EP 1304150 A1 20030423 - Device, method and program storage medium for a game
Title (en)
Device, method and program storage medium for a game
Title (de)
Verfahren, Vorrichtung und Programmspeicher für ein Spiel
Title (fr)
Procédé, dispositif et moyen de stockage de programme pour un jeu
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 2001319866 A 20011017
- JP 2001321250 A 20011018
- JP 2001367596 A 20011130
- JP 2001401845 A 20011228
Abstract (en)
The present invention enables selection of appropriate opponent players for a player of a game. The CPU 361 of the controller of the center server device comprises a receiving unit 361 a that receives a request for game participation from each player when a game begins on each respective client terminal device 1, a selection unit 361b that selects according to prescribed rules a number of players to play in a shared game space from among the players from whom game participation requests have been received by the receiving unit 361 a, the number being no more than a prescribed maximum number and no less than a prescribed minimum number, and a first execution unit 161d that allows players selected by the selection unit 361b to play a game against one another in a shared game space. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3276 (2013.01); G07F 17/3283 (2013.01); A63F 2300/50 (2013.01); A63F 2300/5546 (2013.01); A63F 2300/5566 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5779549 A 19980714 - WALKER JAY S [US], et al
- [X] US 6264560 B1 20010724 - GOLDBERG SHELDON FRANCIS [US], et al
- [A] US 6019283 A 20000201 - LUCERO JAMES L [US]
- [A] US 6012984 A 20000111 - ROSEMAN STUART [US]
- [A] WO 0171677 A2 20010927 - ELOTTERY INC [US]
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 02023022 A 20021015