JP5981882B2 - Server device for game user, control method thereof and computer program used therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a server device or the like that presents questions related to a game to a game user, totals the answers, and provides them to the user.

  There is known a server device that asks a user a question for selecting any one of a plurality of choices regarding an action in a specific aspect of a game, adds up the answers from each user, and provides the user with the question (for example, a patent) Reference 1 and Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2003-325985 A

Mahjong Kingdom Co., Ltd., the website published on the Internet entitled “What is Mahjong Kingdom?” (Searched on May 30, 2013), http://www.mj-king.net/nani-kiru / A web site (searched on May 30, 2013) published on the Internet entitled “Mahjong Advance Community!” Http://www.nnkr.jp/

  Since the conventional server device only presents simple information such as the number of answers for each option to the user, information about whether the user's chosen answer belongs to the majority opinion or the minority opinion However, the value of information provided to the user is limited.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a server device for a game user and the like that can provide the user with the results of counting the answers to the questions to the user as useful information than before. .

  The server device (2) according to the present invention is applied to a game system (1) that records play contents of each user in a game in play data (PD) for each user, and is connected via a predetermined network (5). A server device for a game user that provides a service associated with the game to a user of the terminal device (4), wherein the user device is associated with the game via each terminal device of the plurality of users. Questioning means (25, S11 to S13) for asking questions, and each user's answers to the questions are obtained from the terminal device, and the answers are aggregated according to a predetermined aggregation category. Answer processing means (26, S21 to S30, S41 to S48) for presenting the answer status to each user via the terminal device, Includes a user state determination means (27, S23, S24, S28) for determining the state of the user who answered the question in the game based on the play data (for example, results and play characteristics), and each user The totaling processing means (28, S21, S22, and the like) for generating the response processing data (RD) for presenting the answer status by totaling the answers from the user status in association with the determination result of the state S25 to S27, S29, S30) and answer status presentation means (29, S41 to S48) for presenting the answer status to each user via the terminal device based on the answer processing data. Is.

  The server device control method according to the present invention is applied to a game system (1) that records the play contents of each user in a game in play data (PD) for each user, and is connected via a predetermined network (5). A method of controlling a server device (2) for a game user that provides a service associated with the game to a user of a terminal device, wherein the game is sent to each user via each terminal device of a plurality of users. Questioning procedure (S11 to S13) for asking questions related to each other, and answers of each user to the questions are obtained from the terminal device, and the answers are counted according to a predetermined counting category. Answer processing procedure (S21 to S30, S41 to S48) for presenting each answer status to each user via the terminal device, and the answer processing In order, based on the play data, a procedure (S23, S24, S28) of determining the state of the user who answered the question in the game, and the determination of the state in the procedure of determining the response from each user Based on the procedure (S21, S22, S25-S27, S29, S30) for generating response processing data (RD) for presenting the response status by associating with the results, and on the response processing data, And a procedure (S41 to S48) for presenting the answer status to each user via the terminal device.

  The computer program (PG2) of the server device according to the present invention is applied to the game system (1) that records the play contents of each user in the game in the play data (PD) for each user, via a predetermined network (5). The server of the game user server that provides the service associated with the game to the user of the terminal device (4) connected to the user via the respective terminal device of the plurality of users. Questioning means (25, S11 to S13) for asking questions related to each other, and each user's answers to the questions are obtained from the terminal device, and the answers are counted according to a predetermined counting category, and based on the counting results, Answer processing means (26, S21 to S30, S41) for presenting each user's answer status to each user via the terminal device S48), user status determination means (27, S23, S24, S28) for determining the state in the game of the user who answered the question based on the play data. The totaling processing means (28, S21, S22, and the like) for generating the response processing data (RD) for presenting the answer status by totaling the answers from the user status in association with the determination result of the state S25 to S27, S29, and S30), and based on the answer processing data, the answer status presenting means (29, S41 to S48) for presenting the answer status to each user via the terminal device is further caused to function. It is composed of.

  Since the user's play data in the game system records the play contents of the game by the user, referring to the play data, the user's state in the game, for example, the game performance and game play characteristics It can be determined every time. Therefore, if the answers from each user are aggregated in association with the determination result of the state of each user in the game, the aggregation result for each aggregation category reflecting the information of the user state can be generated as the answer processing data. If the answer status is presented to the user based on the answer processing data, the answer status such as what kind of answer the user is making can be understood in more detail. Thereby, highly useful information that cannot be obtained by simple information such as the number of answers and the answer ratio for each aggregation category can be provided to the user. In the present invention, the term “aggregation” is not limited to a simple aggregation process of summing up answers for each aggregation category, but by collecting the responses from each user and performing a predetermined calculation process, It is used to broadly include various processes for obtaining a calculation value associated with the answer. Further, in the present invention, the term “generation” of data is not limited to the process of creating new data, but is a process of changing data contents by performing various data operations such as updating, adding, and correcting existing data. It is a concept that also includes

  In the present invention, the user state determining means may determine each user's performance in the game or the characteristics of play in the game as the state based on the play data. Thereby, an answer can be totaled in connection with a user's grade and the feature of play.

  In the present invention, the tabulation processing unit calculates a representative value (an average value of the user's results as an example) regarding the state of the user group for each of the tabulation categories based on the state of each user determined by the user state determination unit. Data (D3) that is aggregated and records the aggregation result of the representative value may be generated as the answer processing data. According to this, it is possible to provide the user with information that is a clue to grasp the state of the user group for each aggregation category. Therefore, the user can grasp what kind of answer the user is in what state in the game.

  In the present invention, the totalization processing unit may be configured to divide the user into a plurality of user groups (for example, a user group of a higher grade user and a user group of a lower grade, , A group of users according to play characteristics), and the number of responses or the response ratios of the users for each of the aggregation categories is aggregated for each of the plurality of user groups, and the number of responses or the response ratio is recorded. (D4, D5) may be generated as the answer processing data. According to this, it is possible to provide the user with information that is a clue to grasp the number of answers and the answer ratio for each aggregation category in association with the classification of the user group. Therefore, the user can grasp the number of responses and the response ratio for each aggregation category, using the classification of the user group as a breakdown. Thereby, for example, it is possible to grasp the number of answers and the answer ratio from the viewpoint of the difference in the number of answers and the answer ratio according to the level of the result, or the difference in the answer status according to the characteristics of the play.

  In the present invention, the question-taking means asks the question by selecting one of a plurality of options for an action in a specific aspect of the game (for example, selection of abandonment in a mahjong game), and The tabulation processing unit may tabulate the answers using each of the plurality of options as the tabulation category. According to this, it is possible to provide the user with information that is a clue to grasp what selection each user makes regarding the behavior of a specific situation in association with the state of the user.

  Furthermore, any game element is selected from a plurality of game elements belonging to the user (for example, the mahjong game kite 101) in the user's turn, and the selected game element affects the progress of the game. The game is configured such that an action provided for a predetermined use corresponds to the action, and the question-taking means uses a combination of the plurality of game elements (for example, a mahjong game) as common to the plurality of users. The question may be presented by presenting and selecting any game element from the plurality of presented game elements as the target of the action. According to this, with respect to an operation in which each user selects one game element from a plurality of game elements for use in a predetermined use, it is determined which user selects which game element to select as a countermeasure for the study. Information that is a clue to grasp in association can be provided to the user.

  In addition, in the above description, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, the reference sign of the accompanying drawing was attached in parenthesis, but this invention is not limited to the form of illustration by it.

  As described above, in the present invention, with reference to the play data in which the content of the game played by the user is recorded, the state of the answering user's game is determined and associated with the determination result from each user. Since the answers are totaled, a totaling result for each totaling category reflecting the information of the user status is generated as answer processing data, and the answer status can be presented to the user based on the answer processing data. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with highly useful information that enables more detailed grasp of the answer status such as what kind of answer the user is in what kind of answer.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the game system in which the server apparatus for game users which concerns on one form of this invention was integrated. The figure which shows the outline | summary of the mechanism in which the question is asked to a user in the game system of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the screen which asks a question. The figure which shows the one aspect | mode which shows a reply condition to a user based on the average ranking data classified by FIG. The figure which shows the one aspect | mode which presents a reply condition to a user based on the total data according to results of FIG. The figure which shows the one aspect | mode which shows a reply condition to a user based on the tabulation data classified by play tendency of FIG. The functional block diagram in the principal part of the control system of the game system for implement | achieving the structure of FIG. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the question control process which a question control part performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the total process which a user state discrimination | determination part and total process part of an answer process part perform in cooperation. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the reply status presentation process which the reply status presentation part of a reply processing part performs.

  Hereinafter, a game system in which a server device for a game user according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated will be described. First, the overall configuration of the game system will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 1 includes a center server 2 as a server device for game users, and a game machine 3 and a user terminal device 4 as client devices connectable to the center server 2 via a predetermined network 5. The center server 2 is configured as a single logical server device by combining server units 2A, 2B... As a plurality of computer devices. However, the center server 2 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing.

  The game machine 3 is configured as a commercial (business) game machine that allows a user to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of a predetermined play fee. This type of game machine 3 may be called an arcade game machine. The game machine 3 is a computer device installed in a predetermined facility such as the store 6 for the purpose of increasing the profit by repeatedly playing a game with a large number of users. One or more appropriate number of game machines 3 are installed in the store 6. In FIG. 1, the game machine 3 is drawn without distinction, but the hardware configuration and game content may be appropriately selected. The game machine 3 may be configured as a dedicated machine having a physical configuration (for example, an operation unit) suitable for a specific game, or may be configured as a general-purpose machine that can handle various games by rewriting software. May be.

  On the other hand, the user terminal device 4 is a computer device that can be connected to a network and is used for a user's personal use. For example, a stationary or book-type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) 4a or a mobile terminal device 4b such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as the user terminal device 4. In addition, various computer devices that can be connected to the network and are used for personal use of the user, such as stationary home game machines, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the user terminal device 4. It's okay. The user terminal device 4 can allow the user to enjoy various services provided by the center server 2 by installing various computer software.

  The network 5 may be appropriately configured as long as the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 can be connected to the center server 2 respectively. As an example, the network 5 is configured to realize network communication using a TCP / IP protocol. Typically, it is constructed by connecting the Internet 5A as a WAN and LANs 5B and 5C that connect the Internet 5A to the center server 2 and the game machine 3 via the router 5D. The user terminal device 4 is also connected to the Internet 5A with an appropriate configuration. Note that a local server may be installed between the game machine 3 and the router 5D of the store 6, and the game machine 3 may be communicably connected to the center server 2 via the local server. The server units 2A, 2B,... Of the center server 2 may be connected to each other by the WAN 5A instead of or in addition to the LAN 5C.

  The center server 2 of the game system 1 is provided with a function of asking each user of the user terminal device 4 questions associated with a game played on the game machine 3, counting the answers, and presenting them to each user. Has been. The outline will be described below with reference to FIG. In the following, the function of the center server 2 will be described by taking as an example a case where a mahjong game is played on the game machine 3 and a question associated with the mahjong game is presented to the user of the user terminal device 4. Note that the mahjong game is a game that is played while a predetermined number of users (generally four people) sequentially change their turn. At the start of the game, a predetermined number of mahjong tiles (14 for the parent user and 13 for the other users) are distributed to each user as a plurality of game elements belonging to the user. The game starts when the parent user throws a kite out of his hand into the field, and then the active user takes in a kite from a predetermined position in the row of kites loaded in the field. (This bag is called Tsumo-ka). The game progresses by throwing out one bag from 14 hands including the Tsumo-ka. Then, when any user establishes a transposition (combination) of a certain value or more, the user goes up and obtains a score. An operation in which the user selects a single tile from the hand and throws it into the field corresponds to the user's action on the mahjong game. The action affects the progress of the game in terms of making the user's role.

  In the game system 1, play data PD that records the play contents of the game by the game machine 3 is created for each user. The play data PD will be described first. The play data PD is stored in the center server 2 in association with the user identification information. Various information is recorded in the play data PD in association with the user's play. Here, as an example, play result data D1 and play tendency data D2 are included in the play data PD. The competition result data D1 is generated for each unit with the user playing the mahjong game in a predetermined range as a unit of competition. As an example, the unit of the battle is set to a range of games that are repeated after the game starts until the parent finishes turning between users. When mahjong is played only in the east hall, the battle result data D1 is generated with a battle in the range from the east 1 station to the east 4 station as a unit. When a mahjong is played in a half-village, that is, in the east field and the south field, match result data D1 is generated in association with the east field, and another match result data D1 is generated in association with the next south field. Is done. Hereinafter, the game play in the unit in which the battle result data D1 is generated may be referred to as a single battle.

  The competition result data D1 includes information on the ranking of the user, the number of climbs, the cumulative climb, the number of transfers, and the number of used dora in one battle. “Trans” is a unit that quantitatively indicates the value of mahjong. The cumulative uplift is a value obtained by summing up the number of uplifts of the rising roles prepared by the user in one battle. The number of used dora is the total value of the number of dora who are included in the rising combination arranged by the user in one battle. “Dragon” is a special bag with the effect of increasing the score of the winning combination arranged by the user. On the other hand, the play tendency data D2 is data for determining the user's play characteristics (play tendency) in the mahjong game. The play tendency data D2 includes a plurality of types of index values (play tendency index values) for determining a user's play tendency. The play tendency index value is calculated based on the battle result data D1 corresponding to each battle in a range (hereinafter, referred to as a calculation range) that is a predetermined number of times before the latest battle.

  In the example of FIG. 2, four values of the average upward rate, the average upward rate, the average transfer rate, and the average dora usage rate are calculated and recorded in the play tendency data D2 as the play tendency index value. The average rising rate is the ratio of the number of risings to the number of fighting stations within the calculation range (number of risings / percentage of the number of fighting stations), and the average rising is the ratio of the cumulative rising conversions to the number of risings within the calculation range (cumulative rising) The average transfer rate is the ratio of the number of transfers to the number of fighting stations in the calculation range (the number of transfers / percentage of the number of fighting stations)), and the average Dora usage is the rise in the calculation range It is the ratio of the number of used Dora occupying the number of times (the number of Dora used / percentage of lifting). By referring to these play tendency index values, it is possible to estimate the user's play tendency related to the mahjong game (sometimes referred to as a hitting tendency). For example, a user who has a high average number of uplifts can be estimated as a user who has a tendency to play with priority on ease of uplifting, and a user with a high average number of uplifting gives priority to aligning the uplifting role with high transliteration. A user with a high average transfer rate can be estimated as a user who has a tendency to play with a relatively low attention to transfer, and the average dora usage rate is A high user can be estimated as a user who has a high tendency to play with an emphasis on drag.

  In addition to the above-described competition result data D1 and play tendency data D2, the play data PD is prepared for adding entertainment to the mahjong game, the status obtained by the user in the game (referred to as level). Various information that changes in association with the user's play, such as the item acquisition status, is recorded as appropriate. When the user plays a game on the game machine 3, the center server 2 provides the game machine 3 with play data PD associated with the user identification information in response to a request from the game machine 3. In the game machine 3, the game is started with reference to various data recorded in the play data PD. The content played by the user on the game machine 3 is newly recorded in the play data PD read into the game machine 3, and then stored in the center server 2 at an appropriate time (for example, when one battle is completed). Sent and saved. The play tendency index value recorded in the play tendency data D2 may be calculated and updated by the game machine 3 every time a match is completed, or the center server 2 that has received the play data PD plays a match. The play tendency index value may be calculated by referring to the result data D1, and the play tendency data D2 may be updated according to the calculation result. The play tendency index value is appropriately displayed on the game screen when the user plays a game on the game machine 3. Thereby, the user can grasp his / her own playing tendency and can refer to the playing.

  On the other hand, in order to provide the user of the user terminal device 4 with questions related to the mahjong game and presenting the total result of the answers to the user (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an answer status presentation service), the center server 2 Includes question data QD. In response to requests from a plurality of users via the user terminal device 4, the center server 2 issues a mahjong question recorded in the question data QD to each user in common. An example of the question screen presented on the user terminal device 4 is shown in FIG. The question screen 100 of FIG. 3 is configured to present the user with 14 pieces of candy 101 including a tsumo candy, and allow the user to select one piece of candy 101 to be discarded as an answer. . A cursor 102 is displayed on the discard pot selected by the user. In addition, as a reference for the question, a bag 103 that has already been thrown away in the field and an index bag 104 that specifies a drive are also displayed. It should be noted that the action of the user selecting and discarding a single bag from the hand in his / her turn corresponds to an action in a specific aspect of the game. In other words, the questions on the question screen 100 are to allow the user to select one of a plurality of choices for discarding one of the 14 tiles 101 regarding the action in the turn as a specific aspect in the mahjong game. Questions.

  Returning to FIG. 2, when the user selects and discards the answer to the question, the answer is transmitted from the user terminal device 4 to the center server 2. The center server 2 stores the answer acquired from the user terminal device 4 (that is, the bag 101 selected by the user) in the answer data AD in association with the user identification information.

  Further, when the center server 2 receives an answer from the user, the center server 2 refers to the play data PD associated with the identification information of the user and determines the user's score and play tendency as the user's state regarding the mahjong game. Then, the answer processing data RD is generated by collecting the answers of each user recorded in the answer data AD in association with the determination result of the user state for each bag 101. The answer processing data RD is data for presenting the answer status to the user. As the answer process data RD, for example, the average ranking data D3 by score, the total data D4 by score, and the total data D5 by play tendency are generated. The center server 2 presents the user's answer status via the user terminal device 4 to each user based on the answer processing data RD. FIG. 4 shows an example of the answer status presented based on the average ranking data D3 according to the game. FIG. 5 shows an example of the answer status presented based on the result-based aggregated data D4. An example of a presentation mode of answer status presented based on the total data D5 is shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the contents of the data D3 to D5 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As is clear from FIG. 4, the average ranking data D3 for each cocoon is data obtained by tabulating the average ranking of the user group that selects each 牌 101 as an answer for each 牌 101. The average rank of the user group is an average value obtained by dividing the sum of average ranks of the users included in the group by the number of users included in the user group. In other words, the average rank of the user group is totaled as a representative value related to the state of the user group for each bag 101 with each bag 101 being a totaling category, and the data in which the tabulated result is recorded is the averaged rank data D3. The average rank of each user is a value obtained by obtaining the average value of the ranks of a predetermined number of battles going back from the present to the past based on the battle record data D1 held in the user's play data PD. As an example, the number of battles in this case can be matched to the calculation range when calculating each play tendency index value of the play tendency data D2. By using the average ranking data D3 by heel, the user can grasp the average ranking of the user group who has selected each heel 101, and the heel 101 selected by the user having a relatively high grade and the user having a relatively low grade are selected. It is possible to make the user recognize the heel 101 that is standing. Note that the representative value of the state of the user group for each bag 101 is not limited to the average rank, and various values obtained as representative values by statistical processing such as the mode value and the median value may be used. Moreover, the average value etc. of each play tendency index value of a user group may be totaled in 牌 101.

  As is clear from FIG. 5, the total data D4 classified by grade is data obtained by tabulating the response ratio for each bag 101 separately for the top graders and the bottom graders. The response ratio is a value indicating the total of the number of responses of each of the 14 bags 101, that is, the ratio of the number of answers of the specific bag 101 in the total number of answers. Regarding the selection of the top performers and the subordinates, two threshold values are set for the average rank of each user, and the user with the higher average rank than the threshold with the higher rank is the threshold with the higher rank and the lower rank. A user with a lower average ranking is selected as a lower grader. By using the aggregated data D4 by grade, the user can grasp the tendency of selection of 牌 101 among the higher graders and the tendency of selection of 牌 101 among the lower grades. It is also possible to grasp the difference in selection tendency between the two. In addition, as shown by hatching in FIG. 5, the highlights 105 and 106 different from those of the other を 101 are displayed for the 牌 101 in which there is a significant difference in the response ratio between the higher grader and the lower grade. A display element that particularly calls the user's attention, such as adding, may be added to the tabulation result presentation screen. In addition, a display element such as highlighting the 牌 101 most frequently selected by the top graders or the low graders or the response ratio thereof may be added. In the graded data D4, the number of responses may be used instead of the response ratio.

  As is clear from FIG. 6, the tabulation data D5 classified by play tendency extracts the answers of users whose play tendency index values are higher than a predetermined threshold as the object of aggregation, and shows the response ratio of each 牌 101 in the users of the aggregation target. This is the aggregated data. However, in the example of FIG. 6, there are four response ratios, that is, the response ratio of each of the 牌 101 having the highest response ratio to the predetermined number of 牌 101 (the top three 牌 101 in the illustrated example) and the response ratio of the other 牌. It is shown. In the example of FIG. 6, the top three 牌 101 and the “other” response ratio are displayed together with the icon 107 indicating 牌 101 and the “other” character label, and the response ratio is displayed as a pie chart. Yes.

  In the example of FIG. 2, there are four index values, that is, an average lifting rate, an average lifting rate, an average transfer rate, and an average dora usage rate as play tendency index values. Therefore, in the total data D5 by play tendency, a user whose average lift rate is higher than a predetermined threshold is a user of tendency A, a user whose average lift rate is higher than a predetermined threshold is a user of trend B, and an average transfer rate is predetermined. A user who is higher than the threshold is classified as a user of tendency C, and a user whose average Dora usage is higher than a predetermined threshold is classified as a user of tendency D. Then, for each of the users of trends A to D, the response ratio for each 牌 101 is obtained, and for each tendency, the top three 牌 101 are specified, and the response ratio for each 牌 101 is the play tendency. Correspondingly, it is recorded in the total data D5 by play tendency. By using the play tendency-specific total data D5, the user can be made aware of the selection tendency of the bag 101 by each user according to the user's play tendency. For example, it is possible to allow the user to grasp the selection tendency according to the play tendency such as what kind of basket 101 the user with a high rising rate chooses and what kind of basket 101 the user with a high transfer rate chooses. it can. Note that the number of answers may be used instead of the answer ratio in the total data D5 by play tendency.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the structure of the main part of the control system of the game system 1 related to the above-described question assignment and answer processing will be described. First, the center server 2 is provided with a game server unit 21, a Web server unit 22, and a storage unit 23 as storage means. The server units 21 and 22 are logical devices realized by a combination of computer hardware (including a CPU and a memory as an internal storage device necessary for its operation) of the center server 2 and software. The storage unit 23 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a nonvolatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk array. The memory | storage part 23 may be comprised so that all the data may be hold | maintained on one memory | storage unit, and may be comprised so that data may be distributed and memorize | stored in a some memory | storage unit. The storage unit 23 causes the game server program PG 1 as software for causing the computer hardware resources of the center server 2 to function as the game server unit 21, and causes the computer hardware resources of the center server 2 to function as the Web server unit 22. Web server program PG2 is recorded as software for this purpose.

  Various data are recorded in the storage unit 23. In FIG. 7, play data PD, question data QD, answer data AD, and answer processing data RD are shown. Although the play data PD is created for each user identification information, FIG. 7 shows only the play data PD associated with one user identification information. The details of the play data PD, question data QD, answer data AD, and answer processing data RD are as described above.

  The game server unit 21 provides a predetermined game service to the game machine 3. As the game service, for example, user authentication information (for example, user identification information and password) is received from the game machine 3 to authenticate the user, and the user's play data PD is received from the game machine 3 to receive the game machine 3. Is stored in the storage unit 23 in association with the model and user identification information, or for the authenticated user game machine 3, play data PD corresponding to the model of the game machine 3 and the user identification information is stored. There is a service that is acquired from the storage unit 23 and provided to the game machine 3. Furthermore, the game server unit 21 also provides a service for updating software of the game machine 3 (game program PG3 and various data for the game machine 3) via the network 5. The game server unit 21 is further provided with a play data management unit 24 as a logical device responsible for providing and storing the play data PD described above.

  The web server unit 22 provides various web services associated with the game to the user terminal device 4. As an example, the Web server unit 22 receives user authentication information (for example, unique identification information and password for each user) from the user terminal device 4, authenticates the user, and responds to the authenticated user request. Then, at least part of the information of the play data PD of the user is provided to the user terminal device 4 as browsing data. The Web server unit 22 also provides the answer status presentation service described above. As a logical device for providing an answer status presentation service, the Web server unit 22 is provided with a question control unit 25 and an answer processing unit 26. The question control unit 25 is in charge of processing a question to the user of the user terminal device 4 based on the question data QD. The answer processing unit 26 obtains an answer to the question from the user terminal device 4, generates and updates the answer processing data RD described above, and obtains the total result of the answer based on the answer processing data RD of the user terminal device 4. Responsible for the processing presented to

  The response processing unit 26 is provided with a user status determination unit 27, a totalization processing unit 28, and an answer status presentation unit 29 as further logical devices. The user state discriminating unit 27 discriminates a state related to the user's mahjong game (for example, a rank as a game result or a play tendency index value indicating a play characteristic) based on the play data PD. The tabulation processing unit 28 generates answer processing data RD by tabulating each answer 101 as a tabulation category while associating the responses from each user with the state determination result by the user state determination unit 27. The answer status presentation unit 29 presents the total results of answers to the questions to each user via the user terminal device 4 based on the answer processing data RD. In addition to the answer status presentation service described above, the Web server unit 22 has a function of providing a community service that provides an exchange place such as transmission, exchange, and sharing of various types of information using the user terminal device 4. It may be implemented as appropriate. The answer status presentation service may be implemented as part of the community service. As represented by social networking services (SNS), community services are already widely used as a kind of Web services, and a description of a mechanism for realizing them is omitted.

  Further, the center server 2 charges a charge as a consideration for providing a paid service on the game to each user of the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 and collects the charge from the user. Has also been implemented. As a specific method of payment, the user pays for the service by using electronic payment, such as a credit card, debit card, or electronic currency, which can be paid for using electronic data exchange, Anything that collects the price commensurate with the price. The electronic payment may be a publicly known one, and a description of a specific configuration and procedure for realizing it is omitted.

  Next, the game machine 3 is provided with a game control unit 31 and a storage unit 32 as storage means. The game control unit 31 is a logical device realized by a combination of hardware of the game machine 3 (including a CPU and a memory as an internal storage device thereof) and a game program (computer program) PG3 as software. . The game control unit 31 executes various arithmetic controls necessary for the progress of the game, and executes various processes necessary for enjoying the game service provided by the game server unit 21 of the center server 2.

  The storage unit 32 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a non-volatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk or a semiconductor storage device. Various data are recorded in the storage unit 32 together with the above-described game program PG3. FIG. 7 shows play data PD provided from the center server 2. The game machine 3 includes an input device that outputs a signal corresponding to the user's operation, a display device for presenting a game screen or the like to the user, and identification information for identifying the play data PD corresponding to the user. Various input / output devices such as a card reader for reading from a medium (for example, a magnetic card or an IC chip) are provided, but these are not shown.

  The user terminal device 4 is provided with a Web service processing unit 41 as a logical device realized by a combination of the computer hardware (including a CPU and a memory as an internal storage device) and software. . The web service processing unit 41 executes processes necessary for enjoying various web services provided by the web server unit 22 of the center server 2. For example, the web service processing unit 41 is configured using an application such as a web browser that operates on a platform of a PC or a portable terminal. The user terminal device 4 is also provided with an external storage device for storing appropriate data, but the illustration thereof is omitted.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10, various processes executed by the center server 2 in order to realize the above-described answer status presentation service will be described. In addition, the following processes are processes in which the Web server unit 22 executes the user terminal device 4 as a client. 8 to 10 are processes performed after the Web server unit 22 authenticates the user of the user terminal device 4. The process shown in FIG. 8 is executed by the question control unit 25, whereby the question control unit 25 functions as the question control means of the present invention. 9 and 10 is executed by the answer processing unit 26, and the answer processing unit 26 thereby functions as the answer processing means of the present invention.

  FIG. 8 shows the procedure of the question processing executed by the question control unit 25 of the Web server unit 22. When the user of the user terminal device 4 accesses the Web server unit 22 and requests an question, the question control unit 25 starts the process of FIG. 8, and first selects one of the questions stored in the question data QD. Is requested to the user via the user terminal device 4 (step S11). Next, the question control unit 25 acquires a question selection result from the user terminal device 4 (step S12), and subsequently, data for presenting the question selected by the user to the user terminal device 4 is stored in the user terminal device 4. (Step S13). Thereafter, the question control unit 25 ends the process of FIG. If only a single question is stored in the question data QD, steps S11 and S12 are omitted.

  FIG. 9 shows a procedure of a totaling process executed by the answer processing unit 26 of the Web server unit 22 to count the user's answers. This process is executed for each user response. When the processing of FIG. 9 is started, the response processing unit 26 first acquires user identification information and the user's response from the user terminal device 4 (step S21). Next, the answer processing unit 26 records the answer received from the user, that is, information indicating which bag 101 has been selected, in association with the user identification information in the answer data AD to the question (step S22). Subsequently, the answer processing unit 26 discriminates the user using the user identification information acquired from the user terminal device 4 (step S23), and subsequently, the battle included in the play data PD corresponding to the user identification information. Based on the result data D1, the average rank of individual users is determined (step S24). Thereafter, the answer processing unit 26 updates the farewell average rank data D3 according to the average rank determined in step S24 (step S25). In short, this process is recalculated for the bag 101 selected by the user as an answer, taking into consideration the average rank determined in step S24, the average rank of the user group recorded in the average rank-specific data D3. This is a process of replacing with a new average order.

  Next, the answer processing unit 26 determines whether or not the user corresponds to either a higher grader or a lower grader based on the average ranking of the users determined in step S24 (step S26). The upper grader or the lower grader is performed by comparing the size with two thresholds as described above. When the user corresponds to a higher grade person or a lower grade person, the answer processing unit 26 updates the graded data D4 according to the grade according to the user's answer (step S27). For example, when the user corresponds to the top grader, 1 is added to the number of answers of the top grader regarding the bag 101 selected by the user, and the top grader is selected based on the value after the addition. The response ratio for each target 101 is recalculated, and the result-based aggregate data D4 related to the highest grader is updated based on the calculation result. When the user corresponds to a lower grade member, the response ratio of every column 101 of the graded data D4 for the lower grade member is similarly recalculated and updated.

  After the result-based total data D4 is updated in step S27, the answer processing unit 26 proceeds to step S28. If a negative determination is made in step S26, the answer processing unit 26 skips step S27 and proceeds to step S28. In step S <b> 28, the answer processing unit 26 refers to the play tendency data D <b> 2 held in the user's play data PD, and has four play tendency index values, i.e., average rise rate, average rise rate, average number of transfers, Then, the respective values of the average dora usage rate are discriminated (step S28). Subsequently, the answer processing unit 26 determines whether the user has a high specific play tendency by comparing each of the four play tendency index values with a threshold (step S29). That is, it is determined in step S29 whether or not the user belongs to at least one of the trends A to D shown in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S29 that the user has a high specific play tendency, the answer processing unit 26 proceeds to step S30, and updates the play tendency-specific total data D5 related to the specific play tendency according to the user's answer. For example, when it is determined that the user belongs to the trend A, 1 is added to the number of responses of the 牌 101 selected by the user in the total data D5 classified by play tendency for the user of the trend A, and after the addition Based on this value, the response ratio for each heel 101 with the trend A user as the aggregation target is recalculated, and the play trend-based aggregate data D5 regarding the trend A is updated based on the calculation result. The same applies when it is determined that the user falls under any of the trends B to D. After the update in step S30, the answer processing unit 26 ends the process of FIG. If the determination in step S29 is negative, the answer processing unit 26 skips step S30 and ends the process of FIG.

  In the process of FIG. 9, steps S23, S24, and S28 are executed by the user state determination unit 27 of the answer processing unit 26, whereby the user state determination unit 27 functions as a user state determination unit in the present invention. Steps S21, S22, S25 to S27, S29, and S30 are executed by the tabulation processing unit 28 of the answer processing unit 26, whereby the tabulation processing unit 28 functions as the tabulation processing means in the present invention.

  FIG. 10 shows the procedure of the total result presentation process executed by the answer status presentation unit 29 of the answer processing unit 26. The answer status presentation unit 29 functions as a total result presentation unit of the present invention by executing the processing of FIG. In response to a request from the user terminal device 4 to present the total result, the answer status presentation unit 29 requests the user to select a total result presentation mode via the user terminal device 4 (step S41). . This process is a process for allowing the user to select which of the modes illustrated in FIGS. Subsequently, the answer status presentation unit 29 acquires a user selection result from the user terminal device 4 (step S42). Thereafter, the answer status presentation unit 29 determines whether or not the user has selected presentation of the average ranking shown in FIG. 4 (step S43). When the presentation of the average ranking by farewell is selected in step S43, the answer status presentation unit 29 displays the aggregation result in the form of FIG. 4 on the user terminal device 4 based on the average ranking data D3 by farewell. The data necessary for making it generate and transmitting this to the user terminal device 4 presents the tabulation result of the average classification by classification to the user (step S44).

  If the presentation of the average ranking by farewell has not been selected in step S43, the answer status presentation unit 29 determines whether or not the user has selected the presentation of the tabulation by grade shown in FIG. 5 (step S45). When the presentation of the total by grade is selected in step S45, the answer status presentation unit 29 displays the total result in the form of FIG. 5 on the user terminal device 4 based on the total data D4 by grade. The data necessary for the generation is generated and transmitted to the user terminal device 4 to present the result of aggregation by grade to the user (step S46). On the other hand, if the presentation of the total by performance is not selected in step S45, the answer status presentation unit 29 determines whether or not the user has selected the presentation of the total by play tendency shown in FIG. 6 (step S47). ). When presentation of tabulation by play tendency is selected in step S47, the answer status presentation unit 29 displays the tabulation result in the form of FIG. 6 on the user terminal device 4 based on the tabulation data by play tendency D5. The data necessary for making it to be generated and transmitted to the user terminal device 4 are presented to the user as a result of counting by play tendency (step S48). After presenting the total result to the user in step S44, S46 or S48, the answer status presentation unit 29 finishes the process of FIG. When a negative determination is made in step S47, the answer status presentation unit 29 ends the process of FIG. 10 without presenting the total result.

  This invention is not limited to the form mentioned above, It can implement with a various form. For example, a game targeted by the present invention is not limited to a mahjong game, and can be a suitable game. For example, in a turn-based game such as a shogi, a card game, or a card battle game, the question is how to use a piece or a card as a game element in a specific situation during the battle, and the answer is the present invention. You may count according to. In addition to turn-based games, even in non-turn-based games such as sports games such as soccer and baseball, questions regarding how to operate players as game elements should be set as questions in certain aspects of the game. The answers may be tabulated according to the present invention.

  The questions may be appropriately changed as long as they have some relationship with the game. For example, questions are set so that multiple users of the game or multiple virtual characters are selected as options, and the user who wants to play among them or the target character that he / she wants to operate is selected. May be. The question is not necessarily limited to an example in which a plurality of options are clearly prepared. It is also possible to apply the present invention by classifying the answer contents into any of a plurality of aggregation categories at the answer processing stage. For example, the answers can be classified and aggregated from the viewpoint of whether the user's answer is an attack-type action or a defensive action.

  In the above form, the user's performance or play characteristics (play tendency) is determined as the user's state. However, the score is not limited to the average rank of the user, but the average value, total value, etc. of the score obtained by the user As described above, the score may be determined based on various parameters indicating superiority or inferiority of the user's play result. The characteristics of play are not limited to the example estimated by the play tendency index value calculated from the user's game content, but can be appropriately used as a discrimination target as long as it can characterize the user according to some standard regarding game play. be able to. The user's state is not limited to the user's performance or play characteristics, but can be various states associated with the game. For example, a value that quantitatively indicates how much the user is playing, such as the user's play frequency, the number of times of play, the play time, and the payment amount of the play fee, may be determined as the user's state. Moreover, in the game system which can set a friend between users in cooperation with a game, the number of friends set by each user may be determined as a user state.

  In the present invention, a game machine on which a game is played is not limited to a game machine for business use, and any home game machine can be used as long as the server apparatus can acquire play data. A portable game machine, a personal computer installed with game software, or the like can be used as a game machine. The game machine is not limited to an example in which an input / output function for a user and various arithmetic processing functions necessary for game control are integrated in a computer device as a single physical device. For example, a game device performs arithmetic control on a server device, and a network terminal device for the server device is used as a remote operation terminal device that should have an input / output function. The present invention can be applied even to a configuration that functions as a simple game machine. Each unit of the server device of the present invention is not limited to an example realized by a single computer device, and a plurality of computer devices may be logically configured by appropriately cooperating with each other.

  The computer program according to the present invention may be provided in a state stored in a recording medium. By using this recording medium, for example, by installing and executing the computer program according to the present invention on a computer, the server device of the present invention can be realized using the computer. The recording medium storing the computer program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM.

1 Game system 2 Center server (server device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Game machine 4 User terminal device 5 Network 21 Game server part 22 Web server part 25 Question control part (question means)
26 Response processing section (response processing means)
27 User status determination unit (user status determination means)
28 Aggregation processing unit (aggregation processing means)
29 Response status presentation section (response status presentation means)
100 Questions screen 101 Mahjong tiles (game elements)
D3 Average ranking data by customs D4 Total data by grade D5 Total data by play tendency PG2 Web server program

Claims (8)

A game user that is applied to a game system that records play contents of each user in a game in play data for each user, and provides a service associated with the game to a user of a terminal device connected via a predetermined network Server device for
Questioning means for asking questions related to the game to each user via each terminal device of a plurality of users;
Answers of each user for the question are obtained from the terminal device, the answers are counted according to a predetermined counting category, and the answer status of each user is presented to each user via the terminal device based on the counting result Processing means,
The answer processing means includes
Based on the play data, user status determination means for determining the status of the user who answered the question in the game;
Total processing means for generating response processing data for presenting the answer status by counting the answers from each user in association with the determination results of the status by the user status determination means;
Based on the answer processing data, answer status presenting means for presenting the answer status to each user via the terminal device;
Is a server device for game users.   The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user state determination unit determines, as the state, a result of each user in the game or a feature of play in the game based on the play data.   The aggregation processing means aggregates representative values related to the state of the user group for each of the aggregation categories based on the state of each user determined by the user state determination means, and records data that records the aggregation results of the representative values. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the server device is generated as the answer processing data.   The aggregation processing unit classifies the user into one of a plurality of user groups based on the state of each user determined by the user state determination unit, and calculates the number of responses or the response ratio of the user for each of the aggregation categories. The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the server apparatus generates data as the answer processing data that is aggregated for each of the plurality of user groups and records the number of answers or the answer ratio. The question-taking means asks the question so as to select any action from a plurality of options regarding the action in a specific aspect of the game,
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the aggregation processing unit aggregates the answers using each of the plurality of options as the aggregation category. Corresponding to the action is an action in which any game element is selected from a plurality of game elements belonging to the user in the turn of the user, and the selected game element is used for a predetermined application that affects the progress of the game The game is configured to
The questioning means presents a combination of the plurality of game elements in common to the plurality of users, and selects any one of the plurality of game elements presented as the target of the action. The server device according to claim 5, which issues a question. A game user that is applied to a game system that records play contents of each user in a game in play data for each user, and provides a service associated with the game to a user of a terminal device connected via a predetermined network Server device control method for
A questioning procedure for asking questions related to the game to each user via each terminal device of a plurality of users;
Answers of each user for the question are obtained from the terminal device, the answers are counted according to a predetermined counting category, and the answer status of each user is presented to each user via the terminal device based on the counting result A processing procedure,
The answer processing procedure includes:
A procedure for determining a state in the game of the user who answered the question based on the play data;
A procedure for generating response processing data for presenting the answer status by counting the answers from each user in association with the determination result of the state in the determining procedure;
A procedure for presenting the answer status to each user via the terminal device based on the answer processing data;
A control method for a server device for game users. A game user that is applied to a game system that records play contents of each user in a game in play data for each user, and provides a service associated with the game to a user of a terminal device connected via a predetermined network Server computer for
Questioning means for asking each user a question associated with the game via each terminal device of a plurality of users, and obtaining each user's answer to the question from the terminal device and obtaining the answer according to a predetermined aggregation category Totally, based on the total result, function as an answer processing means for presenting each user's answer status to each user via the terminal device,
The answer processing means is
User status determination means for determining the status of the user in the game who answered the question based on the play data;
Total processing means for generating response processing data for presenting the response status by associating the answers from each user with the status determination results by the user status determination means, and based on the response processing data Answer status presenting means for presenting the answer status to each user via the terminal device,
As a computer program configured to function further.