COMMUNICATION GAME SYSTEM

• US 20140344390A1
• Filed: 08/05/2014
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: IWAMOTO, Daiki, MOURI, Shirou
• Granted Patent: US 9,227,144 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/208
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/214 for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• 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 13/358 Adapting the game course according to the network or server load, e.g. for reducing latency due to different connection speeds between clients
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• 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 2300/531 Server assignment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A communication game system includes a plurality of game apparatuses which can be communicated via a network and functions as a parent machine and as a child machine, for example. In the child machine, a moving track of an object to be operated is obtained in response to an input with a pointing device by a player, and transmitted to the parent machine. In the parent machine, a movement of the object is controlled by the moving track, and drawing information to draw a virtual game space including the moved object is transmitted to the child machine. In the child machine, a game screen including the object to be operated is generated and displayed on the basis of the received drawing information.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising a computer and terminal device that includes an operation unit and a first display unit, wherein:

said terminal device comprises;

an input accepter configured to accept an input operation from the operation unit; and

a transmitter configured to transmit an input operation data based on the input operation that is accepted in the input accepter to the computer;

said computer comprises;

a receiver configured to receive the input operation data from the terminal device;

an information processor configured to execute a predetermined information process based on the received input operation data;

an image information generator configured to generate first image information and second image information based on the predetermined information process;

a first display controller configured to display the generated first image information on a second display unit connectable to the computer; and

an image information transmitter configured to transmit the second image information to the terminal device; and

said terminal device further comprises;

an image information receiver configured to receive the second image information from the computer; and

a second display controller configured to display the received second image information on the first display unit.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the transmitter is configured to transmit by wireless, and

the receiver is configured to receive by wireless, and

the image information transmitter is configured to transmit by wireless, and

the image information receiver is configured to receive by wireless.

3. The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein

the transmitter is configured to transmit by wireless using Wi-Fi communication, and

the receiver is configured to receive by wireless using Wi-Fi communication, and

the image information transmitter is configured to transmit by wireless using Wi-Fi communication, and

the image information receiver is configured to receive by wireless using Wi-Fi communication.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the input accepter is configured to accept the input operation from a touch-panel in the operation unit.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the information processor is configured to operate a character in a virtual space based on the received input operation data.

6. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the predetermined information process is a game process.

7. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the terminal device is a portable display device.

8. A non-transitory storage medium storing computer readable instructions which upon execution by an information processing system, including a computer and terminal device that includes an operation unit and a first display unit, provides functionality comprising:

at said terminal device;

accept an input operation from the operation unit; and

transmit an input operation data based on the input operation that is accepted by the terminal device to the computer;

at said computer;

receive the input operation data from the terminal device;

execute a predetermined information process based on the received input operation data;

generate first image information and second image information based on the predetermined information process;

display the generated first image information on a second display unit connectable to the computer; and

transmit the second image information to the terminal device; and

at said terminal device;

receive the second image information from the computer; and

display the received second image information on the first display unit.

9. A method upon execution by information processing system, including a computer and terminal device that includes an operation unit and a first display unit, the method comprising:

at said terminal device;

accepting an input operation from the operation unit; and

transmitting an input operation data based on the input operation that is accepted by the terminal device to the computer;

at said computer;

receiving the input operation data from the terminal device;

executing a predetermined information process based on the received input operation data;

generating first image information and second image information based on the predetermined information process;

displaying the generated first image information on a second display unit connectable to the computer; and

transmitting the second image information to the terminal device; and

at said terminal device;

receiving the second image information from the computer; and

displaying the received second image information on the first display unit.

10. An information processing system comprising a computer and terminal device that have an operation unit and a first display unit, wherein:

said terminal device is at least configured to;

accept an input operation from the operation unit; and

transmit an input operation data based on the input operation that is accepted by the terminal device to the computer;

said computer is at least configured to;

receive the input operation data from the terminal device;

execute a predetermined information process based on the received input operation data;

generate first image information and second image information based on the predetermined information process;

display the generated first image information on a second display unit connectable to the computer; and

transmit the second image information to the terminal device; and

said terminal device is at least further configured to;

receive the second image information from the computer; and

display the received second image information on the first display unit.