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US 2019/0240583 A1Published application
Server device, control method performed by the server device, program, and terminal device
AssigneeGREE, Inc.
InventorTakayuki SANO
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Abstract
An item can be provided to a user by a lottery and the item odds can be changed in accordance with a prescribed condition. A control method, performed by a server device connected via a communication line to a terminal device operated by a user, can be initiated by selecting a lottery mode from among a plurality of lottery modes. Following the selection of the lottery mode, the system may hold a drawing from among a plurality of types of items on the basis of the selected lottery mode, and, following the holding of the drawing, may ensure that the won item is provided to the user via the terminal device.
Claims20
A control method performed by a server device, the server device connected via a network to a plurality of terminal devices each configured to communicate with the server device and configured to implement a lottery system for enhancing interest of a user in a game, the method comprising:
- storing, in a storage unit, a plurality of lottery modes, wherein each of the plurality of lottery modes associates respective items, which are providable to the user, with item odds;
- receiving a start request for a game from a terminal device in the plurality of terminal devices;
- transmitting an image indicating the plurality of lottery modes to the terminal device;
- selecting, with a mode selecting unit, a lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes based on one or more mode selection probabilities, wherein the one or more mode selection probabilities are adjustable in size based on one or more predetermined actions of the user;
- transmitting an image indicating the selected lottery mode;
- receiving a mode selection request, on the mode selecting unit, from the terminal device, the mode selection request comprising one of a release command or a continue command, and, when the release command is received, changing the selected lottery mode to another lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes such that the another lottery mode becomes the selected lottery mode;
- and
- holding a drawing from among a plurality of types of the items on the basis of the selected lottery mode.
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A server device connected via a communication line to a terminal device operated by a user and configured to implement a lottery system for enhancing interest of a user in a game, the server device comprising:
- a storage unit that stores a plurality of lottery modes, wherein each of the plurality of lottery modes associates respective items, which are providable to the user, with item odds;
- a lottery mode selecting unit that selects a lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes based on one or more mode selection probabilities, wherein the one or more mode selection probabilities are adjustable in size based on one or more predetermined actions of the user;
- a lottery unit that holds a drawing from among a plurality of types of the items on the basis of the selected lottery mode;
- a communication unit that
- receives a start request for a game from the terminal device;
- transmits an image indicating the plurality of lottery modes to the terminal device;
- transmits an image indicating the selected lottery mode to the terminal device;
- and
- receives a mode selection request from the terminal device, the mode selection request comprising one of a release command or a continue command, the communication unit further being configured to, when the release command is received, trigger the lottery mode selecting unit to change the selected lottery mode to another lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes such that the another lottery mode becomes the selected lottery mode.
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A terminal device operated by a user and connectable to a server device configured to implement a lottery system for enhancing interest of a user in a game via a communication line, the terminal device comprising a processor performing:
- transmitting a start request for the game to the server device;
- receiving, from the server device, an image indicating a plurality of lottery modes, wherein each of the plurality of lottery modes associates respective items, which are providable to the user, with item odds, each of the plurality of lottery modes associated with one or more mode selection probabilities, wherein said one or more mode selection probabilities are adjustable in size based on one or more predetermined actions of the user;
- receiving, from the server device, an image indicating a lottery mode selected from among the plurality of lottery modes;
- displaying the image indicating the selected lottery mode on a display;
- transmitting, to the server device, a mode selection request, the mode selection request comprising one of a release command or a continue command, the release command comprising an instruction to the server device to change the selected lottery mode to another lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes such that the another lottery mode becomes the selected lottery mode;
- displaying a presentation of holding a drawing from among a plurality of types of items on the basis of the selected lottery mode on the display;
- receiving, from the server device, data corresponding to a won item in the drawing;
- and
- displaying the won item on the display.
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A system including a terminal device operated by a user and a server device connected to the terminal device via a communication line and configured to implement a lottery system for enhancing interest of a user in a game, the system comprising:
- a storage unit that stores a plurality of lottery modes, wherein each of the plurality of lottery modes associates respective items, which are providable to the user, with item odds;
- a lottery mode selecting unit that selects a lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes, wherein the selection of the lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes is based on one or more mode selection probabilities, wherein the one or more mode selection probabilities are adjustable in size based on one or more predetermined actions of the user;
- a lottery unit that holds a drawing from among a plurality of types of the items on the basis of the selected lottery mode;
- a communication unit that
- receives a start request for the game from the terminal device;
- transmits an image indicating the plurality of lottery modes to the terminal device;
- transmits an image indicating the selected lottery mode to the terminal device;
- and
- receives a mode selection request from the terminal device, the mode selection request comprising one of a release command or a continue command, the communication unit further being configured to, when the release command is received, trigger the lottery mode selecting unit to change the selected lottery mode to another lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes such that the another lottery mode becomes the selected lottery mode.
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A server device connected via a communication line to a terminal device operated by a user and configured to implement a lottery system for enhancing interest of a user in a game, the server device comprising:
- means for storing a plurality of lottery modes, wherein each of the plurality of lottery modes associates respective items, which are providable to the user, with item odds;
- means for selecting a lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes based on one or more mode selection probabilities, wherein the one or more mode selection probabilities are adjustable in size based on one or more predetermined actions of the user;
- means for holding a drawing from among a plurality of types of the items on the basis of the selected lottery mode;
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- means for
- receiving a start request for the game from the terminal device;
- transmitting an image indicating the plurality of lottery modes to the terminal device;
- transmitting an image indicating the selected lottery mode to the terminal device;
- and
- receiving a mode selection request from the terminal device, the mode selection request comprising one of a release command or a continue command, the means for receiving the mode selection request further including a means for triggering a change in the selected lottery mode to another lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes such that the another lottery mode becomes the selected lottery mode.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having recorded therein a process for causing a computer to perform steps comprising implementing a lottery system for enhancing interest of a user in a game, the steps comprising:
- storing, in a storage unit, a plurality of lottery modes, wherein each of the plurality of lottery modes associates respective items, which are providable to the user, with item odds;
- getting connected via a communication line to a terminal device operated by a user;
- receiving a start request for the game from the terminal device;
- transmitting an image indicating the plurality of lottery modes to the terminal device;
- selecting a lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes based on one or more mode selection probabilities, wherein the one or more mode selection probabilities are adjustable in size based on one or more predetermined actions of the user;
- transmitting the image indicating the selected lottery mode;
- holding a drawing from among a plurality of types of the items on the basis of the selected lottery mode;
- and
- receiving a mode selection request from the terminal device, the mode selection request comprising one of a release command or a continue command, the computer further being configured to perform the step of, when the release command is received, changing the selected lottery mode to another lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes such that the another lottery mode becomes the selected lottery mode.
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A server that is communicatively linked to a terminal via a network and configured to implement a lottery system for enhancing interest of a user in a game, wherein the server comprises:
- a central processing unit that
- selects a lottery mode from among a plurality of lottery modes based on one or more mode selection probabilities, wherein the one or more mode selection probabilities are adjustable in size based on one or more predetermined actions of the user, and wherein the plurality of lottery modes includes:
- a non-duplicate mode, in which any item already owned by the user is excluded from the drawing,
- a parameter guarantee mode, in which the probability of the item won in the drawing has a particular attribute is 100%;
- and
- following the selection of the lottery mode, holds a drawing from among a plurality of types of items on the basis of the selected lottery mode;
- an image processing unit that
- generates an image comprising the plurality of lottery modes;
- and
- generates an image indicating the selected lottery mode;
- and
- a communication unit that
- receives a game start request from the terminal;
- transmits the image comprising the plurality of lottery modes to the terminal;
- transmits the image indicating the selected lottery mode to the terminal;
- and
- receives a mode selection request from the terminal, the mode selection request comprising one of a release command or a continue command, the communication unit further being configured to, when the release command is received, trigger the central processing unit to change the selected lottery mode to another lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes such that the another lottery mode becomes the selected lottery mode.
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A server that is communicatively linked to a terminal device via a network and configured to implement a lottery system for enhancing interest of a user in a game, wherein the server carries out steps comprising:
- receiving a game start request from the terminal device;
- generating an image of a player that is controllable by a user of the terminal device, an image of an enemy character, and an image comprising a plurality of lottery modes;
- transmitting, to the terminal device, the image of the player, the image of the enemy character, and the image of the plurality of lottery modes;
- selecting a lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes based on one or more mode selection probabilities, wherein the one or more mode selection probabilities are adjustable in size based on one or more predetermined actions of the user;
- generating an image indicating the selected lottery mode;
- transmitting the image of the selected lottery mode to the terminal device;
- based on the selected lottery mode, holding a drawing from among a plurality of types of items;
- receiving a mode selection request from the terminal device, the mode selection request comprising one of a release command or a continue command, and, when the release command is received, changing the selected lottery mode to another lottery mode from among the plurality of lottery modes such that the another lottery mode becomes the selected lottery mode;
- generating an indication of which item was won as a result of the drawing;
- and
- following the holding of the drawing, transmitting the indication of the won item to the terminal device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.