PARTY CHAT SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR PARTY CHAT SYSTEM AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20120110479A1
• Filed: 10/19/2011
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
• Inventors: FUJISAWA, Jin, YAMAZAKI, Kyoko, YAMAGUCHI, Ryo, NISHIMURA, Akira
• Granted Patent: US 9,095,778 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/758
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/87 Communicating with other players during game play, e.g. by e-mail or chat
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/306 for displaying a marker associated to an object or location in the game field
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5553 user representation in the game field, e.g. avatar
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/572 Communication between players during game play of non game information, e.g. e-mail, chat, file transfer, streaming of audio and streaming of video

Abstract

[Task] The present invention aims at providing a chat system capable of suitably displaying text information for which player requires in such a form that operability of the game is not damaged and in a form having reality.

[Means for solving the problems]

The present invention is based on the finding that there is employed a scheme to display, on a predetermined position of a display screen, character information of characters included within a certain party to display text information inputted with respect to respective characters in a manner adjacent to the character information to thereby have ability to have ability to suitably display information for which player of a chat game requires in such a form that operability of the game is not damaged and in a form having reality.

Claims

1. A computer based chat system that enables conversation among players with text through information communication network by displaying on a display apparatus, text information input by an input part with respect to characters, the characters existing within a virtual space,

the chat system comprising:

a party storage part for storing party information, the party including a plurality of the characters;

a character information display part for displaying, at a predetermined position of the display apparatus, character information of each of the characters included in the party in accordance with party information stored in the party storage part; and

a text information display part for displaying, on the display apparatus, text information input with respect to the character adjacent to the character information of each of the characters displayed at the character information display part.

2. A chat system according to claim 1, wherein the character information comprises icon image of the characters.

3. A chat system according to claim 1, further comprising a display control part for controlling a time period during which the character information displayed at the character information display part and the text information displayed at the text information display part are displayed on the display apparatus.

4. A chat system according to claim 1, wherein the character information display part is configured to display the character information on the display apparatus in accordance with the positions of the characters.

5. A program for a chat system that enables conversation among players with text through information communication network by displaying, on a display apparatus, text information input by an input part with respect to characters, the characters existing within a virtual space,

the program allowing a computer to operate as:

a party storage part for storing party information, the party including a plurality of the characters;

a character information display part for displaying, at a predetermined position of the display apparatus, character information of each of the characters included in the party in accordance with party information stored in the party storage part; and

a text information display part for displaying, on the display apparatus, text information input with respect to the character adjacent to the character information of each of the characters displayed at the character information display part.

6. A computer readable information recording medium which stores the program according to claim 5.