Game system, terminal device, recording medium and information display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016016077-A1
Application number	US-201514791596-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 6, 2015
Priority date	Jul 17, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An example system includes a server and a plurality of terminal devices. Each terminal device includes: a game processing unit performing processing involved in a game; a post accepting unit accepting posting from a user during the game; and a post information transmitting unit transmitting post information on posting, which has been accepted by the post accepting unit, to the server. The server includes: a first post information receiving unit receiving post information transmitted from a terminal device; and a post information distributing unit distributing post information, which is received by the first post information receiving unit, to one or more terminal devices. Each terminal device further includes: a second post information receiving unit receiving post information distributed from the server; and a display processing unit performing processing to display post information, which is received by the second post information receiving unit, at the display unit during the game. Post information distributed from the server to the terminal device is displayed without including identification information for identifying a user who has inputted the post information or a terminal device used by the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A game system for realizing a game, in which a plurality of users participate, through communication between a server and a terminal device used by each of the users via a network, wherein
the terminal device includes:
a game processing unit performing processing involved in the game;
a post accepting unit accepting posting from a user during the game; and
a post information transmitting unit transmitting post information on posting, which has been accepted by the post accepting unit, to the server,
the server includes:
a first post information receiving unit receiving post information transmitted from the terminal device; and
a post information distributing unit distributing post information, which has been received by the first post information receiving unit, to one or more terminal devices,
the terminal device further includes:
a second post information receiving unit receiving post information distributed from the server; and
a display processing unit performing processing to display post information, which has been received by the second post information receiving unit, at the display unit during the game, and
post information distributed from the server to the terminal device is displayed without including identification information for identifying a user who has inputted the post information or a terminal device used by the user.

2 . The game system according to claim 1 , wherein
the server includes a determination unit determining whether post information received by the first post information receiving unit satisfies a specific condition or not, and post information, which has been determined by the determination unit as satisfying the specific condition is displayed in association with identification information for identifying a user who has inputted the post information or a terminal device used by the user.

3 . The game system according to claim 2 , wherein
the terminal device includes:
an operation accepting unit accepting operation by a user related to post information displayed by the display processing unit; and
an operation information transmitting unit transmitting information on operation, which has been accepted by the operation accepting unit, to the server,
the server includes an operation information receiving unit receiving operation information transmitted from the terminal device, and the determination unit determines whether the specific condition is satisfied or not on the basis of operation information received by the operation information receiving unit.

4 . The game system according to claim 1 , wherein the display processing unit displays a plurality of post information, which has been received by the second post information receiving unit, in order at every predetermined time period.

5 . The game system according to claim 4 , wherein
the terminal device includes an accumulation unit accumulating post information received by the second post information receiving unit, and the display processing unit displays post information, which has been accumulated in the accumulation unit, in order of accumulation at every predetermined time period.

6 . The game system according to claim 4 , wherein the display processing unit hides displayed post information after elapse of the predetermined time period.

7 . The game system according to claim 4 , wherein the display processing unit displays one or more post information, the number of which is within a predetermined upper limit, among a plurality of post information, which has been received by the second post information receiving unit, and updates display at every predetermined time period.

8 . The game system according to claim 4 , wherein
the terminal device includes a setting accepting unit accepting setting involved in the predetermined time period, and the predetermined time period can be modified for each terminal device.

9 . The game system according to claim 1 , wherein
the server includes a group management unit managing a plurality of users as a group, and the post information distributing unit distributes post information, which has been received by the first post information receiving unit, to another user in a group including a user who has inputted the post information.

10 . The game system according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal device includes:
an evaluation accepting unit accepting an evaluation to post information displayed by the display processing unit; and
an evaluation information transmitting unit transmitting information on evaluation, which has been accepted by the evaluation accepting unit, to the server, and
the server includes an evaluation information receiving unit receiving evaluation information transmitted from the terminal device.

11 . The game system according to claim 10 , wherein the evaluation accepting unit accepts an evaluation based on specific operation by a user.

12 . The game system according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal device includes a non-display accepting unit accepting operation for non-display related to post information displayed by the display processing unit, and post information posted by a user who has inputted post information for which operation for non-display has been accepted by the non-display accepting unit is not displayed.

13 . A terminal device for realizing a game, in which a plurality of users participate, through communication via a network, comprising:
a game processing unit performing processing involved in the game; a post accepting unit accepting posting from a user during the game; a post information transmitting unit transmitting post information on posting, which has been accepted by the post accepting unit, to a server; a post information receiving unit receiving post information distributed from the server; and a display processing unit performing processing to display post information, which has been received by the post information receiving unit, at a display unit during the game, wherein the display processing unit displays post information distributed from the server without including identification information for identifying a user who has inputted the post information or a terminal device used by the user.

14 . A non-transitory recording medium in which a computer program is recorded, the computer program causing a computer for communication via a network to operate as:
a game processing unit performing processing involved in a game, in which a plurality of users participate; a post accepting unit accepting posting from a user during the game; a post information transmitting unit transmitting post information on posting, which has been accepted by the post accepting unit, to a server; a post information receiving unit receiving post information distributed from the server; and a display processing unit performing processing to display post information, which has been received by the post information receiving unit, at a display unit during the game, wherein the display processing unit displays post information distributed from the server without including identification information for identifying a user who has inputted the post information or a terminal device used by the user.

15 . An information display method comprising the steps of:
performing processing involved in a game, in which a plurality of users participate, by a terminal device; accepting posting from a user during the game by the terminal device; transmitting post information on accepted posting to a server by the terminal device; receiving post information, wh

Assignees

• Yokota Genki
• Kojima Koh
• Monolith Software Inc
• Nintendo Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yokota Genki
• Kojima Koh

Classifications

• A63F13/847

  Cooperative playing, e.g. requiring coordinated actions from several players to achieve a common goal · CPC title

• A63F13/31 Primary

  Communication aspects specific to video games, e.g. between several handheld game devices at close range · CPC title

• H04L51/046 Primary

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title