Network game system, network game device, network game method and readable storage medium storing network game program

• US 20010027130A1
• Filed: 03/29/2001
• Published: 10/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Computer Entertainment Studios, Inc. (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamaoka, Masatoshi, Namba, Kazuhiro, Yotsugi, Hirotomo, Goto, Katsuhiro, Naito, Satoko
• Granted Patent: US 6,855,057 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/086 played via telephone, e.g. using a modem
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32

Abstract

A network game having bi-directional characteristics by means of a network, wherein prescribed data corresponding to a game result is transmitted to a game-player and the game result is provided with general applicability and future development possibilities. The character training game system consists of a web (WWW) server 1 located on the Internet and a mobile telephone device 20. The server 1 comprises a character training-type game device 10. This game device 10 comprises internal hardware and software for a character training game, for example, at the least, a training processing section 100, and a transmission and reception control section 112 for controlling data reception and transmission processing with respect to the Internet. The network center 30 mediates the connection between the mobile telephone device 20 nd the Internet. Game images from the game device 10 are displayed on the monitor of the mobile telephone device 20, and a game is developed by sending back response data by operating keys. A training result is transmitted from the server 1 to the mobile telephone device 20.

Claims

1. A network game device, which is a server side game device for performing game processing on the basis of received data, said network game device comprising:

transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving game data, via a network, to and from a terminal device provided with a monitor and an operating member; and

means for creating prescribed data corresponding to game results;

wherein said transmitting and receiving means transmits said created prescribed data to said terminal device, via the network.

2. The network game device according to

claim 1

, further comprising clock means, wherein said transmitting and receiving means performs transmission of the prescribed data after passage of the predetermined time period from the time of the end of a game.

3. The network game device according to

claim 1

, wherein said prescribed data represents one of the acquired points, game performance, and special benefits corresponding to the game result.

4. The network game device according to

claim 1

, wherein said game data is data relating to the training of the game character, and said game data includes training command request data transmitted by said server side game device and response data from said terminal device in response to said command request data.

5. The network game device according to

claim 1

, wherein said terminal device is a mobile communication device.

6. The network game device according to

claim 1

, wherein the game data transmitted by said transmitting and receiving means includes image data and text data.

7. The network game device according to

claim 1

, wherein said transmitting and receiving means including a first transmission means and a second transmission means and said network game device further comprising:

storing means for storing character training game images including command requests and said first transmission means transmits character training game images stored in said storing means to said terminal device;

receiving means for receiving response data from said terminal device in response to said command requests; and

training processing means for executing character training program processing based on the received response data and wherein said second transmitting means transmits training result data obtained based on the character training processing to said terminal device.

8. The network game device according to

claim 7

, wherein said first transmitting means transmits the training game images stored in said storing means to said terminal device one at a time.

9. A network game method for a server side game device for performing game processing on the basis of received data, that is configured so as to transmit and receive game data, via a network, to and from a terminal device provided with a monitor and an operating member, said network game method comprising the steps of:

creating prescribed data corresponding to game results at the end of a game; and

transmitting said created prescribed data to said terminal device, via the network.

10. A readable storage medium storing a network game program for operating a server side game device for performing game processing on the basis of received data, that is configured so as to transmit and receive game data, via a network, to and from a terminal device provided with a monitor and an operating member;

said network game program comprising the steps of;

creating prescribed data corresponding to game results at the end of a game; and

transmitting said created prescribed data to said terminal device, via the network.

11. A network game system comprising a server side game device located on a network for performing game processing and transmission and reception of game data, and a terminal device for being capable of transmitting and receiving game data to and from said server side game device via the network,

said server side game device including:

means for creating prescribed data corresponding to game results; and

means for transmitting said created prescribed data to said terminal device, via the network; and

said terminal device including;

a monitor;

an operating member;

means for creating response data by operating said operating member in response to game data received from said server side game device and transmitting said response data to said server side game device; and

means for receiving said prescribed data from said server side game device.

12. The network game system according to

claim 11

, wherein said server side game device further comprising clock means, wherein said transmitting means performs transmission of the prescribed data after passage of the predetermined time period from the time of the end of a game.

13. The network game system according to

claim 11

, wherein said prescribed data represents one of the acquired points, game performance, and special benefits corresponding to the game result.

14. The network game system according to

claim 11

, wherein said game data is data relating to the training of the game character, and said game data includes training command request data transmitted by said server side game device and response data from said terminal device in response to said command request data.

15. The network game system according to

claim 11

, wherein said terminal device is a mobile communication device.

16. The network game system according to

claim 11

, wherein the game data transmitted by said transmitting means includes image data and text data.

17. The network game system according to

claim 11

, wherein said transmitting means including a first transmission means and a second transmission means and

said network game device further comprising:

storing means for storing character training game images including command requests and said first transmission means transmits character training game images stored in said storing means to said terminal device;

receiving means for receiving response data from said terminal device in response to said command requests; and

training processing means for executing character training program processing based on the received response data and wherein said second transmitting means transmits training result data obtained based on the character training processing to said terminal device.

18. The network game system according to

claim 17

, wherein said first transmitting means transmits the training game images stored in said storing means to said terminal device one at a time.