Data distribution system and data distribution method

• US 20060070097A1
• Filed: 10/08/2002
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Craftmax Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Craftmax Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Etoh, Mitsumasa
• Application Number:
  US10/529,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20060070097A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/37
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/338 using television networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/60 Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or game-integrated level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/402 Communication between platforms, i.e. physical link to protocol
• 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 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5566 by matching opponents or finding partners to build a team, e.g. by skill level, geographical area, background, play style
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

This invention provides a data distribution system and data distribution method that make it possible to watch the contents of a sports competition when desired, and to watch desired scenes of the sports competition. Scenario data containing basic data, pre-pitch data, pitch data and results data are distributed from a data-distribution apparatus 10 to a terminal 20, where the terminal 20 creates CG based on the received scenario data and stored CG data to reproduce the game. Also, when there is code contained in the pre-pitch data, pitch data and results data indicating a special scenario, the terminal 20 creates CG based on CG data received with the scenario data to reproduce the competition.

Claims

1. A data distribution system that distributes sports competition contents from a data-distribution apparatus to a terminal via a communications network and comprising:

a competition-progression-input means of inputting the progression of said sports competition;

a scenario-data-creation means of creating scenario data that shows the progression of said sports competition based on input from said competition-progression-input means;

a scenario-data-memory means of storing said scenario data created by said scenario-data-creation means; and

a scenario-data-distribution means of distributing said scenario data stored in said scenario-data-memory means to a terminal via a communications network; and

where said terminal reproduces said sports competition contents as images based on pre-stored image data and said scenario data.

2. The data distribution system of claim 1 wherein said terminal reproduces said sports competition contents as CG based on CG data, which are stored as said pre-stored image data, and said scenario data.

3. The data distribution system of claim 1 or claim 2 further comprising:

a special-scenario-data-registration means of registering unimagined conditions as special scenario data in said scenario data; and

a special-image-data-creation means of creating image data that correspond to a said special scenario; and

wherein said scenario-data-distribution means distributes said image data created by said special-image-data-creation means together with said scenario data when there is a said special scenario when distributing said scenario data.

7. A memory medium that stores said scenario data that are distributed by said data distribution system from said data-distribution apparatus to said terminal as described in any of the claims 1 to 3.

4. A data distribution method of distributing sports competition contents from a data-distribution apparatus to a terminal via a communications network wherein said data-distribution apparatus creates scenario data showing the progression of the sports competition based on the input progression of said sports competition, stores in memory said created scenario data, and distributes said stored scenario data to said terminal via said communications network, and wherein said terminal reproduces said sports competition contents as images based on pre-stored image data and said scenario data.

5. The data distribution method of claim 4 wherein said terminal reproduces said sports competition contents as CG based on CG data, which are stored as said pre-stored image data, and said scenario data.

6. The data distribution method of claim 4 or claim 5 wherein said data-distribution apparatus registers unimagined conditions as special scenario in said scenario data, creates image data corresponding to said special scenarios, and distributes said created image data together with said scenario data when there is a said special scenario included when distributing said scenario data.

8. A data distribution method of distributing the contents of a sports competition that distributes image data related to the progression of said sports competition, scenario data that shows the progression of said sports competition, and a program that sequentially switches and displays said image data according to said scenario data.