Game System, Game Control Method, Information Recording Medium, and Program

• US 20110151975A1
• Filed: 03/23/2007
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Company Limited (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Mori, Shoji
• Application Number:
  US12/294,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20110151975A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• 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 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• 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 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/34 using peer-to-peer connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/814 Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1093 using visible light
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/408 Peer to peer connection
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/638 according to the timing of operation or a time limit
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8047 Music games

Abstract

In order to cause players to feel as little communication delay as possible in a communication type match-up game, a task generating terminal records how a player dances (301) to a reproduction (300) of a music, generates a task (303) based on an input operation (302), and transmits (304) the task to a task receiving terminal. The task receiving terminal reproduces (306) a motion picture of how the opponent player dances (301) to a reproduction (305) of the music, presents (307) the task (303), and transmits a motion picture of how a player dances to the reproduction (301) of the music. The task generating terminal reproduces (313) how the opponent player dances (308) to the reproduction (311) of the music, presents (313) the task (303), and determines (315) a score based on an input operation (309, 314) for the presentation (307, 313) of the task.

Claims

1. A game system (201) comprising a first game terminal device (202) and a second game terminal device (202) both connected together over a computer communication network, either one of the first and second game terminal devices functioning as a task generating terminal (401) while the other game terminal device functioning as a task receiving terminal (451), wherein each of the first game terminal device (202) and the second game terminal device (202) comprises:

(a) when the game terminal device is the task generating terminal (401),

a task multimedia reproducing unit (402) which reproduces task multimedia information;

a task motion recording unit (403) which records motion information (hereinafter, “

task motion information”

) of a player during a period that the task multimedia information is being reproduced;

a task generating unit (405) which generates a motion task that a player should accomplish from the recorded task motion information; and

a task transmitting unit (406) which transmits the recorded task motion information and the generated motion task to the task receiving terminal (451) via the computer communication network, and

(b) when the game terminal device is the task receiving terminal (451),

a task receiving unit (452) which receives the task motion information and the motion task both transmitted from the task generating terminal (401) via the computer communication network;

a reception-side task presenting unit (453) which reproduces the task multimedia information, and presents the received task motion information and motion task in synchronization with the reproduction;

a reception-side response motion recording unit (454) which records motion information (hereinafter, “

reception-side response motion information”

) of a player during a period that the motion task is being presented; and

a response transmitting unit (455) which transmits the recorded reception-side response motion information via the computer communication network, and

(c) when the game terminal device is the task generating terminal (401),

a response receiving unit (407) which receives the reception-side response motion information transmitted from the task receiving terminal (451) via the computer communication network;

a generation-side task presenting unit (408) which reproduces the task multimedia information, and presents the received reception-side response motion information and the generated motion task in synchronization with the reproduction; and

a generation-side response motion recording unit (409) which records motion information (hereinafter, “

generation-side response motion information”

) of a player during a period that the motion task is being presented, and

(d) wherein either one of the first game terminal device (202) and the second game terminal device (202) further comprises a score determining unit (491) which compares the generated motion task with the recorded generation-side response motion information and with the received reception-side response motion information, and determines the score of the player of the task generating terminal (401) and that of the player of the task receiving terminal (451).

2. The game system (201) according to claim 1, wherein

every time the task motion recording unit (403) records the task motion information,

the task generating unit (405) generates a motion task based on the recorded task motion information,

every time the motion task is generated, transmission by the task transmitting unit (406) is carried out,

the task motion information and the motion task both received by the task receiving unit (452) are subjected to buffering, and after the amount of buffering exceeds a predetermined amount, presentation by the reception-side task presenting unit (453) is started, and every time the reception-side response motion recording unit (454) records the reception-side response motion information, transmission by the response transmitting unit (455) is carried out, and

the reception-side response motion information received by the response receiving unit (407) is subjected to buffering, and after the amount of buffering exceeds a predetermined amount, presentation by the generation-side task presenting unit (408) is started.

3. The game system (201) according to claim 1, wherein the first game terminal device (202) and the second game terminal device (202) alternately repeat a mode where the first game terminal device (202) functions as the task generating terminal (401) and the second game terminal device (202) functions as the task receiving terminal (451) and a mode where the first game terminal device (202) functions as the task receiving terminal (451) and the second game terminal device (202) functions as the task generating terminal (401) by a predetermined number of times, and determine which one of the player of the first game terminal device (202) and the player of the second game terminal device (202) is a winner.

4. The game system (201) according to claim 1, wherein

the task multimedia information is sound information,

motion information of the players recorded by the first game terminal device (202) and the second game terminal device (202) includes a motion picture information which captures an image of the player and operation information of a controller by that player,

the task generating unit (405) sets operation information of the controller by the player at a timing allocated to the sound information as a motion task,

the reception-side task presenting unit (453) reproduces the motion picture information included in the task motion information in synchronization with the task multimedia information,

the generation-side task presenting unit (408) reproduces the motion picture information included in the reception-side response motion information in synchronization with the task multimedia information, and

the score determining unit (491) determines a score based on a level of how much operation information of the controller included in the generation-side response motion information and operation information of the controller included in the reception-side response motion information match the motion task.

5. A game control method executed by a task generating terminal (401) and a task receiving terminal (451) both connected together over a computer communication network, the method comprising:

(a) for the task generating terminal (401),

a task multimedia reproducing step of reproducing task multimedia information;

a task motion recording step of recording motion information (hereinafter, “

task motion information”

) of a player during a period that the task multimedia information is being reproduced;

a task generating step of generating a motion task that a player should accomplish from the recorded task motion information; and

a task transmitting step of transmitting the recorded task motion information and the generated motion task to the task receiving terminal (451) via the computer communication network, and

(b) for the task receiving terminal (451),

a task receiving step of receiving the task motion information and the motion task both transmitted from the task generating terminal (401) via the computer communication network;

a reception-side task presenting step of reproducing the task multimedia information, and presenting the received task motion information and motion task in synchronization with the reproduction;

a reception-side response motion recording step of recording motion information (hereinafter, “

reception-side response motion information”

) of the player during the period that the motion task is being presented; and

a response transmitting step of transmitting the recorded reception-side response motion information via the computer communication network, and

(c) for the task generating terminal (401),

a response receiving step of receiving the reception-side response motion information transmitted from the task receiving terminal (451) via the computer communication network;

a generation-side task presenting step of reproducing the task multimedia information, and presenting the received reception-side response motion information and the generated motion task in synchronization with the reproduction; and

a generation-side response motion recording step of recording motion information (hereinafter, “

generation-side response motion information”

) of the player during a period that the motion task is being presented, and

(d) for at least either one of the task generating terminal (401) and the task receiving terminal (451),

a score determining step of comparing the generated motion task with the recorded generation-side response motion information and with the received reception-side response motion information, and determining a score of the player of the task generating terminal (401) and a score of the player of the task receiving terminal (451).

6. A computer-readable information recording medium which stores a program allowing either one of a first computer and a second computer, both connected together over a computer communication network, to function as a task generating terminal (401) and allowing the other computer to function as a task receiving terminal (451), wherein

(a) when the computer functions as the task generating terminal (401), the program allows the computer to function as:

a task multimedia reproducing unit (402) which reproduces task multimedia information;

a task motion recording unit (403) which records motion information (hereinafter, “

task motion information”

) of a player during a period that the task multimedia is being reproduced;

a task generating unit (405) which generates a motion task that a player should accomplish from the recorded task motion information; and

a task transmitting unit (406) which transmits the recorded task motion information and the generated motion task to the task receiving terminal (451) via the computer communication network, and

(b) when the computer functions as the task receiving terminal (451), the program allows the computer to function as;

a task receiving unit (452) which receives task motion information and a motion task both transmitted from the task generating terminal (401) via the computer communication network;

a reception-side task presenting unit (453) which reproduces the task multimedia information, and presents the received task motion information and motion task in synchronization with the reproduction;

a reception-side response motion recording unit (454) which records motion information (hereinafter, “

reception-side response motion information”

) of a player during a period that the motion task is being presented; and

a response transmitting unit (455) which transmits the recorded reception-side response motion information via the computer communication network, and

(c) when the computer functions as the task generating terminal (401), the program allows the computer to function as;

a response receiving unit (407) which receives the reception-side response motion information transmitted from the task receiving terminal (451) via the computer communication network;

a generation-side task presenting unit (408) which reproduces the task multimedia information, and presents the received reception-side response motion information and the generated motion task in synchronization with the reproduction; and

a generation-side response motion recording unit (409) which records motion information (hereinafter, “

generation-side response motion information”

) of a player during a period that the motion task is being presented, and

(d) the program allows either one of the first computer and the second computer to function as;

a score determining unit (491) which compares the generated motion task with the recorded generation-side response motion information and with the received reception-side response motion information, and determines a score of the player of the task generating terminal (401) and a score of the player of the task receiving terminal (451).

7. A program allowing either one of a first computer and a second computer, both connected together over a computer communication network, to function as a task generating terminal (401) and allowing the other computer to function as a task receiving terminal (451), wherein

(a) when the computer functions as the task generating terminal (401), the program allows the computer to function as:

a task multimedia reproducing unit (402) which reproduces task multimedia information;

a task motion recording unit (403) which records motion information (hereinafter, “

task motion information”

) of a player during a period that the task multimedia is being reproduced;

a task generating unit (405) which generates a motion task that a player should accomplish from the recorded task motion information; and

a task transmitting unit (406) which transmits the recorded task motion information and the generated motion task to the task receiving terminal (451) via the computer communication network, and

(b) when the computer functions as the task receiving terminal (451), the program allows the computer to function as;

a task receiving unit (452) which receives task motion information and a motion task both transmitted from the task generating terminal (401) via the computer communication network;

a reception-side task presenting unit (453) which reproduces the task multimedia information, and presents the received task motion information and motion task in synchronization with the reproduction;

a reception-side response motion recording unit (454) which records motion information (hereinafter, “

reception-side response motion information”

) of a player during a period that the motion task is being presented; and

a response transmitting unit (455) which transmits the recorded reception-side motion information via the computer communication network, and

(c) when the computer functions as the task generating terminal (401), the program allows the computer to function as;

a response receiving unit (407) which receives the reception-side response motion information transmitted from the task receiving terminal (451) via the computer communication network;

a generation-side task presenting unit (408) which reproduces the task multimedia information, and presents the received reception-side response motion information and the generated motion task in synchronization with the reproduction; and

a generation-side response motion recording unit (409) which records motion information (hereinafter, “

generation-side response motion information”

) of a player during a period that the motion task is being presented, and

(d) the program allows either one of the first computer and the second computer to function as;

a score determining unit (491) which compares the generated motion task with the recorded generation-side response motion information and with the received reception-side response motion information, and determines a score of the player of the task generating terminal (401) and a score of the player of the task receiving terminal (451).