Server apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

A method for causing a processor to execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory, the method comprising executing on the processor the steps of:

• receiving a game start signal from a terminal apparatus by a server apparatus, the game start signal including initial terminal information, the initial terminal information corresponding to an initial location of the terminal device where a game application is executed at a first time, the initial terminal information corresponding to a user ID of a user operating the terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus having a GPS receiver and a timer, the GPS receiver being configured to identify a location of the terminal apparatus, the timer being configured to count a first period of time;
• performing authentication in response to the user ID;
• sending a user signal to the terminal apparatus from the server apparatus after the processor authenticates the terminal apparatus in response to the user ID, the user signal including authenticated user information and game information, the authenticated user information corresponding to a result of a user authentication in response to the user ID, the game information being required to continue the game application in the terminal apparatus;
• receiving a plurality of first signals from the terminal apparatus during the execution of the game application by the server apparatus, the plurality of first signals including first terminal information of the terminal apparatus, the first terminal information corresponding to location information with respect to later locations of the terminal apparatus, the later locations corresponding to locations where the terminal apparatus is located at later times that are different from the first time in a real world;
• storing the initial terminal information and the first terminal information in the memory;
• calculating a cumulative distance by summing a plurality of distances corresponding to a plurality of locations including the initial and later locations in response to the game start signal and the plurality of first signals;
• determining whether the cumulative distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance or is more than the predetermined distance;
• and
• sending a second signal to the terminal apparatus from the server apparatus, the second signal including reward information of a new reward that is to be granted to the terminal apparatus, the new reward being set in accordance with the cumulative distance so as to display the reward information on a display of the terminal apparatus during the execution of the game application,
• wherein the display of the terminal apparatus is configured to display the new reward and a possible reward that will be acquired in the future via the game application,
• the possible reward is displayed in association with required information corresponding to a future distance that the terminal apparatus will pass in the real world in the future,
• wherein the new reward is proportional to the cumulative distance when the cumulative distance is equal to or less than the predetermined distance,
• the new reward is non-proportional to the cumulative distance when the cumulative distance is more than the predetermined distance, and
• wherein the plurality of first signals are generated in the terminal apparatus when:
• a measurement command is input via the terminal apparatus by the user;
• and
• when the timer counts a completion of every first period of time.

A computer program product embodying computer-readable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for causing a computer to execute a process by a processor so as to perform the steps of:

• receiving a game start signal from a terminal apparatus by a server apparatus, the game start signal including initial terminal information, the initial terminal information corresponding to an initial location of the terminal device where a game application is executed at a first time, the initial terminal information corresponding to a user ID of a user operating the terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus having a GPS receiver and a timer, the GPS receiver being configured to identify a location of the terminal apparatus, the timer being configured to count a first period of time;
• performing authentication in response to the user ID;
• sending a user signal to the terminal apparatus from the server apparatus after the processor authenticates the terminal apparatus in response to the user ID, the user signal including authenticated user information and game information, the authenticated user information corresponding to a result of a user authentication in response to the user ID, the game information being required to continue the game application in the terminal apparatus;
• receiving a plurality of first signals from the terminal apparatus during the execution of the game application by the server apparatus, the plurality of first signals including first terminal information of the terminal apparatus, the first terminal information corresponding to location information with respect to later locations of the terminal apparatus, the later locations corresponding to locations where the terminal apparatus is located at later times that are different from the first time in a real world;
• calculating a cumulative distance by summing a plurality of the distances corresponding to a plurality of locations including the initial and later locations in response to the game start signal and the plurality of first signals;
• determining whether the cumulative distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance or is more than the predetermined distance;
• and
• sending a second signal to the terminal apparatus from the server apparatus, the second signal including reward information of a new reward that is to be granted to the terminal apparatus, the new reward being set in accordance with the cumulative distance so as to display the reward information on a display of the terminal apparatus during the execution of the game application,
• wherein the display of the terminal apparatus is configured to display the new reward and a possible reward that will be acquired in the future via the game application,
• the possible reward is displayed in association with required information corresponding to a future distance that the terminal apparatus will pass in the real world in the future,
• wherein the new reward is proportional to the cumulative distance when the cumulative distance is equal to or less than the predetermined distance,
• the new reward is non-proportional to the cumulative distance when the cumulative distance is more than the predetermined distance, and
• wherein the plurality of first signals are generated in the terminal apparatus when:
• a measurement command is input via the terminal apparatus by the user;
• and
• when the timer counts a completion of every first period of time.