Method for controlling server device, recording medium, server device, terminal device, and system

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for controlling a server device for providing a service which enables users to be associated with each other, the server device including a storage unit for storing, for each of the users provided with the service, an information piece on a different one of the users who is associated with the user, and storing an information piece on each event provided in the service and an information piece on each of the users participating in the event, the program causing the server device to execute a process, the process comprising:

• transmitting an event list including the information piece on each event, to a terminal device of each of the users;
• letting, when receiving a request to participate in one of the events which is selected from the event list from the terminal device of any one of the users, the user participate in the event;
• making the event proceed, when receiving a request to proceed with the event from the terminal device of any one of the users participating in the event;
• and
• associating, when the event is over, the users who have participated in the event with each other, by associating with each other the information pieces on the respective users who have participated in the event and storing the associated information pieces in the storage unit.

A server device for providing a service which enables users to be associated with each other, the server device comprising:

• a storage unit for storing, for each of the users provided with the service, an information piece on a different one of the users who is associated with the user, and storing an information piece on each event provided in the service and an information piece on each of the users participating in the event;
• a communication unit for communicating with a terminal device of each of the users;
• a transmitting unit for transmitting an event list including the information piece on each event, to a terminal device of each of the users;
• a user-participation unit for letting, when receiving a request to participate in one of the events which is selected from the event list from the terminal device of any one of the users, the user participate in the event;
• an event-proceeding unit for making the event proceed, when receiving a request to proceed with the event from the terminal device of any one of the users participating in the event;
• and
• a user association unit for associating, when the event is over, the users who have participated in the event with each other, by associating with each other the information pieces on the respective users who have participated in the event and storing the associated information pieces in the storage unit.

A server device for providing a service which enables users to be associated with each other, the server device comprising:

• a storage means for storing, for each of the users provided with the service, an information piece on a different one of the users who is associated with the user, and storing an information piece on each event provided in the service and an information piece on each of the users participating in the event;
• a means for communicating with a terminal device of each of the users;
• a means for transmitting an event list including the information piece on each event, to a terminal device of each of the users;
• a means for letting, when receiving a request to participate in one of the events which is selected from the event list from the terminal device of any one of the users, the user participate in the event;
• a means for making the event proceed, when receiving a request to proceed with the event from the terminal device of any one of the users participating in the event;
• and
• a means for associating, when the event is over, the users who have participated in the event with each other, by associating with each other the information pieces on the respective users who have participated in the event and storing the associated information pieces in the storage means.

A terminal device of a user capable of communicating with a server device for providing a service which enables users to be associated with each other, the server device including a storage unit for storing, for each of the users provided with the service, an information piece on a different one of the users who is associated with the user relating to the terminal device among the users, and storing an information piece on each event provided in the service and an information piece on each of the users participating in the event, the terminal device comprising:

• a communication unit for
• receiving an event list including the information piece on each event from the server device,
• transmitting, to the server device, a participation request for letting the user relating to the terminal device participate in one of the events which is selected from the event list,
• transmitting, when the user is participating in the event, a proceeding request for making the event proceed, to the server device,
• receiving, when the event is over, a user list including the information piece on each of the users who have participated in the event, from the server device, and
• transmitting, to the server device, an association request to associate the user relating to the terminal device with one of the users who is selected from the user list;
• and
• a processing unit for controlling the communication unit.

A system comprising a server device for providing a service which enables users to be associated with each other, and a terminal device of each of the users provided with the service,

• the server device including:
• a storage unit for storing, for each of the users provided with the service, an information piece on a different one of the users who is associated with the user, and storing an information piece on each event provided in the service and an information piece on each of the users participating in the event;
• a communication unit for communicating with a terminal device of each of the users;
• a transmitting unit for transmitting an event list including the information piece on each event, to a terminal device of each of the users;
• a user-participation unit for letting, when receiving a request to participate in one of the events which is selected from the event list from the terminal device of any one of the users, the user participate in the event;
• an event-proceeding unit for making the event proceed, when receiving a request to proceed with the event from the terminal device of any one of the users participating in the event;
• and
• a user association unit for associating, when the event is over, the users who have participated in the event with each other, by associating with each other the information pieces on the respective users who have participated in the event and storing the associated information pieces in the storage unit,
• the terminal device including:
• a communication unit for communicating with the server device;
• a receiving unit for receiving the event list;
• and
• a transmitting unit for transmitting, to the server device, the request to participate in one of the events and the request to proceed with the event.

A method for controlling a server device for making a game proceed in which a plurality of users participate and a parameter value of a game character is reduced, the server device including a storage unit for storing teams to which the plurality of users belong, the plurality of users participating in the game, and the parameter value, the method comprising:

• a user participation step in which, when receiving a request to participate in the game from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users, the server device lets the user relating to the terminal device participate in the game;
• a game proceeding step in which, when receiving a request to make the game proceed from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users participating in the game, the server device makes the game proceed;
• and
• a rewarding step in which, when the parameter value has fallen to 0, the server device retrieves the teams to which the plurality of users participating in the game belong, calculates a score relating to the progress of the game for each of the retrieved teams, and gives a reward to each of all the users belonging to the team obtaining a highest one of the calculated scores, among the plurality of users participating in the game.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for controlling a server device for making a game proceed in which a plurality of users participate and a parameter value of a game character is reduced, the server device including a storage unit for storing teams to which the plurality of users belong, the plurality of users participating in the game, and the parameter value, the program causing the server device to execute a process, the process comprising:

• letting, when receiving a request to participate in the game from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users, the user relating to the terminal device participate in the game;
• making the game proceed, when receiving a request to make the game proceed from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users participating in the game;
• and
• retrieving, when the parameter value has fallen to 0, the teams to which the plurality of users participating in the game belong, calculating a score relating to the progress of the game for each of the retrieved teams, and giving a reward to each of all the users belonging to the team obtaining a highest one of the calculated scores, among the plurality of users participating in the game.

A server device for making a game proceed in which a plurality of users participate and a parameter value of a game character is reduced, the server device comprising:

• a storage unit for storing teams to which the plurality of users belong, the plurality of users participating in the game, and the parameter value;
• a communication unit for communicating with a terminal device of each of the users;
• a user participation unit for letting, when receiving a request to participate in the game from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users, the user relating to the terminal device participate in the game;
• a game proceeding unit for making the game proceed, when receiving a request to make the game proceed from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users participating in the game;
• and
• a rewarding unit for retrieving, when the parameter value has fallen to 0, the teams to which the plurality of users participating in the game belong, calculating a score relating to the progress of the game for each of the retrieved teams, and giving a reward to each of all the users belonging to the team obtaining a highest one of the calculated scores, among the plurality of users participating in the game.

A server device for making a game proceed in which a plurality of users participate and a parameter value of a game character is reduced, the server device comprising:

• a storage means for storing teams to which the plurality of users belong, the plurality of users participating in the game, and the parameter value;
• a means for communicating with a terminal device of each of the users;
• a means for letting, when receiving a request to participate in the game from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users, the user relating to the terminal device participate in the game;
• a means for making the game proceed, when receiving a request to make the game proceed from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users participating in the game;
• and
• a means for retrieving, when the parameter value has fallen to 0, the teams to which the plurality of users participating in the game belong, calculating a score relating to the progress of the game for each of the retrieved teams, and giving a reward to each of all the users belonging to the team obtaining a highest one of the calculated scores, among the plurality of users participating in the game.

A terminal device of a user capable of communicating with a server device for making a game proceed in which a plurality of users participate and a parameter value of a game character is reduced, the server device including a storage unit for storing teams to which each of the users belongs, the users participating in the game, and the parameter value, the terminal device comprising:

• a communication unit for
• transmitting a participation request to let the user participate in the game, to the server device,
• transmitting, when the user is participating in the game, a proceeding request to make the game proceed, to the server device, and
• receiving a reward from the server device if the user is participating in the game and belongs to the team obtaining a highest score relating to progress of the game among scores calculated for the respective teams, when the parameter value has fallen to 0;
• and
• a processing unit for controlling the communication unit.

A system comprising a server device for making a game proceed in which a plurality of users participate and a parameter value of a game character is reduced, and a terminal device of each of the users,

• the server device including:
• a storage unit for storing teams to which the plurality of users belong, the plurality of users participating in the game, and the parameter value;
• a communication unit for communicating with the terminal device;
• a user participation unit for letting, when receiving a request to participate in the game from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users, the user relating to the terminal device participate in the game;
• a game proceeding unit for making the game proceed, when receiving a request to make the game proceed from a terminal device of any one of the plurality of users participating in the game;
• and
• a rewarding unit for retrieving, when the parameter value has fallen to 0, the teams to which the plurality of users participating in the game belong, calculating a score relating to the progress of the game for each of the retrieved teams, and giving a reward to each of all the users belonging to the team obtaining a highest one of the calculated scores, among the plurality of users participating in the game,
• the terminal device including:
• a communication unit for communicating with the server device;
• and
• a transmitting unit for transmitting,
• to the server device, the request to participate in the game and the request to make the game proceed.