JP2001204973A - Communication game system and game terminal used for communication game, and game method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a completely new communication game system wherein a plurality of game players can play a game while they are having a talk with each other. SOLUTION: The communication game system wherein a plurality of the game players at mutually separated remote sites can play a competition game by using game terminals is provided and the above described game terminals are respectively provided with a voice input-output means by which a game player can hear the voices of the other game players and the voices of the game player can be inputted, a displaying means for displaying informations on the competition game and a game inputting means and the above described game terminal is connected with the other game terminals through communication lines through a server as a repeating point and a plurality of voice data inputted by the voice input-output means of the above described each game terminal are synthesized in the above described server and the voice data synthesized are regenerated by each voice input-output means of the above described each game terminal and the synthesis and the regeneration of the above described voice data can be performed during the above described competition game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication game system in which a plurality of game players are connected to a computer network and play a game by multiplayer participation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the progress of communication networks has been remarkable, and a large number of game software capable of playing games using the communication networks have been put on the market.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned game software related to the communication network is merely a game in which two people who know each other on the Internet and do not know each other's face or character compete against each other and compete for the win or loss. Was something.

[0004] The present invention provides a communication game system capable of playing a communication battle game while performing a voice chat.
It is an object to provide a game terminal and a game method.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication game in which a plurality of remote game players can play a competitive game using a game terminal. The game terminal, wherein the game terminal comprises: a voice input / output unit that allows the game player to hear a voice from another game player and input a voice of the game player; a display unit that displays competitive game information; Means, the game terminal is connected to another game terminal via a communication line via a server as a relay point, and a plurality of voice data input by voice input / output means of each of the game terminals is stored in the server. And the synthesized voice data is configured to be reproduced by each voice input / output unit in each of the game terminals. Growth and regeneration is characterized in that configured to perform in the competition game.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the game information can be used in the communication game system of the first aspect.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game terminal according to any one of the first and second aspects, the game terminal includes a voice converter for performing a voice change. It is used for a communication game characterized by the following.

In addition, according to the invention of claim 4, there is provided a game method in which a plurality of remote game players play a competitive game through a communication line, wherein each of the game players has a game terminal. While playing a game that progresses based on the same game program represented on the display of the game terminal, all the game players perform voice chat simultaneously with the game play by using the microphones provided in the respective game terminals. Features.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a network business mode using a communication game system as an example of the present invention.

In this network business form, a provider having a plurality of application servers,
A content development / providing company that produces content used for the application;
A content management company (NPCC / Neo Geo Pocket Club) that manages the content developed by the provider and provides the content to the provider and manages the user who uses the content; It comprises a credit company that stands between the provider and the content management company and manages the transfer of money.

[0012] After the credit settlement contract with the management company is completed or the member joining procedure is completed, the game terminal is provided to the user free of charge or at a low price, and the member's ID and password are presented.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram schematically showing services that can be used by the user in the network business form.

The game terminals distributed to the users include:
Web browser software such as Internet Explorer, E-MAIL software, reproduction software for reproducing MP3 compressed data, and PDA function (schedule management software etc.) are built in. This concept is the “basic” configuration in the figure.

[0015] Other applications and contents include "Net games" and "information services".
And "business" applications and content. Here, an application is an application used by running a program on a server while a user is involved on the net, and a content is a game program that a user simply refers to on the net or uses a network. Refers to the content from which the content is downloaded.

For example, as the “Net game”,
A network RPG or a net battle game (compatible with voice chat) as an application, or a game download as content can be considered. Hanafuda, mahjong, and the like can be considered as the battle game.

Next, in the "information service", as contents, dating sites (bulletin board, two-shot chat, net matchmaking, introduction, etc.), town information (gourmet, map, etc.), manga and animation distribution (amateur)・ Magazines, etc.), music distribution (Internet radio), etc. are conceivable.

The "business" includes contents such as stock information and horse racing information, and applications such as net shopping (ticket sales and the like), stock trading, horse racing, and casinos.

The above applications and contents can be used by registering as a member with a contents management company (NPCC / Neo Geo Pocket Club).

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a game terminal handed to the user. FIG. 4 shows a hardware block diagram of the game terminal.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a game terminal. The main body 1 includes a modular jack 2 for connecting to a telephone line by wire, and a dedicated mobile phone for connecting to a mobile phone. A socket 3, an audio input / output unit 4 for connecting to a headphone 4A with a microphone, a CCD camera 5 for generating digital image data by the user or the user, and a personal computer for connecting the data. A serial port 6 for transmission / reception, a read / write unit 7 connected to an external storage medium for temporarily storing digital data created in the main body 1, a game information, a video taken by the camera 5, and the like. A display 8 for displaying, a first input means 9 for the user to perform an operation input such as a game input, and a second input means 9 different from the first input means 9
And a touch panel 10 as an input means of the main body 1 is electrically connected to a controller 11 in the main body 1.

Reference numeral 12 in FIG. 4 denotes a connector to which a storage medium such as a game cartridge in which game information such as a game program is stored is detachably connected, and is denoted by "NGP-ROM" in FIG. When the storage medium is pointed in the direction of the arrow from the site where the
2 and the storage medium are electrically connected so that the control unit 11 can download data.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a universal serial bus (USB) connector, which is used as a general-purpose bus and is connected to, for example, an external image scanner or printer.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an LED lamp,
The ED lamp 13 is turned on when the power of the game terminal is turned on, and is turned off when the power is off.

FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing a state in which a user (game player) is using the game terminal. The main body 1 of the game terminal has an internal battery and can be used anywhere. Can be used in place. The present invention is not limited to a game terminal that can be used with an internal power supply (battery such as a dry battery), but if it is configured to be used anywhere as desired, it is useful as a personal terminal. Needless to say.

FIG. 6 is a system diagram of a net battle game corresponding to a voice chat as one of the applications that can be performed in the network business form described above.

In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes one server of the application server group described above.

The server 20 includes a control unit 21, a game information storage unit 22 which uses data for performing a game calculation in accordance with a game input from a plurality of users 1. Is the main configuration. The game information corresponds to a game program or the like.

Further, the server 20 is provided with a plurality of slots so that a competitive game in a plurality of groups can be performed with the same game information. That is, in the case of a mahjong game, there are as many consoles as the number of slots, and a plurality of mahjong games can be played on the same server simultaneously.

Next, the progress (steps) of a mahjong game having a voice chat function will be described, taking as an example a mahjong game of group A composed of users 1 to 4 using slot 1.

As a first step, the server 20 is connected via a telephone line 30 (including wireless) capable of two-way communication.
Connected to.

As a second step, the server transmits the current state of mahjong table fullness data to the game terminal through the telephone line 30.

As a third step, the main unit 1 of the game terminal, which has received the occupancy status data via the jack 2 or the socket 3, controls the control unit 11 based on the data.
Generates display screen information, and displays the display screen information on the display 9.

As a fifth step, the user decides which mahjong table to play the mahjong game on while viewing the mahjong table fullness display displayed on the display 9, and plays the mahjong game with the waiting user. In order to determine whether or not to perform, first, the user to be played is determined by having a text chat or a voice chat with another waiting user.

As a sixth step, the determined users decide which mahjong table to enter by the operation means 9 and 10. When the mahjong table is determined, the server 20 sends this user group (user 1).ユ ー ザ user 4), one slot is allocated and connected to the allocated slot through a communication circuit surrounded by a dashed line indicated by reference character A in FIG. In FIG. 6, the communication circuit A surrounded by the dashed line is shown only for the user 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the slots assigned to the users 2. Connected by a communication circuit.

As a seventh step, when the above-described steps up to the sixth step are completed, a standby state where the game can be started at any time is established.

As an eighth step, when the game is started, four users roll dice on the display 8, and first determine the order and the position to sit at the mahjong table.

As a ninth step, every time the player turns his or her turn, he or she uses the input means 9 and 10 to input a game and uses the microphone of the headphones 4A to say "It is a good hand." Input a voice such as

As a tenth step, voice data obtained by converting the voice into a digital signal and game input information are transmitted to the server 20 through the communication line 30.

As an eleventh step, the communication circuit 3
Since the data transmitted through 0 is a mixture of voice data and game input information, the data is branched by the branch circuit 23. The slot 1 is composed of two lines, a game data line 24 and an audio data line 25, and the separated audio data is stored in a buffer 2
While the game input information is input to the line 25 via the line 6, the separated game input information is input to the line 24.

In the next stage, the voice and the game information are separately and asynchronously processed. Therefore, here, the processing of the game information will be described first, and then the processing of the voice will be described.

(Processing of Game Information) Based on the game input information of the users 1 to 4 gathered on the line 24, each input or after one round of user input is completed,
The control unit 21 performs a game calculation process based on the game information 22 and the game input information of the user.

When the game calculation processing is completed, the game calculation processing result data is returned to each user, and based on the returned game calculation processing result data, the control unit 11 of each user's game terminal should display on the display. Generate and display display information.

As described above, the server 20 does not perform the calculation processing up to the generation of the display information, but only performs, for example, three-dimensional coordinate calculation, and performs the coloring and mapping processing at each game terminal. This has the advantage that the amount of data transmitted by the communication circuit 30 can be reduced. That is, the control unit 21 of the server 20 performs the game calculation process, and the control unit 11 of the game terminal performs
It is also characterized in that the processing performed by a normal game machine by itself, such as performing graphic arithmetic processing, is performed to perform role sharing processing.

That is, the memory connected to the external storage medium slot 7 (see FIG. 3) of the game terminal stores character data (image data) as basic data for performing the above-described graphic operation. The control unit 11 appropriately accesses the memory and performs a graphic operation process based on the game operation data transmitted from the server side. Then, if the image data is replaced with a different memory, a different video is displayed on the display, so that the game can be a timeless game.

For more specific description, when the fighting game is a fighting game, the fighting game program is sent to the server, and the image data as character data appearing in the fighting game is sent to the external storage medium. As stored in the memory.

If a game player wants to play with a character of the Doraemon series, he uses a memory storing the character data of Doraemon in the memory of the game terminal, and then uses the character of Lupine III to play the game. In this case, the same game can be performed using the character of Lupine III by changing to a memory storing the character data of Lupine III.

(Audio Processing) The audio data branched by the branch circuit 23 is temporarily stored in a buffer 26 so that the communication speed and the data processing speed in the server 20 can be adjusted.

The audio data output from the buffer 26 is input to a line 25, mixed with audio data transmitted from other users in the same manner, and audio mixed data is returned to each user.

However, the audio mix data to be returned is set in this embodiment so as to be different for each user. For example, for user 1, user 2, user 2,
A mixture of the audio data of 3 and 4 is returned.
The voice data of the user 1 is converted into voice data of the voice of the user 1 by 1 / K via the attenuator 27.
The sound data is further synthesized with the mixed sound data.
Such a combining process is performed by the control unit 21.

Then, for user 1, users 2 to 2
Voice data obtained by mixing voice data obtained by mixing the voice data of the user 4 and voice data obtained by attenuating the voice data of the user 1 is returned via the communication line 30 via the buffer 26, It is recognized by the user 1 via the headphones 4A. In the present invention, such a simultaneous multi-person call is called a voice chat.

The data transmitted and received through the communication circuit 30 employs a packet communication system, and FIG. 7 shows a configuration diagram of the data.

As shown in FIG. 7, one packet is composed of, for example, 256 bytes, and one packet of 256-byte data contains a header part and a data part. The header section is filled with data such as what type of data is stored in the data section, and where to send the data (address information). The game input information and the voice data described above are stored in the storage area.

When the above-mentioned voice chat is performed, a voice converter 4B may be provided in each game terminal to provide a voice changer function for converting one's own voice into the voice of a cartoon character. If voice chat can be performed while using the voice change function in this way, a woman can participate in the game as a man, and conversely, a man can participate in the game as a woman. There is an advantage that it is easy for a player who is a bite to get into a game using voice chat.

Further, it is also possible to configure so that only a specific user among the four users connected to the slot 1 can make a private conversation. At this time, the input means 9, 1
After performing a secret conversation input to speak with a specific user using 0, the call is transmitted using the microphone of the headphones 4A. If such a confidential talk can be performed, the same kind of confidential talk that is actually performed around the mahjong table can be realized even in a game in which players distant from each other.

Next, the present inventor relates to a computer network including a communication game system according to the present application,
Although the concept based on the future prospects is introduced, it goes without saying that the following contents do not limit the present invention.

Recent developments in communication technologies and their applications have been remarkable as represented by the spread of the Internet and mobile phones.

It is no exaggeration to say that the cornerstones of this technology are digital computing, networking and wireless technology.

With this technology as a background, applications such as electronic commerce, auctions, securities transactions, etc. on networks have been realized.

This change is happening all over the world, but is particularly noticeable in the United States, and has recently spread quite quickly to Japan.

[0061] And this wave of change is beginning to cause social structure changes as never before. Words such as the logistics revolution and the information and communication revolution should not feel particularly new. The music industry, the book publishing industry, the video field, the broadcasting industry, and the medical and health field are endless. Especially in book publications, the revolution since Gutenberg's typographic invention was being pursued by electronic communication media.

[0062] I want to leave the phone as something that should not be forgotten. The penetration rate of wireless mobile phones and the increase in the number of subscribers by radio are extremely large in the world, but when the next generation of W-CDMA (scheduled for March 2001) etc. appears, TV communication will increase due to the increase in communication speed. Phone is also realized. Of course, digital communications such as voice and video are packetized and integrated, so it has a high affinity with data streams on the Internet, and low-cost internet telephones and new value-added exchange services also have meaning. New technologies and breakthroughs for the new century, such as wearable computers and ITS for automobiles, are being introduced to the market at unprecedented pitches. For the time being,
The market will be driven by technology. In the future, with these advances and developments, human life itself will change over time, and we will enter a new era that can not be imagined, but in the near future, human life I feel no change.

In the following, I would like to look at the world brought about by the advancement and spread of digital computing, network and wireless technology in the future, and consider a new business suitable for companies.

(Main article) Considering human life, the basic elements of “clothing, eating, living, and playing” remain the same at any time, and in particular, play (hobbies in other words) is based on age. It may appear to have changed on the surface, reflecting the age and background of each gender,
I don't think the essence has changed. In recent years, children's play has been superficially concealed in the face, spinning, kite-raising, playing house, doll play, etc., and video games have emerged, but there is no significant difference between youth and adult play. It seems to be. Aside from games, eating and drinking, driving, sightseeing, reading, music, movies, creativity, investment, communication, heterosexuals, etc., just to name a few.

[0065] In our lives, which are being transformed by the so-called personal computer and the Internet, these basic elements of play exist without any change.

Assuming that each case is transferred to another opportunity,
Here, I would like to consider the world where digital computing and network and wireless technologies will change more dramatically in the future. (Future vision) In the medium to long term, examples of ongoing research and development by companies and organizations around the world are reported through the media.

Looking from familiar Japan, the International Children's Library, which will open in Ueno, Tokyo in 2000, and the Kansai-kan, which will open in Seika-cho, Kyoto in 2002, will be accessible via the Internet. Open as a library.
2,000 high-speed wired and wireless videophone calls
Will begin during the year. Viewer and telephone department is Bluetoot
It is connected by h and becomes very convenient. 200
From 0 to 2001, existing entertainment software such as books, movies and music will be distributed via the Internet. Speech recognition and automatic vocalization, simple artificial intelligence-equipped (agent) human interfaces, etc. are emerging as products.

With terrestrial digital broadcasting and wide area communication networks,
No matter where you are, you can access your home and use services on the Internet seamlessly regardless of location.

The situation is exactly the same in the United States. Compared to the current situation in Japan, the situation in the United States seems to be one or two years ahead of Japan. For example, some mobile reading devices such as eBooks are actually on sale, and Japanese corporations have recently started activities (in Japan, Sharp is preparing). In Europe, ERICSSON is experimenting with radio broadcasting using mobile phones. In the breakdown of Internet traffic worldwide, Japan is currently the second largest in the world after the United States.

(Communication Infrastructure) In the case of Japan, the wireless communication network has begun to spread mainly in large cities, and optical cables have been installed in each home. Approximately 90% or more planned: 10Mbp
s, 100Mbps in 2005), a full-fledged information and communication network society will arrive. In one or two years, non-NTT telecommunications infrastructure will provide low-cost wireless and wired Internet access in the order of Mbps.
Mobile phones will also evolve and benefit from high-speed data communications wherever they are.

In the United States, including cable television networks,
Radio, DSL, etc. are planned and partly in operation,
The same is true in Europe. Although the penetration rate seems to be coming, Mbps access is already available at the individual level.

[0072] Due to differences in countries and regions, current methods, diffusion rates and services, and their superiority, I think that some of them will eventually be eliminated and integrated, but for the time being the juxtaposition will be Will continue. A few years later, with the backdrop of such a communication infrastructure, the whole world will be incorporated into the global network, and the virtual world will begin to function as a new media.

(Virtual world) In this virtual world, everything necessary for daily life is available. In the outside personal world, a virtual world (this may be called the real world in a way)
Physically ingesting what you get in many ways will be a big part of human life. The virtual world here is very different from the so-called cyber world. This means that human life, that is, the majority of human life such as purchasing, communicating, and playing, depends on the Internet. In such a world, how to provide services and how to make profit will be a big problem. If it's a hobby or entertainment, it's relatively easy to make enough money compared to what you need for other life. Because humans have spent a lot of money and time on things they do not need, such as hobbies, and industries related to hobbies and leisure have high profit margins. It's no exaggeration to say that younger generations now have access to society by digesting the media.

(Network Society and Games in General) Until recently, having a unique game console as a platform was a mechanism that generated repeatability and profit. Just as analog records are not completely gone, the supply of game content via exchange media is likely to survive for some time. However, as with the transition from analog records to CDs, it will eventually shift to cheaper, more convenient and higher quality media.

Game media is no exception, and semiconductor memory is changing to CD-ROM, GD-ROM and DVD-ROM. In the near future (within one to five years), telecommunications will be realized and begin to spread.

Of course, in order to realize this, a settlement system for billing and Internet use and a copyright protection mechanism on the supply side and the consumer side are indispensable. In some cases,
It may be necessary for users to use cheap storage media. However, if the provider provides on-demand functions and storage services, it may not be necessary to have a large capacity locally. If a game maker's server system on the Internet forms a community through distribution to multiple home game consoles, loading from the Internet, coordination with communication, cyber world, etc. If you can provide the game console will no longer be from any manufacturer. Rather, the abundance of services and variety on the Internet will determine the superiority. In addition, there are some areas where having a mobile access terminal is more advantageous.

[0098] Individuals have begun to move their businesses around the new continent's dominant places that have appeared on the Internet, but vast continents still have vast untapped land.
Personally, corporate confidence has not yet obtained a passport or ticket and has not yet decided where to relocate, taking into account news and gossip through the Immigration Bureau and the media and considering clues to immigration I think you are doing.

The home-installed game machine is left to PlayStation 2, Dolphin, and DreamCast for a while, and the entertainment function is mounted in the field of a personal communicator, which has a huge market, and communication is performed because it is a portable machine. I think it is urgent to aim for success on the network by taking advantage of the high affinity for

If it is recognized around the world for personal network terminals and entertainment services on the Internet, it can be relatively easily deployed to homes later using high-end advanced devices and adapters.

I think that the national character will affect to some extent, but most people are quite troublesome, so they provide thorough convenience, fun, ease of use and service, and one by one. I think we should build a system that can cover everything by subscribing to one service.

Includes two-shot + message on the net (formerly amateur radio), simultaneous interpretation service, bank access, investment, broadcasting on radio, TV, etc., external access to home automation, cyber space exploration games, games You can think of as many as you want, such as media distribution. Also, it is easy to implement because it is not necessary for companies to own all of these server systems, and it is enough to partner with other industries or provide connection services. Fortunately, most industries are active in the Internet business.

Even if a company does not construct such a system, some companies will start with a single service system and eventually integrate it. Actually, affiliated stores such as AMAZON.COM, which grew rapidly due to book net sales, have begun. Services that are indispensable to human life should be left to other companies, and companies should focus on creating systems in the entertainment field. Generations who grew up in the game eventually grew up and became members of society.
For them to come in the next century, a networked society, in other words, the cyber world should feel like a new medium that can be easily entered. In this coming world, portable personal communicators are recognized as indispensable electronic devices. Business tools, such as personal schedule books, which are smelly and uninteresting, are just additional features.

Next is the next generation of portable game machines (in some cases, cassette compatible sister machines), providing functions and services such as a wireless reading terminal, a wireless music recording / reproducing machine, and guidance using a neo-poke telephone, GPS, etc. (Used at the same time as the phone), supports interesting town information, digital idol, two-shot, message, etc., and offers the form of an old amateur radio, making it a personal communicator.

Of course, communication games and online distribution can be performed, and means for storing data are also provided.

Around 2001-2004, the sophistication of communication infrastructure has been realized due to the spread of optical fibers to homes, the development of wireless communications (next-generation mobile phones such as W-CDMA and IMT2000), and the development of cable networks. In this world, "changes in quantity cause changes in quality."

[0086] Therefore, in this era, the on-demand business utilizing the advanced communication infrastructure will form a large market. In other words, businesses that do not have inventory and can deliver and ship content and things according to user requests. Examples include the music, publishing, and video industries.
Also, using the interactivity will revolutionize the broadcasting industry. In the game industry, portable devices and home-installed hardware will probably be downloaded from the subscribed game site as necessary and use the content. Of course, exchange media and storage functions on the user side will also be required in advanced forms (personal servers and small high-capacity storage media), but if contracts provide personal areas that can be used on the Internet, they will be sufficient It will add.

In this era, it would be difficult to secure sales in markets such as game distribution around the world without a company-specific on-demand server system and access terminal that could be used as a platform. You have to ride the distribution.
In that case, it is likely that only the software production division will have to compete. However, if companies have these systems, users will not be able to distinguish between home game consoles and portable game consoles as clearly as in this era. Equipment and arcade game machines will also begin to have meaning as products. In other words, in order to secure the distribution and platform, we would like to secure a company-specific on-demand server system and access terminal, and develop a place to provide content and services that target not only young people and children, but also adults. In this environment, entertainment software, including games, would have to consider a mechanism to settle monthly fixed amounts, in the form of contracts for online use rather than exchange media (1 million people per person) If you pay 1000 yen to a company every month, you will get 12 billion sales per year). An interesting project that takes advantage of game production,
By building a site full of content and interactivity on the Internet, ads, usage fees,
I think that the business will be feasible with the mediation fee, content sales, etc. as a source of income. Technically, a system capable of coordinating personal entertainment consoles with future distributed massively parallel supercomputers, network computers, and optical fiber storage warehouses installed in companies or companies providing hosting services is possible. It may be (some games such as ULTIMA ONLINE are realized). Also, if you have a sufficiently large communication infrastructure, your terminal may not need that much processing power. It's like a dream, but the fried story here is
Here are some examples of what is actually being planned and what is seriously considered and sought here in California. And it doesn't seem like the direction of the network society that has begun to move.

Forecasted development of portable game machines in the future [Step 1] Simple Internet terminal Period: About half a year to one and a half years later (Mid-2000 to mid-2001) Target: (1) Wireless public for portable game machines Provide line communication function.

(2) Starting with JRA, a system for purchasing public gambling tickets and viewing information on a portable game machine is constructed.

(3) Enables access to Internet securities trading with a portable game machine.

(4) Complies with the mini Internet access specification for portable devices such as WAP. (5) Make it possible to purchase portable game machines and subscribe to the above systems at various sales outlets nationwide. [Step 2] Personal Communicator Duration: One and a half to three years later (from 2001 to 2002) Goal: (1) Next generation portable game machine, high-speed public wireless access function, CMOS camera, microphone, Voice ov
er We will develop a device that can function as a portable personal communicator, equipped with an IP-compatible modem function and Bluetooth.

(2) A wireless reading terminal, a wireless music recording / reproducing device, and the like are realized by a next-generation portable game machine. Storage media include SmartMedia, SanDisk, various formats and S
Must support DMI (music copyright protection). These companies will participate as single-function devices in large home appliances companies, so they will have to incorporate them as multi-functions, including game functions, to bring out their uniqueness.

(3) A wireless transmission / reception switching system and various information providing switching organizations capable of a multimedia communication function in which stream data such as audio and video and ordinary data communication are combined are formed.

(4) Applications utilizing the system of (3) include radio, neo-poke telephone (video telephone),
Development and sale of initial versions of interesting town information, hobbies and entertainment rooms for online mahjong, next-generation two-shot + message, digital idol secretary (with artificial intelligence, voice recognition voice, agent function, etc.) (suitable for net shell interface and figures) ) And so on.

(5) The sales channels are expanded, and the main unit, optional products and various services can be subscribed, and the system supports major online payment systems. [Step 3] On-demand server system and access terminal Period: About 2-4 years later (Late 2001-Late 2003) (Some overlap with Step 2) The spread of homes and the development of wireless communications and cable networks have led to the sophistication of communications infrastructure, and changes in quantity are causing changes in quality. In addition, the expressive capabilities of game consoles and personal computers have improved dramatically, and their popularity will be more advanced than it is now.

Goals: (1) Various types of interactive server systems specialized in games and internet services (depending on circumstances, depending on new circumstances)
Offers and enjoys games and services online.

That is, the interactive server system may be a new game title or various services without depending on the difference of the game machine, the type of the machine, and the manufacturer (except for special cases, the hardware may be anything).
In other words, a company-provided net system can be the essence of the next generation of game consoles in the future.

[0098] On demand also works effectively for both the user and the provider. For example, even a great work can be released on the Internet in chapters, such as a novel, so that users can experience it quickly and the creator can collect development funds quickly. Since the usage status can be totaled in real time, it is easy to pursue customer satisfaction and it can be reflected in the next work.

(2) Digital actors who evolved from digital idols will be introduced and distributed like a program with a realistic world view.

(3) Build a virtual world on the net and use it as a place for entertainment with an independent agent as a substitute. There are pets and animals in this world, there are natural parks, travel experiences (in partnership with travel agencies), exploration of unknown worlds is possible, meeting new people and interacting with new worlds You can experience encounters.

[0101]

According to the present invention described above, it is possible to provide a new interest as a communication game in which a plurality of remote game players can play a competitive game while having a conversation with a plurality of people.

Also, by being configured so that the voice of the game player can be converted and transmitted by the voice converter, not only can a shy person be easily attached, but also the playfulness of the anime character can be improved. It is also possible to provide a new play, such as performing a voice chat by performing pseudo voice conversion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a network business form.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram schematically showing services that can be used by a user.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a game terminal to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a hardware block diagram of the game terminal shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing a state in which a user (game player) is using the game terminal.

FIG. 6 is a system diagram of an online battle game corresponding to a voice chat as one of applications that can be performed in a network business mode.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of data of a packet communication system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body part 2 Modular jack 3 Mobile phone socket 4 Audio input / output part 4A Headphone 4B Audio conversion part 5 CCD camera 6 Serial port 7 Read / write part 8 Display 9 First input means 10 Touch panel as second input means DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Control part 12 Connector 13 LED lamp 14 USB connector 20 Server 21 Control part 22 Game information storage part 23 Branch circuit 24 Game data line 25 Audio data line 26 Buffer 27 Attenuator 30 Telephone line

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A communication game system in which a plurality of game players at remote locations separated from each other can play a competitive game using a game terminal, wherein the game terminal is configured such that the game player is connected to another game player. Voice input / output means capable of listening to the voice of the game player and inputting the voice of the game player, display means for displaying the battle game information, and game input means, wherein the game terminal is connected via a server as a relay point. A plurality of voice data connected to another game terminal through a communication line, and input by voice input / output means of each of the game terminals, are synthesized in the server, and the synthesized voice data is stored in each of the game terminals. The audio input / output means is configured to be reproduced, and the synthesis and reproduction of the audio data are performed during the battle game. Communication game system according to claim. 2. A game terminal usable in the communication game system according to claim 1. 3. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said game terminal comprises a voice converter for performing a voice change. Game terminal used. 4. A game method in which a plurality of game players distant from each other play a competitive game through a communication line, wherein each of the game players has a game terminal and the same game displayed on a display of the game terminal. A game method, wherein all game players perform a voice chat at the same time as the game play by using microphones provided in each of the game terminals while playing a game progressing based on a program. 5. A game system which uses a plurality of game terminals connected via a communication line via a server and allows a plurality of game players using the respective game terminals to play a communication match, A communication game system, wherein a server is provided with a storage unit for storing a game program, and a game terminal is configured so that game characters usable in the game program can be replaced.