US 8,684,836 B2Granted

Game server, game controlling method thereof, non-transitory computer-readable medium and game system

Assigneegloops, Inc.

InventorIsao Yoshikawa

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Abstract

A game server of the present disclosure comprises: a map data storing section that stores map data; a virtual position data table that stores identification data; a display process data transmitting section that transmits display process data; an operation data receiving section that receives operation data; a virtual user position changing section that changes a virtual user position; a data updating section that updates the identification data; a relationship building section that transmits relevant information regarding a virtual user other than a target virtual user; and an attribute information storing section. The relationship building section sets a screening area covering a predetermined distance from the virtual position of the target virtual user. Also, the relationship building section selects a virtual user with a higher level from among at least one other virtual user in the screening area and transmits relevant information regarding the other virtual user thus selected.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A game server comprising:

a map data storing section that stores map data representing a two-dimensional map on which virtual positions where at least one virtual user can exist are arranged in a virtual space;
a virtual position data table that stores identification data of a virtual user existing at each of the virtual positions;
a display process data transmitting section that transmits display process data for displaying an image of the two-dimensional map to a terminal connected via a communication network;
an operation data receiving section that receives operation data from the terminal;
a virtual user position changing section that changes the virtual position at which the virtual user exists to a virtual position of a destination when accumulated points consumed in accordance with a received content of the operation data is greater than or equal to points required for the virtual user to reach the virtual position of the destination;
a data updating section that updates the identification data of the virtual user, which exists at each of the virtual positions, stored in the virtual position data table when the virtual position at which the virtual user exists is changed;
a relationship building section that transmits relevant information regarding another virtual user to the terminal based on a distance between a virtual position, on the two-dimensional map, of a target virtual user controlled via the terminal and a virtual position of the another virtual user;
and
an attribute information storing section that stores, as attribute information, a level of each virtual user existing in the virtual space, the level indicating a skill of the virtual user, wherein:
the relationship building section sets a screening area covering a predetermined distance from the virtual position of the target virtual user on the two-dimensional map, and the relationship building section selects a virtual user with a higher level from among at least one other virtual user existing at a virtual position in the screening area thus set and transmits relevant information regarding the other virtual user thus selected.

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A game server comprising:

a map data storing section that stores map data representing a two-dimensional map on which virtual positions where at least one virtual user can exist are arranged in a virtual space;
a virtual position data table that stores identification data of the virtual user existing at each of the virtual positions;
a display process data transmitting section that transmits display process data for displaying an image of the two dimensional map to a terminal connected via a communication network;
an operation data receiving section that receives operation data from the terminal;
a virtual user position changing section that changes the virtual position at which the virtual user exists to a virtual position of a destination when accumulated points consumed in accordance with a received content of the operation data is greater than or equal to points required for the virtual user to reach the virtual position of the destination;
a data updating section that updates the identification data, which exists at each of the virtual positions, stored in the virtual position data table when the virtual position at which the virtual user exists is changed;
and
a relationship building section that transmits relevant information regarding another virtual user to the terminal based on a distance between a virtual position, on the two-dimensional map, of a target virtual user controlled via the terminal and a virtual position of the another virtual user, wherein:
the relationship building section sets a screening area covering a predetermined distance from the virtual position of the target virtual user on the two-dimensional map, and the relationship building section calculates a number of interactions representing a strength of a relationship between the target virtual user and each of at least one other user existing at a virtual position in the screening area thus set, selects a virtual user with a larger number of interactions from among the at least one other user, and transmits relevant information regarding the other virtual user thus selected.

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A game system comprising a game server and at least one terminal connected thereto via a communication network:

the game server comprising:
a map data storing section that stores virtual positions where a virtual user can exist as map data, the virtual positions being arranged on a two-dimensional map in a virtual space;
a virtual position data table that stores identification data of the virtual user existing at each of the virtual positions;
a display process data transmitting section that transmits display process data for displaying an image of the two dimensional map to a terminal connected via the communication network;
an operation data receiving section that receives operation data from the terminal;
a virtual user position changing section that changes the virtual position at which the virtual user exists to a virtual position of a destination, when accumulated points consumed in accordance with a received content of the operation data is greater than or equal to points required for the virtual user to reach the virtual position of the destination;
a data updating section that updates the identification data stored in the virtual position data table when the virtual position at which the virtual user exists is changed;
a relationship building section that, based on a distance between a virtual position of a target virtual user on the two-dimensional map controlled via the terminal and a virtual position of another virtual user, transmits relevant information regarding the another virtual user to the terminal;
and
an attribute information storing section that stores, as attribute information, a level of each virtual user existing in the virtual space, which indicates a skill thereof, wherein:
the relationship building section sets a screening area covering a predetermined distance from the virtual position of the target virtual user on the two-dimensional map, and the relationship building section selects a virtual user with a higher level from among at least one other virtual user existing at a virtual position in the screening area thus set and transmits relevant information regarding the other virtual user thus selected.

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A game system comprising a game server and at least one terminal connected thereto via a communication network:

the game server comprising:
a map data storing section that stores virtual positions where a virtual user can exist as map data, the virtual positions being arranged on a two-dimensional map in a virtual space;
a virtual position data table that stores identification data of the virtual user existing at each of the virtual positions;
a display process data transmitting section that transmits display process data for displaying an image of the two dimensional map to a terminal connected via the communication network;
an operation data receiving section that receives operation data from the terminal;
a virtual user position changing section that changes the virtual position at which the virtual user exists to a virtual position of a destination, when accumulated points consumed in accordance with a received content of the operation data is greater than or equal to points required for the virtual user to reach the virtual position of the destination;
a data updating section that updates the identification data stored in the virtual position data table when the virtual position at which the virtual user exists is changed;
and
a relationship building section that, based on a distance between a virtual position of a target virtual user on the two-dimensional map controlled by the terminal and a virtual position of another virtual user, transmits relevant information regarding the another virtual user to the terminal, wherein:
the relationship building section sets a screening area covering a predetermined distance from the virtual position of the target virtual user on the two-dimensional map, and the relationship building section calculates a number of interactions between the target virtual user and each of at least one other virtual user existing at a virtual position in the screening areas thus set, which represents strength of a relationship therebetween, selects a virtual user with a larger number of interactions from among the at least one other virtual user, and transmits relevant information regarding the other virtual user thus selected.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/924,345Filed 21 Jun 2013
Priority: JP 2012-14080322 Jun 2012
Published: US 2013/0344953 A126 Dec 2013
Granted: 1 Apr 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A63F 13/47
Controlling the progress of the video game: involving branching, e.g. choosing one of several possible scenarios at a given point in time
A63F 13/5378
Using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen: for displaying an additional top view, e.g. radar screens or maps
A63F 13/795
Involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories: for finding other players; for building a team; for…
A63F 13/798
Involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories: for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for…