JP7691075B2 - Improvements in game processing systems using lottery tickets - Google Patents

Description

The disclosure herein relates to improvements in game processing systems that use lottery tickets.

In conventional game processing systems, a user may be given a lottery ticket as the game progresses. This lottery ticket may be called a gacha ticket by game publishers and users. The lottery ticket may be given to the user in various ways as the game progresses. For example, a user may obtain a lottery ticket by clearing a specified mission in the game. In order to attract the interest of users, the lottery ticket may be issued at a timing determined by the game publisher from a marketing perspective. A user may use a lottery ticket that they own to carry out a lottery process, and thereby obtain a game item according to the result of the lottery process.

Conventional game processing systems using such lottery tickets or gacha tickets are disclosed, for example, in JP 2018-011632 A (Patent Document 1), JP 2018-005705 A (Patent Document 2), and WO 2015/034098 A (Patent Document 3).

JP 2018-011632 A JP 2018-005705 A International Publication No. 2015/034098

In games where lottery tickets are used, the amount of data required to manage those lottery tickets tends to be enormous. For this reason, efficient management of data related to lottery tickets is required.

The objective of the present disclosure is to provide a technical improvement that solves or alleviates at least some of the problems of the prior art described above. One of the more specific objectives of the present disclosure is to reduce the storage capacity required to store data related to a game in which a lottery ticket is used.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a game processing system that processes a game having a first period and a second period. The game processing system includes a storage that stores a first lottery ticket information record related to one or more first lottery tickets during the first period, and one or more computer processors. The one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions to perform a first sequential lottery process using a specific first lottery ticket selected from the one or more first lottery tickets in response to a lottery request from a user during the first period, and perform a first batch lottery process using one or more unused first lottery tickets that were not used in the first sequential lottery process during the first period among the one or more first lottery tickets in response to the end of the first period.

In one aspect of the present invention, a record of the first lottery ticket information relating to the specific first lottery ticket is deleted from the storage in response to the first sequential lottery process being performed, and a record of the first lottery ticket information relating to the one or more unused first lottery tickets is deleted from the storage in response to the first batch lottery process being performed.

In one aspect of the present invention, a reward is given to the user in response to the first sequential lottery process being executed.

In one aspect of the present invention, one or more first winning game items are identified in the first sequential lottery process, and the one or more first winning game items are awarded to the user during the first period.

In one aspect of the present invention, one or more second winning game items are identified in the first batch lottery process, and the one or more second winning game items are awarded to the user after the first period ends.

In one aspect of the present invention, the one or more second winning game items are given to the user in response to a request from the user during the second period.

In one aspect of the present invention, the storage further stores a record relating to the one or more second winning game items, and if the user does not make a request to acquire the one or more second winning game items during the second period, the record relating to the one or more second winning game items is deleted from the storage in response to the end of the second period.

In one aspect of the present invention, the storage stores second lottery ticket information relating to one or more second lottery tickets during the second period, and in response to a lottery request from the user during the second period, performs a second sequential lottery process using a specific second lottery ticket selected from the one or more second lottery tickets, and in response to the end of the second period, performs a second batch lottery process using one or more unused second lottery tickets among the one or more second lottery tickets that were not used in the second sequential lottery process during the second period.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a game processing method in which one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions to process a game having a first period and a second period. The game processing method includes the steps of: storing first lottery ticket information related to one or more first lottery tickets in a storage during the first period; performing a first sequential lottery process using a specific first lottery ticket selected from the one or more first lottery tickets in response to a lottery request from a user during the first period; and performing a first batch lottery process using one or more unused first lottery tickets that were not used in the first sequential lottery process during the first period among the one or more first lottery tickets in response to the end of the first period.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a program executed by one or more computer processors provided in a terminal device that communicates with a server that provides a game having a first period and a second period. The program causes the one or more computer processors to execute the steps of: transmitting a lottery request from a user to the server during the first period; receiving one or more first winning game items identified in a first sequential lottery process performed using a specific first lottery ticket selected from one or more first lottery tickets stored in a storage in response to the lottery request; and receiving one or more second winning game items identified in a first batch lottery process performed using one or more unused first lottery tickets that were not used in the first sequential lottery process during the first period among the one or more first lottery tickets in response to the end of the first period.

Embodiments of the present invention can reduce the storage capacity required to store data related to a game in which a lottery ticket is used.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a game processing system according to one embodiment. 2 is a diagram illustrating information stored in the game processing system of FIG. 1. 2 is a diagram illustrating information stored in the game processing system of FIG. 1. 2 is a diagram illustrating information stored in the game processing system of FIG. 1. 2 is a diagram illustrating information stored in the game processing system of FIG. 1. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining game progress processing in a game processing system according to an embodiment. 13 is a sequence diagram for explaining a second win item awarding process in the game processing system according to one embodiment. FIG.

Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components in multiple drawings.

A game processing system 1 according to one embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 5. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a game processing system 1 according to one embodiment, Figure 2 is a diagram that illustrates a number of periods set for a game provided in the game processing system 1 of Figure 1, and Figures 3 to 5 are diagrams that each explain information stored in the game processing system of Figure 1.

As shown in the figure, a game processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a client device 10, a server device 20, and a storage 30. The client device 10, the server device 20, and the storage 30 are communicatively connected to each other via a network 5. The network 5 may be a single network, or may be configured by connecting multiple networks. The network 5 is, for example, the Internet, a mobile communication network, or a combination of these. Any network that enables communication between electronic devices may be applied as the network 5.

In the illustrated embodiment, the client device 10 may be a smartphone, a personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, an e-book reader, a wearable computer, a game console, a head-mounted display, or any other type of information processing device.

The server device 20 is configured to provide an online game service to the client device 10. The server device 20 is capable of providing various games. In the games provided by the server device 20, lottery tickets are used. Users can obtain lottery tickets as the game progresses. For example, users can obtain lottery tickets by clearing a specified mission in the game. In addition, lottery tickets may be distributed by the game publisher to all users, or to users who meet specified conditions. Users can obtain game items according to the lottery results by using the obtained lottery ticket to request a lottery process from the server device 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game provided by the server device 20 has a first period 41, a second period 42, and a third period 43. In each period, specific quests and missions may be set. In addition, in each period, it may be possible to obtain limited items that are only available in that period.

In the illustrated embodiment, the first period 41 lasts from time t1 to time t2, followed by the second period 42 from time t2 to time t3, followed by the third period 43 from time t3 to time t4. That is, the first period 41 starts at time t1 and ends at time t2. The second period 42 starts at time t2 and ends at time t3. The third period 43 starts at time t3 and ends at time t4. In the illustrated embodiment, the end time of the first period 41 and the start time of the second period 42 coincide, but the second period 42 may start before the end of the first period 41 or may start at a certain interval after the end of the first period 41. The same applies between the end time of the second period 42 and the start time of the third period 43.

The client device 10 includes a computer processor 11, a communication I/F 12, storage 13, and a display 14. In this specification, the computer processor may be simply referred to as the processor.

The server device 20 includes a computer processor 21, a communication I/F 22, and storage 23.

The processor 11 and the processor 21 are arithmetic units that load an operating system and various programs into memory and execute instructions contained in the loaded programs.
The processor 11 and the processor 21 are, for example, a CPU, an MPU, a DSP, a GPU, various other arithmetic devices, or a combination of these. The processor 11 and the processor 21 may be realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC, a PLD, an FPGA, or an MCU.

The communication I/F 12 and the communication I/F 22 are implemented as hardware, firmware, or communication software such as a TCP/IP driver or a PPP driver, or a combination of these. The client device 10 can send and receive data with other devices via the communication I/F 12. The server device 20 can send and receive data with other devices via the communication I/F 22.

The display 14 is a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence display, or any other information display device capable of displaying images. The display 14 may have a touch panel capable of detecting touch operations (contact operations) by the player.

The storages 13, 23, and 30 may be, for example, magnetic disks, optical disks, semiconductor memories,
Or it may be any other type of storage device capable of storing data.

Storage 13 stores various programs, such as a game processing program. Storage 13 may also store various data used in the game.

Game progress data 23a is stored in the storage 23. The game progress data includes various data used to manage the progress of the game. The game progress data 23a may be updated as the game progresses. In the illustrated embodiment, the game progress data 23a includes owned item data 23a1, lottery ticket data 23a2, and unobtained item data 23a3. Details of each of these data will be described later.

Next, the functions of each device that constitutes the game processing system 1 will be described. First, the functions of the client device 10 will be described. The processor 11 of the client device 10 functions as a game progression unit 11a by executing computer-readable instructions.

The game progression unit 11a cooperates with the server device 20 to progress the game in response to operation input from the user via the input interface (e.g., a touch panel) of the client device 10. Operation input from the user is, for example, an input for specifying the action of the player character, an input for instructing the use of an item, an input for using a lottery ticket, and other inputs related to the progress of the game. The game progression unit 11a can generate requests related to the progress of the game based on, for example, the input from the user or a command from a game program being executed, and transmit the generated requests to the server device 20. The game progression unit 11a can also receive various game data related to the progress of the game from the server device 20, and progress the game based on the game data. The game progression unit 11a can display still images or videos according to the progress of the game on the display 14.

Next, the functions of the server device 20 will be described. The processor 21 of the server device 20 functions as a game control unit 21a by executing computer-readable instructions. In one embodiment, the game control unit 21a performs various processes for progressing the game. For example, the game control unit 21a processes game messages from the client device 10 based on a predetermined game logic, and also provides the client device 10 with various game data for executing the game, thereby controlling the progress of the game.

The game control unit 21a, more specifically, includes a possessed item management unit 21a1, a lottery ticket management unit 21a2, a sequential lottery processing unit 21a3, a batch lottery processing unit 21a4, and a winning item management unit 21a5. In other words, the processor 21 of the server device 20 can function, more specifically, as the possessed item management unit 21a1, the lottery ticket management unit 21a2, the sequential lottery processing unit 21a3, the batch lottery processing unit 21a4, and the winning item management unit 21a5 by executing computer-readable instructions.

In one embodiment, the owned item management unit 21a1 is configured to manage game items owned by the user. The owned item management unit 21a1 can manage game items owned by the user, for example, by adding, deleting, or updating records in the owned item data 23a1 stored in the storage 23 according to the progress of the game. An example of the owned item data 23a1 is shown in FIG. 3. As shown in the figure, the owned item data 23a may include user account information and owned item information indicating game items owned by the user that are associated with the account information. The user's account information is, for example, user identification information (user ID) that identifies the user. The owned item information is, for example, an item ID that identifies a game item.

The owned item management unit 21a1 may update the owned item data 23a1 according to the progress of the game provided by the server device 20. For example, when a user acquires a game item in the game, the item ID of the acquired game item is stored in association with the user ID of the user, and when the user loses the game item, the item ID of the game item is deleted from the owned item data 23a1.

In one embodiment, the lottery ticket management unit 21a2 is configured to manage lottery tickets owned by the user. The lottery ticket management unit 21a2 can manage lottery tickets owned by the user, for example, by updating the lottery ticket data 23a2 stored in the storage 23. An example of the lottery ticket data 23a2 is shown in FIG. 4. As shown in the figure, the lottery ticket data 23a2 includes user account information and lottery ticket information associated with the account information. The lottery ticket information for a certain user is information for identifying a lottery ticket owned by the user. The lottery ticket information is, for example, a lottery ticket ID that identifies the lottery ticket. In a game, multiple types of lottery tickets may be used. For example, in the game processing system 1, a normal lottery ticket and a premium lottery ticket may be used. When multiple types of lottery tickets are used in a game, the lottery ticket information of the lottery ticket may include a ticket type ID that identifies the type of the lottery ticket. The lottery ticket may be managed as one type of game item. In this case, the lottery ticket held by the user may be assigned an item ID and managed in the held item data 23a1 in the same way as other game items.

In one embodiment, the sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 is configured to perform a lottery process in response to a lottery request from a user. In this lottery process, a game item to be given to the user who made the lottery request is determined. In one embodiment, multiple lottery processes may be performed in response to one lottery request. In one embodiment, multiple game items to be given to the user in one lottery process may be specified. In this specification, a game item to be given to a user as a result of the lottery process may be called a winning game item. The winning game item may be determined according to various known algorithms. For example, the winning game item may be determined based on a winning probability set for each game item from among multiple game items, each of which has a winning probability set. This winning probability may be changed each time the lottery process is performed, or may always be constant. In addition, the winning game item may be randomly selected from a package consisting of a finite number of game items. For example, a package may consist of 100 game items, each with a set probability of winning. When one winning game item is determined through a lottery process, the winning game item is removed from the package, and in the next lottery process, a winning game item is selected from the 99 game items remaining in the package. Various attributes are set for the game items selected through the lottery process according to their type. As one of the attributes of a game item, a rarity value indicating how difficult it is to obtain the game item may be set. The probability of winning set for a game item may be set to a value corresponding to the rarity value of the game item, for example. For example, a low probability of winning may be set for a game item that is difficult to obtain and has a high rarity value.

As described above, multiple different types of lottery tickets may be used. For example, the algorithm for determining a winning game item or the parameters used to determine the winning game item in the lottery process using the first type of lottery ticket may be different from the algorithm for determining a winning game item or the parameters used to determine the winning game item in the lottery process using the second type of lottery ticket. For example, in the lottery process using the second type of lottery ticket, the probability of winning a game item with a higher rarity may be set higher than in the lottery process using the first type of lottery ticket. In this specification, the lottery process performed in response to a lottery request from a user may be referred to as a sequential lottery process.

The sequential lottery process is performed on the premise that a lottery request is made by the user. The user can identify one or more lottery tickets from among the lottery tickets they hold via their client device 10, and send a lottery request to the server device 20 requesting that the lottery process be performed using the identified specific lottery ticket. The lottery request may include, for example, a user ID that identifies the user who made the lottery request, and a ticket ID that identifies the specific lottery ticket. The sequential lottery process differs from the batch lottery process described below, which is performed regardless of the presence or absence of a request from the user, in that it is performed in response to a lottery request from the user.

The sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 performs a lottery process using a specific lottery ticket specified in a lottery request received from the client device 10. In response to the lottery process being performed, the sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 may delete a record corresponding to the specific lottery ticket from the storage 23 among the lottery ticket information stored in the storage 23. For example, when the ticket ID of lottery ticket a and the ticket ID of lottery ticket b are stored in association with the user ID of user A in the lottery ticket data 23a, when a lottery request in which the lottery ticket a is specified as a specific lottery ticket is received, a process is performed to delete the ticket ID of the lottery ticket a from the ticket IDs of the lottery tickets associated with the user ID of user A in the lottery ticket data 23a.

The sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 may be configured to grant a reward to a user in response to executing the sequential lottery processing in response to a lottery request from the user. This reward includes points that can be used in the game, raising or increasing parameters related to the user or a character used by the user in the game (e.g., increasing the experience points of the user's character), and other rewards. The reward granted to the user includes any reward that helps the user to advance in the game with an advantage.

In one embodiment, the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 is configured to perform lottery processing collectively for lottery tickets held by each user at the end of each period of the game. In this specification, lottery processing performed collectively using unused lottery tickets at the end of a certain period in the game may be referred to as batch lottery processing. Also, in this specification, lottery tickets held by a user at the end of each period (i.e., lottery tickets that a user has not used until the end of each period) may be referred to as unused lottery tickets. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a first batch lottery processing may be performed in response to the end of the first period 41, a second batch lottery processing may be performed in response to the end of the second period 42, and a third batch lottery processing may be performed in response to the end of the third period 43.

In the batch lottery process, winning game items to be assigned to users who hold unused lottery tickets are determined. In the batch lottery process for a certain user, lottery processes may be performed as many times as there are unused lottery tickets held by the user. As described above, the batch lottery process is executed in response to the end of the event period even if there is no lottery request from a user.

The batch lottery processing unit 21a4 may delete the lottery ticket information of the unused lottery ticket from the storage 23 in response to the batch lottery processing being performed. For example, if the ticket ID of lottery ticket b is stored in association with the user ID of user A in the lottery ticket data 23a at the end of the first period 41, a process of deleting the ticket ID of lottery ticket b is performed.

The batch lottery process may be performed for all unused lottery tickets of all users. In the batch lottery process performed in the batch lottery processing unit 21a4, a winning game item may be determined from among a plurality of game items, each of which has a winning probability set, based on the winning probability set for each game item. In one embodiment, in the batch lottery process, a winning probability that is less favorable to the user than in the sequential lottery process may be set for each game item. For example, the winning probability in the batch lottery process for the game item having the highest rarity value may be set lower than the winning probability in the sequential lottery process for the game item having the highest rarity value.

In one embodiment, a special lottery ticket that is unused at the end of the event period but is not subject to batch lottery processing may be made available for use. In this case, the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 is configured to determine whether or not an unused lottery ticket is a special lottery ticket by referencing the ticket ID, and to execute batch lottery processing for the unused lottery ticket only if the unused lottery ticket is not a special lottery ticket.

In one embodiment, even if a special user holds an unused lottery ticket at the end of the event period, the batch lottery processing may not be performed on the unused lottery ticket. In this case, the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 is configured to determine whether or not the user holding the unused lottery ticket is a special user by referring to the user ID, and to perform the batch lottery processing on the unused lottery ticket of the user only if the user holding the unused lottery ticket is not a special user.

In one embodiment, even if a batch lottery process is executed using an unused lottery ticket owned by a certain user, no reward is given to the user, unlike when a sequential lottery process is executed. In another embodiment, the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 is configured to grant a reward to a certain user that is less than the reward granted in the sequential lottery process in response to executing a batch lottery process using an unused lottery ticket owned by the certain user. For example, if a user is granted 10 experience points when a sequential lottery process is performed, only 1 experience point is granted when a batch lottery process is performed.

In one embodiment, the winning item management unit 21a5 performs processing to grant the winning game item determined by the lottery processing performed by the sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 and the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 to the user. For ease of explanation, in this specification, the winning game item determined by the sequential lottery processing by the sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 may be referred to as the first winning game item, and the winning game item determined by the batch lottery processing may be referred to as the second winning game item.

The first winning game item determined by the sequential lottery process in the sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 is granted to the user immediately after the lottery process is executed. For example, the first winning game item determined by the sequential lottery process executed in the first period 41 is granted to the user in the first period 41. The first winning game item may be granted to the user immediately after the sequential lottery process is executed. The first winning game item may be granted to the user automatically after the sequential lottery process is executed. When a specific winning game item is granted to the user, the sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 updates the owned item data 23a1 so that the item ID of the winning game item is stored in association with the user ID of the user.

In one embodiment, the winning item management unit 21a5 is configured to grant the second winning game item determined by the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 at the end of a certain event period to the user after the end of the event period. For example, the second winning game item determined by the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 at the end of a certain event period may be granted to the user in the event period one period before the event period. For example, the second winning game item determined by the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 in response to the end of the first period 41 is granted to the user in the second period 42. The second winning game item determined by the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 at the end of a certain event period may be granted to the user in the interval between the event period and the next event period. For example, the second winning game item determined by the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 in response to the end of the first period 41 is granted to the user in the interval between the first period 41 and the second period 42.

The winning item management unit 21a5 is configured to manage second winning game items that have been assigned to a user by the batch lottery process but have not been acquired by the user, by updating unacquired item data 23a3 stored in the storage 23. The winning item management unit 21a5 may also be configured to grant the second winning game item that has been assigned to the user by the batch lottery process to the user in response to an item acquisition request from the user.

An example of unobtained item data 23a3 is shown in FIG. 5. As shown, unobtained item data 23a3 includes user account information and unobtained winning item information associated with the account information. Unobtained winning item information for a certain user is information indicating a second winning game item that has been assigned to the user by the batch lottery process but has not yet been obtained by the user. Therefore, the unobtained winning item information may be an item ID that identifies the second winning game item.

The winning item management unit 21a5 may be configured not to grant the second winning game item determined by the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 at the end of a certain event period to the user in the event period two events after the event period. For example, the record of the second winning game item assigned to the user by the batch lottery processing executed in response to the end of the first period 41 is configured to be deleted from the unobtained item data 23a3 in response to the end of the second period 42, which is one period before the first period 41. As a result, since the user cannot acquire the second winning game item in the third period 43, the user is motivated to acquire the second winning item assigned to the user in the batch lottery processing at the end of the first period 41 in the second period 42, in which the next event is executed.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, a game progress process using a lottery ticket during a certain event period will be described. In the game progress process of FIG. 6, it is assumed that the user is playing a game provided by the server device 20 during a first period 41 and has already acquired multiple lottery tickets. The game progress process of FIG. 6 can be executed in parallel with other processes of the game during the first period 41 (e.g., a process of moving through a virtual space within the game, a process of fighting an enemy character, and other processes related to the game).

In the game progress process shown in FIG. 6, first, in step S11, it is determined whether or not a lottery request has been made by the user to perform lottery processing using a lottery ticket.

If a lottery request is made, the game progress processing proceeds to step S12. In step S12, a sequential lottery processing is performed in response to the lottery request. The first winning item to be awarded to the user is determined by this sequential lottery processing. The lottery request may include a ticket ID that identifies a specific lottery ticket selected from the lottery tickets held by the user. In addition to determining the first winning item, the sequential lottery processing may delete the record of the specific lottery ticket included in the lottery request from storage 23. The sequential lottery processing in step ST12 is executed, for example, by the sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 described above.

Next, in step S13, the first winning item identified in step S12 is awarded to the user who made the lottery request. The process of awarding the first winning item in step S13 is executed, for example, by the winning item management unit 21a5 described above.

Next, in step S14, a predetermined reward is given to the user who made the lottery request. This reward is, for example, experience points for the user or the character used by the user. By giving the user experience points as a reward, the user's experience points increase, and thereafter, the user can progress through the game with a greater advantage. The reward giving process in step S14 is executed, for example, by the sequential lottery processing unit 21a3 described above.

After the reward granting process in step S14, the game progress process proceeds to step S15. If a lottery request has not been accepted in step S11, the game progress process also proceeds to step S15. In step S15, it is determined whether or not an end condition for the first period 41 is satisfied. The end condition for the first period 41 is, for example, the passage of a predetermined time. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the end condition for the first period 41 is the passage of time t2. If the end condition for the first period 41 is not satisfied, the game progress process returns to step S11. If the end condition for the first period 41 is satisfied, the game progress process proceeds to step S16.

In step S16, a batch lottery process is performed using each user's unused lottery ticket. This batch lottery process determines the second winning game item to be assigned to each user. Each of these second winning game items is not granted to each user during the first period 41. In other words, as a result of the batch lottery process, a second winning game item is assigned to each user, but each user cannot use the second winning game item in the game until they obtain the second winning game item assigned to them. The second winning game item assigned to a user by the batch lottery process is managed, for example, as unobtained item data 23a3.

The judgment in step S15 and the batch lottery processing in step S16 are performed, for example, by the batch lottery processing unit 21a4 described above.

This completes the game progress processing in the first period 41. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, the game progress processing in the first period 41 has been described, but the sequential lottery processing and batch lottery processing may also be performed in the second period 42, the third period 43, and other event periods, similar to the first period 41.

Next, referring to FIG. 7, the second winning game item management process during a certain event period will be described. In the second winning game item management process of FIG. 7, it is assumed that a user who has been assigned one or more second winning game items in the batch lottery process at the end of the first period 41 is playing a game provided by the server device 20 during the second period 42. As described above, unobtained winning item information regarding second winning game items assigned to each user that have not been acquired by the user is stored in the storage 23 as unobtained item data 23a3. The second winning game item granting process of FIG. 7 can be executed in parallel with other processes of the game during the second period 42.

In the second winning game item management process shown in FIG. 7, first, in step S21, it is determined whether or not a request has been made from the user to acquire the second winning game item.

When a user requests to acquire a second winning game item, in step S22, a second winning game item granting process is performed to grant the second winning game item assigned to the user in the batch lottery process.

After the second winning game item granting process in step S22, the second winning game item management process proceeds to step S23. If a request to acquire the second winning game item is not accepted in step S21, the second winning game item management process also proceeds to step S23. In step S23, it is determined whether or not an end condition for the second period 42 is satisfied. The end condition for the second period 42 is, for example, the passage of a predetermined time. If the end condition for the second period 42 is not satisfied, the second winning game item management process returns to step S21. On the other hand, if the end condition for the second period 42 is satisfied, the second winning game item management process proceeds to step S24.

In step S24, records of the second winning game items allocated to each user by the batch lottery process executed in response to the end of the first period 41, but for which no request for acquisition was made by the user by the end of the second period 42, are deleted from storage 23.

This completes the second winning game item management process for the second period 42. Each step of the second winning game item management process is executed, for example, by the winning item management unit 21a5 described above.

The above embodiment provides the following advantageous effects. Since the batch lottery process executed in response to the end of the first period 41 uses unused lottery tickets that have not been used at the end of the first period 41, it becomes unnecessary to hold records of the unused lottery tickets in the storage 23 after the end of the first period 41. As a result, it becomes possible to reduce the capacity of the storage 23 used to store lottery ticket information.

In the conventional game processing system, the lottery process using the lottery tickets is performed based on a request from the user, and since there is no function to consume the accumulated lottery tickets in the game, the user may have a large amount of unused lottery tickets. As a result, in the conventional game processing system, a large amount of storage capacity is consumed to store data related to the unused lottery tickets. Since discarding such data related to the unused lottery tickets regardless of the progress of the game may lead to user dissatisfaction, such data cannot be discarded easily. In contrast, according to the above embodiment, the unused lottery tickets that have not been used at the end of the first period 41 are used collectively, so the capacity of the storage 23 used to store data related to the lottery tickets can be reduced compared to the conventional game system.

To perform a lottery process using a lottery ticket, it is necessary to store not only the data of the lottery ticket, but also data for performing the lottery process using the lottery ticket (e.g., a table used in the lottery process). According to the above embodiment, the data of the lottery ticket stored in the storage 23 can be reduced, and therefore the data for performing the lottery process can also be reduced. This makes it possible to further reduce consumption of the storage capacity of the storage 23.

According to the above embodiment, sequential lottery processing and batch lottery processing are provided as lottery processing using lottery tickets. This diversifies the methods of executing the lottery processing. Furthermore, when sequential lottery processing is executed during a certain period of a game, the user can acquire a winning game item during that period (first winning game item), while when batch lottery processing is executed in response to the end of that period, the user can acquire a winning game item after the end of that period (second winning game item). In this way, the methods by which users can acquire winning game items can be diversified.

According to the above embodiment, a batch lottery process is executed in response to the end of a certain period of the game, thereby encouraging the user to obtain game items.

According to the above embodiment, the records of the lottery tickets used by the sequential lottery process are deleted from storage 23, thereby further reducing the storage capacity used to store the lottery ticket information.

According to the above embodiment, since a reward is awarded by executing the sequential lottery process, a user who holds a lottery ticket can be given an incentive to use the lottery ticket for the sequential lottery process, rather than continuing to hold the lottery ticket until the end of the event period. This allows the record of the used lottery ticket to be deleted from storage 23 without waiting until the end of the event period, thereby further reducing the capacity of storage 23 used to store lottery ticket information.

According to the above embodiment, the winning probability set for each game item in the batch lottery process may be set to be less favorable to the user than the winning probability set for each game item in the sequential lottery process. This allows a user who holds a lottery ticket to be given an incentive to use the lottery ticket for the sequential lottery process, rather than continuing to hold the lottery ticket until the end of the event period.

According to one embodiment described above, the winning game item may be randomly selected from a package consisting of a finite number of game items. If the winning game item is selected from a finite number of game items, there is a possibility that the desired game item will no longer be in the package when the lottery process is executed later. The batch lottery process is executed after the sequential lottery process. Therefore, in an aspect in which the winning game item is selected from a finite number of game items, a user who holds a lottery ticket can be given an incentive to use the lottery ticket for the sequential lottery process, rather than continuing to hold the lottery ticket until the end of the event period.

According to the above embodiment, the record related to the second winning game item can be deleted from the storage 23 at the end of the second period 42, thereby reducing the capacity of the storage 23 used to store information related to the second winning game item.

The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention. For example, some or all of the functions executed by processor 11 and processor 21 may be realized by a processor not shown in the above-mentioned embodiments, as long as they do not deviate from the spirit of the invention. In FIG. 1, processor 11 and processor 21 are illustrated as single components, but processor 11 and processor 21 may be a collection of multiple physically separate computer processors. In this specification, the programs described as being executed by processor 11 and processor 21 or the instructions included in the programs may be executed by a single processor, or may be executed in a distributed manner by multiple processors. In addition, the programs executed by processor 11 and processor 21 or the instructions included in the programs may be executed by multiple virtual computer processors.

Even if the processes and procedures described herein are described as being performed by a single device, software, component, or module, such processes or procedures may be performed by multiple devices, multiple software, multiple components, and/or multiple modules. Also, even if the data, tables, or databases described herein are described as being stored in a single memory, such data, tables, or databases may be stored in multiple memories in a single device or in multiple memories distributed across multiple devices. Furthermore, the software and hardware elements described herein may be realized by integrating them into fewer components or breaking them down into more components.

In the processing procedures described in this specification, particularly in the processing procedures described using flow charts or sequence diagrams, it is possible to omit some of the steps that make up the processing procedures, to add steps that are not explicitly stated as constituting the processing procedures, and/or to change the order of the steps, and such omitted, added, or reordered processing procedures are included in the scope of the present invention as long as they do not deviate from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the processing of step S14 of awarding a reward may be performed in parallel with the processing of step S13 of awarding the first winning item, or may be performed before the processing of step S13.

The inventions described in the claims of the original application of this application are set forth below.
[1]
A game processing system for processing a game having a first period and a second period,
a storage that stores first lottery ticket information regarding one or more first lottery tickets held by each of a plurality of users during the first period;
one or more computer processors;
Equipped with
The one or more computer processors execute the computer readable instructions to:
performing a first sequential lottery process using a specific first lottery ticket selected from the one or more first lottery tickets in response to a lottery request from at least a portion of the plurality of users during the first period to identify one or more first won game items;
in response to the end of the first period, a first batch lottery process is performed for all users among the plurality of users who possess an unused first lottery ticket, using one or more unused first lottery tickets that have not been used in the first sequential lottery process at the time the first period ends, to identify one or more second won game items;
the probability that the game item having the highest rarity value will be selected as the first winning game item is higher than the probability that the game item having the highest rarity value will be selected as the second winning game item;
Game processing system.
[2]
When the first sequential lottery process is performed using the specific first lottery ticket, a record related to the specific first lottery ticket among the first lottery ticket information is deleted from the storage in response to the first sequential lottery process being performed.
The game processing system according to [1].
[3]
When the first batch lottery process is performed using the one or more unused first lottery tickets, records related to the one or more unused first lottery tickets among the first lottery ticket information are deleted from the storage in response to the first batch lottery process being performed.
The game processing system according to [1] or [2].
[4]
In the first sequential selection process, the one or more first winning game items are given to the user during the first period.
A game processing system according to any one of claims [1] to [3].
[5]
In the first batch lottery process, the one or more second winning game items are given to the user after the first period ends.
A game processing system according to any one of claims [1] to [4].
[6]
the one or more second winning game items are given to the user in response to a request from the user during the second period;
The game processing system according to [5].
[7]
the storage further stores a record relating to the one or more second winning game items;
if the user does not make an acquisition request during the second period, the record relating to the one or more second winning game items is deleted from the storage in response to an end of the second period.
The game processing system according to [6].
[8]
1. A method for processing a game having a first period and a second period by executing computer readable instructions by one or more computer processors, comprising:
storing, in a storage, first lottery ticket information relating to one or more first lottery tickets held by each of a plurality of users during the first period;
a step of performing a first sequential lottery process using a specific first lottery ticket selected from the one or more first lottery tickets in response to a lottery request from at least a portion of the plurality of users during the first period, to identify one or more first won game items;
a step of performing a first batch lottery process using one or more unused first lottery tickets that have not been used in the first sequential lottery process at the time when the first period ends among the one or more first lottery tickets, for all users among the plurality of users who hold the unused first lottery tickets, in response to the end of the first period, to identify one or more second winning game items;
Equipped with
the probability that the game item having the highest rarity value will be selected as the first winning game item is higher than the probability that the game item having the highest rarity value will be selected as the second winning game item;
Game processing method.
[9]
A program executed by one or more computer processors,
the one or more computer processors;
storing, in a storage, first lottery ticket information relating to one or more first lottery tickets held by each of a plurality of users during a first period;
a step of performing a first sequential lottery process using a specific first lottery ticket selected from the one or more first lottery tickets in response to a lottery request from at least a portion of the plurality of users during the first period, to identify one or more first winning game items;
a step of performing a first batch lottery process using one or more unused first lottery tickets that have not been used in the first sequential lottery process at the time when the first period ends among the one or more first lottery tickets, for all users among the plurality of users who hold the unused first lottery tickets, in response to the end of the first period, to identify one or more second winning game items;
Run the command,
the probability that the game item having the highest rarity value will be selected as the first winning game item is higher than the probability that the game item having the highest rarity value will be selected as the second winning game item;
program.

1 Game processing system

Claims (10)

A game processing system for processing a game having a first period ,
a storage that stores first lottery ticket information regarding one or more first lottery tickets held by each of a plurality of users during the first period;
one or more computer processors;
Equipped with
The one or more computer processors execute the computer readable instructions to:
performing a first sequential lottery process using a specific first lottery ticket selected from the one or more first lottery tickets in response to a lottery request from at least a portion of the plurality of users during the first period to identify one or more first won game items;
in response to the end of the first period, a first batch lottery process is performed for all users among the plurality of users who possess an unused first lottery ticket, using one or more unused first lottery tickets that have not been used in the first sequential lottery process at the time the first period ends, to identify one or more second winning game items;
the first lottery ticket includes a first type lottery ticket and a second type lottery ticket;
an algorithm or parameter used to determine the one or more first winning game items in the first sequential drawing process using the first type of drawing ticket is different from an algorithm or parameter used to determine the one or more first winning game items in the first sequential drawing process using the second type of drawing ticket;
Game processing system. a probability of winning a predetermined game item in the first batch lottery process is set to be lower than a probability of winning the predetermined game item in the first sequential lottery process;
The game processing system according to claim 1 . When the first sequential lottery process is performed using the specific first lottery ticket, a record related to the specific first lottery ticket among the first lottery ticket information is deleted from the storage in response to the first sequential lottery process being performed.
3. The game processing system according to claim 1 or 2. When the first batch lottery process is performed using the one or more unused first lottery tickets, records related to the one or more unused first lottery tickets among the first lottery ticket information are deleted from the storage in response to the first batch lottery process being performed.
The game processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In the first sequential selection process, the one or more first winning game items are given to the user during the first period.
The game processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. In the first batch lottery process, the one or more second winning game items are given to the user after the first period ends.
The game processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. the game further includes a second time period subsequent to the first time period;
the one or more second winning game items are given to the user in response to a request from the user during the second period;
The game processing system according to claim 6. the storage further stores a record relating to the one or more second winning game items;
if the user does not make an acquisition request during the second period, the record relating to the one or more second winning game items is deleted from the storage in response to an end of the second period.
The game processing system according to claim 7. 1. A method for processing a game having a first time period by executing computer readable instructions by one or more computer processors, comprising:
storing, in a storage, first lottery ticket information relating to one or more first lottery tickets held by each of a plurality of users during the first period;
a step of performing a first sequential lottery process using a specific first lottery ticket selected from the one or more first lottery tickets in response to a lottery request from at least a portion of the plurality of users during the first period, to identify one or more first won game items;
a step of, in response to the end of the first period, performing a first batch lottery process using one or more unused first lottery tickets held by each of the plurality of users that have not been used in the first sequential lottery process at the time the first period ends, for all users among the plurality of users who hold the unused first lottery tickets, to identify one or more second winning game items;
Equipped with
the first lottery ticket includes a first type lottery ticket and a second type lottery ticket;
an algorithm or a parameter used to determine the first winning game item in the first sequential drawing process using the first type of drawing ticket is different from an algorithm or a parameter used to determine the first winning game item in the first sequential drawing process using the second type of drawing ticket;
Game processing method. A program executed by one or more computer processors,
the one or more computer processors;
storing, in a storage, first lottery ticket information relating to one or more first lottery tickets held by each of a plurality of users during a first period;
a step of performing a first sequential lottery process using a specific first lottery ticket selected from the one or more first lottery tickets in response to a lottery request from at least a portion of the plurality of users during the first period, to identify one or more first won game items;
a step of, in response to the end of the first period, performing a first batch lottery process using one or more unused first lottery tickets held by each of the plurality of users that have not been used in the first sequential lottery process at the time the first period ends, for all users among the plurality of users who hold the unused first lottery tickets, to identify one or more second winning game items;
Run the command,
the first lottery ticket includes a first type lottery ticket and a second type lottery ticket;
an algorithm or a parameter used to determine the first winning game item in the first sequential drawing process using the first type of drawing ticket is different from an algorithm or a parameter used to determine the first winning game item in the first sequential drawing process using the second type of drawing ticket;
program.