Game providing system and game server

• US 20050003895A1
• Filed: 07/02/2004
• Published: 01/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Inventors: Nara, Toshiomi
• Application Number:
  US10/882,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20050003895A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/71 using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/85 Providing additional services to players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/401 Secure communication, e.g. using encryption or authentication
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/50 characterized by details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/532 using secure communication, e.g. by encryption, authentication
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/57 details of game services offered to the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/61 Score computation

Abstract

The present invention provides a game providing system which can expect that a registered player prolongs or extends his or her contract period and can enhance an access ratio of the registered player to a game site. A game providing system includes a portable terminal (10) and a game server which are connected to each other via the Internet and allowing the game server to give points which are exchangeable with a predetermined commodity or service to a member who gains access to the game server from the portable terminal (10) and plays a game on a game site, wherein the game server has means which changes the points in accordance with attributes of the member.

Claims

1. A game providing system comprising:

a portable terminal; and

a game server connected with the portable terminal via the Internet, the game server capable of giving points which are exchangeable with a predetermined commodity or service to a registered member who gains access to the game server to play a game on a game site from the portable terminal via the Internet in accordance with attributes of the member.

2. A game providing system according to claim 1, wherein the attribute is a contract period length of the member.

3. A game providing system according to claim 1, wherein the attribute is the member'"'"'s achievement in the game.

4. A game server capable of giving points which are exchangeable with a predetermined commodity or service to a registered member who gains access to the game server to play a game on a game site from a portable terminal via the Internet in accordance with attributes of the member.

5. A game server according to claim 4, wherein the attribute is a contract period length of the member.

6. A game server according to claim 4, wherein the attribute is member'"'"'s achievement in the game.