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US 10,471,354 B2Granted
Game system, game controlling method, and game controlling program
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsToshiya Ikenaga, Nobuaki Tanaka, Yasuhiro Watari, Toshiharu Sayano, Hiromasa Ohkubo
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Abstract
In a game system, a game managing server includes: a game controlling unit that controls a game; a game player instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction from a game player and forwards the instruction to the game controlling unit; and a watching point setting unit that sets a viewpoint position for generating a watching screen for viewing the game, the watching screen being offered to a plurality of watching players different from the game player.
Claims9
A game controlling apparatus comprising:
- a game controlling unit configured to control a game;
- a game player instruction receiving unit configured to receive an instruction from a game player and forward the instruction to the game controlling unit;
- a watching point setting unit configured to set a viewpoint for generating a watching screen for viewing the game, the watching screen being offered to a plurality of watching players, each using a respective watching player terminal, different from the game player;
- a user interface managing unit configured to transmit information about an action defined for each viewpoint and executable by any of the watching players to any of the watching player terminals;
- a watching player instruction receiving unit configured to receive an instruction to execute the action from the watching player terminal and forward the instruction to the game controlling unit;
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- a communication managing unit configured to generate a predetermined event between at least two of the watching players when the watching player terminals of the at least two watching players come within a predetermined distance of one another,
- wherein the game controlling unit executes the action in accordance with the action execution instruction forwarded from the watching player instruction receiving unit, whereby the action affects the gameplay.
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A game system comprising:
- a game controlling unit configured to control a game;
- a game player instruction receiving unit configured to receive an instruction from a game player and forward the instruction to the game controlling unit;
- a watching point setting unit configured to set a viewpoint for generating a watching screen for viewing the game, the watching screen being offered to a plurality of watching players, each using a respective watching player terminal, different from the game player;
- a user interface managing unit configured to transmit information about an action defined for each viewpoint and executable by any of the watching players to any of the watching player terminals;
- a watching player instruction receiving unit configured to receive an instruction to execute the action from the watching player terminal and forward the instruction to the game controlling unit;
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- a communication managing unit configured to generate a predetermined event between at least two of the watching players when the watching player terminals of the at least two watching players come within a predetermined distance of one another,
- wherein the game controlling unit executes the action in accordance with the action execution instruction forwarded from the watching player instruction receiving unit, whereby the action affects the gameplay.
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A game controlling method comprising:
- causing a game controlling unit of a computer to control a game;
- causing a game player instruction receiving unit of the computer to receive an instruction from a game player and forward the instruction to the game controlling unit;
- causing a watching point setting unit of the computer to set a viewpoint for generating a watching screen for viewing the game, the watching screen being offered to a plurality of watching players, each using a respective watching player terminal, different from the game player;
- causing a user interface managing unit to transmit information about an action defined for each viewpoint and executable by any of the watching players to any of the watching player terminals;
- causing a watching player instruction receiving unit to receive an instruction to execute the action from the watching player terminal and forward the instruction to the game controlling unit;
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- causing a communication managing unit configured to generate a predetermined event between at least two of the watching players when the watching player terminals of the at least two watching players come within a predetermined distance of one another,
- wherein the game controlling unit executes the action in accordance with the action execution instruction forwarded from the watching player instruction receiving unit, whereby the action affects the gameplay.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.