Video game processing apparatus, video game processing method, and video game processing program

A video game processing method for controlling an implementation of a video game by controlling behavior of a player character, the method comprising:

• transmitting and receiving, via a network interface, terminal category information to and from a second apparatus body, in response to a request from the second apparatus body to a first apparatus body;
• determining, via a processor, whether a second terminal category of the second apparatus body and a first terminal category of the first apparatus body are the same, by comparing the terminal category information transmitted to and received from the second apparatus body;
• establishing, via the network interface, a connection between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body via a wireless communication, based on a first determination of whether the second terminal category of the second apparatus body and the first terminal category of the first apparatus body are the same;
• identifying the second apparatus body by transmitting and receiving, via the network interface, terminal identification information to and from the second apparatus body via the wireless communication;
• determining, via the processor, whether the second apparatus body has performed the wireless communication with the first apparatus body within a predetermined period, based on the terminal identification information transmitted to and received from the second apparatus body;
• starting a recording of communication history information of the wireless communication between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body, based on a second determination of whether the second apparatus body has performed the wireless communication with the first apparatus body within the predetermined period;
• identifying software of the video game included in the first apparatus body by transmitting and receiving, via the network interface, software identification information to and from the second apparatus body;
• determining, via the processor, whether types of software of video games included in the first apparatus body and second apparatus body are the same, by comparing the software identification information transmitted to and received from the second apparatus body;
• transmitting and receiving, via the network interface, exchangeable information to and from the second apparatus body, based on a third determination of whether the types of the software are the same, the exchangeable information indicating information relating to the software and being exchangeable between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body;
• completing the recording of the communication history information, based on a fourth determination of whether the types of the software are the same;
• converting, via the processor, the exchangeable information received from the second apparatus body into first information that is usable by the software of the video game included in the first apparatus body;
• counting a number of the communications between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body;
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• converting, via the processor, the number of the communications into second information that is usable by the software of the video game included in the first apparatus body, the second information specifying actions that are executable by the player character in the video game, the actions being different than the wireless communication between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for controlling an implementation of a video game by controlling behavior of a player character, the medium comprising:

• a terminal category information transceiving code segment executable to transmit and receive terminal category information to and from a second apparatus body, in response to a request from the second apparatus body to a first apparatus body;
• a terminal category determining code segment executable to determine whether a second terminal category of the second apparatus body and a first terminal category of the first apparatus body are the same, the terminal category determining code segment comparing the terminal category information transmitted to and received from the second apparatus body by the terminal category information transceiving code segment;
• a connection establishing code segment executable to establish a connection between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body via a wireless communication, based on a first determination from the terminal category determining code segment;
• a terminal identification information transceiving code segment executable to individually identify the second apparatus body, the terminal identification information transceiving code segment transmitting and receiving terminal identification information to and from the second apparatus body via the wireless communication;
• a communication determining code segment executable to determine whether the second apparatus body has performed the wireless communication with the first apparatus body within a predetermined period, based on the terminal identification information received by the terminal identification information transceiving code segment;
• a recording starting code segment executable to start a recording of communication history information of the wireless communication between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body, based on a second determination from the communication determining code segment;
• a software identification information transceiving code segment executable to identify software of the video game included in the first apparatus body, the software identification information transceiving code segment transmitting and receiving software identification information to and from the second apparatus body;
• a software determining code segment executable to determine whether types of software of video games included in the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body are the same, the software determining code segment comparing the software identification information transmitted to and received from the second apparatus body by the software identification information transceiving code segment;
• an exchangeable information transceiving code segment executable to transmit and receive exchangeable information to and from the second apparatus body, based on a third determination from the software determining code segment, the exchangeable information indicating information relating to the software and being exchangeable between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body;
• a recording finishing code segment executable to complete the recording of the communication history information, based on a fourth determination from the software determining code segment;
• a first information converting code segment executable to convert the exchangeable information received by the exchangeable information transceiving code segment into first information that is usable by the software of the video game included in the first apparatus body;
• a communication history counting code segment executable to count a number of communications between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body;
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• a second information converting code segment executable to convert the number of the communications into second information that is usable by the software of the video game included in the first apparatus body, the second information specifying actions that are executable by the player character in the video game, the actions being different than the wireless communication between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body.

A video game processing apparatus for controlling an implementation of a video game by controlling behavior of a player character, comprising:

• a connection establisher configured to establish a wireless connection between a first apparatus body and a second apparatus body;
• a communication history counter configured to count a number of communications between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body;
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• an information converter configured to convert the number of the communications into information that is usable in the video game, the information specifying actions that are executable by the player character in the video game, the actions being different than the wireless communication between the first apparatus body and the second apparatus body.