JP2001198350A - Method for providing strategy information of video game on line, computer readable recording medium for program to realize the method and game system and game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide accurate strategic advice considering a player's present experience and knowledge of a game and its strategy at time of giving out strategy information. SOLUTION: When a game program is executed, each game terminal 1... responds to a player's operation and demands a strategy information server 3 for strategy information. Each game terminal 1... at the time of the demand sends game progress information including a present scene (map No.) and held-up time at the same scenes and the number of demands for strategy information on the same scenes. Responding to the demand from each game terminal 1..., the strategy information server 3 determines the level of a player based on the game progress information, picks up strategy information suitable for that level and provides it to the game terminal which demanded the information. Each game terminal 1... displays the provided strategy information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for providing online video game capture information, a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing the method, a game system, and a game system. And a game terminal applied to the game system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, role playing games (RPGs)
The game scenario covers various capture scenes from low to high difficulty levels. When a player cannot find a capture method by all means, it is common practice to obtain a required capture method from capture information introduced in a game magazine or a capture book provided by each manufacturer.

[0003] As a related gazette for providing capture information in the field of video games, there is, for example, JP-A-11-179050. This publication discloses an information recording medium storing software for determining a capture information providing area based on user play data so as not to provide capture information of a portion to be captured in the future. Further, in this publication, in a system in which the host device and the game terminal are connected via a communication line, the game terminal receiving the provision of the capture information from the host device, captures capture information of a portion to be captured from now on. There is also disclosed a game system in which a provision area is determined so as to avoid it and capture information is displayed.

[0004]

As described in the above-mentioned publications, a technique for obtaining capture information of a video game via a communication line has already been proposed. However, if only unique capture information can be obtained from play data in the course of the game, the only difference from the case where capture information is obtained from game capture books, game magazines, etc. is only the way of providing capture information. Certainly, the convenience is recognized that the computer automatically selects and provides capture information, but there is no difference in the capture information itself provided from the computer and the book, so the capture provided is not necessarily provided The information is appropriate for the player's game experience, game knowledge, game capture knowledge, and the like at the time of providing the information, and is not always accurate capture advice.

An object of the present invention is to provide an online video game which is suitable for a player's game experience, game knowledge, game capture knowledge, and the like at the time of providing capture information, and which can provide accurate capture advice. For providing game capture information and a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the method is recorded, and a game system, a server device applied to the game system, and a game terminal applied to the game system Is to provide.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above-mentioned problems,
To achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, the method comprising:
Under the control of the server device, when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, from among the previously stored capture information, a status based on current and past game progress information sent together with the request is set. Matching capture information is extracted, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request. Under the control of the game terminal, the capture information is transmitted to the server device in response to a player operation. When making a request, the present game progress information is sent to the server device, and the current game progress information is saved, and the current game progress information is stored, and the strategy information as a response to the request is sent to the server device. When received by supply, the received capture information is displayed, and supply of capture information is realized as described above.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, the method comprising the steps of: When there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, the progress of the game is determined based on the current and past game progress information sent together with the request, and the level is divided according to the progress of the game. From the previously stored capture information in a state in which the capture information of the level corresponding to the determined progress of the game is extracted, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request. Under the control of the game terminal, when requesting capture information from the server device in response to an operation of a player, the server device When sending the past game progress information stored in and storing the current game progress information, and receiving the capture information as a response to the request by supplying the server device, the received capture information is The information is displayed, and supply of capture information is realized as described above.

[0008] According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein the method is provided under the control of the server device. The capture frequency of capture information is recorded for each location where an event occurs, and when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, capture information stored in advance corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the progress of the game. Game progress information including information indicating the location where the event occurs, which is sent together with the request,
And extracting capture information corresponding to a situation based on the recorded request frequency, corresponding to a location where the event occurs, and supplying the extracted capture information to the game terminal as a response to the request, Under the control of the terminal, when requesting capture information from the server device in response to a player's operation, game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs is sent to the server device, and the request is sent to the server device. If the capture information is received as a response to the server device by supplying the server device, the received capture information is displayed, and supply of the capture information is realized as described above.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing a method for supplying strategy information online from a server device to a game terminal. Under the control of the server device, when a request for capture information is issued from the game terminal to the computer, the present and past games sent together with the request are selected from the previously stored capture information. Extracting capture information suitable for the situation based on the progress information, supplying the extracted capture information to the game terminal as a response to the request,
Under the control of the game terminal, when requesting capture information from the server device in response to an operation of a player, the game device sends current and past saved game progress information to the server device, and When the current game progress information is stored and the capture information as a response to the request is received by the server device,
The received capture information is displayed, and supply of capture information is realized as described above.

According to a fifth aspect, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing a method for providing strategy information online from a server device to a game terminal, The computer, under the control of the server device, when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, determines the progress of the game based on current and past game progress information sent together with the request, From the strategy information stored in advance in a state where the level is divided according to the progress of the game, the strategy information of the level corresponding to the determined progress of the game is extracted, and the extracted strategy information is extracted. The game terminal is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request, and under the control of the game terminal, the game terminal responds to a player operation. When requesting capture information to the server device, the game device sends the current and past saved game progress information to the server device, saves the current game progress information, and returns the current game progress information as a response to the request. When the capture information is received by the supply of the server device, the received capture information is displayed, and the supply of the capture information is realized as described above.

[0011] According to a sixth aspect, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing a method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, Under the control of the server device, the computer records the request frequency of capture information for each location where an event occurs, and when a request for capture information is issued from the game terminal, the location where the event occurs in the progress of the game Game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs, which is sent together with the request, from the capture information stored in advance corresponding to each event, and the recording corresponding to the location where the event occurs. Extraction of capture information suitable for the situation based on the requested frequency, and responding to the request with the extracted capture information. When the game device requests capture information from the server device in response to a player's operation under the control of the game terminal, the game device indicates to the server device a location where an event occurs. When the game progress information including the information is sent, and the capture information as a response to the request is received by the supply of the server device, the received capture information is displayed, and the supply of the capture information is realized as described above. I do.

According to a seventh aspect, there is provided a game system for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein the server device receives a request for capture information from the game terminal. In this case, from the previously stored strategy information, strategy information that matches the situation based on the current and past game progress information sent together with the request is extracted, and the extracted strategy information is used as a response to the request. Supply to the game terminal, when the game terminal requests capture information from the server device in response to an operation of a player,
When the current game progress information is sent and the current game progress information is stored and the capture information as a response to the request is received by the server device supply, the received capture information is received. Is displayed.

According to an eighth aspect, there is provided a game system for providing capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein the server device receives a request for capture information from the game terminal. In this case, the progress of the game is determined based on the current and past game progress information sent together with the request, and from the strategy information stored in advance in a state where the level is divided in accordance with the progress of the game, Extracting strategy information at a level corresponding to the degree of progress of the determined game, supplying the extracted strategy information to the game terminal as a response to the request, and the game terminal responds to a player operation. When requesting the strategy information to the server device, the game device sends the current and past saved game progress information to the server device. And to save the current game progress information, if the capture information as a reply to the request received by the supply of the server apparatus, is characterized in that to display the capture information received this.

According to a ninth aspect, there is provided a game system for supplying capture information from a server device to a game terminal online, wherein the server device requests capture information for each location where an event occurs. Record the frequency, if there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, from the strategy information stored in advance corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the game progress, is sent along with the request, Game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs, and capture information corresponding to a situation based on the recorded request frequency corresponding to the location where the event occurs are extracted, and the extracted capture information is extracted. The game terminal supplies the game terminal with a response to the request, and the game terminal transmits capture information to the server device in response to a player operation. Request, the game device sends game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs to the server device, and if the capture information is received as a response to the request by supplying the server device, the received It is characterized by displaying capture information.

[0015] According to a tenth aspect, there is provided a server apparatus applied to a game system for supplying capture information from a server apparatus to a game terminal online, wherein the game terminal receives a request for capture information. In this case, an extraction means for extracting, from pre-stored capture information, capture information suitable for a situation based on current and past game progress information sent together with the request, and a capture extracted by the extraction means Supply means for supplying information to the game terminal as a response to the request.

[0016] According to an eleventh aspect, there is provided a server device applied to a game system for providing capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein the game terminal receives a request for capture information. In the case of a game, a judgment means for judging the progress of the game based on the current and past game progress information sent with the request, Extracting means for extracting, from the information, capture information at a level corresponding to the degree of progress of the game determined by the determination means; and supplying the capture information extracted by the extraction means to the game terminal as a response to the request. And supplying means for performing the above.

According to a twelfth aspect, the server device is applied to a game system for supplying capture information online from the server device to the game terminal, and the capture information is captured for each location where an event occurs. Recording means for recording the request frequency; and when a request for capture information is received from the game terminal, the capture information is transmitted together with the request from the previously stored capture information corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the progress of the game. Extraction of game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs, and capture information corresponding to a location where the event occurs and adapted to a situation based on a request frequency recorded in the recording means. Means, and supply means for supplying capture information extracted by the extraction means to the game terminal as a response to the request And it is characterized in and.

According to a thirteenth aspect, in a game system for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, when the server device receives a request for capture information from the game terminal, From the strategy information stored in advance, strategy information that matches the situation based on the current and past game progress information sent together with the request is extracted, and the extracted strategy information is used as a response to the request to the game. A game terminal applied to a game system for supplying to a terminal, wherein the game device requests capture information from the server device in response to an operation of a player. Request means for sending game progress information and storing the current game progress information; and Wherein the capture information as when receiving the supply of the server apparatus, is characterized in that a display means for displaying the capture information received this.

According to a fourteenth aspect, in a game system for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, the server device determines a request frequency of capture information for each location where an event occurs. Record
When there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, from the previously stored capture information corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the progress of the game, the location where the event occurs, which is sent together with the request The game progress information including the information indicating the information, and corresponding to the location where the event occurs, the capture information that matches the situation based on the recorded request frequency is extracted, and the extracted capture information is used as a response to the request. A game terminal applied to a game system to be supplied to the game terminal, wherein when requesting capture information from the server device in response to an operation of a player, the game terminal indicates a location where an event occurs to the server device. Request means for transmitting game progress information including information, and the capture information as a response to the request by the request means. When receiving the supply of the device,
Display means for displaying the received capture information.

[0020]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this system, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a game terminal 1,..., A game server 2, a strategy information server 3, and the like are connected to a network 4, and communication is performed through the network 4.

Further, it is possible to apply technologies such as commercial networks and the Internet to this system. When a commercial network or the Internet is applied to this system, it is necessary to provide an environment where each game terminal 1... Dials up to the nearest server and, after user authentication, can use the service. Further, when connecting to the network 4, it is necessary to connect to the provider via a modem.

Further, individual devices will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, each of the game terminals 1 includes a recording medium 11, in which a game program 11A, a capture information obtaining program 11B, a game progress information 11C, a user ID 11D required for user authentication, and the like are stored. are doing. This recording medium 11 may be, for example, a hard disk. The recording medium 11 stores the game program 11
A may be supplied from a disk medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD, or floppy disk. The game program 11A indicates an online-only game program or an offline-only game program.

The strategy information obtaining program 11B has a function of requesting strategy information to the strategy information server 3 and transmitting the game progress information 11C to receive the strategy information. The request for the capture information is mainly performed in response to the operation of the player. The game progress information 11C is
This information is provided when requesting capture information from the capture information server 3. , The stagnation time on the same map, the number of requests on the same map, and the like. User ID 11D
Is used to identify an authorized user when each service is provided.

The game terminal 1 is connected to a display 12 for displaying images and outputting sounds and a keypad 13 for inputting operations by a user in order to use the game terminal 1 as a client of each server. Various services are provided through the display 12 and controlled through the keypad 13.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game server 2 includes an event information database 21, a server engine 22 having a function of performing user authentication 23, and the like.
The game server 2 controls the online game by the function of the server engine 23, and provides, for example, event information stored in the event information database 21 according to the progress of each player's game.

A service for determining whether users are connected to a network has already been provided on a major commercial network or the like. Examples include technologies such as ICQ and instant messaging. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an environment in which a service use status between users can be known in a game space.

As shown in FIG. 1, the strategy information server 3 includes a strategy information database 31, a server engine 32, and the like. The strategy information server 3 controls provision of strategy information by the function of the server engine 32, extracts optimal strategy information from strategy information stored in the strategy information database 31, and provides the strategy information to the requesting game terminal.

The server engine 32 includes a conformity level determination table 33, a user authentication 34, and the like. The matching level determination table 33 determines a matching level for the player from the game progress information sent when the game terminal requests capture information. The server engine 32 extracts the corresponding strategy information from the strategy information database 31 based on the determination level, and responds to the requesting game terminal.

Here, the conformity level determination table 33
It is used to determine the degree of the player's deadlock from the game progress information, and expresses the deadlocked state in accordance with the level. The user authentication 11D authenticates whether the user is a registered user based on the user ID sent from the game terminal.

The strategy information database 31 registers levels and strategy information in association with each other in order to extract strategy information corresponding to the determination level of the conformity level determination table 33. Next, the game progress information 11C will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of registered game progress information. The game progress information 11C is, for example, as shown in FIG. , Stagnation time, number of requests, etc. are registered. That is, it indicates that the game progress information is added each time the capture information is requested.

Map No. Means position information of a scene currently being advanced by the player. Strategy information server 3
This map No. From which event the player is stumbling can be determined. The stagnation time refers to the map No. requesting the capture information. Is repeated each time, it means a count obtained by accumulating the elapsed time for that. The stagnation time refers to the previous required time, and thus means current and past game progress information. The number of requests refers to the map No. requesting the capture information. Is repeated each time, it means a count obtained by accumulating the number of requests for that time. Since the number of requests refers to the number of previous requests, it means current and past game progress information.

As shown in FIG. 2, it can be seen from the request status of the past four times that a request for capture information has been made from January 1, 2000 to 8, 9 and 10 days. It was transmitted at 3:30 am (3:30) on January 1 and the map No. at that time was sent. Is "2". The next request is made at 8:10 pm (20:10) on January 8, and the map No. at that time is requested. Is "4". The player takes the map No. 1 to 8 days. 2 to No. 2 4 is reached. Looking at the stagnation time, the map No. On the 8th day when the request for 4 was made, the time was 0 hour, and the number of requests is still 1 at this stage.

At 10:10 pm on January 9, the same map No. as the previous time was displayed. A request for capture information has been made with respect to No. 4. The previous request is also on the same day, and the stagnation time indicates 2 hours, which indicates that the player is stuck on the same map. In this request, the map No.
The number of requests for No. 4 has increased to two.

Looking at the latest request, the player further checks the same map No. It can be seen that a request for capture information is made at the location. Thereby, the map No. 4 is registered for a total of 5 hours, and the number of requests is also set to 3.

In this way, every time the capture information is requested, the map No. which is stagnant at that time is set. By registering the continuous stagnation time and the number of requests, the progress of the game can be grasped at a glance. In the present embodiment, optimal capture information can be obtained using this game progress information.

Next, the conformity level judgment table 33 possessed by the strategy information server 3 will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the conformity level determination table 33. As shown in FIG. 3, the conformity level determination table 33
Map No. The number of requests is divided for each request, and a lag time section is further provided for each request number section, and the level corresponds to each of the painful time sections.

For example, the map No. 1 is divided into three, ie, the number of requests is 1-2, 3-5, and 6 or more.
Since the stagnation time is not particularly taken into consideration for the one or two divisions, the conformance level is associated only with D. Similarly, the stagnation time is not particularly taken into consideration for the three to five divisions, and the conformity level is associated only with C.

The six or more divisions are further divided into two at the stagnation time: one week or more and one week or more. Classes up to one week are associated with B as a conformance level, and those over one week are associated with A as a conformance level.

As described above, the map No. In the case of 1, A to D
Levels are assigned by the number of steps up to. This means that the player gets stuck in the direction from level D to level A, and accordingly, the capture information is gradually provided in detail.

The map No. 4 has 1 request
Times, 2-3 times, 4 times, 5 times or more. 1
Since the stagnation time is not particularly taken into consideration for the time division, the adaptation level is associated only with F. Two or three times,
At the stagnation time, it is further divided into two, that is, up to 24 hours and 24 hours or more. The category up to 24 hours is associated with E as a conformance level, and the category over 24 hours is associated with D as a conformance level.

Further, the four divisions are further divided into two at the stagnation time: up to 36 hours and over 36 hours. For the classification up to 36 hours, the conformance level is C
Is associated, and B is associated as a conformance level with a section of 36 hours or more. For more than 5 divisions,
The stagnation time is not particularly taken into account in emphasis on the number of requests, and the matching level is associated with only A.

As described above, the map No. In the case of 4, AF
Levels are assigned by the number of steps up to. This means that the player gets stuck in the direction from level F to level A, and accordingly, the capture information is gradually provided in detail.
Although the number of levels is variable for each map,
It goes without saying that the number of stages may be unified.

Next, the strategy information database 31 possessed by the strategy information server 3 will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the capture information database 31. The capture information database 31 stores the map No. as shown in FIG. Strategy information is stored for each level. As described above, the map No. 1 has four levels A to D. Therefore, levels A, B,
Capture information STA1 and STB corresponding to C and D respectively
1, STC1 and STD1 are registered. In addition, the map No. 4 has six levels A to F. For this reason, the capture information STA4, STB4, STC4, respectively corresponds to the levels A, B, C, D, E, F.
STD4, STE4, and STF4 are registered. The capture information is ST + level i + map No. In the form of j, it becomes STij. For example, if the level is A, i becomes A, and the map No. If it is 4, j becomes 4, and the capture information becomes STA4.

Next, a procedure for obtaining capture information will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen transition when the capture information is obtained (the game terminal side). When the player is playing the game (see FIG. 5A), the menu screen 100 is displayed by operating the keypad 13 (see FIG. 5B). The menu screen 100 includes a “strategy information” menu for requesting strategy information from various menus.

When the player moves the cursor on the menu screen 100 and performs a selection operation at the “strategy information” menu (see FIG. 5C), the game progresses upon request of the strategy information to the strategy information server 3. Information is sent, and the optimal capture information is provided as a response. At this time, a capture information screen 101 is formed on the screen, and a description 101a of the capture information and an image 101b by computer graphics are displayed in the capture information screen 101 (FIG. 5).
(D)). When the capture information is provided over several pages, an icon for switching pages (for example, a next page icon, a return icon) is also displayed. Of course, it is also possible to adopt a mechanism in which all are displayed by scrolling.

It is assumed that the player can arbitrarily select whether or not to store the strategy information in his or her own game terminal. When the player performs an operation to end the provision of the capture information, the display screen returns to the game screen again (see FIG. 5E).

Next, the capture information will be described in detail. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of capture information according to a level.
6 (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F)
Contains the capture information STF4, STE4, STD
4, STC4, STB4, and STA4 are shown. In the capture information for the same map, the details of the advice are distinguished according to the level. Map No. 4 is divided into 6 levels, and as the level goes to level A, the content of the capture information becomes more detailed.

In the example of FIG. 6, at the stage of level F (strategy information STF4), the contents of a hint level such as "Let's search for an item to win the enemy character" are presented (FIG. 6A )reference). At the stage of level E (strategy information STE4), the level is raised by one, and a content that conveys a little more effort is presented, such as "Let's do our best!"

Then, the level D (strategy information STD)
At the stage 4), a content for notifying a specific destination is presented, such as "Let's search for an item to win the enemy character. Let's go to Y town!" (FIG. 6)
(C)). By making the capture information a little more detailed, it is possible to help resolve the deadlock. If there is a player who proceeds next with the content of this level, the information so far is sufficient for the player.

Further, at the stage of level C (strategy information STC4), simply point to the town, for example, "Let's search for an item to win the enemy character. Let's go northeast of town Y!" Instead, the content to follow in that direction is presented (see FIG. 6D). As a result, it is possible to quickly guide the user to a place where the item is hidden.

The player who cannot find an item even at the level C is further provided with the strategy information of the level B (strategy information STB4). At this stage,
In order to win the enemy character, you need item X. Let's go to the northeast of town Y! In addition to following the town and direction, the content that shows what items you need is presented. (See FIG. 6E). This has the advantage of being able to imagine what to get.

Finally, level A (strategy information STA4)
Capture information is provided. At this stage, the content is presented in a format almost like a solution, such as "Item X to win the enemy character is at the base of a tree in the northeast of town Y" (see FIG. 6 (F)). ). By giving priority to the next step, more specific, solution level capture information can be presented.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of operation correspondence between the game terminal and the game server in the present embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of operation correspondence between the game terminal and the strategy information server in the present embodiment. .

First, the user authentication will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Each game terminal 1... Uses an online game service to connect to the game server 2.
The user ID is changed to the game server 2 in response to the operation of the player.
(Step S11).

On the other hand, in the game server 2, the user authentication of the player is performed based on the user ID sent from each of the game terminals 1... (Step S21). Step S22). Thereafter, the game server 2 performs control to generate an event in accordance with the progress of the game of the player while confirming the position of the game space with each of the game terminals 1.

Each game terminal 1 can start an online game with the permission of the game server 2 (step S12). Thereafter, communication with the game server 2 is performed. Thus, when using the online game, each of the game terminals 1...
User authentication with the game server 2 is required.

Next, referring to FIG. 8, the request and provision of the capture information will be described in detail. In the game terminal 1, even if an online game is being executed, or
The game may be executed either offline or offline. When the game is executed online, it is assumed that the user authentication performed with the game server 2 at the stage of starting the game is performed. On the other hand, when the game is executed offline, the user authentication performed with the game server 2 at the stage of requesting the capture information is executed.

At the game terminal 1, when a menu request is operated during execution of a game (step S10).
1) A menu is displayed on the display screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 5B (step S102). If further operation is performed and a request for capture information is instructed (step S
(Yes route of 103), game progress information to be transmitted to the strategy information server 3 is generated (step S104).

The game strategy information generated in this way is transmitted to the strategy information server 3 as a strategy information request (step S105). The date and time transmitted in step S105, the transmitted map No. , The calculated stagnation time, and the calculated number of requests are shown in FIG.
Are registered in association with each other (step S1).
06).

Thereafter, when there is a response to the capture information request from the capture information server 3, the response, that is, the capture information is received (step S 107), and is displayed on the display 12 as shown in FIG. (Step S
108). Then, when the operation of ending the display of the capture information is performed by the player's operation (Yes route in step S109), the game process is restarted (step S110).

In the strategy information server 3, when a game information request is received from the game terminal 1, the game progress information transmitted in accordance with the request is received (step S).
201). When the game progress information is received, the matching level of the player is determined based on the game progress information (Step S202). In this case, the matching level determination table 33 is used.

Then, the capture information corresponding to the matching level determined in step S202 is stored in the capture information database 3.
1 (step S203), and the extracted capture information is provided (transmitted) to the requesting game terminal 1 as a response (step S204). As described above, the strategy information server 3 does not need to accumulate the game progress information of each of the game terminals 1... can do.

Next, the configuration of the game terminal 1 will be briefly described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the game terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. This game terminal 1
Is connected to the internal bus 10 as shown in FIG.
4, a ROM 15, a RAM 16, a recording medium 11, an image processing unit 17, a sound processing unit 18, a keypad 13, a display 12, a communication control unit 19, and the like.

The internal bus 10 has an address signal in the device,
This is a line for transmitting data. The CPU 14 controls the overall operation of the game terminal itself in accordance with various programs recorded on the recording medium 11. ROM 15
They store programs for operating applications such as game programs, various parameters, and the like.

The RAM 16 is a memory used as a work area when executing various programs. Recording medium 1
Although 1 has already been described, it may be used to store new programs and data from a network through a line 20 connected to the communication control unit 19. The image processing unit 17 manages computer graphics processing and the like when performing a game, displaying capture information, and the like. The sound processing unit 18 performs sound processing and the like when executing a game, outputting capture information, and the like.

The keypad 13 is a unit for inputting by user operation. The display 12 is a unit that outputs images and sounds. Communication control unit 1
An interface 9 is connected to the network 4 via the line 20 and receives various services from the network 4. The communication control unit 19 has a built-in modem, and performs connection with a provider through the modem when connecting to a network.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the player's game experience, game knowledge, game capture knowledge, and other abilities are determined from the game progress information at the time of providing the capture information, and the player's level is determined. Since the capture information having the content suitable for the above is extracted, it is possible to realize an appropriate capture advice by providing the capture information to the player.

In the above-described embodiment, the game terminal 1 responds to the operation of the player by the game information server 3 itself.
, And the method of entering and exiting the capture information was adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this.By performing polling on the capture information server side, the capture information server itself collects the game progress information of each player, The adaptation level capture information may be provided at the optimal timing.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a communication procedure according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is assumed that the game terminal, the game server, and the strategy information server have the same configurations and functions as the above-described game terminal 1, game server 2, and strategy information server 3, respectively.

In FIG. 10, the capture information server polls the game terminal via the network. This polling is performed, for example, periodically. The polling interval may be hourly or daily.
Further, the target of the polling (game terminal) may be reserved by the player in advance, and may be determined by any other arrangement.

In the game terminal, game progress information is generated in response to the polling (similar to the above embodiment), and the game progress information is transmitted to the strategy information server.
As a result, a polling response is made. In the strategy information server, strategy information matching the player's matching level is extracted from the game progress information collected by polling, as in the above-described embodiment, and the extracted strategy information is provided to the game terminal.

The difficulty of each scene (map) can be measured using the above-mentioned polling. That is, the progress of each player can be grasped collectively by polling. This grasp can be realized by collecting statistics from the stagnation time and the number of requests for each map. If the difficulty level is high and it is necessary to provide detailed capture information at an early stage, the adaptation level may be set higher at a lower stage. That is, it is necessary to reconstruct the conformity level determination table,
Along with this, the strategy information database also needs to be rebuilt.

The above reconstruction can be realized by the following processing. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the level reconstruction by polling, and FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the level reconstruction. When the capture information server performs polling (step S301), game progress information is collected from each game terminal (step S30).
2).

The difficulty level for each map is determined based on the game progress information collected in this way (step S
303) For a map having a high degree of difficulty, a level of reconstruction is performed such that the detail is increased while the number of requests is low or the stagnation time is short. As a result, the conformity level determination table and the strategy information database are reconstructed in accordance with the level reconstruction (step S304).

For example, the map No. If it is determined in step 4 that there are many players who stumble over a long period of time, it is sufficient that the capture information of level A can be obtained at the level B level.
The level restructuring is completed by reflecting the relevant changes. As described above, the degree of difficulty of each map can be easily grasped by polling, whereby it is possible to always ensure an environment in which capture information suitable for a player can be provided in an optimal state. Alternatively, it may be determined from the game progress information collected by polling whether or not the strategy information to be provided to each player is to be provided now or is not needed now, and the timing of the provision may be controlled.

The above control can be realized by the following processing. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of providing capture information at the time of polling. In the capture information server, when polling is performed (step S40)
1), game progress information is collected from each game terminal (step S402).

A deadlock situation for each player is determined based on the game progress information thus collected (step S403). For example, when there is a player in a deadlock situation of level C or higher (step S
At the timing, capture information corresponding to the level is transmitted (step S405). This makes it possible to rescue a dead-ended player at an early stage.

When the deadlock determination is equal to or lower than the level D (No route in step S404), the process ends without providing capture information at that timing. By utilizing polling in this way, it is possible to easily confirm a deadlock situation between players, and to provide capture information at an optimal timing.

[0079]

As described above, according to the present invention, the game experience of the player at the time of providing the strategy information,
Judgment of game knowledge, game capture knowledge, etc. from game progress information and extraction of capture information with content appropriate for the player's level, so that the capture information is provided to the player so that appropriate capture advice Can be realized.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of game progress information registered in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a matching level determination table according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a capture information database according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen transition (game terminal side) when acquiring capture information according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of capture information according to a level in the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation correspondence between a game terminal and a game server in the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation correspondence between the game terminal and the strategy information server in the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a game terminal according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a communication procedure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of level reconstruction by polling in another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating level reconstruction in another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of providing capture information at the time of polling in another embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 1 Game Terminal 2 Game Server 3 Strategy Information Server 11 Recording Medium 11A Game Program 11B Strategy Information Obtaining Program 11C Game Progress Information 31 Strategy Information Database 32 Server Engine 33 Compatibility Level Determination Table

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A method for providing video game capture information online, a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for implementing the method, a game system, and a server device applied to the game system And game terminals applied to game systems

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for providing online video game capture information, a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing the method, a game system, and a game system. And a game terminal applied to the game system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, role playing games (RPGs)
The game scenario covers various capture scenes from low to high difficulty levels. When a player cannot find a capture method by all means, it is common practice to obtain a required capture method from capture information introduced in a game magazine or a capture book provided by each manufacturer.

[0003] As a related gazette for providing capture information in the field of video games, there is, for example, JP-A-11-179050. This publication discloses an information recording medium storing software for determining a capture information providing area based on user play data so as not to provide capture information of a portion to be captured in the future. Further, in this publication, in a system in which the host device and the game terminal are connected via a communication line, the game terminal receiving the provision of the capture information from the host device, captures capture information of a portion to be captured from now on. There is also disclosed a game system in which a provision area is determined so as to avoid it and capture information is displayed.

[0004]

As described in the above-mentioned publications, a technique for obtaining capture information of a video game via a communication line has already been proposed. However, if only unique capture information can be obtained from play data in the course of the game, the only difference from the case where capture information is obtained from game capture books, game magazines, etc. is only the way of providing capture information. Certainly, the convenience is recognized that the computer automatically selects and provides capture information, but there is no difference in the capture information itself provided from the computer and the book, so the capture provided is not necessarily provided The information is appropriate for the player's game experience, game knowledge, game capture knowledge, and the like at the time of providing the information, and is not always accurate capture advice.

An object of the present invention is to provide an online video game which is suitable for a player's game experience, game knowledge, game capture knowledge, and the like at the time of providing capture information, and which can provide accurate capture advice. For providing game capture information and a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the method is recorded, and a game system, a server device applied to the game system, and a game terminal applied to the game system Is to provide.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above-mentioned problems,
To achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, the method comprising:
Under the control of the server device, when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, from among the previously stored capture information, a status based on current and past game progress information sent together with the request is set. Matching capture information is extracted, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request. Under the control of the game terminal, the capture information is transmitted to the server device in response to a player operation. When making a request, the present game progress information is sent to the server device, and the current game progress information is saved, and the current game progress information is stored, and the strategy information as a response to the request is sent to the server device. When received by supply, the received capture information is displayed, and supply of capture information is realized as described above.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, the method comprising the steps of: When there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, the progress of the game is determined based on the current and past game progress information sent together with the request, and the level is divided according to the progress of the game. From the previously stored capture information in a state in which the capture information of the level corresponding to the determined progress of the game is extracted, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request. Under the control of the game terminal, when requesting capture information from the server device in response to an operation of a player, the server device When sending the past game progress information stored in and storing the current game progress information, and receiving the capture information as a response to the request by supplying the server device, the received capture information is The information is displayed, and supply of capture information is realized as described above.

[0008] According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein the method is provided under the control of the server device. The capture frequency of capture information is recorded for each location where an event occurs, and when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, capture information stored in advance corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the progress of the game. Game progress information including information indicating the location where the event occurs, which is sent together with the request,
And extracting capture information corresponding to a situation based on the recorded request frequency, corresponding to a location where the event occurs, and supplying the extracted capture information to the game terminal as a response to the request, Under the control of the terminal, when requesting capture information from the server device in response to a player's operation, game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs is sent to the server device, and the request is sent to the server device. If the capture information is received as a response to the server device by supplying the server device, the received capture information is displayed, and supply of the capture information is realized as described above.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing a method for supplying strategy information online from a server device to a game terminal. Under the control of the server device, when a request for capture information is issued from the game terminal to the computer, the present and past games sent together with the request are selected from the previously stored capture information. Extracting capture information suitable for the situation based on the progress information, supplying the extracted capture information to the game terminal as a response to the request,
Under the control of the game terminal, when requesting capture information from the server device in response to an operation of a player, the game device sends current and past saved game progress information to the server device, and When the current game progress information is stored and the capture information as a response to the request is received by the server device,
The received capture information is displayed, and supply of capture information is realized as described above.

According to a fifth aspect, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing a method for providing strategy information online from a server device to a game terminal, The computer, under the control of the server device, when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, determines the progress of the game based on current and past game progress information sent together with the request, From the strategy information stored in advance in a state where the level is divided according to the progress of the game, the strategy information of the level corresponding to the determined progress of the game is extracted, and the extracted strategy information is extracted. The game terminal is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request, and under the control of the game terminal, the game terminal responds to a player operation. When requesting capture information to the server device, the game device sends the current and past saved game progress information to the server device, saves the current game progress information, and returns the current game progress information as a response to the request. When the capture information is received by the supply of the server device, the received capture information is displayed, and the supply of the capture information is realized as described above.

[0011] According to a sixth aspect, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing a method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, Under the control of the server device, the computer records the request frequency of capture information for each location where an event occurs, and when a request for capture information is issued from the game terminal, the location where the event occurs in the progress of the game Game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs, which is sent together with the request, from the capture information stored in advance corresponding to each event, and the recording corresponding to the location where the event occurs. Extraction of capture information suitable for the situation based on the requested frequency, and responding to the request with the extracted capture information. When the game device requests capture information from the server device in response to a player's operation under the control of the game terminal, the game device indicates to the server device a location where an event occurs. When the game progress information including the information is sent, and the capture information as a response to the request is received by the supply of the server device, the received capture information is displayed, and the supply of the capture information is realized as described above. I do.

According to a seventh aspect, there is provided a game system for supplying capture information from a server device to a game terminal online, wherein the server device requests capture information for each location where an event occurs. Record the frequency, if there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, from the strategy information stored in advance corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the game progress, is sent along with the request, Game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs, and capture information corresponding to a situation based on the recorded request frequency corresponding to the location where the event occurs are extracted, and the extracted capture information is extracted. The game terminal supplies the game terminal with a response to the request, and the game terminal transmits capture information to the server device in response to a player operation. Request, the game device sends game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs to the server device, and if the capture information is received as a response to the request by supplying the server device, the received It is characterized by displaying capture information.

According to an eighth aspect, there is provided a server device applied to a game system for supplying capture information online from the server device to a game terminal, wherein the capture information is provided for each location where an event occurs. Recording means for recording the request frequency, and when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, from among the capture information stored in advance corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the progress of the game,
Game progress information including information indicating a location at which an event occurs, and capture information corresponding to a location at which the event occurs and adapted to a situation based on a request frequency recorded in the recording means, which is sent together with the request. And a supply unit for supplying the strategy information extracted by the extracting unit to the game terminal as a response to the request.

According to a ninth aspect, in the game system in which the server device supplies capture information online to the game terminal, the server device determines a request frequency of capture information for each location where an event occurs. Recorded, when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, from the previously stored capture information corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the progress of the game, the event is sent together with the request. Game progress information including information indicating a place where the event occurs, and capture information corresponding to a situation based on the recorded request frequency corresponding to the place where the event occurs are extracted, and the extracted capture information is sent to the request. A game terminal applied to the game system that supplies the game terminal with a response to the When requesting capture information from the server device, request means for sending game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs to the server device; and the capture information as a response to the request by the request means. Is received by the server device,
Display means for displaying the received capture information.

[0015]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this system, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a game terminal 1,..., A game server 2, a strategy information server 3, and the like are connected to a network 4, and communication is performed through the network 4.

Further, it is possible to apply technologies such as a commercial network and the Internet to this system. When a commercial network or the Internet is applied to this system, it is necessary to provide an environment where each game terminal 1... Dials up to the nearest server and, after user authentication, can use the service. Further, when connecting to the network 4, it is necessary to connect to the provider via a modem.

Further, individual devices will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, each of the game terminals 1 includes a recording medium 11, in which a game program 11A, a capture information obtaining program 11B, a game progress information 11C, a user ID 11D required for user authentication, and the like are stored. are doing. This recording medium 11 may be, for example, a hard disk. The recording medium 11 stores the game program 11
A may be supplied from a disk medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD, or floppy disk. The game program 11A indicates an online-only game program or an offline-only game program.

The strategy information obtaining program 11B has a function of requesting strategy information to the strategy information server 3 and transmitting the game progress information 11C to receive the strategy information. The request for the capture information is mainly performed in response to the operation of the player. The game progress information 11C is
This information is provided when requesting capture information from the capture information server 3. , The stagnation time on the same map, the number of requests on the same map, and the like. User ID 11D
Is used to identify an authorized user when each service is provided.

The game terminal 1 is connected to a display 12 for displaying images and outputting sounds, and a keypad 13 for inputting operations by a user, for use as a client of each server. Various services are provided through the display 12 and controlled through the keypad 13.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game server 2 includes an event information database 21, a server engine 22 having a function of performing user authentication 23, and the like.
The game server 2 controls the online game by the function of the server engine 23, and provides, for example, event information stored in the event information database 21 according to the progress of each player's game.

A service for determining whether users are connected to a network has already been provided on a major commercial network or the like. Examples include technologies such as ICQ and instant messaging. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an environment in which a service use status between users can be known in a game space.

As shown in FIG. 1, the strategy information server 3 includes a strategy information database 31, a server engine 32, and the like. The strategy information server 3 controls provision of strategy information by the function of the server engine 32, extracts optimal strategy information from strategy information stored in the strategy information database 31, and provides the strategy information to the requesting game terminal.

The server engine 32 includes a conformity level determination table 33, a user authentication 34, and the like. The matching level determination table 33 determines a matching level for the player from the game progress information sent when the game terminal requests capture information. The server engine 32 extracts the corresponding strategy information from the strategy information database 31 based on the determination level, and responds to the requesting game terminal.

Here, the conformity level judgment table 33
It is used to determine the degree of the player's deadlock from the game progress information, and expresses the deadlocked state in accordance with the level. The user authentication 11D authenticates whether the user is a registered user based on the user ID sent from the game terminal.

The strategy information database 31 registers levels and strategy information in association with each other in order to extract strategy information corresponding to the determination level of the conformance level determination table 33. Next, the game progress information 11C will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of registered game progress information. The game progress information 11C is, for example, as shown in FIG. , Stagnation time, number of requests, etc. are registered. That is, it indicates that the game progress information is added each time the capture information is requested.

Map No. Means position information of a scene currently being advanced by the player. Strategy information server 3
This map No. From which event the player is stumbling can be determined. The stagnation time refers to the map No. requesting the capture information. Is repeated each time, it means a count obtained by accumulating the elapsed time for that. The stagnation time refers to the previous required time, and thus means current and past game progress information. The number of requests refers to the map No. requesting the capture information. Is repeated each time, it means a count obtained by accumulating the number of requests for that time. Since the number of requests refers to the number of previous requests, it means current and past game progress information.

As shown in FIG. 2, it can be seen from the request status of the past four times that the request for the capture information was made from January 1, 2000 to 8, 9 and 10 days. It was transmitted at 3:30 am (3:30) on January 1 and the map No. at that time was sent. Is "2". The next request is made at 8:10 pm (20:10) on January 8, and the map No. at that time is requested. Is "4". The player takes the map No. 1 to 8 days. 2 to No. 2 4 is reached. Looking at the stagnation time, the map No. On the 8th day when the request for 4 was made, the time was 0 hour, and the number of requests is still 1 at this stage.

At 10:10 pm on January 9, the same map No. as the last time was used. A request for capture information has been made with respect to No. 4. The previous request is also on the same day, and the stagnation time indicates 2 hours, which indicates that the player is stuck on the same map. In this request, the map No.
The number of requests for No. 4 has increased to two.

Looking at the latest request, the player further checks the same map No. It can be seen that a request for capture information is made at the location. Thereby, the map No. 4 is registered for a total of 5 hours, and the number of requests is also set to 3.

In this manner, each time the capture information request is made, the map No. that is stagnating at that time is displayed. By registering the continuous stagnation time and the number of requests, the progress of the game can be grasped at a glance. In the present embodiment, optimal capture information can be obtained using this game progress information.

Next, the conformity level determination table 33 possessed by the strategy information server 3 will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the conformity level determination table 33. As shown in FIG. 3, the conformity level determination table 33
Map No. The number of requests is divided for each request, and a lag time section is further provided for each request number section, and the level corresponds to each of the painful time sections.

For example, the map No. 1 is divided into three, ie, the number of requests is 1-2, 3-5, and 6 or more.
Since the stagnation time is not particularly taken into consideration for the one or two divisions, the conformance level is associated only with D. Similarly, the stagnation time is not particularly taken into consideration for the three to five divisions, and the conformity level is associated only with C.

The six or more divisions are further divided into two at the stagnation time: up to one week and one week or more. Classes up to one week are associated with B as a conformance level, and those over one week are associated with A as a conformance level.

As described above, the map No. In the case of 1, A to D
Levels are assigned by the number of steps up to. This means that the player gets stuck in the direction from level D to level A, and accordingly, the capture information is gradually provided in detail.

The map No. 4 has 1 request
Times, 2-3 times, 4 times, 5 times or more. 1
Since the stagnation time is not particularly taken into consideration for the time division, the adaptation level is associated only with F. Two or three times,
At the stagnation time, it is further divided into two, that is, up to 24 hours and 24 hours or more. The category up to 24 hours is associated with E as a conformance level, and the category over 24 hours is associated with D as a conformance level.

Further, the four divisions are further divided into two at the stagnation time: up to 36 hours and over 36 hours. For the classification up to 36 hours, the conformance level is C
Is associated, and B is associated as a conformance level with a section of 36 hours or more. For more than 5 divisions,
The stagnation time is not particularly taken into account in emphasis on the number of requests, and the matching level is associated with only A.

As described above, the map No. In the case of 4, AF
Levels are assigned by the number of steps up to. This means that the player gets stuck in the direction from level F to level A, and accordingly, the capture information is gradually provided in detail.
Although the number of levels is variable for each map,
It goes without saying that the number of stages may be unified.

Next, the strategy information database 31 possessed by the strategy information server 3 will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the capture information database 31. The capture information database 31 stores the map No. as shown in FIG. Strategy information is stored for each level. As described above, the map No. 1 has four levels A to D. Therefore, levels A, B,
Capture information STA1 and STB corresponding to C and D respectively
1, STC1 and STD1 are registered. In addition, the map No. 4 has six levels A to F. For this reason, the capture information STA4, STB4, STC4, respectively corresponds to the levels A, B, C, D, E, F.
STD4, STE4, and STF4 are registered. The capture information is ST + level i + map No. In the form of j, it becomes STij. For example, if the level is A, i becomes A, and the map No. If it is 4, j becomes 4, and the capture information becomes STA4.

Next, a procedure for obtaining capture information will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen transition when the capture information is obtained (the game terminal side). When the player is playing the game (see FIG. 5A), the menu screen 100 is displayed by operating the keypad 13 (see FIG. 5B). The menu screen 100 includes a “strategy information” menu for requesting strategy information from various menus.

When the player moves the cursor on the menu screen 100 and performs a selection operation at the “strategy information” menu (see FIG. 5C), the game progresses upon a request for the strategy information to the strategy information server 3. Information is sent, and the optimal capture information is provided as a response. At this time, a capture information screen 101 is formed on the screen, and a description 101a of the capture information and an image 101b by computer graphics are displayed in the capture information screen 101 (FIG. 5).
(D)). When the capture information is provided over several pages, an icon for switching pages (for example, a next page icon, a return icon) is also displayed. Of course, it is also possible to adopt a mechanism in which all are displayed by scrolling.

It is assumed that the player can arbitrarily select whether or not to store the strategy information in his / her own game terminal. When the player performs an operation to end the provision of the capture information, the display screen returns to the game screen again (see FIG. 5E).

Next, the capture information will be described in detail. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of capture information according to a level.
6 (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F)
Contains the capture information STF4, STE4, STD
4, STC4, STB4, and STA4 are shown. In the capture information for the same map, the details of the advice are distinguished according to the level. Map No. 4 is divided into 6 levels, and as the level goes to level A, the content of the capture information becomes more detailed.

In the example of FIG. 6, at the level F (strategy information STF4), a hint-like content such as "Let's search for an item to win the enemy character" is presented (FIG. 6A )reference). At the stage of level E (strategy information STE4), the level is raised by one, and a content that conveys a little more effort is presented, such as "Let's do our best!"

Then, the level D (strategy information STD)
At the stage 4), a content for notifying a specific destination is presented, such as "Let's search for an item to win the enemy character. Let's go to Y town!" (FIG. 6)
(C)). By making the capture information a little more detailed, it is possible to help resolve the deadlock. If there is a player who proceeds next with the content of this level, the information so far is sufficient for the player.

Further, at the stage of level C (strategy information STC4), simply point to the town, such as "Let's search for an item to win the enemy character. Let's go northeast of town Y!" Instead, the content to follow in that direction is presented (see FIG. 6D). As a result, it is possible to quickly guide the user to a place where the item is hidden.

To the player who cannot find the item even at the level C, the strategy information of the level B (strategy information STB4) is further provided. At this stage,
In order to win the enemy character, you need item X. Let's go to the northeast of town Y! In addition to following the town and direction, the content that shows what items you need is presented. (See FIG. 6E). This has the advantage of being able to imagine what to get.

Finally, level A (strategy information STA4)
Capture information is provided. At this stage, the content is presented in a format almost like a solution, such as "Item X to win the enemy character is at the base of a tree in the northeast of town Y" (see FIG. 6 (F)). ). By giving priority to the next step, more specific, solution level capture information can be presented.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of operation correspondence between the game terminal and the game server in the present embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of operation correspondence between the game terminal and the strategy information server in the present embodiment. .

First, the user authentication will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Each game terminal 1... Uses an online game service to connect to the game server 2.
The user ID is changed to the game server 2 in response to the operation of the player.
(Step S11).

On the other hand, in the game server 2, the user authentication of the player is performed based on the user ID sent from each of the game terminals 1... (Step S21). Step S22). Thereafter, the game server 2 performs control to generate an event in accordance with the progress of the game of the player while confirming the position of the game space with each of the game terminals 1.

Each game terminal 1 can start an online game with the permission of the game server 2 (step S12). Thereafter, communication with the game server 2 is performed. Thus, when using the online game, each of the game terminals 1...
User authentication with the game server 2 is required.

Next, referring to FIG. 8, the request and provision of the capture information will be described in detail. In the game terminal 1, even if an online game is being executed, or
The game may be executed either offline or offline. When the game is executed online, it is assumed that the user authentication performed with the game server 2 at the stage of starting the game is performed. On the other hand, when the game is executed offline, the user authentication performed with the game server 2 at the stage of requesting the capture information is executed.

In the game terminal 1, when a menu request is operated during execution of a game (step S10).
1) A menu is displayed on the display screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 5B (step S102). If further operation is performed and a request for capture information is instructed (step S
(Yes route of 103), game progress information to be transmitted to the strategy information server 3 is generated (step S104).

The game strategy information generated in this way is transmitted to the strategy information server 3 as a strategy information request (step S105). The date and time transmitted in step S105, the transmitted map No. , The calculated stagnation time, and the calculated number of requests are shown in FIG.
Are registered in association with each other (step S1).
06).

Thereafter, when there is a response to the capture information request from the capture information server 3, the response, that is, the capture information is received (step S107), and is displayed on the display 12 as shown in FIG. 5D. (Step S
108). Then, when the operation of ending the display of the capture information is performed by the player's operation (Yes route in step S109), the game process is restarted (step S110).

In the strategy information server 3, when a game information request is received from the game terminal 1, the game progress information transmitted in accordance with the request is received (step S).
201). When the game progress information is received, the matching level of the player is determined based on the game progress information (Step S202). In this case, the matching level determination table 33 is used.

Then, the capture information corresponding to the matching level determined in step S202 is stored in the capture information database 3.
1 (step S203), and the extracted capture information is provided (transmitted) to the requesting game terminal 1 as a response (step S204). As described above, the strategy information server 3 does not need to accumulate the game progress information of each of the game terminals 1... can do.

Next, the configuration of the game terminal 1 will be briefly described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the game terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. This game terminal 1
Is connected to the internal bus 10 as shown in FIG.
4, a ROM 15, a RAM 16, a recording medium 11, an image processing unit 17, a sound processing unit 18, a keypad 13, a display 12, a communication control unit 19, and the like.

The internal bus 10 has an address signal in the device,
This is a line for transmitting data. The CPU 14 controls the overall operation of the game terminal itself in accordance with various programs recorded on the recording medium 11. ROM 15
They store programs for operating applications such as game programs, various parameters, and the like.

The RAM 16 is a memory used as a work area when executing various programs. Recording medium 1
Although 1 has already been described, it may be used to store new programs and data from a network through a line 20 connected to the communication control unit 19. The image processing unit 17 manages computer graphics processing and the like when performing a game, displaying capture information, and the like. The sound processing unit 18 performs sound processing and the like when executing a game, outputting capture information, and the like.

The keypad 13 is a unit for inputting by user operation. The display 12 is a unit that outputs images and sounds. Communication control unit 1
An interface 9 is connected to the network 4 via the line 20 and receives various services from the network 4. The communication control unit 19 has a built-in modem, and performs connection with a provider through the modem when connecting to a network.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the player's game experience, game knowledge, game capture knowledge, and other abilities are determined from the game progress information at the time of providing the capture information, and the player's level is determined. Since the capture information having the content suitable for the above is extracted, it is possible to realize an appropriate capture advice by providing the capture information to the player.

In the above-described embodiment, the game terminal 1 responds to the operation of the player by the game information server 3 itself.
, And the method of entering and exiting the capture information was adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this.By performing polling on the capture information server side, the capture information server itself collects the game progress information of each player, The adaptation level capture information may be provided at the optimal timing.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a communication procedure according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is assumed that the game terminal, the game server, and the strategy information server have the same configurations and functions as the above-described game terminal 1, game server 2, and strategy information server 3, respectively.

In FIG. 10, the strategy information server polls the game terminal via the network. This polling is performed, for example, periodically. The polling interval may be hourly or daily.
Further, the target of the polling (game terminal) may be reserved by the player in advance, and may be determined by any other arrangement.

In the game terminal, game progress information is generated in response to the polling (as in the above embodiment), and the game progress information is transmitted to the strategy information server.
As a result, a polling response is made. In the strategy information server, strategy information matching the player's matching level is extracted from the game progress information collected by polling, as in the above-described embodiment, and the extracted strategy information is provided to the game terminal.

The difficulty of each scene (map) can be measured using the above-mentioned polling. That is, the progress of each player can be grasped collectively by polling. This grasp can be realized by collecting statistics from the stagnation time and the number of requests for each map. If the difficulty level is high and it is necessary to provide detailed capture information at an early stage, the adaptation level may be set higher at a lower stage. That is, it is necessary to reconstruct the conformity level determination table,
Along with this, the strategy information database also needs to be rebuilt.

The above reconstruction can be realized by the following processing. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the level reconstruction by polling, and FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the level reconstruction. When the capture information server performs polling (step S301), game progress information is collected from each game terminal (step S30).
2).

The difficulty level for each map is determined based on the game progress information collected in this manner (step S
303) For a map having a high degree of difficulty, a level of reconstruction is performed such that the detail is increased while the number of requests is low or the stagnation time is short. As a result, the conformity level determination table and the strategy information database are reconstructed in accordance with the level reconstruction (step S304).

For example, the map No. If it is determined in step 4 that there are many players who stumble over a long period of time, it is sufficient that the capture information of level A can be obtained at the level B level.
The level restructuring is completed by reflecting the relevant changes. As described above, the degree of difficulty of each map can be easily grasped by polling, whereby it is possible to always ensure an environment in which capture information suitable for a player can be provided in an optimal state. Alternatively, it may be determined from the game progress information collected by polling whether or not the strategy information to be provided to each player is to be provided now or is not needed now, and the timing of the provision may be controlled.

The above control can be realized by the following processing. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of providing capture information at the time of polling. In the capture information server, when polling is performed (step S40)
1), game progress information is collected from each game terminal (step S402).

A deadlock situation for each player is determined based on the game progress information thus collected (step S403). For example, when there is a player in a deadlock situation of level C or higher (step S
At the timing, capture information corresponding to the level is transmitted (step S405). This makes it possible to rescue a dead-ended player at an early stage.

If the deadlock determination is at or below the level D (No route in step S404), the process ends without providing capture information at that timing. By utilizing polling in this way, it is possible to easily confirm a deadlock situation between players, and to provide capture information at an optimal timing.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the game experience of the player at the time of providing the strategy information,
Judgment of game knowledge, game capture knowledge, etc. from game progress information and extraction of capture information with content appropriate for the player's level, so that the capture information is provided to the player so that appropriate capture advice Can be realized.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of game progress information registered in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a matching level determination table according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a capture information database according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen transition (game terminal side) when acquiring capture information according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of capture information according to a level in the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation correspondence between a game terminal and a game server in the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation correspondence between the game terminal and the strategy information server in the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a game terminal according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a communication procedure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of level reconstruction by polling in another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating level reconstruction in another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of providing capture information at the time of polling in another embodiment.

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 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Keizo Kokubo, Inventor 1-8-1 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Inside Square Co., Ltd. (72) Yoshinori Kitase 1-8-1 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Square Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2C001 AA17 BB06 BC06 BC09 BC10 CB08 DA06 (54) [Title of the Invention] A method for providing online video game capture information and a computer-readable recording of a program for realizing the method Possible recording medium, game system, server device applied to game system, and game terminal applied to game system

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[Claims] 1. A method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, the method comprising: receiving a request for capture information from the game terminal under the control of the server device. In this case, from the previously stored strategy information, strategy information that matches the situation based on the current and past game progress information sent with the request is extracted, and the extracted strategy information is used as a response to the request. When the game device requests capture information from the server device in response to a player operation under the control of the game terminal, And stores the current game progress information, and stores the capture information as a response to the request to the server. When receiving the supply of the location, method characterized in that to display the capture information received this, the above, to realize the supply of capture information. 2. Under the control of the server device, game progress information is collected from the game terminal by polling, and the difficulty level of a location where an event occurs is determined based on the game progress information collected from the game terminal. And
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the more the determined difficulty level is, the more detailed the capture information is assigned. 3. Under the control of the server device, current and past game progress information is collected from the game terminal by polling, and a certain amount is determined based on the current and past game progress information collected from the game terminal. A game terminal that is in a deadlock condition that is equal to or higher than a reference is determined, capture information corresponding to a deadlock location is extracted for the determined game terminal, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the determined game terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein: 4. A method for providing capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, the method comprising: receiving a request for capture information from the game terminal under the control of the server device. In this case, the progress of the game is determined based on the current and past game progress information sent together with the request, and the strategy information stored in advance is stored in advance in a state where the level is divided according to the progress of the game. From the game device, the capture information at the level corresponding to the progress of the determined game is extracted, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request. Under the control of the game terminal, the player When requesting capture information from the server device in response to the operation of (1), the server device requests the server device for a current game and a past game that has already been saved. Sending the game progress information and storing the current game progress information, and displaying the received strategy information when receiving the strategy information as a response to the request by supplying the server device. A method of realizing the supply of a product. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein under the control of the server device, more detailed capture information is extracted as the progress of the game becomes lower. 6. Under the control of the game terminal, a stagnant time up to the present is measured at a place where repeated capture information is required among places where an event occurs, and the stagnant time is measured for the current and past games. 6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the game information is sent to the server device while being included in progress information, and under the control of the server device, the progress of the game is determined in consideration of the stagnation time. 7. Under the control of the game terminal, of the locations where the event occurs, the number of requests for the location where repeated capture information is requested is counted up to the present,
5. The progress of the game is determined by sending the number of requests included in the current and past game progress information and determining the progress of the game by taking into account the number of requests under the control of the server device. 5. The method according to 5. 8. A method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, the method comprising: controlling the capture information for each location where an event occurs under the control of the server device. The request frequency is recorded, and when there is a request for the strategy information from the game terminal, the strategy information is sent together with the request from the strategy information stored in advance corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the progress of the game. Game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs, and capture information corresponding to a location based on the recorded request frequency and corresponding to the location where the event occurs, and extracting the captured capture information. Is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request, and under the control of the game terminal, the game server responds to the operation of the player. When requesting capture information from the server device, game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs is sent to the server device, and the capture information as a response to the request is received by the supply of the server device. And displaying the received capture information, and supplying the capture information as described above. 9. Levels are classified according to the request frequency, and the more detailed the request frequency is, the more detailed the capture information is stored in advance, and under the control of the server device, from among the previously stored capture information, Determining the location where the event occurs from the game progress information sent from the game terminal, and determining the level of the location where the event occurs from the recorded request frequency, and determining the strategy corresponding to the level. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the information is extracted. 10. Under the control of the game terminal,
At the time of capture information request, save the game progress information at that time,
The method according to claim 8, wherein under the control of the server device, capture information is extracted in consideration of the current and past game progress information. [11] Under the control of the game terminal,
The method according to claim 1, 4 or 8, wherein when the video game is executed offline, the server device is connected at a time when a request for capture information is made in response to an operation of a player. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics. 13. The capture information according to claim 1, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing a voice.
The method described in. 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics and audio. 15. Under the control of the game terminal,
15. The method according to claim 12, wherein when the computer graphics is reproduced and the capture information is displayed, the viewpoint is arbitrarily switched in response to an operation of the player.
The method described in. 16. Under the control of the game terminal,
The method according to claim 1, 4 or 8, wherein the display screen is scrolled in response to an operation of the player when displaying the capture information. 17. Under the control of the game terminal,
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display screen is turned in response to an operation of the player when displaying the capture information. 18. Under the control of the game terminal,
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein when displaying the capture information, a part or the whole of the display screen is zoomed in response to an operation of the player. 19. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for realizing a method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, comprising: Below, when there is a request for the capture information from the game terminal, from the pre-stored capture information, capture information that matches the situation based on the current and past game progress information sent together with the request Extracting, and supplying the extracted capture information to the game terminal as a response to the request. Under the control of the game terminal, when requesting the server device for capture information in response to a player operation, It sends the current and past saved game progress information to the server device and When the strategy information is received by supplying the server device as a response to the request, the received strategy information is displayed, and a program for realizing the supply of the strategy information is recorded as described above. Recording medium. 20. Under the control of the server device, game progress information is collected from the game terminal by polling, and the difficulty level of a location where an event occurs is determined based on the game progress information collected from the game terminal. And
20. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein more detailed capture information is assigned as the determined difficulty level increases. 21. Under the control of the server device, current and past game progress information is collected from the game terminal by polling, and a certain amount is determined based on current and past game progress information collected from the game terminal. A game terminal that is in a deadlock condition that is equal to or higher than a reference is determined, capture information corresponding to a deadlock location is extracted for the determined game terminal, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the determined game terminal. 20. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein: 22. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing a method for providing capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, comprising: Below, when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, the progress of the game is determined based on the current and past game progress information sent together with the request, and the progress of the game is determined. From the strategy information stored in advance in the state divided into levels, strategy information at a level corresponding to the determined progress of the game is extracted, and the extracted strategy information is used as a response to the request by the game terminal. Under the control of the game terminal, the server device responds to the operation of the player by Is sent to the server device, and the current game progress information is sent to the server device and the current game progress information is stored, and the strategy information as a response to the request is sent to the server device. A storage medium on which a program for realizing the supply of the capture information is displayed when the received capture information is displayed. 23. Under the control of the server device,
23. The recording medium according to claim 22, wherein detailed capture information is extracted as the progress of the game becomes lower. 24. Under the control of the game terminal,
Among the locations where the event occurs, the stagnant time to the present is measured for a location where repeated capture information is required, and the stagnant time is included in the present and past game progress information and sent to the server device. 24. The recording medium according to claim 22, wherein the control unit determines the progress of the game in consideration of the stagnation time. 25. Under the control of the game terminal,
Of the locations where the event occurs, the number of requests to the present is counted for the location where repeated capture information is requested, and the number of requests is sent in the current and past game progress information and sent under the control of the server device. 24. The recording medium according to claim 22, wherein determining the progress of the game in consideration of the number of requests. 26. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for realizing a method for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, comprising: Below, the request frequency of capture information is recorded for each location where an event occurs, and when there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, it is stored in advance in correspondence with each location where an event occurs in the progress of the game. Game progress information including information indicating the location where the event occurs, and the situation corresponding to the location where the event occurs, based on the recorded request frequency. The game terminal extracts suitable capture information, and uses the extracted capture information as a response to the request. Supplying, under the control of the game terminal, when requesting capture information from the server device in response to an operation of a player, game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs to the server device; And transmitting the received capture information as a response to the request by supplying the server device, and displaying the received capture information, thereby recording a program for realizing the supply of the capture information. 27. Levels are classified according to the request frequency, and the more detailed the request frequency is, the more detailed the capture information is stored in advance, and under the control of the server device, from among the previously stored capture information, Determining the location where the event occurs from the game progress information sent from the game terminal, and determining the level of the location where the event occurs from the recorded request frequency, and determining the strategy corresponding to the level. The recording medium according to claim 26, wherein information is extracted. 28. Under the control of the game terminal,
At the time of capture information request, save the game progress information at that time,
28. The recording medium according to claim 26, wherein under the control of the server device, capture information is extracted in consideration of the current and past game progress information. 29. Under the control of the game terminal,
20. The server device according to claim 19, wherein when the video game is executed offline, the server device is connected at a point in time when a request for capture information is made in response to an operation of a player.
27. The recording medium according to 2 or 26. 30. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics. 31. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing a sound. 32. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics and sound. 33. Under the control of the game terminal,
33. The method according to claim 30, wherein when the computer graphics is reproduced and the capture information is displayed, the viewpoint is arbitrarily switched in response to an operation of the player.
A recording medium according to claim 1. 34. Under the control of the game terminal,
The display screen is scrolled in response to an operation of a player when displaying the capture information.
27. The recording medium according to 9, 22, or 26. 35. Under the control of the game terminal,
The display screen is turned in response to an operation of a player when displaying the capture information.
27. The recording medium according to 9, 22, or 26. 36. Under the control of the game terminal,
27. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein when displaying the capture information, a part or all of the display screen is zoomed in response to an operation of the player. 37. A game system for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein the server device receives capture information stored in advance when a request for capture information is received from the game terminal. From among the above, the capture information that matches the situation based on the current and past game progress information sent together with the request is extracted, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request, When the game terminal requests capture information from the server device in response to the operation of the player, the game terminal sends the current game progress information and the past game progress information already stored to the server device, and transmits the current game progress information to the server device. When the capture information as a response to the request is received by the supply of the server device, A game system for displaying captured capture information. 38. The server device collects game progress information from the game terminal by polling, determines the difficulty level of a location where an event occurs based on the game progress information collected from the game terminal, and determines the difficulty level. 38. The game system according to claim 37, wherein more detailed strategy information is assigned as the difficulty level becomes higher. 39. The server device collects current and past game progress information from the game terminal by polling, and based on the current and past game progress information collected from the game terminal, encounters a deadlock of a certain level or more. Determining a game terminal in a state, extracting capture information corresponding to a deadlock location for the determined game terminal, and supplying the extracted capture information to the determined game terminal. The game system according to claim 37, wherein: 40. A game system for providing capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein when the game terminal receives a request for capture information, the server device sends the capture information together with the request. The progress of the game is determined based on the current and past game progress information, and the progress of the determined game is determined from the strategy information stored in advance in a state of being divided into levels corresponding to the progress of the game. The capture information of the level corresponding to the condition is extracted, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request, and the game terminal transmits the capture information to the server device in response to the operation of the player. When the request is made, the current game information and the past game progress information already stored are sent to the server device, and the current game A game system storing game progress information and displaying the received strategy information when the strategy information as a response to the request is received by the server device. 41. The game system according to claim 40, wherein the server device extracts more detailed capture information as the progress of the game becomes lower. 42. The game terminal measures a stagnation time up to the present for a place where repeated capture information is required among places where an event occurs, and includes the stagnation time in the present and past game progress information. 5. The game device sends the game to the server device, and the server device determines the progress of the game in consideration of the stagnation time.
42. The game system according to 0 or 41. 43. The game terminal counts the number of requests up to the present for a place where repeated capture information is required among the places where an event occurs, and includes the number of requests in the present and past game progress information. 42. The server device according to claim 40, wherein the server device determines the progress of the game in consideration of the number of requests.
The game system according to 1. 44. A game system for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein the server device records a request frequency of capture information for each location where an event occurs, If there is a request for capture information from the game, information indicating the location where the event occurs will be sent together with the request from the previously stored capture information corresponding to each location where the event occurs in the game progress And game strategy information corresponding to the location where the event occurs, and corresponding to a situation based on the recorded request frequency, and extracting the extracted strategy information as a response to the request. When the game terminal requests capture information from the server device in response to an operation of a player, the game terminal When game progress information including information indicating a place where an event occurs is sent to the server device, and when the capture information as a response to the request is received by the supply of the server device, the received capture information is displayed. A game system characterized by: 45. The game terminal is divided into levels according to the request frequency, and detailed capture information is stored in advance as the request frequency increases, and the server device selects the game terminal from the pre-stored capture information. From the game progress information sent from the game, the location where the event occurs is determined, and the level of the location where the event occurs is determined from the recorded request frequency, and the capture information corresponding to the level is extracted. 47. The game system according to claim 44, wherein: 46. The game terminal stores game progress information at the time of a request for strategy information, and the server device extracts strategy information in consideration of the current and past game progress information. The game system according to claim 44 or 45, wherein 47. The game terminal according to claim 37, wherein, when a video game is being executed offline, the game terminal connects to the server device at a time when a request for capture information is made in response to a player operation. 45. The game system according to 40 or 44. 48. The game system according to claim 37, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics. 49. The game system according to claim 37, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing a sound. 50. The game system according to claim 37, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics and sound. 51. The game terminal according to claim 48, 49 or 50, wherein the game terminal arbitrarily switches the viewpoint in response to a player operation when playing the computer graphics and displaying the capture information. The described game system. 52. The game terminal according to claim 37, wherein the game terminal scrolls the display screen in response to a player operation when displaying the capture information.
5. The game system according to 4. 53. The game terminal according to claim 37, wherein when displaying the capture information, the game terminal turns the display screen in response to an operation of the player.
5. The game system according to 4. 54. The game terminal according to claim 3, wherein when displaying the capture information, a part or the whole of the display screen is zoomed in response to an operation of the player.
The game system according to 7, 40 or 44. 55. A server device applied to a game system for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein when a request for capture information is received from the game terminal, a capture stored in advance is performed. Extracting means for extracting, from the information, capture information suitable for a situation based on current and past game progress information sent together with the request; and using the capture information extracted by the extraction means as a response to the request. A server device, comprising: supply means for supplying to a game terminal. 56. A collecting means for collecting game progress information from said game terminal by polling, and a determination for determining a difficulty level of a place where an event occurs based on the game progress information collected from said game terminal by said collecting means. 55. The server device according to claim 55, further comprising: means for allocating detailed capture information as the degree of difficulty determined by the determination means increases. 57. A collecting means for collecting current and past game progress information from the game terminal by polling, and a predetermined criterion or more based on current and past game progress information collected from the game terminal by the collecting means. Determining means for determining a game terminal in a dead end state, wherein the extracting means extracts capture information corresponding to a dead end location for the game terminal determined by the determining means,
The server device according to claim 55, wherein the supply unit supplies the capture information extracted by the extraction unit to the determined game terminal. 58. A server device applied to a game system for providing capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein when a request for capture information is made from the game terminal, the game device sends the information together with the request. Judging means for judging the progress of the game based on the current and past game progress information; and said judging means based on the strategy information stored in advance in a state of being divided into levels corresponding to the progress of the game Extraction means for extracting capture information at a level corresponding to the degree of progress of the game determined in step 1, and supply means for supplying the capture information extracted by the extraction means to the game terminal as a response to the request. A server device characterized by the above-mentioned. 59. The server device according to claim 58, wherein the extraction means extracts more detailed capture information as the progress of the game becomes worse. 60. The server device according to claim 58, wherein the determination means determines the progress of the game in consideration of a stagnation time based on the current and past game progress information. 61. The server according to claim 58, wherein the determination means determines the progress of the game by taking into account the number of requests for the same location from the current and past game progress information. apparatus. 62. A server device applied to a game system for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein a recording means for recording a request frequency of capture information for each location where an event occurs. When there is a request for capture information from the game terminal, an event is generated which is sent together with the request from the previously stored capture information corresponding to each location where an event occurs in the progress of the game. Extracting means for extracting game progress information including information indicating a location, and capture information corresponding to a location where the event occurs, which is adapted to a situation based on the request frequency recorded in the recording means; and Supply means for supplying the captured strategy information to the game terminal as a response to the request, apparatus. 63. The level is divided according to the request frequency, and the higher the request frequency is, the more detailed the capture information is stored in advance, and the extracting means selects the game terminal from the previously stored capture information. From the game progress information sent from the game, the location where the event occurs is determined, and the level of the location where the event occurs is determined from the recorded request frequency, and the capture information corresponding to the level is extracted. 63. The server device according to claim 62, wherein: 64. The server device according to claim 62, wherein the extraction means extracts capture information in consideration of the present and past game progress information sent from the game terminal. . 65. The server device according to claim 55, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics. 66. The server device according to claim 55, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing a sound. 67. The server device according to claim 55, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics and audio. 68. In a game system for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, when the server device receives a request for the capture information from the game terminal, the server device reads out the capture information stored in advance in the capture information. , And capture strategy information that matches the situation based on current and past game progress information sent with the request,
A game terminal applied to a game system that supplies the extracted capture information to the game terminal as a response to the request, wherein the server requests the server device for capture information in response to a player operation. Requesting means for transmitting the current and previously stored past game progress information to the device and storing the current game progress information; and the server device transmitting the strategy information as a response to the request by the requesting means. Display means for displaying the received capture information when received by the supply of the game terminal. 69. The request means measures a stagnation time up to the present for a place where repeated capture information is required among places where an event occurs, and includes the stagnation time in the present and past game progress information. The game terminal according to claim 68, wherein the game terminal is sent to the server device. 70. The requesting means counts the number of requests up to the present for a place where repeated capture information is requested among the places where an event occurs, and includes the number of requests in the present and past game progress information. The game terminal according to claim 68, wherein the game terminal is sent. 71. A game system for supplying capture information online from a server device to a game terminal, wherein the server device records a request frequency of capture information for each location where an event occurs, and captures the capture information from the game terminal. When there is a request for information, the information includes the information indicating the location where the event occurs, which is sent together with the request from the strategy information stored in advance corresponding to each location where the event occurs in the progress of the game Game progress information and capture information corresponding to a situation based on the recorded request frequency corresponding to a location where the event occurs are extracted, and the extracted capture information is supplied to the game terminal as a response to the request. A game terminal applied to a game system, wherein the game device captures the server device in response to a player operation. Requesting information, the request means for sending game progress information including information indicating a location where an event occurs to the server device, and the capture information as a response to the request by the request means is transmitted to the server device. Display means for displaying the received capture information when the game terminal is received by the supply. 72. The server device according to claim 68, wherein when the video game is executed offline, the server device is connected to the server device at the time of requesting capture information in response to a player operation. Game terminal. 73. The game terminal according to claim 68, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics. 74. The capture information according to claim 68 or 72, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing a sound.
The game terminal according to. 75. The game terminal according to claim 68, wherein the capture information includes data for reproducing computer graphics and sound. 76. The apparatus according to claim 73, wherein the display means arbitrarily switches a viewpoint in response to an operation of a player when reproducing the computer graphics and displaying the capture information. The described gaming terminal. 77. The display device according to claim 73, wherein the display means scrolls the display screen in response to an operation of the player when displaying the capture information.
The game terminal according to. 78. The display device according to claim 73, wherein when displaying the capture information, the display means turns the display screen in response to an operation of the player.
The game terminal according to. 79. The display device according to claim 73, wherein when displaying the capture information, a part or the whole of the display screen is zoomed in response to an operation of the player.
74. The game terminal according to 74 or 75.