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Game machine, server system, information service method and recording medium

a server system and game technology, applied in the field of video game machines, can solve the problems of limited number of users playing together and not always successful finding

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-07-11
SQUARE ENIX HLDG CO LTD
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[0014] According to the present invention, since the video game machine allows its user to obtain personal information on other users, the user can look for users connected to the information service system easily.

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Accordingly, the users playing the game together are usually limited to familiar friends.
Although it will also be possible to look for parties in a chat room (electronic forum) on the Internet, they are not always successfully found.

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[0022] An embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an entire network system of the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, the network system comprises a communications network 101, a server group 102 of a provider, and clients 103a, 103b, 104a and 104b, for example, connectable to the server group 102 via the communications network 101 to be used by a group of users. The server group 102, and the clients 103a, 103b, 104a and 104b each consist of a computer system.

[0024] The server group 102 has its internal servers cooperate to provide various information services. An information service system consisting of a set of the servers in the server group 102 is installed in various countries all over the world, configuring the server group 102. The information service system includes authentication servers 111, contents servers 112, message servers 113, mail servers 114, game A servers 11...

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Abstract

When a PC (client) utilizes an information service such as an online game provided by a server group, a game server supplies a profile server with the game utilized by the PC along with a connection state. The profile server is a server system that notifies all the currently connected clients of the utilization states of the clients collected.

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[0001] The present disclosure relates to subject matter contained in Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-351909, filed on Nov. 17, 2000, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.[0002] 1. Field of the Invention[0003] The present invention relates to a (video) game machine that is connectable to an information service system such as a server via a communications network, and preferably applicable to receiving various information services from the server, and also relates to an information service system, an information service method and a recording medium associated with the video game machine.[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art[0005] As a communications network such as the Internet becomes popular, online games are started which have a video game machine connected to a server connected to the Internet to carry out games using game related information provided by the server.[0006] The online games include games a user plays individu...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F13/33A63F13/35A63F13/795A63F13/87G06F13/00
CPCA63F13/12A63F2300/50A63F2300/308A63F2300/556A63F13/87A63F2300/572A63F13/352A63F13/335A63F2300/513A63F13/822A63F13/795A63F2300/407A63F2300/807A63F13/533A63F13/79A63F13/35
Inventor MAEHIRO, KAZUTOYO
Owner SQUARE ENIX HLDG CO LTD
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