GAME SERVER AND PROGRAM

• US 20080293495A1
• Filed: 07/31/2008
• Published: 11/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Okada, Kazuo
• Application Number:
  US12/183,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20080293495A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/5375 for graphically or textually suggesting an action, e.g. by displaying an arrow indicating a turn in a driving game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/67 adaptively or by learning from player actions, e.g. skill level adjustment or by storing successful combat sequences for re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/77 involving data related to game devices or game servers, e.g. configuration data, software version or amount of memory
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• 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 2300/305 for providing a graphical or textual hint to the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• 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 2300/552 for downloading to client devices, e.g. using OS version, hardware or software profile of the client device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5546 using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6027 using adaptive systems learning from user actions, e.g. for skill level adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/66 for rendering three dimensional images
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/80 specially adapted for executing a specific type of game

Abstract

By diversifying a variation of so-called difference detection game, a player can enjoy the difference detection game without being tired of it. The difference detection game is played on a display of a terminal device connected to a server via a communication line. When the player sends a correct answer in the difference detection game, a point may be provided to the player. In addition, a reference image for reference and a difference image may be switched and alternatively displayed on the display of the terminal device. In addition, the reference image and the difference image may be simultaneously displayed. The difference detection game may be played with animated images. In addition, a difference screen may be created from a replay screen of a different game such that the player may play the difference detection game after the different game.

Claims

1. A game server being capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from a plurality of user terminal devices via a communication line, the game server comprising:

point providing means for providing a point to a player on receipt of a correct answer from the player with a difference detection game executed on a display provided to each of the user terminal devices; and

image switching means for switching and alternately displaying a reference image for reference and a difference image on the display to find differences.

2. The game server according to claim 1, further comprising:

switching timing setting means for setting a timing for switching and alternately displaying the reference image and the difference image on the display,

wherein the image switching means has a function to switch and alternately display the reference image and the difference image on the display at the timing set by the switching timing setting means.

3. The game server according to claim 2, further comprising:

play-number storing means for storing a play-number data indicating a number of times that the player plays the difference detection game;

player identification means for identifying the player to play the difference detection game; and

number-comparing means for comparing a reference-number data as a criterion to determine whether or not the player identified by the player identification means has frequently played the difference detection game and the play-number data that has been stored in the play-number storing means,

wherein the switching timing setting means sets the timing in accordance with a comparison result by the number-comparing means.

4. The game server according to claim 2, further comprising:

winning-number storing means for storing a numerical value data of acquired points or prizes for winning with the difference detection game played by the player; and

player identification means for identifying the player to play the difference detection game; and

;

numerical value comparing means for comparing a reference numerical value data as a criterion to determine whether or not the player identified by the player identification means has won a large number of points or prizes with the difference detection game and the numerical value data stored in the winning-number storing means,

wherein the switching timing setting means sets the timing in accordance with a comparison result by the numerical value comparing means.

5. The game server according to claim 3, comprising:

hint image display control means for displaying a hint image to assist the player to find a correct answer on the display in accordance with the comparison result by the number-comparing means or the numerical value comparing means.

6. The game server according to claim 4, comprising:

hint image display control means for displaying a hint image to assist the player to find a correct answer on the display in accordance with the comparison result by the number-comparing means or the numerical value comparing means.

7. A game server being capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from a plurality of user terminal devices via a communication line, the game server comprising:

point providing means for providing a point to a player on receipt of a correct answer from the player with a difference detection game executed on a display provided to each of the user terminal devices; and

image display means for displaying simultaneously on the display a reference image for reference and a plurality of difference images to find differences.

8. The game server according to claim 7, wherein the point providing means sets an obtainable number of points for each of the plurality of difference images.

9. The game server according to claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of difference images includes one difference from the reference image, and the game server comprising:

image selecting means for letting the player select one difference image out of the plurality of difference images to play the difference detection game.

10. The game server according to claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of difference images includes one difference from the reference image, and the game server comprising:

image selecting means for letting the player select one difference image out of the plurality of difference images to play the difference detection game.

11. A game server being capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from a plurality of user terminal devices via a communication line, the game server comprising:

providing means for providing a point or prize to a player on receipt of a correct answer from the player with a difference detection game executed on a display provided to each of the user terminal devices;

image display means for simultaneously displaying a reference image for reference and a plurality of difference images on the display;

image selecting means for letting the player select one difference image out of the plurality of difference images for playing the difference detection game; and

a correspondence data set for establishing a correspondence between each of the plurality of difference images and the point or prize; and

corresponding image display means for displaying a corresponding image on the display by selecting the correspondence data set corresponding to any one of the plurality of difference images on receipt of the correct answer from the player.