FIG. 9, whether or not the opponent is irradiated with infrared rays from the infrared irradiation unit 34 of the toy body 3, and the infrared rays irradiated from the opponent are received by the light receiving unit 35, whether or not the opponent has received infrared rays. If it is possible to play a game such as deciding whether to win or lose, a child who does not own a communication terminal device such as the smartphone 4 can also play using the toy body 3 alone.

Moreover, the toy system 1 includes a plurality of communication terminal-linked toys including a server device connected to a network, a detection unit that detects the degree of damage caused by an external attack, and a network communication unit that performs communication via the network. In this embodiment, the server device 5 collectively manages information such as the degree of damage caused by an attack from the opponent, and all the game participants can easily share the information. It is not limited to what takes the form of the survival game using a gun like illustrated in (5).
For example, all players who participate in the game wear a bib that has a detection unit that detects the degree of damage due to an attack from the outside and a network communication unit that communicates via the network as a communication terminal-linked toy. When the damage due to is detected, the detection result may be transmitted to the server device, and the server device may consolidate and manage collectively.

Specifically, for example, a sensor that detects wetting by water or the like is provided as a detection unit, a battle with a water gun or the like is performed, damage (wetting condition) due to an attack is detected by the detection unit, and the detection result is the server device 5. To be shared between players.
In addition, for example, a contact sensor or pressure sensor that detects contact / contact of an object is provided as a detection unit, and a snow battle in which snowballs are thrown is performed, and damage due to an attack (snowball hit condition) is detected by the detection unit. Then, the detection result may be transmitted to the server device 5 so that information can be shared between players.
In particular, when the detection unit is provided in the toy main body as in the present embodiment, various sensors adapted to each game as the detection unit on the toy main body side while using a normal smartphone 4 or the like as the communication terminal device. Etc. (for example, the above contact sensor, pressure sensor, etc.) can be applied. Further, the shape of the detection unit, the position to be equipped, and the like can be designed freely.
Thereby, the variation as a communication terminal cooperation toy can be expanded, and it becomes possible to apply the structure of this invention widely to the communication terminal cooperation toy used for various games.

Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.7, as the toy system 1, the server apparatus 5 is provided with the server control part 51, the program storage part 52, the data storage part 53, the network communication part 54 grade | etc., Although the network communication part 54 of the server apparatus 5 illustrated the structure which transmits / receives information between the some communication terminal cooperation toys 2 connected to the network N, the structure of the toy system 1 is not limited to this.
FIG. 10 shows a modification of the overall configuration of the toy system 1. In FIG. 10, only one communication terminal device 2 is shown for convenience, and the flow of information is indicated by a broken line.
For example, as shown in FIG. 10, as a server device of the toy system 1, a first server device 5a including a server control unit 51, a program storage unit 52, a network communication unit 54, and the like, a server control unit 51, and a data storage unit 53 and the second server device 5b including the network communication unit 54 and the like, and the plurality of communication terminal linked toys 2 are respectively connected to the first server device 5a and the second server device 5b via the network N. The first server device 5a and the second server device 5b may be configured to be able to refer to information stored in the data storage unit 53 or the like.
Thus, by dividing the server device into a plurality of pieces and enabling communication with each other, the server device constituting the toy system (that is, the first server device 5a and the second server device 5b in FIG. 10) has a simple configuration. Can be realized.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toy system 2 Communication terminal cooperation toy 3 Toy main body 4 Smartphone 5 Server apparatus N Network

Claims (8)

A server device connected to the network;
A plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys comprising a detection unit for detecting an attack from the outside, and a network communication unit for performing communication via the network;
With
The network communication unit of the plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys transmits a detection result by at least the detection unit to the server device via the network,
The server device is configured to store the detection result received from the network communication unit in a storage unit as game status information, and to provide the information stored in the storage unit to the plurality of communication terminal cooperation toys A toy system characterized by being made. When a user having the communication terminal linked toy forms a group with a plurality of people and plays a game between the groups,
The network communication unit transmits participant information regarding participating members of the group to the server device,
The toy system according to claim 1, wherein the server device stores the participant information received from the network communication unit in the storage unit. The plurality of communication terminal linked toys are:
A communication terminal device having the network communication unit and a touch panel;
A toy body having a mounting portion for detachably mounting the communication terminal device;
The toy system according to claim 1, wherein the toy system is provided.   The toy system according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of communication terminal linked toys can select the attack power and the attack type of the communication terminal linked toy on the touch panel.   The toy system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the plurality of communication terminal-linked toys can display game status information received from the server device by the network communication unit on the touch panel. .   The toy system according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the detection unit is provided in the toy main body.   The toy system according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the toy body includes a communication unit capable of communicating with the communication terminal device.   The toy system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the plurality of communication terminal linked toys are formed in a shape simulating a gun.

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