Recording medium, control method for game apparatus, and game system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022219084-A1
Application number	US-202217711587-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 1, 2022
Priority date	Oct 4, 2019
Publication date	Jul 14, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having instructions stored therein causes at least one processor of a game apparatus to: communicate with a distribution system configured to distribute videos to a plurality of terminal apparatuses; progress a computer game; generate, based on a progress of the computer game, video information that is used to play a video of the computer game indicating a state of a virtual space of the computer game; supply the video information to the distribution system; acquire spectator apparatus information from the distribution system, the spectator apparatus information relating to at least one spectator apparatus that is a part of the plurality of terminal apparatus, and receives a video based on the video information from the distribution system; and control display of an advertisement in the virtual space, based on the spectator apparatus information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having instructions stored therein that cause at least one processor of a game apparatus to:
communicate with a distribution system configured to distribute videos to a plurality of terminal apparatuses; progress a computer game; generate, based on a progress of the computer game, video information that is used to play a video of the computer game indicating a state of a virtual space of the computer game; supply the video information to the distribution system; acquire spectator apparatus information from the distribution system, the spectator apparatus information relating to at least one spectator apparatus that is a part of the plurality of terminal apparatus, and receives a video based on the video information from the distribution system; and control display of an advertisement in the virtual space, based on the spectator apparatus information.

2 . The recording medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions cause the at least one processor to determine, based on the spectator apparatus information, a duration during which the advertisement is displayed in the virtual space.

3 . The recording medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions cause the at least one processor to determine, based on the spectator apparatus information, a number of times the advertisement is displayed in the virtual space.

4 . The recording medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the spectator apparatus information indicates a number of the at least one spectator apparatus.

5 . The recording medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the spectator apparatus information relates to a rating of the video of the computer game that is given by a user of the at least one spectator apparatus.

6 . The recording medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the spectator apparatus information relates to a comment on the computer game that is given by a user of the at least one spectator apparatus.

7 . The recording medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions cause the at least one processor to control, based on the spectator apparatus information, at least one of display duration or display frequency of the advertisement that is in the virtual space and is displayed by playing the video of the computer game.

8 . A computer-implemented control method comprising:
communicating with a distribution system configured to distribute videos to a plurality of terminal apparatuses; progressing a computer game; generating, based on a progress of the computer game, video information that is used to play a video of the computer game indicating a state of a virtual space of the computer game; acquiring spectator apparatus information from the distribution system, when the distribution system distributes a video based on the video information to at least one spectator apparatus that is a part of the plurality of the terminal apparatuses, the spectator apparatus information relating to the at least one spectator apparatus; and controlling display of an advertisement in the virtual space, based on the spectator apparatus information.

9 . A game system comprising:
a distribution system configured to distribute videos to a plurality of terminal apparatuses; and a game apparatus configured to communicate with the distribution system, wherein the game apparatus includes:
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor that implements the instructions to:
progress a computer game;
generate, based on a progress of the computer game, video information that is used to play a video of the computer game indicating a state of a virtual space of the computer game;
acquire spectator apparatus information from the distribution system, when the distribution system distributes a video based on the video information to at least one spectator apparatus that is a part of the plurality of the terminal apparatuses, the spectator apparatus information relating to the at least one spectator apparatus; and
control display of an advertisement in the virtual space, based on the spectator apparatus information.

Assignees

• Konami Digital Entertainment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kanahara Toshiaki
• Chiba Shigeru
• Inoue Kai
• Hirai Junki
• Shinpo Tsuguo
• Sakai Akira

Classifications

• A63F2300/8011

  Ball · CPC title

• G06Q30/02

  Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising · CPC title

• A63F13/86

  Watching games played by other players · CPC title

• A63F13/61 Primary

  using advertising information · CPC title

• A63F13/812

  Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball · CPC title