GAME RESULT EVALUATING METHOD AND DEVICE

• US 20080161078A1
• Filed: 02/26/2008
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: NAKANO, Hideyasu, Kobayashi, Takuya, Mito, Yasushi, Sakai, Toyokazu
• Granted Patent: US 7,988,545 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/7
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• 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 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• 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 13/814 Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation
• 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 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6036 for offering a minigame in combination with a main game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8047 Music games

Abstract

Further interest after completion of a game and motivation to participate in the next game are given to players of any skill. Using the results (for example, skill points, maximum combo number) of players evaluated for each predetermined parameter in for example a music game, and players again compete against each other. In other words, after the music game a separate game (secondary game) is played. Winning or losing in the secondary game depends on the results of the players for each parameter in the primary game, and the skill of the player in the secondary game. Therefore, a player'"'"'s effort and skill in the primary game can be utilized in the result of the secondary game, and even if the result of the primary game is unsatisfactory, the player can seize the chance to win the secondary game, depending on the skill of the player in the secondary game. Therefore, players of various levels of skill in the primary game are given further interest after completion of the primary game, and moreover are given motivation to compete in the primary game.

Claims

1. A game result evaluating method for evaluating the results of a player for predetermined evaluation items, comprising the steps of:

comparing the player'"'"'s results with the results of another player for each of the evaluation items, and determining the superiority and inferiority of the player for each evaluation item based on the comparison results;

displaying the determined results for each evaluation item arranged along a predetermined direction;

moving the display position of the determined results for each evaluation item and/or the display position of a predetermined reference mark along the direction of arrangement of the determined results, so that the arrangement of determined results is circulated relative to the reference mark;

receiving from a player an instruction at a timing that the reference mark is positioned at one of the determined results while being circulated in the step of moving the display position of the determined results; and

determining whether a player has won or lost, in accordance with the determined result at which the reference mark is positioned at the timing of the instruction.

2. The game result evaluating method according to claim 1, wherein the display position of the determined results is circulated by repeatedly shifting the display position of the determined results for each evaluation item one at a time along the direction of arrangement of the determined results and re-displaying the determined results.

3. The game result evaluating method according to either claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the reference mark is circulated along the direction of arrangement of the determined results for each evaluation item in the step of moving the display position.

4. The game result evaluating method according to any of claim 1, wherein the results of the other player for each evaluation item is received from a computer terminal via a network in the step of determining the superiority and inferiority.

5. The game result evaluating method according to any of claim 1, wherein the determined result is displayed as either a first value or a second value in the step of displaying the determined results.

6. The game result evaluating method according to any of claim 1, wherein

the step of displaying the determined results displays the determined result as either a first value or a second value in, and

the step of moving the display position

adds the first value and the second value in equal numbers to the arrangement of determined results for each evaluation item to form a composite arrangement, and

circulates the composite arrangement and the reference mark relative to each other.

7. The game result evaluating method according to either claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the first value and the second value are displayed in mutually different display formats in the step of displaying the determined results and the step of moving the display position.

8. A game result evaluating device for evaluating the results of a player for predetermined evaluation items, comprising:

determining unit for comparing the player'"'"'s results with the results of another player for each of the evaluation items, and determining the superiority and inferiority of the player for each evaluation item based on the comparison results;

results display unit for displaying the determined results for each evaluation item arranged along a predetermined direction;

circulating unit for moving the display position of the determined results for each evaluation item and/or the display position of a predetermined reference mark along the direction of arrangement of the determined results, so that the arrangement of determined results is circulated relative to the reference mark;

instruction receiving unit for receiving from a player an instruction at the timing that the reference mark is positioned at one of the determined results while being circulated by the circulation unit; and

win or lose determining unit for determining whether a player has won or lost, in accordance with the determined result at which the reference mark is positioned at the timing of the instruction.

9. A computer product executed by a computer for evaluating the results of a player for predetermined evaluation items, causes the computer to control an execution of the steps of:

comparing the player'"'"'s results with the results of another player for each of the evaluation items, and determining the superiority and inferiority of the player for each evaluation item based on the comparison results;

displaying the determined results for each evaluation item arranged along a predetermined direction;

moving the display position of the determined results for each evaluation item and/or the display position of a predetermined reference mark along the direction of arrangement of the determined results, so that the arrangement of determined results is circulated relative to the reference mark;

receiving from a player an instruction at a timing that the reference mark is positioned at one of the determined results while being circulated in the step of moving the display position of the determined results; and

determining whether a player has won or lost, in accordance with the determined result at which the reference mark is positioned at the timing of the instruction.