Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-29
2002-11-05
Harrison, Jessica (Department: 3713)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
C463S023000, C463S041000, C463S042000, C463S043000, C700S091000, C700S092000, C700S093000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06475089
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a game system which allows competition-type games to be enjoyed by connecting respective game devices through a communication line under the control of host information processing means, and particularly to a game system which allows players to evaluate the results of a game more objectively.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a game system for playing various competition-type sports games such as soccer or baseball games by connecting respective game devices to each other through a communication line, wherein such game system expresses numerically the various conditions upon progressing a game, such as victories or defeats, scores, strategies, tactics, demonstration of performance by the characters, etc. of a game, and based on these values and schemes of data management period, etc., enables the objective evaluation of the results and the content of a game.
2. Related Art
Conventionally, there has been proposed a game system wherein game devices are connected to each other under the control of host information processing means (host computer) and competition-type games could be implemented.
A typical conventional game system of this type is structured by, for example, game device, a host computer, and a communication line connecting the game device and the host computer. In this game system, a request for an opponent player is made to the host computer from each game device via communication lines. Subsequently, on the basis of information obtained from the host computer, game devices are connected through communication lines, and a competition-type game is played between the players. After the game results are transmitted back to the host computer, the host computer transmits information on grades, ranking, etc. to each player.
However, the aforementioned game system has the following problems. As the first problem, the manner of evaluation is simple, and the game is therefore not amusing. In other words, since a typical conventional game system considers only the number of victories upon evaluating, the players, those who have experienced more games tend to be acknowledged as good players, making it disadvantageous for those who have had less games for different reasons and impairing the amusement of the game.
As the second problem, even when the terms of a game no longer conforms with the actual skill of a player, the player is forced to play the game under the initial terms, and the player's interest in the game is consequently reduced. For example, in actual soccer games, a certain team may suddenly demonstrate improved or degraded skills, and therefore, the development of the game would not be amusing unless such skills are reflected in the actual game device.
The present invention aims at providing a game system which may solve the aforementioned problems. Namely, it is an object of the present invention to provide a, game system whereby competition-type games may be played by having respective game devices connected through communication lines under the control of host information processing means, such that game results may be evaluated by the players in a more objective manner.
Moreover, another object of the present invention is to provide a game system which enables various terms of a game to always conform with the actual skill of the player. Namely, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game system capable of reflecting in the game device the conditions of a team demonstrating suddenly improved or degraded skills, for example, in the case of a soccer game, etc.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to accomplish the aforementioned objects, the present invention is a game system comprising a plurality of game devices, host information processing means for executing various processing, and communication lines connecting the game devices and the host information processing means, and when there is a request for a competition-type game, the game devices are connected to the host information processing means via communication lines so as to provide the information processing means with the request and to receive opponent information from the host information processing means, and the information processing means possesses information concerning the difference in the abilities of a player and his opponents and transmits such information to game devices of respective opponents in response to the request for a game from the game devices.
In the present invention, after the opponent information is received by the game devices, the game devices cut off communication lines with the host information processing, and the game devices are connected to each other via a communication line for playing a competition-type game.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, the host information processing means reads game results and evaluates the skill of each player operating respective game devices on the basis of the game results and information concerning the difference in the abilities of a player and the opponents.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, the host information processing means reads game results and evaluates skills of each player operating respective game devices on the basis of the game results and information concerning the difference in the abilities of a player and the opponents and a period for maintaining game results, laying more emphasis on games most recently played.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, the skill of a player is evaluated. by the host information processing means when a prescribed number of game results are obtained for each player.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, game data are made into a packet upon their delivery with a check sum attached thereto, and a packet of an opponent is calculated when received together with a check sum in order to compare the calculated check sum with the check sum being delivered, and when the check sums do not conform with one another a result of the comparison, a packet of the game data is delivered again together with a check sum.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, upon termination of a game with an opponent's game device, the game device maintains results of the game and delivers the game results to the host information processing means when making a request for a next game.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, the game device comprises at least a main body for processing various competition-type games and communication means for connecting a game device with the host processing means or a game device of an opponent via a communication line.
Furthermore, according to a further invention, the game device comprises a plurality of game devices, host information processing means executing various processing, and communication lines connecting the game devices and the host information processing means, and after obtaining opponent information from the host information processing means, the game devices may implement a competition-type game by being connected via a communication line, and game results are read by the host information processing means from the respective game devices so that abilities of each player operating respective time devices may be evaluated (in the basis of the game results and information concerning the difference in the abilities of a player and the opponents.
Furthermore, according to a further invention, skills of players operating respective game devices are evaluated by the host information processing means, laying more emphasis on games most recently played.
Furthermore, according to the respective inventions described above, a public network is used for the communication lines.
Furthermore, a recording medium according to the present invention stores a program for causing these game systems to operate. Recording medium here is a medium storing information, mainly digital data or programs recorded by some physical means, which allows computers or dedicated processors to perform desired
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Harrison Jessica
Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
Nguyen Binh-An D.
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